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If there is one thing I hate more than a bad anime, is a bad anime video game. And sadly enough, with very little exception, almost every single video game based on a anime series is horrible. Why is that? Well similar to games based on movie franchises, these games don’t have any heart or soul to them. What I mean by that is the same hard work that is put into a good video game or a good anime is not put into these hybrids. Normally what happens is both companies are looking to just make more m… Continue

So today I decided to take on a behemoth of an anime as far as popularity and mainstream attention. I'm talking about The Pokemon or Dragonball Z of the current (pre-teen) generation: Naruto. Naruto is a young boy from the ninja village of Konoha and plans to one day become the Hokage, or strongest ninja in the entire clan. The only thing stopping him is that he is a complete misfit and moron to boot. The one thing that he really has going for him is kind of a double-edged s… Continue

Welcome to a world where humans and vampires have made a truce to try and maintain peace between the two races. The cornerstone for this pact resides in the Cross Academy where human students attend during the day, and vampire students attend at night. At the same time, two students, Yuuki and Zero serve as prefects, students who attend the Day class, but patrol the school grounds at night to make sure no vampires attack any humans. Welcome to the world of Vampire Knight.

This story is t… Continue

Another movie in the Rurouni Kenshin saga finds Kenshin with his crew on vacation. They run into another swordsman who rights injustices in the street and befriend him. Only to find out he is a part of a terrorist group planning a rebellion against those in charge of the Manji government as revenge for a massacre of their people. Oh and Kenshin also is responsible for killing this guy’s brother during the war.

Personally, I'm a huge Kenshin fan. This movie on the other hand, not so much.… Continue

What happens when a black family from the south side of Chicago moves to the elite suburb society of Woodcrest? Everything you could feasibly imagine. Based on the popular nation wide comic, The Boondocks takes off where Dave Chappelle left off.

This show covers every social injustice (racial or not) and makes it into a complete laugh riot. From minor issues such as text messages and Bluetooth headsets; to major political and racial issues such as the treatment of Katrina victims and the… Continue