Rokuro Okajima is a meek, mild-mannered, middle-manager nobody working a dead-end, life-draining, white-collar, meaningless job for a giant, faceless corporation. However; his business trip in South-East Asia turns from pleasure cruise to terror when modern-day pirates board the ship to take the corporate data he is transporting. Grabbed initially as a hostage, he finds that he is expendable (according to his boss), and so, he joins with Dutch, Revy and Benny, who make up the crew of the Black Lagoon, a 'privateer' operation run from a PT Boat that takes on any job offered to them. Read More...
If you're a fan of post-apocalyptic-style shows with tons of explosions and carnage, then this is the anime series you've been waiting for! extremely high-quality production value (in other words, the series looks totally amazing, no expense was spared) and pretty kickin' music to boot, the sheer level of action will hook you into the storyline and keep you coming back for more.
Boasting a really big story with really big action, Innocent Venus hails from famed production studio Bandai Visual (Mobile Suit Gundam, Cowboy Bebop) and Director Jun Kawagoe (New Getter Robo). Innocent Venus is anything but your run-of-the-mill mecha story. This is an exciting, action-packed series with sophisticated settings, great character designs and a fluid animation style that incorporates 3D cell-shading. The entire production is top-notch. Read More...
Statement of Bias — I'll watch *anything* with Samuel L. Jackson in it - even Snakes on a Plane! So, it should come as no surprise that I found this pairing of Jackson, anime, and the Spike TV network to be a real hoot. And in no way whatsoever does it disappoint — costing an obscene $1 million per episode, this Gonzo-created, over-the-top extravaganza is loaded with bloody carnage, action-on-top-of-action, and fight scene followed by fight scene — heck, we don't even get to the beginning of the plot until well into episode two! Read More...
"What are these people running FROM? They're not. They're running TO... the world's toughest competition in town!" MXC (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge) is a masterpiece of outrageous buffoonery and the crown jewel of Spike TV. Now, the second season of this instant cult classic is out on DVD thanks to Magnolia Home Entertainment.
This pop culture phenomenon has taken the country by storm while winning acclaim from such prestigious authorities as the New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, USA and MTV. College campuses have reconstructed the obstacle courses and events in a fannish effort to duplicate the show. (Kids! Don't try this at home.) Read More...
Used by the State Department to train diplomats. Proven effective by NASA astronauts, Peace Corps volunteers and millions of students, Fairfield Language Technology's "Rosetta Stone" series of language learning software uses an "immersive environment" where you are immediately thrown into learning the language. No English is used whatsoever by the software.
How it is done is that you are shown a picture of something and the word is given, similar to how a picture-book might have been used by you as a child. Great for nouns, but how do they convey the other parts of language, and then communicate proper sentence structure? Well, that's their secret. Read More...
Patrick Macias is one of our favorite bloggers regarding Japanese subculture, now Mr. Macias has a cool new book out which is titled Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno: Tokyo Teen Fashion Subculture Handbook and knowing Patrick's love of Japanese subculture we can tell that the book is killer! Read More...
Of course. After 6 TV series, more movies than anyone can count (and more movies on the way!), books, magazines, toys, DVD sets, and more, very will few will ever argue that Star Trek is one of the most successful Sci-Fi franchises of all time. So, of course, a manga version seems... eminently logical, captain. Read More...
Shonen Knife is a Japanese alternative rock trio that, while successful in the United States, is practically unknown in their native Japan. The group has played everywhere from NY's famous CBGB's to opening for Nirvana. They have also performed as a Ramones tribute band under the name The Osaka Ramones. Read More...
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July 6-8th, 2007
Meadowlands Expo Center, New Jersey