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Unko-san, an anime with characters made of poo, might offend Koreans
For todays “wtf” moment, I turn to this odd article on a new anime called Unko-san, which apparently is about poo and Korean stereotypes. What do you expect? When there is an anime revolving around poop people you know there is going to...
Back from hiatus!
Sorry for the long absence. Things have been mighty busy. Anyways, for my triumphant return to semi-regular blogging, I give you, She-Ra! That’s right, Hulu now has 26 episodes of He-Man’s female counterpart, She-Ra! There’s somethi...
Crazy Blast from the recent past: IGN Anime TV Review show
So, as most of you probably know, I write at IGN. Before IGN decided to let the Anime section die at quiet death, there were actually some pretty interesting anime-related features on there, including a small, and oftentimes odd, web video show. He...
IGN Trailer for live action Blood: The Last Vampire
Yeah, yeah. I know, I’ve been quiet recently. Work and all that. Anyways, here’s a new trailer from IGN for the live action version of Blood: The Last Vampire. Let the onslaught of anime movies begin! More Blood: The Last Vampire (li...
The Evangelion iPhone apps are out!
Appliya Inc. has announced the availability of the first in a series of Evangelion applications in the iTunes app store! Here’s a link to the Evangelion Clock app on iTunes, and here’s the link for the Evangelion Picture Stamp app You can...
The Naruto Merchandise Giveaway contest begins!
As promised in my first post about the contest here, here’s the latest episode of Naruto Shippuden from VIZ, directly from Hulu.com. Leave your reviews in the comments section, and good luck! If you have no idea what’s going on, read bel...
The Naruto Shippuden Giveaway where I give you free stuff.
Listen up, all you Naruto fans. Want some free Naruto swag? Over the next few days I’ll be holding a contest to promote Viz’s efforts to bring you free streaming episodes of Naruto Shippuden on Naruto.com. For the first time ever for U.S...
IGN: Afro Samurai PS3 game review
IGN games did a video review for the new PS3 Afro Samurai game. Their review isn’t that favorable, but looking at some of the gameplay, and the clips of Ninja Ninja’s hilarious dialogue, I think it might be worth a play through. Here...
FUNimation adding some more Fullmetal Alchemist anime?
D.F. Smith over at IGN reported this interesting tidbit about FUNimation, Fullmetal Alchemist, and the upcoming convention season Funimation, word has it, will be announcing something Fullmetal Alchemist-related when the convention season kicks off ...
Imagi Studios is out of cash, Astro Boy and Gatchaman films in jeopardy
UPDATE: Anime News Network confirmed the story with Imagi, but President Erin Corbett of IMAGI Studios U.S. told ANN that her company plans to resume production next week with new funding. The sad news on the internet today is that Imagi Studios is o...
New Naruto Shippuden game coming to North America
NAMCO Bandai announced that Ultimate Ninja 4: NARUTO Shippuden, is finally coming to the U.S., making it the first video game in North America based on the Naruto Shippuden animated series. It’s coming out in March for the old-but-still-kickin...
Afro Samurai: Resurrection advance review
Thanks to IGN, I had the pleasure of reviewing Afro Samurai: Resurrection before its January 25th premiere on SpikeTV. If you liked the first series, you’re going to love this sequel. I don’t know if the broadcast version will quite capt...
New Astro Boy Movie: Japanese franchise owners think Astro’s butt is too small
There’s a funny article in the Malaysia Star Online about the upcoming new CG Astro Boy flick. The new design for Astro is “Americanized” in ways you wouldn’t expect, and the estate of Tezuka Osamu WHEN they saw the initial ...
Mania.com: Top 5 things Anime Companies did Right in 2008
It’s the end of the year, which means anime bloggers everywhere will be posting their “year in review” articles. While trolling the interwebs, I found an article that’s different than the usual “Best Of” fare. Chr...
