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 Apr 09 2015
Today, Touhou comes to the West, Crunchyroll acquires Rin-Ne, and Discotek Media licenses some series.
Posted on Feb 09 2015
Today, Viz and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Hello Kitty gets a new graphic novel, and Neon Alley streams some more anime.
Posted on Nov 17 2014
Today, Sentai Filmworks acquires anime, Inuyasha: The Final Chapter to premiere on Toonami, and see a preview of Rollers of the Realm.
Posted on Jun 27 2013
Today, Sentai Filmworks licenses Di Gi Charat, a first look at Genshiken: Second Generation, and Otakon to bring the Anime Mirai project overseas.
Posted on Jan 23 2013
San Francisco, CA (January 21, 2013) – Viz Media, LLC (Viz Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America, ushers in 2013 with the dawn of a whole new era of manga with today’s first issue of the new Weekly Shonen Jump digital manga magazine.
Posted on Sep 12 2012
Houston, September 10, 2012 — The wildest samurai adventure ever made is back, this time in glorious and gruesome high-def detail! Sentai Filmworks’ is pleased to announce their latest acquisition, the classic anime masterpiece: Ninja Scroll!.
Posted on May 09 2012
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 U.S.'s midwest region was this past end of April weekend so I'd like to go over some brief highlights and address my usual concerns with the state of the convention scene and, to some extent, anime fandom in general.
Posted on Mar 23 2012
Janyse Jaud came by and had a fun time with us! Aside from talking about InuYasha and various other series, she also had Christmas do an improv cartoon voice! Listen to all the antics!
Posted on Jan 04 2012
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Owl in the Rafters update of 2012! As I promised back in November, I am returning to my proper gimmick as of today! For those of you wandering in for the first time let me give a brief introduction:
Posted on Jun 05 2011
After complaining so much about recycled plots, I think we should take a deeper look into this phenomenon. After all, anyone who has taken a high school English class should know that every type of story, and thereby every type of character, has already been used. The trick is in making it appeal to the audience.
