Posts Tagged ‘shonen’
Rin-Ne volume 9 (manga review)
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 2 (anime review)
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Dragon Ball Z Kai Season One
Original Story: Akira Toriyama
American Publisher: Funimation Entertainment
American Release Date: May 22, 2012
Format: 4 DVD box set, 26 episodes (650 minutes)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rating: TVPG
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Synopsis:
Goku is a martial artist living on the planet Earth; along with his friends and fellow martial artist friends like Krillen and Yamcha. Over the years, they’ve trained, joined various tournaments and learned to do things like fly and shoot energy blasts with the power of “Ki”. Not normal martial artists at all, they even saved the world from threats like the Red Ribbon Army and a demon called King Picollo!
Psyren vol 4 manga review
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack (anime review)
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack
Director: Kazuya Murata
Writer: Yuichi Shinbo
Studio: Bones
U. S. Distributor: FUNimation
U. S. Release Date: April 24th, 2012
Format: Blu-ray / DVD / 110 minutes
Genre: Action / Adventure, Supernatural, Fantasy, Shonen
Age Rating: TV 14
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
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Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, volume 9, The Dead Letter Office (Manga Review)
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Title: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Volume 9, The Dead Letter Office
Author: Hiroyuki Asada
U.S Distributor: Viz Media
U. S. Release Date: 5/1/2012
Format and length: Traditional Manga
Genre: Steampunk, Action, Adventure, Shonen
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T for Teen
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar series or titles to check out: WaqWaq, D. Gray-man
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Cross Game, volume 7 (manga review)
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Title: Cross Game, volume 7
Author: Mitsuru Adachi (Shogakukan)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: April 10th, 2012
Age Rating: T
Format and length: Manga, 2 volumes
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shonen, Sports
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: Kingyo Used Books
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Black Butler, Complete Season 1 combo Blu-ray and DVD
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Title: Black Butler, Complete Season 1 combo Blu-ray and DVD
Director: Toshiya Shinohara
Studio: A-1 Pictures
U. S. Distributor: FUNimation
U. S. Release Date: April 3rd, 2012
Format and length: DVD, 24 Episodes
Genres: Action, Comedy, Dark Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: Hayate the Combat Butler, Highschool of the Dead, Princess Resurrection, Rozen Maiden, Vampire Night, xxxHolic
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Slam Dunk vol. 21
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Bakuman Volume 10 (manga review)
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Bakuman Volume 10
Authors: Story By Tsugumi Ohba
Art By Takeshi Obata
Distributor: Viz/Shonen Jump
American Release Date: April 3rd, 2012
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Shonen, Comedy, Slice-of-life
Publisher Age Rating: T (for Teen)
Personal Review Rating: A-
Similar Series: Kingyo Used Books, Solanin, Yawara!
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Fairy Tail Part 4 Blu-Ray + DVD Combo Pack
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Title: Fairy Tail Part 4
Original Story: Hiro Mashima
American Publisher: Funimation Entertainment
American Release Date: Mar 20, 2012
Format: 4 DVD/Blu-Ray combo box set, 13 half hour episodes (300 minutes)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rating: Not Rated (Most likely T or PG)
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Broken Blade: The Complete Film Series (anime review)
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
Title: Broken Blade: The Complete Film Series
Director: Tetsuro Amino
Writer: Masashi Sogo
Studio: Production I. G., Xebec
U. S. Distributor: Sentai Filmworks / Section 23
U.S. Release Date: Feb. 21st, 2012
Format: DVD / 300 minutes / 6 Film Episodes
Genre: Shonen, Mecha, Action / Adventure
Age Rating: TV 14
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: Linebarrels of Iron, Evangelion and Burst Angle
Sands of Destruction: The Complete Series S. A. V. E. (anime review)
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Sands of Destruction: the Complete Series S. A. V. E.
Director: Shunsuke Tada
Author: Murao Minoru
Studio: Production I.G.
U S Distributer: FUNimation
U.S. Release Date: Feb. 24th, 2012
Format: DVD / 13 Episodes, 325 minutes
Genre Fantasy
Age Rating: TV14
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Similar Titles: Tower of Druaga, Heat Guy J and Nabari no Ou.
“There are two kinds of Heros. Ones who saves the World and ones who save one person at a time”
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 Blu Ray/DVD Combo
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Title: Sengoku Basara Samurai Kings 2
Writer: Yasuyuki Muto
Director: Kazuya Nomura
American Publisher: FUNimation Entertainment
American Release Date: Feb. 7th, 2012
Format: 2 DVD/Blu Ray combo box set, 13 half hour episodes (325 minutes)
Genre: Action, Period Piece, Drama
Rating: TV 14
Overall Personal Rating: B-
Synopsis:
One Piece vol. 61
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Naruto vol. 55
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
One Piece Vol. 60
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Title: One Piece Vol. 60
Author: Eiichiro Oda
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: Jan 3 2012
Format: Manga
Genre: Action
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: B
Similar Series: Naruto, Beet the Vandal Buster
Although the Paramount war is over, there is still an uneasiness in the air. With White Beard dead, the balance of power is unsteady, and the head of the navy is worried what this shift might cause. The death of one of the greatest pirates would seem like a victory for the navy, but this may only mark the beginning of a new age. An age where someone even stronger than White Beard might takes his place.
Rosario + Vampire: Season II – Volume 7
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012Title: Rosario + Vampire: Season II
Manga Author: Akihisa Ikeda (Shueisha)
American Publisher: VIZ Media
American Release Date: January 3, 2012
Age Rating: T+
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: A
Titles in the Radius: The Familiar of Zero, Ikkitousen, Magical Teacher Negima! and Mao Chan
Synopsis:
Naruto – Volume 54
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012Title: Naruto
Manga Author: Masashi Kishimoto (Shueisha)
American Distributor: Viz Media
American Release date: January 3, 2012
Format: Manga, 10 chapters
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Shonen
Age Ratting: T
Overall personal rating: C+
Similar Series: Bleach, Dragon Ball, Full Metal Alchemist, Hunter x Hunter, Kekkaishi and One Piece
Series with a large cast of characters sometime go and prune a lot of characters at a certain point. Sometimes these characters just fade away, sometimes they move away and often in action series where the creator isn’t afraid to pull punches like Naruto and kill characters, they die. Of course, sometimes, like Naruto, the creator also allows characters to be revived.
Rosario + Vampire – Season One and Two
Monday, December 19th, 2011Title: Rosario + Vampire Season 1 & 2
Original Story: Akihisa Ikeda (Shueisha)
Director: Takayuki Inagaki (Gonzo)
American Publisher: Funimation
American Release Date: December 20, 2011
Format and Length: DVD, 2 seasons
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shonen
Age Rating: TV MA
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: FLCL, The Familiar of Zero, Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple and Magical Shopping Arcade Abemoboshi
