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 Oct 02 2014
Musikal Makinations returns from a long hiatus, or, as I would like to call it: A long strange road-trip filled with music, knee and ankle sprains, etc! But enough about that!
Posted on Jul 17 2014
Today, English dub of Princess Kaguya streamed, Viz streams new Sailor Moon dub, and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu tops Oricon.
Posted on Mar 06 2014
Musikal Makinations' endless search for music to review continues!
Posted on Feb 14 2013
Today, Viz Media's Neon Alley to stream on Xbox 360, Ayumi Hamasaki's latest album tops the Oricon, and Ghost in the Shell Arise has controversial artwork.
Posted on Feb 06 2013
Today, Ni No Kuni magically appears the top of UK sales, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's Crayon Shin-chan OP debuts at #3, and create the video game character of your dreams.
Posted on Aug 22 2012
Today, The Avengers invade Japan, Haganai gets second season, and Infinite performs as the K-pop representative at the 2012 Summer Sonic.
Posted on Aug 10 2012
Today, Neon Ally announces dub cast for Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Viz to release first Berserk film, and Dragon Ball takes the gold!
Posted on Jul 09 2012
What happens when Tempest interviews one of the cutest Japanese girl groups in existence? They play games, of course! Check out our exclusive interview with the group that brought you several Inazuma Eleven ending themes as well as reaching number one on the Oricon Daily Singles Charts.
Posted on Feb 28 2012
It's time to d-d-dual... with music. Toppin' The Charts tackles another week in February to see who will come out on top.
Posted on Feb 15 2012
Today, Katsucon hosts Izumi Matsumoto, Nitroplus artist designs super-deformed Madoka Magica figures, and YUI opens up her own online store.
