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Preview: The Fuccons
Preview Disc
The Fuccons (aka Oh! Mikey) collects a series of shorts from a TV anthology starring a family of Americans living in Japan, played by a trio of 50's fashion mannequins, father and mother looking almost exact
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Five Years of AICN Anime
I haven't been good at keeping track of the milestones, but some time around November 2000 I responded to "Father Geek"'s appeal for an anime correspondent to contribute to Ain't It Cool New's then Asian media column. The a
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Manga Spotlight: Nodame Cantabile
by Tomoko Ninomiya
Volumes 1 and 2
Released by Del Rey
Nodame Cantabile, a manga about students of classical music, wouldn't be called experimental, but it is atypical work that stands out from the pack. The
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Anime Preview Shadow Skill
Volume 1
To be released by ADV
If you enjoy the fight scenes in anime like Yu Yu Hakusho or Slayers, Shadow Skill is worth investigating. It is a pretense-free, know what you're going to get action series with some
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Manga Spotlight: Sugar Sugar Rune
Volume 1
By Moyoco Anno
Released by Del Rey Manga
For those inclined to beat up on Hideaki Anno for exorcising his emotional demons with Evangelion, remember, he got the last laugh, he ended up marring Moyoco.
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Manga Spotlight: Japan
written by Buronson
illustrated by Kentaro Miura
Released by Dark Horse Manga and Digital Manga Publishing
Japan is a second nudity and violence heavy nationalistic time traveling one shot written by Fist of the North S
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Anime Spotlight: Gankutsuou
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 1
To be Released by Geneon October 25th
With series like Gonkutsuou, animation studio Gonzo has carved themselves a niche in the forefront of high production TV anime.
Count o
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Anime Preview:
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, 2nd Gig
based on episode 1
To be Released by Manga Video and Bandai Entertainment
September 27th, 2005
No one who enjoyed the first Stand Alone Complex is going to be disappointed by
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Manga Preview
Death Note volume 1
written by Tsugumi Ohba
Illustrated by Takeshi Obata
To be Released by Viz October 4, 2005
Death Note is the anti-Elfen Lied. While the anime hit grabbed an audience with gushers of blood and outburst of em
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Anime Preview:
Ghost Stories
Based on English Dub, episodes 1-3
To be released by ADV
Prior to this week's Otakon, one of North America's biggest anime conventions, ADV sent out a press release that after showing a featurette of goth sci-fi Gilg
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Win Sexy Voice and Robo
The manga release not to miss this summer, the manga release to pick up for people who don't read manga, or the manga release to read if you think manga has become predictable has to be Sexy Voice and Robo. Think the teen de
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