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May 25, 2020June 19, 2020

BEST GUNDAM ANIME [Top 10]: Mobile Sweet!

Just because Gundam celebrated their 40th Anniversary last year doesn't mean we have to halt our love for all things mecha! With the simple FedEx delivery of a sweet-looking "Robot Spirits" GP02A action figure from Bandai/Tamashii Nations (that I absolutely could not find in Japan earlier this year; shout-out to BigBadToyStore for having one left!), …

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April 27, 2020April 28, 2020

SAKURA WARS [Review]: Flower Power.

The stage is set and the curtain has been raised! Upon starting the new Sakura Wars, players will stumble upon a full anime intro complete with a tightly reworked original series theme. The animation in the opening sequence is so flawless I wound up watching it twice before actually pressing the “New Game” option. I …

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April 13, 2020April 13, 2020

SAKURA WARS [Preview]: Refreshingly Familiar.

After 15 years Sakura Wars makes its long awaited return to American shores. Back when this game was announced in mid 2019 I immediately jumped on to anime forums and subreddits to find out all I could about this game, and I was not disappointed. Enlisting Legendary Bleach artist Tite Kubo, character designer Keiichi Matate …

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March 31, 2020

KAMEN RIDER (1971) [Episode 1 Review]: The Mysterious Spider Man!

It’s been a while since I flexed my writer’s muscle to talk about one of my geek passions. So, when GodHatesGeeks guru Travis Moody asked me if I was willing to write an article covering SHOUT Factory’s announcement at having acquired the North American license for Toei’s Kamen Rider franchise, well I was a little …

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March 23, 2020

ALTERED CARBON – RESLEEVED [Anime Review]: Yakuza 2077.

Let's get this off the chest immediately: if you thought the two seasons of Altered Carbon were action-packed, then you might want to take a deep breath before jumping into Altered Carbon: Resleeved. Its breakneck speed, all thanks to Anima, really fleshes out what the series tries to be -- high-octane, relentless and ass-kicking... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmDxxoFslzs …

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March 17, 2020

GRANBLUE FANTASY VERSUS [Review]: Ga’ Cha!

You can never go wrong with Arc System Works. There's a reason why their games have been smothered all over the likes of fighting game meccas EVO, CEO and.. GVO. In our 3 days of the GodHatesGeeks tourney so far, we've spotlighted BlazBlue: Central Fiction, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus …

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