English trailer for Dragonball Evolution
Yes, it’s here folks. The official trailer for this god-awful, disgrace to all anime fans. The movie never looked good in the previous sample vids or still shots. Nothing’s changed. But hey, if you’re still curious, or just want a...
Here’s your mission this holiday season: Buy manga and anime!
Times are tough, folks. With this economic slowdown, many industries are hurting bad. Anime/manga sales have already been declining both here and abroad. If our favorite entertainment segment is going to survive these tough times, we need to do on...
The American Akira spoof
Surely most of you have heard the news that there’s a Live action Akira movie coming out of Hollywood. Here’s one fan’s fears on how it could turn out: Of course, the initial script review shows a film that should be very faith...
IGN TV: Gundam 00 Review
Now that Sci Fi is done airing Gurren Lagann, they’ve moved on to Gundam 00. I’m reviewing the show for IGN, and I’m not really digging it…yet. There’s promise, definitely promise, but the first two episodes didn’...
My IGN review of the Gurren Lagann series
So I’ve been reviewing anime at IGN.com for a while, and one of the shows I’d been assigned was Gurren Lagann as it aired on Sci-Fi. Honestly, I wasn’t thrilled about it at first, but by the end of the show I had enjoyed myself. I...
Russian and Japanese world leaders work on…anime?!?
Anime News Network reports a particularly odd piece of news today The Jiji Press news source reports that Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss a joint anime production starring the Japanese manga char...
Finally! Viz plans to stream Naruto episodes a week within airing in Japan
Today, the anime community collectively said, “It’s about damn time!” The big news: The North American anime distributor Viz Media has announced that it will begin streaming the latest episodes of the Naruto Shippūden anime sequel...
Code Geass to move to 2 a.m slot on Adult Swim
Well, after much bitching and moaning from myself and many other anime fans, the new Adult Swim schedule shows Code Geass: R2 moving from the dreaded 5 am slot to 2am. It’s still not a prime slot, but it’s something. Good job, AS. 11:00...
Halloween in Japan is quite relevant to anime
While scouring the interwebs, I found an interesting Washington Post article on the culture and historical roots of Halloween in Japan. I think it’s an interesting read for anime fans since it explains a lot of the demon traditions that we oft...
Some iTunes anime news
First up, news from Anime Network and the people behind the vSNAX app on the iPhone and iPod touch: The best shows from Anime Network, America’s #1 Anime Channel, are now available on the Anime channel of vSNAX Videos, a free app for the Apple iPh...
Wil Wheaton to voice a character in the Naruto dub.
Will Wheaton, forever known to Star Trek geeks as Wesley Crusher, has been doing a lot of voiceover work for cartoons since the TNG show was retired. According to his blog, he’s now doing work for the Naruto dub, but he doesn’t say for w...
FUNimation and Joost show more FREE anime
According to a press release, FUNimation Entertainment has partnered with Joost to bring its catalog of full-length, legal anime video content to the online social video service. Starting in November, FUNimation Entertainment will launch its video c...
Japan Times: Sound and vision, the eclectic end of anime theme tunes
The Japan Times has a feature article up on the use of pop music in anime. It’s short, but a good read. A snippet: The collaboration between Daft Punk and Leiji Matsumoto — creator of “Uchuu Senkan Yamato” (”Space Battlesh...
Tranny Manga: an introduction
Today I stumbled upon an interesting and well-written article on the subject of transgendered characters in manga. I’ve always found this a strange and yet surprisingly popular aspect of Japanese manga culture, and I’m happy to see someo...
F_ck Anime
Not sure of the source on this image. But I found it funny. It definitely makes an anti-otaku statement in an amusing and unique way. [tags]anime[/tag] addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fprotaku.com%2Fpost%2Findex%2F268%2Ff_ck-anime%2F'; addthis...
No, Adult Swim did not cancel Code Geass…yet
I’ve seen some confusion over the lack of Code Geass on Adult Swim this morning. Those poor souls who were forced to set up their Tivos and DVRs to record the show after AS banned it to the 5 a.m graveyard shift might be surprised to find that...
