Based on the manga light novel Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, A-1 Pictures brings us “Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions.” The English dub was produced by FUNimation Entertainment and Madman Entertainment. Haruhiro (Ricco Fajardo) wakes up in a strange world filled with goblins, magic, and knights. He is drafted into the “Volunteer Knights” to defend the…
Today, I am joined by my super cute wife to review “Dragonball: Evolution.” The movie is bad, like seriously bad. However, we watched the adaption of the hit anime Dragon Ball Z so you don’t have to. Hilarity ensues. Check out the webisode below: From the film’s synopsis: Based on one of the most popular…
There are superheroes for everyone, so why not “girly girls?” You know, those girls who like sparkles, shiny objects, sweets, and everything in-between. From Shadowcat to Batgirl to Princess Sally to Kamen America to Sailor Moon, there’s plenty of room for everyone. Special thanks to my wife for her help with all of the research.…
‘Africa Salaryman‘ known in Japan as ‘Africa no Sararīman’ (literally African Office Worker) is a 2019 comedy series based on the Shojo manga of the same name by Gamu. It was serialized in ‘pixiv Comic’ magazine and was adapted by Hotzipang. Funimation developed the English dub. The meek Lion (Cris George), also called Big Cat,…
Fans of the popular anime series ‘Inuyasha‘ got some good news when it was announced that Viz Media formally announced a new spin-off of the show titled ‘Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.’ Japanese company Sunrise Inc, who animated the original series, is returning with manga series creator Rumiko Takahashi and episode director Teru Sato of Inuyasha, according…
Manga author and artist Shiori Teshirogi continues her ‘Batman and the Justice League‘ with the third volume. The monthly Japanese anthology “Red” published the series in conjunction with DC Comics. After the battle with Orm, Rui discovers a dark secret. His beloved uncle Kihito is the “demon” Akurou who is controlling the power of the…
‘Batman and the Justice League Vol. 2‘ is the second in a series adapted by Japanese manga author Shiori Teshirogi. It is published by DC Comics and in the pages of the monthly Japanese anthology “Red.” Picking up after the first volume, Orm the Ocean Master manages to break free from his prison and threatens…
‘Batman and the Justice League Vol. 1‘ is the first in a series written and drawn by popular Japanese manga author Shiori Teshirogi. Published by DC Comics and in the pages of the monthly Japanese anthology “Red,” the series adds a flair to the Dark Knight unique to Eastern storytelling. Japanese teen Rui Aramiya arrives…
The slice-of-life anime reboot Fruits Basket from TMS Entertainment was a surprise hit with viewers thanks in part to its elements of drama and fantasy. Funimation provided the English dubbing for the show and it is returning for a second season. Who would have thought a sweet, kind girl like Tohru could melt the hearts…
Japanese animator Makoto Shinkai writes, directs, and edits the 2013 anime short film ‘The Garden of Words.’ It is animated by CoMix Wave Films, distributed by Toho, and translated for American audiences by Sentai Filmworks. The story is based on a manga by the same name published by Kodansha also written by Shinkai. Takao Akizuki…
2020 is going to be a great year for fan conventions. To kick it off, it was time to head down to the Inland Empire area, California for Anime Los Angeles. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend the entire four-day event, but I managed to catch the festivities of the final day. This event…
Dragon Ball Super may have concluded with the Tournament of Power and the follow-up film that introduced Broly into the anime’s canon, but it left a few unanswered questions for the fans of Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, and the rest of the Z Fighters. Here are the Top Ten Questions Dragon Ball Super Left Unanswered: 10.…
The hit fantasy anime series Black Clover is based on the “Burakku Kurōbā” manga by Yūki Tabata and published in the Weekly Shōnen Jump. Produced by the media Pierrot studios and dubbed into English by Funimation. Asta (Dallas Reid) and Yuno (Micah Solusod) were abandoned at a church orphanage at a young age. Not knowing…
Yes, it is time. LA Comic Con brought all kinds of exhibits, panels, displays, and kiosks from all things nerd. Films, television, comic books, anime, fantasy, science fiction, art, manga, and so much more were available at this event. Day one was a low key fun day. While there were no panels, I got to…
A second and third season of the hit anime The Rising of the Shield Hero was announced at the 2019 CrunchyRoll Expo panel. The hit dark fantasy anime is based on a series of manga light novels Aneko Yusagi. Bounding Into Comics reports that Naofumi, Raphtalia, and Filo will “have new friends and will fight…
In the 17th issue of the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, it was announced that the My Hero Academia: Two Heroes is going to get to get a sequel that will set up the next phase for the acclaimed anime series. ‘Boku no Hīrō Akademia Za Mūb’ also known in English as My Hero…
The Rising Of The Shield Hero anime protagonist Naofumi Iwatani (Billy Kametz) has a magical shield that can take on many forms. Since he was not allowed to upgrade his ‘cardinal weapon’ through season one, he had to make do with several makeshift shields. Here is my list of Top 10 Shields From ‘The Rising…
Alita: Battle Angel is a 2019 cyberpunk action film directed by Robert Rodriguez and co-produced by James Cameron through his production company Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. It is based on the Gunnm manga (later known as Battle Angel Alita) by Yukito Kishiro. In the year 2563, 300 years after a war known as…
Los Angeles has so many engaging and exciting conventions to attend when it comes to nerds, geeks, techies, fangirls, and fanboys. For those who love anime and manga, there is AnimeExpo, which I was happy to attend this year. Going on the second day of the AX2019, it was a bit overwhelming. They literally had…
Netflix is trying to break with from the accusations of ‘white-washing’ from spineless SJWs with the recent casting announcement of their upcoming adaption of the Cowboy Bebop anime. According to Variety, Mustafa Shakir has been cast as Bebop skipper Jet Black, Daniella Pineda as femme fatale Faye Valentine, Alex Hassell as the villainous Vicious, and…
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes is a 2018 anime film directed by Kenji Nagasaki. It is set in-between the second and third seasons of the anime series. This review will cover the Funimation English dub. Japan’s greatest superhero All-Might (Christopher R. Sabat) takes his pupil Izuku Midoriya (Justin Briner) to I-Island, a floating city that…
Directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa, 2017’s Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry is the second film set in the anime fantasy series Fairy Tale. Unlike the first film, Phoenix Priestess, which sought a more independent story, this movie directly touches on and connects to events in the television show. This review is based on the Funimation English dub,…
Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess is a 2012 Japanese anime film directed by Masaya Fujimori based on the manga and anime Fairy Tail created by Hiro Mashima. Taking place after the ‘Infinity Clock’ story-arc, it is an original story by the staff at the Shochiku movie company with the screenplay being written by Masashi Sogo. This…
The anime series ‘Sword Art Alternative: Gun Gale Online’ English-dub was released on Hulu recently, and being a hardcore Sword Art Online fan, I could not resist but to give this spin-off a try and I loved it. The characters Llenn and Pitohui (seen above) battling in not one, but two online virtual reality gun tournaments…
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale is a continuation of one of my favorite anime series of all time. A lot of the times, movies based on the anime seem to exist in their own story-arc, separate from the main plot (example Dragon Ball Z films), but in this case, the film is completely…
