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 Jul 30 2013
Today, Strike Witches creator designs military recruitment character, Arc Systems works on more than Blazblue, and Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance gets an anime series.
Posted on Feb 24 2012
Today, a rumor swirls about the "Infinite Stratos" light novel, JManga adds 10 more volumes, and go hardcore dungeon crawling in Madoka Magica Portable.
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 Mar 13 2011
Greetings Fanatics! It is I, Jubilee, and I am here to Jubify your week by highlighting all of this week’s Jubiest stories! Why are they so Jubi, you ask? Cause I said so. Anyways, this week we have everything from The Magic Tree House anime, to Lord of the Rings! Now, let’s boogie…cause it is Spring Break, yo!
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 Dec 05 2010
Hey everyone out there in 91.8 the Fan-land! Tis I, Jubilee, and you are now reading another cliché opening to my News Jumble! If you look to your left, you can see that it is snowing outside…yay! Don’t worry though! I have collected all of this week’s best news stories to warm up your soul. From da Pokeymanz, to a new Prototype game, wait wait wait…do I hear clickity-clacks on the roof?! …Nope, just a Jynx.