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Black Blood Brothers
Anime DVD Review by Carolyn Whu
 I absolutely hate it when friends get me hooked on stuff. All they say is, "Oh, there is something that I think you might like." So innocent, so nonchalant. It's the same thing crackdealers say when they give you that first sample, I think. They never tell you that you'll constantly want bigger and bigger hits. They also never tell you that you'll be coming back, looking for them till the end of time looking for that next hit. You are their new best friend. Read More...
Galaxy Railways
Anime DVD Review by Tim Eldred
 I first watched the TV series a couple years ago on HK DVD (with the usual pseudo-subtitles), and decided it was worth buying again once the Funimation discs started to appear. I'm watching the dub this time, and it's every bit as good as I remember it. The first two episodes had me in tears all over again, so it's already a winner.
There's a real knack to animating Matsumoto characters and making them look cool, which was pioneered by Toshihiro Kawamoto, who set the style guide for character art in "The Cockpit." (He's a brilliant artist in his own right and has a singular talent for finding the essence of other artists' styles). Read More...
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles
Anime DVD Review by Carolyn Whu
 If you were a fan of Chobits or Cardcaptor Sakura, Tsubasa is one of the new animes that Clamp has out. If you've never heard of Clamp or you've never checked out their other animes/mangas like XXXHolic, Clover, Magic Knight RayEarth, Tokyo Babylon, Legend of Chun Hyang, or one of my favorites, Legal Drug, now is the time to start checking these girls out. Tsubasa is perfect for new comers; it gives you a great taste of the Clamp universe and gets you hooked without you even knowing. I don't even know how to begin describing Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles. It's a strange little anime that just slowly and softly invades your life. Read More...
School Rumble
Anime DVD Review by Brian Cirulnick
 School Rumble sounds like it should be along the lines of Battle Royale High School, but it's not even close. Far from being a beat-up, drag-down, fight, fight fight series, it is instead a pleasant romantic comedy with well-fleshed out characters that will amuse you as well as get you drawn into their little soap-operas, until you are screaming at the TV for them to finally confess their undying love to their secret crush(es). Okay..., deep breath, back up a little and I'll explain... Read More...
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Cosplay Cat Ears Hat
Anime Goodies Review by Brian Cirulnick
 Baby, it's COLD outside! What you need to keep warm, as well as appear kawaii, is this cosplay kitty hat with ears, making you look like the fluffy adorable creature you are once you're all snugged up in the rest of your winter gear.
And the nice thing is, even in more temperate weather, the hat still makes you look cute. And who doesn't want to look cute?
But seriously, bundle up, drink lots of hot cocoa, and always wear your Cosplay Cat Ears Hat. It's the best way to survive until summertime arrives.
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Goth: The Manga
Manga Review
by Carolyn Whu
 Guess what? You don't have to graduate to reading a full-blown book to enjoy Goth anymore. I was also wrong when I said it's a good thing that there wasn't a manga version of it as well; the pages of manga aren't completely black with blood. Let me back up a little here. There was once a novel that was called Goth that was absolutely amazing. It's about two high schools kids that were seriously wrong in the head, who were obsessed with everything related to death.
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Afro Samurai Manga
Review by Brian Cirulnick
Published in black, white and RED, Takashi Okazaki's Afro Samurai is hip-hop gone feudal, is a flood of blood and is just plain bizarre, but that doesn't stop us from enjoying it. Think of Okazaki as the manga version of Quentin Tarintino, where the violence runs deep, but the characters are paper thin. Read More...
Ghostbusters Manga
Review by Laurence Sufrin
It was way back in 1984 when Ghostbusters burst upon the silver screens of America. Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramos hunted wayward spirits in New York armed with the latest in science, technology and great special effects. A literate, intelligent script made the film more than a series of sight gags and silly antics. The result was a box office success that captured the imagination, as well as the funny bone, of the movie going masses. Read More...
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