In my quest to view what Japan has to offer, I have unwittingly stumbled upon a few monstrosities. One goes by the name Sky Girls.
Laura Post has been pretty busy lately with awesome shows like Squid Girl and Redline. On top of that, you can kick some butt with her as Ahri in League ...
For all you folks into the fighting game community, you probably know GK Bowes. She's been trading blows as Felicia in Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Asuka in Street Fighter ...
It's that time on Merry Melodies where we take a look at the more recent openings that Christmas bases his watch list on. At the top of that list, we ...
More then anything, the sakura has always held great symbolic importance in Japan. In fact, they celebrate the blooming sakura every year.
Whether you know her as Kira Buckland or Rina-chan, she's been doing stuff all over from the place doing awesome stuff. From Newgrounds collaborating with Kirbopher to the source of ...
A quick interview with a Japanese guest, Chii Sakurabi is an awesome idol who we met up with last year at AM2! Check out just how awesome she is for ...
If you have been any form of anime fan in the past fifty years, odds are you've at least heard of Lupin the Third. If you haven't, just say you ...
After a bit of an impromptu break, The Owl in the Rafters is back with a convention related update! Anime Central, one of the largest anime conventions in the ...
‘Bejitarizumu,’ a play on the words vegetarian (be-ji-te-ri-an-iz-u-mu) and rhythm (ri-zu-mu), has quickly become one of Japan’s most recent viral videos. This strangely addictive and undeniably cute video features ...
Hello and welcome back to another awesome edition of the YuleBlog. Will our heroines have destroyed each other like they were poised to do in the last episode? Let's find ...
There is a question that I hear fairly frequently that bothers me more than it rightly should. I understand the intent behind the query, but the way it is ...
The Drama Llama comes to pay us a visit.
Ham-ha! Are you ready for some more pintsized adventures? Muster up that ham-ham power and join me on big hamtastic adventure with our favorite rodents! It's Hamtaro Time!
Posted on Apr 21 2011
Today, JIN goes global, Studio DEEN animates Miku, and Digital Manga pulled a ninja drop.
Posted on Apr 20 2011
Hello, and welcome back to another week with the Owl in the Rafters! Let me start with a brief intro and recap for those of you who are popping your heads in for the first time: My usual shtick is supposed to be giving overviews of the careers of various artists, authors, and directors in anime. So, normally, I try to get around as much as I can, albeit within the limitations of what I know and have ...
Posted on Apr 20 2011
I say, have you heard this Scott Freeman fellow? You haven't? Well allow me to be the first to tell you that he does the wonderful voice of Britain/England in Axis Powers: Hetalia! On top of that, he does a bunch of other neat things over at Funimation, so have a listen won't you?
Posted on Apr 20 2011
Today, Sonic goes through a loop, Section23 grabs stuff, and more Kenshin?
Posted on Apr 19 2011
Some people are just so amazing, that we have to interview them a second time. Steve Staley is one such awesome individual! Tune in to hear what he's been up to since we last talked to him, as well as just bask in the glow of how cool he is.
Posted on Apr 19 2011
Do you like Iron Man? So do we! Good thing we interviewed Eric Loomis, voice of Iron Man in Marvel vs Capcom 3! Have a listen and see just how he managed to land such a cool role, and loads of other things that won't fit in this description!
Posted on Apr 19 2011
Today, Nintendo rumor mongers, BlazBlue goes portable, and NIS America pulls down some titles.
Posted on Apr 18 2011
Today, AM2 gets some rhythm, Tokyopop evacuates North America, and I'mma let you finish, but that's a fine Akira conversation piece.
Posted on Apr 17 2011
Warning: if you haven't seen Who Framed Roger Rabbit, not only am I about to spoil it for you -- I will hunt you down and force you to watch it ala that scene in Clockwork Orange.
Continuing April Fool's: Stuff That Isn't Exactly Anime Month, I'm focusing in on my favorite animated character of all time: Jessica Rabbit.
Posted on Apr 17 2011
Hey all you wild and crazy fanatics out there! It is I, the symphonic Jubilee, back for yet another edition of the News Jumble.
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