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 17 2013
Today, Seven Seas brings some manga over next year, Attack on Titan opening sells like hotcakes, and Lionsgate brings the new Robotech film Stateside.
Posted on Apr 22 2013
Today, Robotech Kickstarter reaches goal in three hours, Infinite Stratos 2nd season is confirmed, and Sentai Filmworks will be bringing some anime to you.
Posted on Nov 18 2012
Tempest had the pleasure of interviewing Paul St. Peter during AnimeUSA. Some of you may remember him from your childhood as the voices of Wormmon and Leomon. Some more experienced otaku know him as Zor Prime from Robotech. Others of you know him as Xemnas from Kingdom Hearts and Nine-Tail Fox from Naruto.
Posted on May 16 2012
Ok, so I lied when I said I wasn't going to update again until the 4th Wednesday of the month. I have a mini update to plug in before my next big article.
Posted on Mar 21 2012
Welcome back to the Owl in the Rafters, where I, Tyto, your host, not only can't think of a title for the week, but also desperately need to find a better way to open this article than saying "Welcome back" every week.
Posted on Sep 09 2011
I feel bad that this has taken me so long to get to, but more than a month ago now I attended Otakon 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Posted on Feb 20 2011
I know, I know: I just wrote an article on how the localization of anime is probably a good thing even though it’s easy to fall back on “Americanization iz evul.” And, hard as it is to change my opinion after so many years suffering through bad, bad, bad dubs, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is a large number of shows that have benefitted from a more American-friendly script (Fruits Basket, Fullmetal Alchemist, Axis Power Hetalia and ...
Posted on May 24 2010
Kana sits down with Kevin McKeever today. Kevin works for a company known as Harmony Gold which distributes many of your favorite anime such as Robotech. Over the course of his conversation with Kana, he talks about the history of animation dubs and gives his view on the state of the industry. This is definitely an interview you don't want to miss.
Posted on May 20 2010
Kana's special guest of the day is none other than Edie Mirman! Edie is probably best known for her vocal role in Digimon: Digital Monsters as the voice of Gatomon and her various digivolutions as well as her part in the Robotech franchise. On the video game field, she works on the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation games.
Posted on May 12 2010
Kana was hiding from us in her box, so Kibs is occupying the Korner for today. Heck, he even stole her interview... Introducing the voice of Naruto's Third Hokage, Steve Kramer! Steve tells us a bit about what kind of work he's involved with and even shares a few of his favorite stories. So hit the play button and listen, foo's!
