From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Watching Claymore on DVD

May 28, 2009

I recently finished watching disc 3 of Claymore the anime series and so far I am really enjoying it. What’s not to like? Strong powerful female characters kicking major Yoma ass and you get blood, guts, awesome sword fights and more!
It took (for me) until disc 3 for the storyline to pick up and get [...]

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Finishing Out the Month of May

May 27, 2009

Only a few more days left in the merry month of May! If you haven’t cast your vote for your love or dislike for Cosplay do so before the month’s end.
Thanks to those of you who have already cast your vote. We really do appreciate you taking the time to give us your input. The [...]

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Anime Magazines Ends and Figure Manufacturer Bankrupt?!

May 23, 2009
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I wanted to take a moment to discuss the bumpiness taking place in the Anime world. First up anime magazines. On May 19, 2009 Viz Media announced that Shojo Beat Magazine was ending its’ publication. The last issue will be June 16, 2009 which will be their July 2009 issue. A great [...]

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Kanu Unchou White Lolita Dress Figure

May 19, 2009

With her long hair swirling and all decked out in a new white Lolita style dress, complete with a white ruffled hat topped with, of all things, ribbons, this is a new style for Kanu Unchou. At least she’s still wearing those high lace-up black boots to kick some butt, which she does well, since [...]

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Naruto Acrylic Key Chain: Have and Be Happy with the

May 14, 2009

With blond hair blazing and striking a fighting pose to get everyone excited, Naruto now is depicted on his own key chain. And wouldn’t you like to have this key chain in your pocket? Made of acrylic, the Naruto acrylic key chain has a metal key ring and is brought to you by Great Eastern [...]

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Death Note: It Just Keeps On Going!

May 13, 2009

How many ways can they tell the Death Note story? We have the anime series, the Death Note manga, the 2 Death Note live action movies, the L spin-off Death Note: L Change the World and now . . . for your viewing pleasure coming June 12, 2009 is the Death Note Relight: Visions of [...]

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Happily Ever After Live Action Movie on DVD

May 12, 2009

I saw the previews for Happily Ever After during the Death Note: L Change the World movie last month. It seemed like a funny movie about love and relationships.
Here is Viz Media’s summation of the movie:
“In this new live-action release, Yukie Morita (Miki Nakatani) works hard to make ends meet while her husband Isao (Hiroshi [...]

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How to be Like Ichigo Kurosaki

May 12, 2009

I came across this article back in April that gave 12 easy steps to be like Ichigo Kurosaki. You can view the steps here Act Like Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach
Update May 26, 2009. The site is no more!
Note: sometimes the site goes down. If so try again later
Updated August 2009: You can now read our [...]

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Guide to Spotting Fake Anime Figures

May 7, 2009

We created a mini-guide for those of you new to the anime figure collection scene. It is a quick and easy guide to help save you the frustration, the anxiety and the lost of money when it comes to purchasing anime figures.
UPDATE OCT 2009: When you sign-up to be an AnimeJackpot VIP you will receive [...]

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Trying to Understand the Fascination with Sci-fi Anime

May 4, 2009

Xenosaga the Animation
I’ve recently completed watching Xenosaga the Animation. Overall, it was alright. Once again I’m disappointed by the ending and huge amount of unanswered questions.
Xenosaga is probably my third sci-fi anime I’ve watched thus far and in all cases Sci-fi anime fell short of my expectation. My previous watched sci-fi series consists of Vandread [...]

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