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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


Alive Vol. #08

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Taisuke has always used his amazing gifts for the forces of good. But now heâs crossed over to the dark sideâ"to a hidden half of his personality that grants him extraordinary power...

Shiki Tsukai Vol. #06

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
As a Shiki Tsukaiâ"a warrior with the power to change the seasonsâ"Akira battles evil forces who seek the destruction of all humanity. While searching a tropical paradise for new sources of magical power...

Amefurashi Vol. #02

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Gimmy has never met a girl like Sora. Sheâs a gorgeous and glamorous teen divaâ"who also happens to be an amefurashi, a rain goddess who brings life-giving water to Gimmyâs desert village...

Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Vol. #04

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Suicidally depressed high school teacher Zetsubou-sensei, a man for whom the light at the end of the tunnel is the coroner inspecting his glazed eyes, continues his attempt to endure life's suffering while teaching a classful of cute girls...

Princess Resurrection Vol. #07

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Princess Hime has devoted her life to helping othersâ"as a butt-kicking monster-slayer. She has one very special memory: a song that she wrote for her sister...

Lair of the Beasts: Monsters of Vermont

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

I received in the mail a few days ago an excellent new book titled The Vermont Monster Guide, written by Joseph A. Citro and with artwork provided by Stephen R. Bissette. As you might guess from its title, the book is dedicated to chronicling the many and varied (and in some cases centuries-old) tales of strange creatures seen in the Green Mountain State...

Win a Rei Ayanami Evangelion Figure

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Through the kind generosity of AAAanime...

Hell Girl Vol. #06

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Ai Enma, the Hell Girl...

Madlax Complete Collection (2009 Edition)

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Madlax is an assassin, head and heels above the rest. Nothing can surpass her skill in the art of combat, except perhaps her skill in the art of deception. She will find you, she will charm you, and then she will most certainly harm you. It doesn't matter who you are. It doesn't matter where you are. It doesn't even matter if you know she's coming...

Yokai Doctor Vol. #03

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Itâs not easy being a doctor for ghosts and goblins, but someoneâs got to do it! Kuro, the doctor, and his friend Kotoko have to deal with thieves, dragons, and giant spiders...

Ludwig II Vol. #02

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
The kingdom of Bavaria was absorbed into the German Empire during the latter half of the 19th century. The stunningly handsome king of Bavaria - who never married and who would have operas and plays privately staged for him - wandered between fantasy and reality, alone in his extravagant crystal palace, Neuschwantstein. 'I want to remain an eternal mystery to myself and others', Ludwig II once said...

Kurashina Sensei's Passion Vol. #01

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Welcome to the renowned Shoei Academy, a school which prides itself on educating young men from respected families from kindgarten all the way through senior high school...

Exotic and Delicious Fate

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
When Miyashiro, the head of a well-established Japanese restaurant, is seduced by Haruhi, a chef-in-training visiting from a sister restaurant, the next day and every day after invites continuous sexual advances! Even as he struggles to resist Haruhi's proposals...

Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan Vol. #07

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Revenge is sweetâ"even for the nuns of the Hori clan who have sworn to avenge their slain sisters. Trained in the lethal samurai arts, they have taken down all but three of the terrible Aizu Seven Spears who were responsible for the slaughter. The women have tracked one, KatÃ' Akinari...

Brilliant Blue Vol. #02

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
When Shozo, slightly tipsy and in good spirits, kissed him, Nanami felt like flying. Their feelings for each other are clear and they soon become lovers. But this is the countryside, where prying eyes and ears are everywhere, and in the blink of an eye, secret love can be exposed...

Happy Boys Vol. #01

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Welcome home, mademoiselle!" At the butler cafe, Lady Braganza...

Ze Vol. #03

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
From the time they met, it was always the same: Genma commanded Himi with a beautiful voice dripping with arrogance. Himi trembled with humiliation and desire, but had no means to oppose him. According to a note left by Genma's late father, who expelled Genma during his son's youth, from the first night that Genma took over Himi, Genma's lewd...

Boys Love

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Magazine editor Mamiya meets popular high school model Noeru Kisaragi for a story Mamiya's working on. When Noeru suddenly tries to go down on Mamiya and makes sexual advances at him...

Ooku: The Inner Chambers Vol. #02

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Curious about why female lords must take on male names, the Shogun Yoshimune seeks out the ancient scribe Murase and his archives of the last eighty years of the Inner Chambers--called the Chronicle of the Dying Day. In it's pages Yoshimune discovers the coming of the Redface Pox, the death of the last male Shogun, and the birth of the new Japan⦠In Edo period Japan...

Dogs: Bullets & Carnage Vol. #02

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
In her search for the assassin who "stole her past," Naoto follows Heine and Badou to go see the head of one of the Underground's gangs. But what starts out as a simple quest for information ends up as a rampageous firefight. And just when it seems things couldn't get worse, the Hardcore Twins, Luki and Noki, show up to "play...

