One Punch Man: Limited Edition:

Like the various heroes it parodies, One-Punch Man's origins are rooted in a meteoric rise above its humble beginnings of an amateurish web-manga drawn in a humdrum style by the anonymous artist ONE to one of the break out anime of the last decade. Initially a comedy series extrapolating the premise of a bored hero who could lay waste to any foe with a single punch, the comic's popularity swelled, and before long the series' momentum landed it in the mainstream spotlight. A new adaptation was commissioned, pairing the hyper stylistic visuals of artist Yuusuke Murata with the nonsensical plot. The series became a powerhouse, receiving nominations several awards including the prestigious Eisner Award.

Sporting a one-two punch (pun intended) of art and story, One-Punch Man gritted its way to the top of the shonen hierarchy, landing an a...Read the entire review

Sailor Moon is one of the most successfulanime seriesof all time. It is based on the popular manga from creator NaokoTakeuchi (whoboth wrote and illustrated the series). The anime series was adapted in1992and spanned 5 seasons and 200 episodes. The production is now licensedby distributorVIZ Media for North America and is being released in its entirety. Itmarks thefirst time the entire production of the anime will be availablestateside. A newly createdEnglish dub accompanies these home media releases.  

Season 1, Part 2 contains the second half of thefirstseason of Sailor Moon. This batch of episodes introduces twomore SailorScout characters into the main group of c...Read the entire review

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When I had first seen some screen caps for Coppelion, I was blown away. The animation looked absolutely stunning, the show had a solid team behind it, and it wins points for the simple fact that I absolutely adore a good dystopian/apocalyptic setting. The sad thing is though, is that apocalyptic anime are extremely hard to pull off correctly, with Now and Then, Here and There being the only one I seen that I'd consider excellent. There were others that I'd call above average like Blue Gender and Desert Punk, others never rise above mediocrity like Casshern Sins, and some are below par like the title in question, Coppelion.

At the start of the series, we're thrown right into the middle of the plot as we pick up in an apocalyptic wasteland in 2036. We don't find out too much about past events that have caused this new uninhabitable world be...Read the entire review

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From Viz Media comes yet another printing of the fan favorite series in a much more affordable, yet less appealing packaging, Death Note, a 37 episode anime series that raises the question that if you had the power of a god, what would you do with it? Would you use your newfound power for good? For Justice? Or would you use it for evil and punish those you feel deserve it??

At the start of our story, we're introduced to Light Yagami (voiced by Brad Swaile), a quiet genius who aspires to do something great with his life though feels like he's stuck in a boring rut. He finds the goings of the everyday person middling and doesn't find school challenging, always ranking the top exam scores in the nation. One day while sitting in class he spots out of the corner of his eye something falling from the sky. As soon as class lets out he runs to the object and finds a notebook title...Read the entire review

Now available on home media after a longout-of-print statusin the United States, Sailor Moon - Season 1, Part 1presents thefirst 23 episodes of the famously beloved anime series across asix-disc Blu-ray/DVDcombo pack release. The series follows the adventures of Usagi Tsukino(SailorMoon) as she discovers that she has special magical abilities that canbe usedto help defeat the baddies of the world, including the evil QueenBeryl, whowishes to control the hearts and minds of all. (... and all the while,Usagimust remember to continue to do well with school. Ahhh!)

Upon a unexpected visit from a talking cat by thename ofLuna, Usagi begins to learn of her gifts and helps to save the day as <...Read the entire review

The Series:

Ranma Saotome of the Anything Goes School of Marital Arts meets newantagonists, has gets in more awkward situations, and even gets achance to break the curse that is haunting him in the second set of Ranma 1/2 from Viz. Theseremastered episodes look and sound great and fans of old--school animeshould make a point of checking this series out.

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The story revolves around Ranma Saotome and his father Genma, a man whohas devoted his life to training as a marital artist. Genma is a masterin the "anything goes" school, and he's trained Ranma since birth. OnceGenma felt that he had learned all he could in Japan, he took Ranma toChina (they swam there!) to train at the legendary facility atJusenkyo. What he didn't know (and he was in too much of a hu...Read the entire review

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Admittedly, while I was excited to see Zetman, I was also a bit hesitant going in. The reason being is Zetman is an extremely popular and critically well received manga by creator Masakazu Katsura (who also worked on another of Viz' titles, the fantastic Tiger and Bunny.) The manga had already produced 17 volumes by the time the anime went into production, so when I heard that this series was only getting 13 episodes, I knew they were gonna have to rush through it and could potentially be a disaster. With all that ground to cover and only 13 episodes to work with, the main question is does Zetman overcome the odds stacked against it?

As the story starts we learn about something called "Players", Players are a manufactured hybrid between humans and animals developed by a organization called EVOL, they set up underground fights where the Players rip each...Read the entire review

NarutoShippuden The Movie: The Lost Toweris the seventh film in the long-running Narutofranchise. It's a mostly standalone entry with many of the familiarcharacters from the series. Released in Japanese cinemas in July 2010,the filmwas greeted with mostly negative and uninspiring responses from fans.It hasnow been released in North America, with both the original Japaneselanguageversion and with an English dub.

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Gantzis a highlysuccessful series that began as a Manga (i.e. a 'Japanese comic', forthose ofyou who are not familiar with the term) created by Hiroya Oku. It thenwent onto become a cult favorite anime series that has a dedicated fan-basewithin theUnited States. Undoubtedly, the producers were intent upon reaching outto thatoverseas audience, and a special world premiere was held in movietheatersacross the US for a live action Japanese Read the entire review