In 1974, before Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Gundam, and Macross, there was Space Battleship Yamato (or Starblaze…
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Richard Eisenbeis
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Japanese Correspondent. Player of Japan-first and Japan-only games. Watcher of way too much anime. Occasional streamer.
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Attack on Titan has finished its TV run, and with no second anime announced, many of you are likely already jonesing…
When I was a kid, I loved playing games on my NES. In fact, the only thing I loved more was playing co-op on the NES…
I get excited whenever Gainax puts out a new anime. Whether it's a psychological exploration of humanity like Evangel…
The past decade or so has seen a major change in anime (and in turn manga and Japanese games as well). At the center…
Almost five months ago I called Attack on Titan one of the must see anime of the spring season. Three months ago, I…
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Kunio-kun is a game series that has been around since the NES era. While only a few of the Kunio games have been…
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On the final day of the Tokyo Game Show this year, Sony held the "Indie Stream" event, celebrating all kinds of…
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Among my personal Japan-only favorites is the PlayStation RPG Walk Over My Corpse (Ore no Shikabane wo Koeteyuke).…
Six weeks ago, I listed Silver Spoon as one of the five anime of the summer you should be watching—and with good…
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Thirty-two responses later, we had one very clear answer.
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Undoubtedly one of the best features of the Final Fantasy series is its amazing soundtrack—hence the creation of…
Doctored screenshots? A demo that directly contradicts the actual game? In-game writing specifically designed to…
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In recent years, there have been many classic game-inspired re-imaginings—from Bionic Commando to DuckTales. At TGS…
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Today at TGS 2013, I was present for an extended fifteen minute gameplay trailer of the new game by Resident Evil…
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Today at the Tokyo Game Show 2013, I got some hands-on time with Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. As this is…
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Today at the Tokyo Game Show 2013, I got some hands-on time with the HD remasters of Final Fantasy X and Final…
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is one of Japan's longest-running and popular weekly manga. The new PlayStation 3 fighting…
Blood Lad was one of the several anime this summer that didn't make my list of the five anime you should be watching.…
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Ever wondered what would happen if your acne could talk? Well, there's an anime about that.