Rookies – Episode 11 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 11 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY The Nikogaku team has reached the semi-finals, and the dugout is filled with a feeling of Continue reading…
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Last Cinderella (Series Review)
LAST CINDERELLA Series Review by David Cirone Last Cinderella piles on the cute. As much a fantasy story as its namesake, the series trips oveContinue reading…
Rookies – Episode 10 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 10 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY As the Nikogaku team rises in the qualifying rounds for Koshien, rumors begin to spread abContinue reading…
IS -Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei- (Series Review)
IS ~Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei~ Review by Jen Wang Although IS -Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei- gets off on the wrong foot with an incorrect sContinue reading…
Rookies – Episode 9 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 9 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Fresh from their victory over their old nemesis, the boys seem to be on a solid run as theyContinue reading…
Otoko no Isshou – BD/DVD Trailer
Pony Canyon has released an erotically-charged 2-minute scene from their upcoming BD/DVD release of Otoko no Isshou, starring Nana Eikura and EtsuContinue reading…
JUNK STORY – 50th Anniversary hide Documentary (Film Review)
2015 marks the year Matsumoto Hideto – better known by his stage name, hide – would have turned 50 years old. To commemorate this, Headwax OrgContinue reading…
AKB48’s Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai directed by Keishi Ohtomo
AKB48 charges into battle in their dramatic new music video, “Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai”, directed by Keishi Ohtomo. The auteur, whose work includeContinue reading…
Rookies – Episode 8 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 8 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY The Nikogaku team faces off against their old nemesis Enatsu (Yusuke Kamiji), the instigatoContinue reading…
Nogizaka46’s Rina Ikoma to star in Corpse Party live-action film
Rina Ikoma of Nogizaka46 is set to star in the live-action adaptation of the horror-adventure game and anime “Corpse Party”, to be directed by MasContinue reading…