
RECENT REVIEWS: SHAKUGAN NO SHANA *** FREEZING *** SHANGRI-LA *** ERGO PROXYSTRIKE WITCHES *** KING OF THORN *** STEINS GATE *** GA-REI-ZERO *** DEADMAN WONDERLANDTENCHI UNIVERSE *** ONE PIECE *** WOLF CHILDREN *** RUROUNI KENSHIN *** [C]-CONTROLBLACK LAGOON *** SERIAL EXPERIMENT LAIN *** MASS EFFECT: PARAGON LOSTWhat’s up Anime Vicers! ...

We roll through so many titles here… I’m forgetting a lot of details about this particular franchise…See, I remember struggling with this title’s pronunciation during one of the latest Vice Pit sessions, but I don’t remember if it was because Sam was a fan of this show or because you ...

Would one of you more attentive lunatics mind clearing something up for me? I assumed that our titular duo were intended to be seen as a biological mother/daughter team - - or, at least, one that still seems likely to be so despite a bit of dramatic ambiguity. However, a ...

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Previously, I’ve invoked the rather handy Wolpaw’s Law for the times when I’ve gotten halfway through a pilot and deemed that to be enough viewing time to understand what I ...

Well, that was intense.I’m seeing now that this has the set-up-the-rules-so-you-can-then-break-them-all structure. To be truthful, I don’t think we needed three and a half hours to properly convey all the ...

At last, I’m getting to go back through one of my all-time favorite shonen classics. Read my thoughts on earlier episodes here, then check out my write-ups of PART 1 ...

The crew is just trying to enjoy the ride and not get trapped in the tunnel as Franky fights with Buffalo and Baby 5 outside. Caesarinadvertently saves everyone from a ...

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Obito's attempt to seduce Naruto to the dark side is undermined by the heart and words of the one who has always loved him. All while a battle for the ...

Renji and Ichigo continue their quest to repair their zanpakuto, and the first real step is to the Hooden (Phoenix Palace) of the creator of the zanpakuto, Oh-Etsu Nimaiya.The GoodIt's ...

I’m a little embarrassed to admit that my first encounter with the SAINT SEIYA franchise came when Louis Leterrier admitted that he modelled the armors in the CLASH OF THE ...

Greetings, Anime Vice Community. Tom and Sam posted two Vice Pit videos this week summing up all the anime they have been watching, Sam posted his article on watching RISTORANTE ...

Well, this actually had the funniest gag in the entire series - - maybe even the funniest gag between both of these shows. I'm talking about the part where Ed’s ...

Have the Straw Hats seriously never encountered a dragon before in this entire series? I find that pretty hard to believe, especially considering the rate at which ONE PIECE rolls ...

It's in no way news that I've often been a vocal critic of the publishing practices of VIZ Media. I was also a skeptic when I heard that VIZ was ...

RISTORANTE PARADISO is one of those series that's hard to describe (and not because it features bondage ninjas or exploding pandas). It aims to hook you on feelings, mostly, with ...

The funny part is that lil’ Hatchin’s experience working as unpaid server at the Japanese restaurant is exactly the sort of scenario that somehow seems to lead to somebody becoming ...

Previously on OTAKU COMING HOME...How FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Saved Anime (For Me) *** SAILOR MOON is for Boys (Too)!KINGDOM HEARTS Rescued an Anime Fan *** The Art of the Remake Part ...

If it didn’t require more effort than it’s worth - - and if it wasn’t incredibly narcissistic - - there might be some value to taping myself as I watched ...

Go somewhere else if you want rote description of this episode’s plot and some speculation about what happens next. Seriously, I’m far more interested in going on another rambling tangent ...

Much as the case was with IS THIS A ZOMBIE?, I feel like I’ve just watched a stage troupe performing a sketch that squeezes most of your stereotypical tropes into ...