22nd August 2007
Naruto is one of the most popular manga and anime series around. It features a young boy, Naruto, whose body actually contains the spirit of a fearsome nine-tailed fox that had been terrorizing his village some twelve years earlier. At that time, this n...
15th August 2007
For one of the richest women in Japan, life hasn't been one of sitting back and basking in her glory. It has been constant work, constant success, and constant joy. Rumiko Takahashi, who created the original manga of Inuyasha, grew to heights unheard of i...
13th August 2007
InuYasha? Or is it Inuyasha? Either way, this feudal fairy tale is the one of the most popular Japanese anime out currently. And it all started with a comic book series (known better as a "manga series") written by Rumiko Takahashi. But what makes this an...
08th August 2007
Traditionally, animated films have dealt with simple themes and characters best suited to children. Even Japanese anime geared toward a more mature audience frequently succumbs to cartoon-ish violence and repetitive themes, such that it becomes a caricatu...
07th August 2007
The large round eyes. The characteristic "V" shaped chin. Anime art is hard to miss when you see it. In fact, unlike any other style of animation, you'll know instantly that you're watching anime as soon as you turn it on. Let's take a moment to look at s...
07th August 2007
From the popular Transformers movie release to the Yu-Gi-Oh! cards your kids might have, anime has certainly left its mark on the world in recent years. Understanding its roots, though, is the key to predicting where this ever-changing genre is headed.
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07th August 2007
Many people consider themselves to be fans of the anime genre, but with so many films and anime series out there, it's hard to know where to start if you're interested in the genre as a whole. This top three guide to movies may help you decide where to be...
06th August 2007
Starting in the early 1960s, anime has blossomed into one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world. Originating in Japan as comic books and magazines, and going on to animated forms, the series of incredible stories developed with various c...
03rd August 2007
If you are a magna fan and reading up on the latest anime and manga releases and the history of the subject, you will find there has been a lot of confusion between anime and manga. Oftentimes, fans will ask others on forums or on blogs or in chat rooms w...
02nd August 2007
Manga is a Japanese word which when translated to English becomes "comic book." When referring to manga, anyone not from Japan is talking of a Japanese comic book. These are cartoons drawn and published on paper. Like in the U.S. with Superman and Spiderm...
06th June 2007
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was the little sci-fi movie that could � Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. At the time, though, it was just known as Star Wars, and it created a franchise unlike anything seen before.
In 2005, Forbes m...
05th June 2007
With their unmistakable electronic changing noise and the tag line "Robots in Disguise" from the �80s cartoon, it's hard to ignore the Tranformers. As any true child of the �80s can tell you, Transformers were created by the toy company Hasbro after m...
04th June 2007
With Dragon Ball Z (or "Dragonball Z") hitting the top of the anime series charts, many anime fans have asked what it was that inspired the artist to create this truly exciting series. Dragon Ball Z has taken the world by storm and there is no question th...
01st June 2007
Can the media take a real public icon and bring her to her knees? Maybe others will succumb, but never Madonna. Celebrity adoptions in the news, marriages on the rocks, divorce: the media can play up on every small detail, making the life of our entertain...
17th May 2007
You are what you eat. We've all heard that expression right? Our bodies burn fuel to operate just as an automobile burns fuel to operate and what we give our bodies to burn has a direct affect on its performance and maintenance, much like an automobile....
