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Tokusatsu T’day: The Ranger Life Of The American Teenager

Chad Bonin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:32 +0000

So, I’m randomly home on a Sunday, and I see a marathon of some show on ABC Family: The Secret Life Of The American Teenager. Set at Ulysses S. Grant High School, some chick got knocked up, and Molly Ringwold is her mom. What the hell does this have to do with Tokusatsu? No actors, no [...]

‘The Spectacular Spider-Man’ Vol 2 and 3 Coming on DVD

Jason Sohiel Asgari — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:56:31 +0000

Still no release dates about a full season box of the newest Spider-Man series, but on March 17th we will be getting 2 new DVDs. The Spectacular Spider-Man - Volume 2: Rise of the Super Villans! and The Spectacular Spider-Man - Volume 3: The Goblin Strikes! will both be single disc releases that will combine [...]

gaijINdebt: January 5th, 2009

Chad Bonin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:49:46 +0000

Welcome back to gaijINdebt, where we try to keep you out of debt with awesome deals. Comic book fans will get a kick out of this week’s sales, with Midtown and RightStuf having some decent deals, and some cheap games are still available out there. EDIT- Added some Buy One Get One deals on Amazon. Animation: Amazon has [...]

Mecha Monday: Voltron Collection One: Blue Lion Review

Richard Hoelsher — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:54 +0000

FORM BLAZING NOSTALGIA! The box art Let’s be completely honest here. We’ve ALL seen Voltron at some time or another. However, a quick refresher might be in order for a few of us. Deep in uncharted space there was an invincible robot who stood against the marauding hordes of King Zarkon, except for the part where he’s [...]

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, Start Up!

Chad Bonin — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:07:54 +0000

Well, sure, it doesn’t premiere until February, but the first promo for Samurai Sentai Shinkenger is up and out on YouTube.

The Sports Pages: Our Ace Lives On

Drew Sutton — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:00:04 +0000

There are two unavoidable topics when talking about sports-themed Japanese cartoons: baseball and Adachi Mitsuru. Baseball is America’s past time, but baseball here is nowhere the ’serious business’ it is in Japan. Oh sure, we have famous Hatfield-McCoy feud between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox or even the inter-league rivalries like [...]

And the 11th Doctor is…

Chad Bonin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:08:55 +0000

While I personally am not the biggest fan of Doctor Who, I’ve at least got to respect it for long-running sci-fi. Like Super Sentai and Kamen Rider, it only survives by changing the cast. Looks like Matt Smith (really generic name) will be picking up the Sonic Screwdriver some time in 2010. Wasn’t there a limit on [...]

DVD Review: “Sasami Season 2″ True Friendship Means Never Being Different

Chad Bonin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:00:36 +0000

As Sasami Magical Girls Club returns for its second season, Sasami and her friends have returned from the world of the witches. They’re still in the same grade, still using their magic powers for good (and a certain amount of mischief), and still have their nurse Washu along to teach them how to use their [...]

AppStore Review: Some Beef With “Space Deadbeef”

Chad Bonin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:00:14 +0000

Sure, we’ll skip the completely nonsensical name, as the game has nothing to do with space, death, or beef. To the best of our knowledge, the game’s set in the stratosphere with unmanned fighter crafts, no beef inherent. As it stands, the title stands out, the gameplay doesn’t, but as a free shoot-em-up available on [...]

Who Watches The “Watchmen” Preview?

Chad Bonin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:01:28 +0000

Sure, the fate of Watchmen may be up in the air with the whole FOX/WB thing, but as it stands, the movie still EXISTS, and we’re still interested in every little bit of info. THR has a new preview of the movie, with clips from Zack Snyder, up on their site. I’m still hoping to see [...]