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KIRIA: All Hail the New Queen of DarknessKIRIA: All Hail the New Queen of Darkness
On the eve of her new album, KIRIA emerges from the shadows and speaks…
The May'n AttractionThe May'n Attraction
Interview with the idol
Best Japanese Albums of 2010Best Japanese Albums of 2010
Sleeper hits you may have missed
Boom Boom SatellitesBoom Boom Satellites
Double-bonus album reviews
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NYAFF '11: Ninja Kids!!!NYAFF '11: Ninja Kids!!!
Miike caters to the kiddos with gags galore
NYAFF '11: Karate-Robo ZaborgarNYAFF '11: Karate-Robo Zaborgar
Noboru Iguchi takes on a wild tokusatsu hero!
NYAFF '11: MilocrorzeNYAFF '11: Milocrorze
The joy of disjointedness
NYAFF '11: Yakuza WeaponNYAFF '11: Yakuza Weapon
Bullets screamin' from every orifice
Gantz: Perfect AnswerGantz: Perfect Answer
Live-action adaptation numero dos
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TOKYO TERMINAL DIARY: FrontierTOKYO TERMINAL DIARY: Frontier
Patrick Goes Aéropostale
Moe! Kita!Moe! Kita!
All girl figure special
Gundam It!Gundam It!
High Complete Model Progressive
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Local Legends: Houjin Yatsurugi Takes the Battle to ChibaLocal Legends: Houjin Yatsurugi Takes the Battle to Chiba
By Fernando Ramos
“This ain't a laughing matter, guys! You're gonna die!” Filming had just started. Action director Eiji Kamikura's first shot of the day would be the obligatory crowd running from monster shot – a crowd just shy of a dozen people in casual wear, but a crowd nonetheless. The crew double as extras, but the first take didn't go so well. The smiles and laughter from the supposedly terrified masses ...

Documentary of AKB48: to be continuedDocumentary of AKB48: to be continued
By Joseph Luster
Documentary of AKB48 kicks off in a bright, sunny restaurant, where a small fraction of the pop idol collective sits enjoying a meal and some friendly, scattered chit-chat. The scenario promises an intimate portrait of the day-to-day lives of the girls who comprise teams A, K, and B of AKB48, and that's precisely what you get with to be continued . Nothing more, nothing less; if it's one-on-on...

The Live-Action TEKKEN FilmThe Live-Action TEKKEN Film
By Mike Dent
The live-action Tekken will go down in my book as a firm reminder of how filmmakers, if not people in general, aren’t taking chances any more. The much-hyped big screen take on the popular Namco fighting game franchise had the opportunity to do something to trounce its predecessors by delivering what most of the other fighting game movies should have, while bearing an actual likeness to the so...

Supercell - Sekiranun GraffitiSupercell - Sekiranun Graffiti
By Joseph Luster
By now you've either gotten the Vocaloid bug bad, or at least know someone who's been bitten by its ear-worming fangs. Japanese pop group Ryo (Supercell) is helping contribute to its ever-increasing spread across North America thanks to the release of their EP, Sekiranun Graffiti , a followup to the group's full-length. That album, Supercell Featuring Hatsune Miku , topped the iTunes World Mus...

Gantz (2-Disc DVD)Gantz (2-Disc DVD)
By Joseph Luster
What would you do if, moments after what you took to be your dying breath, you found yourself in an eerily sterile room surrounded by complete strangers… and one large, menacing black ball? Gantz may not explicitly ask that question of the viewer, but it's one they'll no doubt be mulling over throughout the film, just as one would while reading Hiroya Oku's long-running manga or watching the 2...

Teaching with TouhouTeaching with Touhou
By Fernando Ramos
If you see a Western, English-speaking foreigner in Japan, chances are pretty good that they are  an English teacher. There are no shortage of blogs, forums and website spin-offs of anime magazines where people while away their free time talking about the peculiarities of the Japanese English educational system between shots of soothing beverages. The curriculum is designed around passing...

ZANEEDS: Vocaloid and BeyondZANEEDS: Vocaloid and Beyond
By Joseph Luster
The 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival  will be held in San Francisco's Japantown this Saturday and Sunday, August 27 and 28. Along with a variety of interactive activities, panels, DJ dance parties and live performances is the appearance of Vocaloid creative team ZANEEDS . The group produces the work of several virtual pop idols, including Kagamine Rin, Megurine Luka and superstar Hatsune Miku. ...

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