Welcome, all, again. Today's discussion will focus upon The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent, a quiet isekai offering one of the least flamboyant--yet one of the most solidly constructed--storylines ...
Welcome, all, again. Our last discussion concerned a dark plot by an abused healer to remake his world, so I thought a much lighter take on world conquest might ...
Welcome, all, again. 2020 was a rough year the world over, and almost everyone I know is feeling lingering effects in some way. I myself lost relatives, coworkers, ...
Welcome, all, again--and happy holidays(!), of whatever flavor you prefer. This time around, we'll be looking at I'm Standing on a Million Lives, a show that has me puzzled ...
Welcome, all, again. This last was a slow viewing season for me, with my favorite genre (slice-of-life) severely underrepresented. Only three new shows managed to catch my interest, ...
Have you ever dreamed of running your own restaurant? Have you ever dreamed of being the only employee at your own restaurant, forced to juggle tasks and keep up with ...
Dorothy Elias-Fahn returns to the Korner to chew gum and kick butt; and she's all out of gum.
Welcome, all, again. As this viewing season winds down, at least one favorite show of mine is really ramping up: slice-of-life offering Comic Girls, which follows the efforts of ...
After what seems like forever, you can now listen to our interview with voice actress/singer/online personality Kayli Mills!
Did you ever play D&D and think that you'd rather stop talking and just run around and hit things? Dragon's Crown Pro is the game for you.
Today we have Ewen Cluney, who brought over the Maid RPG over to western shores.
Welcome, all, again. This new viewing season seems to have gotten off to a slow start, but I waited, and good things arrived! One of the best so ...
We got Cissy Jones here for you today. You may know her from such roles like Delilah from Firewatch or Sloane from Destiney 2.
Witness the ultimate fast food battle with Alejandro Saab!
Posted on Sep 21 2011
What's that I hear? It sounds like another super hero article headed this way. This looks like a job for our friendly neighborhood owl-themed crime fighter, Bismarck Kamen! Today we break away from the usual format of the Owl in the Rafters segment to focus on just one series as opposed to a collection of related titles. I'd like to go over a series that just ended recently, and that I had held particularly high hopes ...
Posted on Sep 09 2011
I feel bad that this has taken me so long to get to, but more than a month ago now I attended Otakon 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Posted on Aug 17 2011
This past May, Makoto Shinkai's newest feature-length animated film, Hoshi o Ou Kodomo - Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below debuted in 20 select theaters(including IMAX) across Japan, grossing an approximate US$240,978 on opening weekend, and saw its American debut, complete with English subtitles Saturday, July 30th at Otakon 2011.
Posted on Aug 03 2011
Three days after Otakon 2011 weekend and I'm still recovering from the headache... I'll save you the nitty-gritty for the time being and just make a few comments on the state of the convention scene itself. I am certainly in no position to be calling myself old, but when I see the kinds of kids running around anime conventions in recent years I can't help but feel like there has grown some distinct gap between myself and this ...
Posted on Jul 20 2011
Welcome back! I hope you're ready to digest another list of recommended titles, as I've been encouraged to break away from the basic themes of my job description and look away from anime and manga whenever I feel appropriate. So, I've chosen to take this week to elaborate on a personal favorite genre of film, one that has always dwelt in relative obscurity
Posted on Jul 07 2011
Welcome back to the rafters! As a patriotic American citizen I feel obligated to do something special for the week of the 4th of July. I considered doing a review of some of the various American cartoons inspired by anime, OEL manga, and similar web-comics, but upon second consideration I found a much better subject to cover: Stan Lee.
Posted on Jun 15 2011
Howdy, and welcome to a slightly different edition of The Owl in the Rafters. Today I'm going to be reviewing a series of video games which I've had something of a personal affair with since the series first sneaked onto the Nintendo DS in '07: the three-part Etrian Odyssey series.
Posted on Jun 01 2011
Welcome to a very special one-shot review with the Owl in the Rafters! A while back I did a certain review on the various one-shots and one short-lived serial title of manga author and artist Komi Naoshi.
Posted on May 19 2011
Welcome back to the Owl in the Rafters! Looking over my recent articles I realized that I hadn't actually done a proper anthology on any particular figure in the anime/manga industry as of late, so I figure I ought to correct that. This week I'm covering, Masaaki Yuasa,
Posted on May 04 2011
Hello, and welcome back to The Owl in the Rafters! For those of you who know me already, you realize by now that I'm a bit of a Bleach fan.
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