As an old song muses, one you must remember, "a kiss is just a kiss" and "a sigh is just a sigh," but, as time goes by you come to learn that perhaps these assertions aren't so fundamental. After all, if said sigh contentedly passes …Read more »
Don’t hate her because she’s beautiful ... and refined ... and filthy, stinkin’ rich.... Okay, maybe a smidgen of jealousy would be understandable, but it’s not all roses for high school freshman Wakaba Kohashi. With her father constantly on the move for work, whatever his …Read more »
“Fake it till you make it.” A blunt, somewhat cynical piece of advice, not always wise to follow, that you’ve surely come across before. If, for example, a timid fellow were to put on a show of confidence for an extended length of time, perhaps …Read more »
Bored out of your mind? Well, hurry up and crawl back on in there; we've got an examination to do! It's time to explore the wonders, and occasional failings, of the human brain, with the assistance of the eager staff of Yuu Mental Clinic, in …Read more »
There comes a time in a man's, or woman's, life in which one must step out of the shadow of his, or her, forerunners. Today is that time for our fair Giana. It was only about a year ago that Otaku USA took a look …Read more »
Connoisseurs say the most succulent steaks are those with a balanced marbling of fat. Perhaps the same can be said of the original Dragon Ball Z compared to the leaner Dragon Ball Z Kai update of recent years. Some may appreciate having “the fat trimmed …Read more »
Propaganda is a powerful and dangerous tool. This is an argument that few would disagree with, and it's this concern over the potential impact of Hetalia that Daryl Surat raises in his feature coverage of the theatrical film Paint It, White! in the February 2012 …Read more »
Time heals all wounds. In 1987, during the height of Nintendo's iron grip on the gaming populace, a publisher by the name of Rainbow Arts released Great Giana Sisters —a blatant, shameless clone of Super Mario Bros.— for the Commodore 64 and a multitude of …Read more »
Baka & Test is a show that only Japan could produce. In a country where students often attend cram schools to supplement their education and shoulder the pressure of critical entrance exams, what better premise than a school of academic warriors? At Fumizuki Academy, students …Read more »
Shin-chan really loves his own butt. This is consistent in both the Japanese original and this dub-only US release; most everything else, however, is not. You see, Crayon Shin-chan , as it's known in Japan, is a nightmare of a show to westernize. The trademarks …Read more »
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