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July 10, 2018July 25, 2018

FIRE PRO WRESTLING WORLD [Anime Expo 2018]: Best Bout Machine.

While not much new info about Fire Pro Wrestling World (PS4) was said during the Spike Chunsoft panel at Anime Expo 2018, the game was fully playable on the exhibit floor. And what a treat it was. My pal and I hit the ring with New Japan Pro Wrestling legends Hiroshi Tanahashi and current IWGP Heavyweight …

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July 9, 2018July 10, 2018

VIZ MEDIA [Anime Expo 2018]: Megalobox / NieR: Automata / Smashed: Junji Ito.

Animation distributor VIZ Media thrilled fans during its official panel held at Anime Expo as it announced the acquisition of the MEGALOBOX anime series. Megalobox reboots the classic manga published by Kodansha, Tomorrow’s Joe, the widely acclaimed story of an orphan who becomes a champion boxer that marks its 50th Anniversary this year. VIZ Media …

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July 8, 2018July 9, 2018

NJPW G1 SPECIAL SAN FRANCISCO [Live Review]: Death Sentence.

– Bullet Club v CHAOS - A pretty fun, somewhat mindless opener that set the stage for what was to come...in more ways than you imagined. - 2.75/5 – Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano v Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. - There's a big difference between this match in Japan and here in the …

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July 7, 2018July 7, 2018

APW KING OF INDIES 8 [Review]: ‘Ultimo’ Dragon!

-KOI Tournament Match: Jeff Cobb vs. Fatu - Very solid opener and my first time seeing Jacob Fatu live. The son of the Tonga Kid/Tama from WWF and the movie "Bodyslam" was pretty impressive and reminded me of a mini-Rikishi with his agility and charisma. Not surprised they put him over since Cobb has a …

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July 6, 2018March 3, 2019

NETFLIX [Anime Expo 2018]: Ultravania!

Today, as part of their NETFLIX ANIME panel at Anime Expo, Netflix announced two new anime series, along with the renewal of popular series Aggretsuko for a second season, as well as date announcements and first look images for upcoming titles in their growing anime slate. This is a further example of the growth of …

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July 5, 2018March 3, 2019

CRUNCHYROLL [Anime Expo 2018]: And Newwwwwwww!!

When you think of anime, two companies quickly come to mind. One of them is Crunchyroll (to which your "Monsignor" is a subscriber). Hell, just about everyone roaming in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center this week/end is sporting one of the streaming service's tidy little orange swag baggies. More importantly, Crunchyroll announced a …

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