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, ...
Welcome, all, again. Since last my last column appeared here, Corona-chan swung by briefly (I tested negative, thanks!); my profession has been even further vilified; and Memphis regressed from ...
Welcome, all, again. Today let's talk about Princess Connect! Re: Dive, a show that can be kind of hard to pin down: it's comedy; it's adventure; it's bodaciously harem! ...
Welcome, all, again. We are transitioning from a particularly bountiful viewing season, and one of my favorites was yet another anime about anime, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! ...
Welcome, all, again. I recently raided my backlog of series-to-be-watched and pulled out 2011's Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl--literally pulled it out of my DVD collection, where it's lingered ...
Welcome, all, again. A new viewing season is upon us, with generous offerings in a number of genres. Today's topic, Ascendance of a Bookworm, is an isekai story ...
Posted on Feb 16 2011
Welcome to a very special Valentine's Day edition of The Owl in the Rafters! This week I'm going over the career of an anime director and one-man animation team who took the industry by surprise nearly a decade ago now. This man is none other than Makoto Shinkai, the anime prodigy lauded with the title "The New Miyzaki" by several reviewers. This name may not ring too many bells with Western Audiences, but his debut short film, ...
Posted on Feb 11 2011
Today, find out what Leiji Matsumoto is up to, Anime Boston rocks out, and Anime Expo continues to shell out sweet, sweet prize money.
Posted on Dec 06 2010
Today, a film about butlers in combat, Media Blasters blasts you with dubs, and a bunch of new anime streams.
Posted on Oct 25 2010
Caaaaaaarrrrlll! You can’t just eat hands Carrrrrrl! …Ahem, yeah…Anyways, as usual, I, Jubilee, am back for another week of fantastic news for all you fantastic fanatics out there in 91.8 the Fan –land. Fan, fanny, fan fan.
Posted on Oct 20 2010
Today, become a BONES animator, manga creation for dummies, and MARVEL AT MY MANLY EYEBROWS!
Posted on Sep 12 2010
Bonjour all you fanatics out there, Jubilee is here and is apparently French this week! However, that doesn’t mean I am giving up on all of you, as I have played Tetris with all of this past week’s news and am now entering level 9! From California Miku and how she is undeniable, to manmade Mega Man, everything is fine and dandy…I just wish I had some pudding.
Posted on Jul 05 2010
Today, licenses, licenses, licenses!! Isn't Anime Expo wonderful?
Posted on Jun 24 2010
John Swasey, the voice of Lord Death from Soul Eater dropped by the Korner this time. In addition to Soul Eater, John can be heard in a number of popular series right now, including One Piece, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Dragonball Z Kai. Make sure to check it out!
Posted on Jun 22 2010
Kana has dragged yet another guest into her infamous Korner! This time, it's John Gremillion! John has been a part of the voice acting scene since the 'anime boom' had started taking off and has been in many roles over the years, including Trinity Blood, The Galaxy Railways, and more recently, Halo Legends.
Posted on May 23 2010
Kana is joined by Josh Grelle in the Korner today. Josh has been doing voice acting for roughly six-and-a-half years and acting for far longer. He talks a bit about his experiences and lets us in on which conventions you, the fans, can stalk-- *cough* meet Mr. Grelle! So sit down and have a listen.