I’ve spent spent a few blissful hours watching some ome of my favorite anime shows and movies to prepare for a panel I’m giving. As a result, I have updated my list of the most re-occurring anime character types, including The Pervert, The Lush, and The Quiet Creepy Kid.
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To me one of the best things about anime “celebrities” – voice actors, directors, producers, artists – is that they are so accessible to the fans. They participate in conventions, hosting panels about themselves as well as anime related topics. They sign autographs without charging fees, they take part in silly activities, and they don’t treat convention goers like idiots (even if they are wearing cardboard clouds, sparkles, a sign that says “Free Hugs” and not much else). Anime celebrities are real, down-to-earth people who we can relate to and like, even in real life. And one of the most down-to-earth of all is Wendy Powell, she of the deep voice and southern drawl, that hails from Texas and provided the voice of Envy from both popular Fullmetal Alchemist series.
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By JR Pepper
I know, the American release date for this film isn’t for another a few days, but like an addicted anime fan I had to sneak a peak at this fine reboot.
Ten sneak peaks actually.
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by C. Noël Rivera – Naoki Urasawa’s Monster holds the distinction of being one of my favorite stories of all time. That’s right—not just a favorite in manga or anime, but in everything. Ever. Why is that, you ask? Well, it might be a little hard for you to understand or even believe unless you’ve read the manga or watched the series. In that case, I’ll start by asking a question: Are you a fan of Grade-A Awesome?
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By Rhea Dee – When the 6th Harry Potter book came out, I thought for sure I was gonna be a Ginny Weasley forever fan. After a lot of shyness and bumbling around in the previous books, she finally came into her own, a character who was sassy and in control, a take charge badass kind of gal. Harry Potter was seriously lacking a mouthy badass girl and I was pleasantly surprised when Ginny stepped into that role.Then the 7th book happened. The badass Ginny? Gone. I mean, she was still there, but greatly reduced to the background. I felt so…cheated.
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by C. Noël Rivera
It’s not going too far to say that Matsuri Akino’s Pet Shop of Horrors has remained one of my favorite manga series of all time. When, exactly, I learned about it is a subject for debate. I’m sure it was during or just after the Dark Ages of Manga – that is, when all you could get your hands on in America was X/1999, Inu Yasha, Dragonball Z, and Sailor Moon.
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By Cowhat Ninja
The fansub team Rumbel has received three cease and desist orders from Funimation.
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