While the world is raving about the new Captain America: Civil War trailer, on my shelf, it’s still The Age of Ultron It’s been a while since I’ve last written about a figure from Hong Kong collectible maker Hot Toys, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been collecting them. After completing my first Avengers collection,…
He fights so he doesn’t have to work. It’s a dystopian future where the world is dominated by the rule of work. Those who commit their lives to their jobs to become brainwashed drones are treasured and those who would be parasites, living off the hard work and resources of the working population, are hunted…
The fourth installment of the Disaster Report series, Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories,is back from the dead, and it looks like the developers are aiming to show another side of natural disasters. Contrary to what has been theorized about the influence of Japan’s earthquake in 2011, the original Disaster Report 4 wascancelled due to then…
From the moment I saw thefirst trailer, I knew I wanted to try Yomawari out. It looked both adorable and horrifying, but I had no idea just how powerful the experience would be. Yomawari is a game from Nippon Ichi Software for the PS Vita. I think it should be classified as a horror game,…
Five boys enroll in a former all-girls school only to be incarcerated in the school’s prison? Just go with it. One of the most anticipated animefrom this Summer, Prison School is a raunchy, cheesecake-filled slapstick comedy about a school with its own prison and a group of boys who find themselves behind its bars. The…
How do you solve a mystery that took place 15 years ago? Through 15-year-old letters with a long lost pen pal of course. On Tuesday, Japanese game developer Kadokawa Games announced a new project; an adventure game series called the Kadokawa Game Mystery. Each game in the series will focus on a different region of…
Announced on Tuesday at Kadokawa Games’ press conference, Kadokawa Games Media Briefing 2015 Autumn, comes an all new tactical RPGthat uses Japan’s mythology and folklore as its motif. Titled God Wars: Toki wo Koete (God Wars ～時をこえて～) or roughly translated, God Wars: Beyond Time, the game is set in the land of Mizuho—a name for…
A psycho-suspense murder mystery anime series that talks about the weakness of the justice system against the insanity plea? The premise sounds pretty interesting and engrossing at first, but Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace has more in store—for better or worse. Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace follows the brilliant but socially awkward young boy, Kobayashi,…
Zombies—if you’ll pardon the pun—is a genre that just won’t die. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t still good stories to dig up if you look for them. I Am a Hero is one such gem. In terms of outbreak stories, Japanese manga has some really amazing go-to examples I like to bring up whenever…
Introduced at this year’s E3, Square Enix’s new NieR game, developed by Platinum Games, now has an official name and new information on one of its main characters. Officially titled NieR: Automata—because, sure—the action RPG takes place in a future where mankind has been driven from the planet by alien invaders and their mechanical creations.…
Blood Blockade Battlefront wasone of our favorites from the Spring anime lineup this year. But the final episode was delayed for three months due to apparently there being too much content. So, finally, after the three month wait, was the ending worth it? Well… Kind of… Blood Blockade Battlefront is a supernatural story that takes…
Japanese high school kids fighting evil in secret. I’ve never heard of that premise before. No, wait. I have. Tokyo Xanadu is the latest JRPG from Nihon Falcom for the PS Vita. Knowing what time sinks RPGs can be, I figured I’d pass on this one. Falcom has been around the block a few times…
Do you read the end user license agreements for software? No? You should. Sometimes they say important things. Like not to build nukes. Phantasy Star Online 2 is Sega’s MMORPG that is currently free to play. The game is available in both Japan and the West [Correction: Not officially in the West.], but players recently…
You’ve heard the story before: guy gets stuck inside fantasy world. Guy tries to get back to real world. But why even try to go back when you’re a skeletal badass with fanatical loyal minions at your command? This past season had a lot of strong series. Among our favorites was the fantasy series, Overlord,…
Fate/Grand Order is an RPG for Android and iOS platforms which lets players take on the role of a fledgling master on a quest to save time and space. It’s great fun, but with a few prerequisites. Fate/stay night is a visual novel about a mystic battle with legendary heroes from across time for a…
How can an anime of yesteryears survive in the fast-paced, highly competitive modern age? That’s the issue that six brothers face in the first episode of Mr. Osomatsu, and their solution is hilariously insane. The new season of anime has started and right off the bat things are looking insane. One of the new anime…
Bakuman the movie is based on the manga of the same name by the creators of the popular Death Note manga series. The story is about two high school classmates who set off to become manga creators for Weekly Shonen Jump, the biggest name in the manga world. The movie is fantastic. Moritaka Mashiro is…
Games can often offer social commentary on things from politics to opinion to simple observation on the state of the world. Sometimes they’ll even go meta, using a video game to talk about video games. Falcom’s latest action RPG, Tokyo Xanadu does just that. In the game, Tokyo Xanadu, in between points in the plot,…
Slated for release in Japan next year, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final isn’t a “definitive edition” of the previously released Shin Megami Tensei IV. It’s an entirely new game set in the same world, featuring a completely different era and setting, all new characters, a branching storyline and multiple endings. The game takes place in…
I’d say my heart grew three times, but then I’d be in the hospital with an exploded rib cage. Sometimes it’s nice to see good things happen to good people. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that My Love Story! has been the bright spot in my week for the past six months.…
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