What if you crossed Yu-Gi-Oh! with Kosaku Shima? You might get Noitamina’s [C] Control— The Money and Soul of Possibility, a series that’s at once a reaction to the 2008 financial crisis and a game-ified gambling-for-your-life magic stock market show. At first glance, I sincerely …Read more »
A little over a decade ago, everyone was trading fansubs of Kimagure Orange Road . In 2002, I borrowed a milk crate of VHS tapes from a friend and watched my way through the 1987-1988 TV series, followed by Kimagure Orange Road: The Movie . …Read more »
As an otaku, or just a regular anime/manga/Japan-obsessed nerd, the holidays present a seemingly golden opportunity to introduce friends and relatives to your hobby. This is your chance to reach out to people. You are (practically) an ambassador of Japanese pop culture. Don't mess up …Read more »
These were my personal goals for Otakon 2010: • Give a panel – Failed! (I was wait listed.) • Record a group podcast – Accomplished! (I'll have it online eventually.) • Interview Felipe Smith for my podcast and/or this website – Failed! • Interview Michael …Read more »
Before I read Walking Your Way to a Better Life (released by Vertical in August) I'd never heard of a walking class, let alone "face yoga," but apparently these kinds of classes are common in Japan. Kimiko (the book's single-name author) was once an average …Read more »
Hetalia has been on the rise in popularity this year among American fan girls. You could tell by the girls dressed like boys dressed like WWII soldiers carrying around enormous flags at every convention this year. Either that, or the same group of six girls …Read more »
Here is my short list of highlights from the 4th and final New York Anime Festival: - Yoshiyuki Tomino draws a haru-ball with every signature. - The one-man Indy-short Cencoroll premiered and looks like fun (I only saw the trailer). - Vertical picked up Chi's …Read more »
You might not guess it from reading our humble magazine, but Otaku USA is staffed by a bunch of rebel ne'er-do-wells. Last weekend three of us broke some of the toughest laws around - the laws of Otakon. Otakon 2009 was the year we all …Read more »
Maid War Chronicle has all the appeal of Charlie's Angels (the 2000 film, not the original series), set in a pseudo-medieval fantasy Europe, with art by Ran, the one-named mystery man who drew Mao-chan . Cacao was a circus star before she was personally …Read more »
The best part of Anime Boston is the killer location. Right in the middle of Boston's Back Bay, the Hynes Convention Center is connected to an upscale mall in the Prudential Center, (called "The Pru" by locals), home to the only good mall food court …Read more »
I don't follow politics, and I don't know how to play mahjong, but I'm a huge fan of Legend of Koizumi , an unlicensed title about world political leaders playing mahjong. Hideki Ohwada re-imagines our world leaders not as feeble old men, but as super-manly …Read more »
Higepiyo translates roughly to "mustache chick" or possibly "bearded chick." The title brilliantly describes the premise in a single word, with more economy of language than Snakes on a Plane . This new comedy series debuted in the spring of 2009 and is based on …Read more »
Claymores are ranked by skill within the organization, but since this is OtakuUSA, we thought it would be more democratic if you were given the opportunity to vote for the best Claymore. We have only included major characters on our ballot and attempted to avoid …Read more »
Two types of people will rent or buy Gunbuster vs. Diebuster Aim for the Top! The Gattai!! Movie : hardcore American completist Gunbuster otaku who wish to own every possible release of Gunbuster , and newbies who don't realize the set consists of the theatrical …Read more »
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Erin Finnegan
