Love Is In The Air Sale - ADV Films
Friday, February 10th, 2006Get up to 75% off select ADV Films products. Click here for the products list. The sale will end on February 19th, 2006 and is limited quantity, while supplies last. GOOOOOOOOOOoooo!
Archive for February, 2006
Robotech Sequel Film Complete
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006Kevin McKeever, Operations Coordinator at Robotech.com/Harmony Gold, has informed ANN that production on the 90-minute Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles OVA has been completed. “We are now in intense discussions with numerous distributors,” stated McKeever, adding, “What remains [is to determine] which distributor will meet our marketing and distribution criteria.” Why anyone would still care about the hackjob that is Robotech after the three individual anime series it erroneously combined have been out on DVD in uncut form is beyond me. But there it is.
Media Blasters To Release Teknoman and Tekkaman Blade On DVD
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006Media Blasters will be releasing the first of three sets of the English dubbed Teknoman on May 30. Each set will be 14-15 episodes and will be “budget priced” at $59.95 (an average of $4.28 per episode). Teknoman will be the Saban dubbed and edited TV broadcast version of the 1990s. A total of 43 English episodes exist and will be released by Media Blasters. (more…)
Great Teacher Onizuka V.1
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006[GTO] Great Teacher Onizuka V.1 Manga Review ————————
By: Alpha
Synopsis:
Meet Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year old college karate champ and ex-biker. He’s crude, foul-mouthed, and has a hair-trigger temper. Just the sort of guy you’d expect to see going back to school … to become a teacher!
Review:
GTO is one of the best manga / anime series that ever appeared on the face of the Earth. The creator, Tohru Fujisawa, surprises the readers, with every page turned, using the technique called ‘Hiraki‘. Hiraki is a technique that is known to manga writers, where a surprising scene appears after the readers turn the page. This technique makes GTO; without knowing what happens next… and then something outrageous appears, that’s one of the best experiences I have with the GTO manga series.
Surprising and funny isn’t it? Those pictures are provided by TokyoPOP. Now that we know what GTO is made up of, let’s get to the real review ^_^. In volume one, we are introduced to Onizuka, a former member of a biker gang. Fujisawa-san gives an in depth introduction to Onizuka’s life, which sets the difference between the manga and the anime. Also as the story progresses, you’ll notice some elements that didn’t make the cut to the anime. Anyways, the main story in volume one summarizes Onizuka’s life and explains why he wants to be a teacher, although the story really begins in volume two, we get a glimpse of what is about to happen, then TokyoPOP leaves us hanging at the climax and the end of volume one :P.
Recommend Value -
A+, as I’ve said earlier, GTO is one of the best manga / anime series that ever appeared on the face of the Earth. With comedy, ecchi humor, and life values this piece of work contains. It’s no wonder why Tohru Fujisawa named this work GREAT Teacher Onizuka and I’m sure a lot of readers and viewers agree too.
Closing Statement(s) -
To tell you the truth, manga reviews do not help much. You must read through the panels and pages in order to be fully absorbed to the atmosphere in the world of GTO. Sure, you can get some information from a review, but experiencing the “OUUs and AHHs,” of GTO is what really makes it such an enjoyable read.
New York Comic-Con!
Saturday, February 4th, 2006It is your friendly neighborhood Alpha-man. Anyways, since it is the beginning of the month, I would like to give a reminder to all fans that the New York Comic-Con will be held from February 24th, 2006 through the February 26th. 2006. It will be held at the Jacob Javitz Center (holla :P). Anyways, quite the bunch of companies will be there. ADV Films, Tokyopop, Dark Horse, Central Park Media, FUNimation, and much much more. For further information, check out their official page.
Right Stuf Unleashes Anime Today Episode 7!
Saturday, February 4th, 2006The Right Stuf International (’TRSI’), anime producer and mega-online anime retailer, announced today it has unleashed the latest episode of Anime Today, the first ever commercial podcast aimed at Japanese animation (’anime’) and manga enthusiasts. (more…)
Yu-Gi-Oh Capsule Monsters airs in Ireland
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006This week marks a startling development for 4Kids. Apparently 4Kids has created a 12-episode OVA series entitled Yu-Gi-Oh Capsule Monsters to coincide with the launch of Matel’s Yu-Gi-Oh capsule toys ($19.99 for the starter set and $9.99 for booster packs). (more…)
AnimeNation Manga Sale
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006Save Up to 45% On Hundreds of Domestic Manga at AnimeNation!
Rightstuf’s Bandai Savings
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006Rightstuf has an “atleast 40% off all DVDs and 33% off all CDs and Manga” from Bandai deal going on until February 12th, 2006.
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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Possibly Delayed
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006The US DVD release of Advent Children has been all over the map. It was originally slated to be released at the same time as its Japanese release way back on September 14th, 2005. Then it kept getting delayed and delayed. Latest estimates pointed at a March US release date, but The Digital Bits.com is reporting differently: “Mike Stradford told me that Sony’s working hard to get the film released on DVD here in the States by the end of 2006. Apparently, it’s taking a little extra time to work with the director to get all the supplemental elements finished, but the title is on track for release sometime later this year.” Take that how you will.