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Murder Princess
Anime DVD Review by Brian Cirulnick
 With a name like that, it *has* to be good. I mean, how can you go wrong with a title like "Murder Princess"? Further proof that the Japanese take random English words, bash them together, and produce a product. Sort of like rock bands...
But I digress... Bringing with it a visceral mental image of a pristine, noble, graceful beauty covered head to toe in blood, Murder Princess pounds us with a story: In the kingdom of Foland, the stronghold of an ancient and powerful magic, a bloody coup d'état led by Dr. Akamashi and his supernatural cyborg minions (really? They have to be cyborgs and supernatural?) pushes the royal family to the brink of extinction. Read More...
Shigurui - Death Frenzy
Anime DVD Review by Carolyn Whu
 Is it possible to make a subtly beautiful visual love song to blood, guts, insanity, nudity, love, strength, weakness, life and death at one time? Think before you answer this one.
I loved Samurai Champloo and I loved Kill Bill so I had thought that Shigurui was going in that direction less the humor. I mean how much humor can there be if 90% the DVD case is covered in blood? Not only was the humor gone but it definitely took the other furthest fork in the road from those two. It has that love song feel that Kill Bill had for blood and martial arts; it has that reverence for samurais, strength, and life that Samurai Champloo has. Do you hear the "but" coming in my meandering yet? Shigurui takes the two, adds more to the mix, and, something I didn't think was possible before, took everything to the extreme some more. Read More...
Project Blue Earth SOS
Anime DVD Review by Brian Cirulnick
 I dare say just about anyone reading this website is probably too young to remember the "The Donny and Marie Show". It was a 70's variety show starring the two teenage Osmonds and one of their segments was "I'm a little bit country, ...and I'm a little bit rock and roll".
Well, that's what Project Blue Earth SOS is... Except it's a little bit "Independence Day", a little bit "Futurama", a little bit "Captain Scarlet", and a little bit too serious as an homage to incredibly bad 50's alien-invasion "B-Movies".
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Shin-Chan
Anime DVD Review by Carolyn Whu
 Take The Simpsons and Family Guy, mash it up with Robot Chicken and South Park, and then turn the dial up to eleven maybe even twelve if you can get it. The frequency is a bit fuzzy but you'll be near what Shin-Chan is.
Shin-chan, aka Shinnosuke Nohara, is a kindergartener. Think of him as a younger version of Bart Simpson. In his family, you got his mother, father, baby sister, and a dog. His mother, Misae, is like Marge Simpson on steroids and with a sadist streak while his dad, Hiroshi, is just as clueless as Homer and as well meaning as Peter. The baby sister, Himawari, is...well..that's all that she is, a baby; nowhere near as intelligent as Stewie, Maggie, or even Brian but like most females, she was born with an innate lust for shiny objects and brand names. They skipped the middle child and adopted a dog, Shiro, instead. Poor thing is so neglected that he resorts to foraging for food instead of waiting to be fed. Read More...
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 I am Totoro, hear me roar! If you're a Hayao Miyazaki fan (and who isn't?) chances are that My Neighbor Totoro is on top of your list as one of the best anime films of all time. Well now you can show your love by sporting the Cheshire Totoro Face baseball cap which is fully size-adjustable with a real brass clasp for "set and forget" sizing. Available from our friends at Jbox.com.
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