E-Girls – Gomen Nasai no Kissing you (Apology King ver.) (MV)
Charming music video from the E-Girls’ film credit sequence from Shazai no Ousama (The Apology King) starring Sadao Abe and Mao Inoue. http://yContinue reading…
Category: TV/Film
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Suitei Yuuzai (Series Review)
Suitei Yuuzai (Presumption of Guilt) Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Twelve years ago, a young girl is found murdered in a park. The police coContinue reading…
AKB48 Ne-Mouse TV season 3 available on Hulu
Hulu is currently offering AKB48’s “Ne-Mouse TV” (Nemousu Terebi) season 3 via Anime Network with subtitles. The variety “challenge” show is availContinue reading…
Rookies – Episode 6 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 6 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Episode 6 of the series is where Rookies goes from good great, when so many traditional “haContinue reading…
Black Butler (Film Review)
Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) (film) Review by Jen Wang A return to monarchy, big pharma trying to control the 1%, and sexism galore—the futurContinue reading…
Space Battleship Yamato (Film Review)
Space Battleship Yamato Review by Jen Wang The live-action adaption of the classic anime, Space Battleship Yamato, has all the potential to beContinue reading…
Rurouni Kenshin – Kyoto Inferno (trailer)
Takeru Sato stars in this year’s sequel to the 2012 live-action adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin. http://youtu.be/bAgmfGZbVrQ Continue reading…
Rookies – Episode 5 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 5 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY The first practice game begins, giving the Nikogaku team a chance to show the results of alContinue reading…
UTB Los Angeles premieres record-setting Japanese drama Naoki Hanzawa
Los Angeles television station UTB 18.2 has announced the start of two new drama series in Spring 2014. Naoki Hanzawa stars Masato Sakai (who pContinue reading…
xxxHOLiC (Series Review)
xxxHOLiC Review by Jen Wang The live-action adaptation of CLAMP’s hit manga, xxxHOLiC (pronounced “holic”), is part gothic thriller and part fContinue reading…