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September 12, 2019September 13, 2019

MY HERO ACADEMIA (Season 4) / ONE PIECE – STAMPEDE [News / Trailer]: Anime FUNhouse.

Anime’s favorite super heroes in training are back at U.A. High School for another thrilling season of My Hero Academia. Funimation, a leader in sub and dub anime content and subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television, announced today that Season 4 will premiere on Saturday, October 12, 2019. Subtitled simulcast episodes will stream day and date …

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September 9, 2019September 9, 2019

ASTRAL CHAIN [Review]: Platinum Attack.

Astral Chain is PlatinumGames new IP and because it's a hack-and-slash action adventure game, it's getting many comparisons to Bayonetta and other PlatinumGames action titles. After beating it, I can confidently say this game is very different. I would say, it's better. Like other PlatinumGames titles, Astral Chain is an action game with stylized combat. …

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August 12, 2019

KINGDOM [Review] All For One.

I haven’t read any of the 55 volumes (and counting) of Yasuhisa Hara’s Kingdom manga or watched any of the 77 episodes of the anime adapted by animation studio Pierrot (Bleach, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Tokyo Ghoul among many others)... https://youtu.be/aMTiFyDZmfc To make matters worse, I haven’t seen any of the films by director and …

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August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

GOD EATER 3 [Nintendo Switch Review]: モンスターハンター!

God Eater 3 is not just another Monster Hunter clone. It feels more akin to Dauntless with its short missions and long-time limits. Players select a weapon of their choice and go off to hunt the Aragami, which are beasts that range in size from small to massive. The goal of these monsters is the …

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July 7, 2019July 8, 2019

POKEMON – MEWTWO STRIKES BACK EVOLUTION [AX 2019 Movie Review]: #MeToo.

Thanks to a brand new 3DCG adaptation of Mewtwo Strikes Back (adding an "Evolution" to the title), there are now 22 Pokémon anime flicks-- and this visual remaster of the first one is also my.. first one. A scene-for-scene remake with updated effects and tunes sounded like the perfect jumping-on point for this weeb, and …

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July 7, 2019

MY HERO ACADEMIA [AX 2019 Panel / Season 4 Premiere Review]: The Dark Light.

The thing I was most excited about this weekend at Anime Expo 2019 was the My Hero Academia panel, which included the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of Season 4. When I arrived this morning to get in line, it wasn’t hard to guess I wasn’t the only one. After three Hot Topic-shaking successful seasons, My …

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