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 Aug 06 2014
Today, let's play Legend of Zelda monopoly, Sunrise shows off it's new IP, and Sato Takeru tours Japan.
Posted on Jan 06 2012
Today, Rurouni Kenshin to be re-serialized, Crunchyroll to add Brave 10 this winter, and Kyoto wants a sector to promote anime and manga.
Posted on Nov 16 2011
Welcome back to another wonderful Wednesday with the Wowl in the Wafters... I mean Owl in the Rafters... Today I wanted to do something a little different.
Posted on Jul 13 2011
Today, Major Charity money for To-Love Ru, Netflix raising prices, and Final Fantasy packed with music!
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 Apr 10 2011
Today, White Knight Chronicles keeps looking shiny, the likelihood of Ishihara being eternal is up, and some pretty cool stuff got auctioned off over the weekend.
Posted on Oct 06 2010
As many of you may already know, October 2nd marked the debut episode of the animated adaptation of one of JUMP’s top selling shonen manga and one of the most anticipated titles in anime this Fall season: Bakuman, not to be confused with Bakugan Battle Brawlers.
Posted on Aug 04 2010
Nobuhiro Watsuki, was a big name in Shounen JUMP during the 1990s, whose success has since fallen under the shadow of more recent popular titles like Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece. Mr. Watsuki’s debut serialized title was the hit series, Rurouni Kenshin,
