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Akira (Blu-ray), Early Look/Review
By Marc | January 30th, 2009

It’s time for one of the bigger, if not the biggest early review I’ve done, Akira.  Akira is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest anime as far as us over here in the USA are often concerned with.  Over the years with more and more big name releases it may get a bit more bogged down when it comes to discussions of the biggest things ever, but for anyone who got into anime years ago, Akira is the big shadow in the room.
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Getting to do the first review I know of of this disk nearly a month before it comes out anywhere in the world is just….awesome.  Being probably one of the closest things anime fans will get to the must have Blu-ray, let’s take a look at how they did, including some new ground broken. Continue reading

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Hunter x Hunter- Volume 1, Early Look/Review
By Marc | November 16th, 2008

Old by the standard of most modern anime fans and companies, Hunter x Hunter is getting a release from the only company with a Shonen Jump stamp to use as they please.

Far easier to write than my review last week (what shonen adventure show ISN’T easy to lay down and watch?), let’s see if this dog can hunt. Continue reading

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Darker Than Black- Volume 1, Early Look/Review
By Marc | November 9th, 2008

A show I’ve heard people talk about for awhile.  Darker Than Black is probably one of the better shows in recent memory.

Hard review to write for alot of reasons, but the main one is this show is complex, and very deep.

So let’s take a look at Darker Than Black and see what’s what. Continue reading

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Gurren Lagann- Set 1 Limited Edition, Early Look/Review
By Marc | October 31st, 2008

This is the story of a man…

After a quicky ‘lets throw this out there’ release earlier in the year, Gurren Lagann finally gets it’s ‘real’ release.

Let’s take a look at what’s what in this box. (as always, spoiler free)

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Ouran High School Host Club- Part 1, Early Look
By Marc | October 25th, 2008

Just a small early look due to to many crazy papers (7 page script, full fictional production schedule… 3 paper rewrites….and more….gahhhh).  So let’s go ahead and take a look at Tuesday’s release of Ouran High School Host Club, Part1.

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School Rumble Season 2 Part 1- Early Look
By Marc | October 7th, 2008

Still trying to catch up on papers from being sick (still a bit sick in fact) so no in depth review until the weekend, but some early looking for everyone.

I think for alot of people this will be the set that is used to decide if Funimation knows what they are doing with their new way of doing boxsets. Continue reading

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Death Note (Movie) DVD Early Review
By Marc | August 22nd, 2008

Wow, nearly a month before the DVD is released.

This review is spoiler free.

The first movie based on the Death Note manga finally gets an American DVD release from one of Viz’s sub-brands, Viz Pictures.  Being one of Viz’s most popular brands, one would hope Death Note would get a grand treatment, and luckily it is.  Let’s take a look at what is right and wrong with the DVD of Death Note. Continue reading

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Early Look- GaoGaiGar Premium Box 2
By Marc | August 9th, 2008

It’s been a long time coming for new GGG in the USA. Volume 5 was released on June 5th, 2007. They rereleased the first five volumes recently in a premium boxset (for thirty bucks). Now it’s time for the rest of the series (once again, thirty bucks). Continue reading

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