Friday, October 30, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


New ROAD Trailer Online

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

With the film's theatrical release four weeks away, the Weinstein Company has unleashed a new trailer for their apocalyptic tale The Road. You can check it out in the video player below courtesy of Yahoo Movies. Mania's Rob Vaux also gave the film an early thumbs up, which you can read about here...

FANTASTIC FOUR #572 Review

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Consumed by the idea of solving every conceivable problem, Reed Richards has joined The Council, a group of alternate reality versions of himself dedicated to the same idea. He has experienced the best and worst they have to offer and has decided to make the necessary compromises in order to join their ranks and complete their goal.

Unfortunately...

Dragon Ball Z Feature 2: History of Trunks

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The second of two Dragon Ball Z specials offers an alternate universe view of life without Goku.

What They Say
Goku is dead, victim of a deadly virus. Last of the Z Warriors to pass, the Super Saiyan's death has left the Earth far more vulnerable than ever before. With no one left to protect the planet, Androids 17 and 18 arrive to terrorize the great cities...

Inukami Vol. #04

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Keita and Yoko’s next job is on tap with a young woman that’s slated to die &ndash...

Awaken Forest Vol. #01

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

When your favorite author decides to personally demonstrate his last chapter on you with his brother watching at the door, you should probably find a new favorite author.... unless, of course, if you're into boy on boy on boy...

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1 Part 2 (also w/Special Edition)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The most important ingredient in any Gundam show...

7 Problems Living Next to the Devil

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 


 
With the upcoming release of director Ti West’s latest horror flick, The House of the Devil, and with all these signs of the upcoming apocalypse, (balloon hoaxes...

Ouran High School Host Club Vol. #01

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

While not overly innovative, Ouran proves an amusing entry in the romantic comedy genre.

Creative Staff
Writer/ARtist: Bisco Hatori

What They Say
One day, Haruhi, a scholarship student at exclusive Ouran High School, breaks an $80,000 vase that belongs to the "Host Club,"...

CHUCK Returns Early

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The recent NBC cancellations of "Southland" and "Trauma"...

The House of the Devil Movie Review

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

There's no sense half-assing any endeavor, whether it's digging a ditch or designing a new computer system. The creators of The House of the Devil have taken that to heart in their homage to cheesy 80s Satan movies. Instead of updates and re-imaginings and "everything's just like it was before, only with worse actors and cell phones,"...

Black Widow debuts on SUPER HERO SQUAD

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

This Saturday, at 8:30 AM Eastern on Cartoon Network, prepare to meet the world’s most deadly super heroine—Black Widow joins the Super Hero Squad Show...

Rhys-Davies Passes on HOBBIT

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

With the upcoming Hobbit and its sequel delving farther into the minds of a Dwarf, having 13 different characters surrounding young Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf on their race to the Lonely Mountain,

Hopkins cast as Odin in THOR

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Sir Anthony Hopkins has been cast as Odin in 'Thor'. Plus: 'Men in Black 3' gets a new writer. Bendis talks 'Powers'. Edgar Wright challenges 'Scott Pilgrim' fans and more!  Funnier than two hobos sharing a bean...

The Road Movie Review

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

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Hardy leads MAD MAX 4

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Previous rumors that Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy (RocknRolla) were circling Mad Max: Fury Road have been confirmed this morning by the trades. The two thespians will likely lead George Miller's fourth installment of the series...

Abrams Producing M:I 4

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

When word first appeared that Paramount Pictures, lead star Tom Cruise, and director J.J. Abrams were fast-tracking a Mission: Impossible IV, we wondered how Abrams would find time to make this and a Star Trek sequel, both being eyed for possible 2011 releases. It seems

Toy Review: Masters of the Universe Classic: Zodak

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Years ago Mattel was simply thought of as the company that made Matchbox cars. They dabbled in the action figure realm from time to time but outside of He-Man and The Masters of the Universe there hadn&rsquo...

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


5 Actors Turned Comic Writers

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another cape-crushing edition of The No-Fly Zone...

GIRAFFES IN MY HAIR Review

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

In this stunning graphic autobiography, Bruce Paley recounts his life as a teenager in the 1960’s through adulthood in the 1970’s. It begins with his days as a young hippy obsessed with Jack Kerouac...

New AVATAR Trailer Online

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

20th Century Fox and director James Cameron have officially released their new trailer Avatar online. You can check it out in the video player below. ...

New 24 Teaser Online

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Premiering last night during the first game of the World Series, Fox TV has revealed the first teaser trailer for season eight of 24. The next chaotic day of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) will begin on Sunday, January 17th. As with previous installments the premiere will consist of two hours on Sunday and two hours on Monday.

Here's the new teaser.

5 Most Haunted Places In America

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

 
 
Ahhh, Halloween. A time of free candy, hot chicks dressing up as French maids and strange stories of the dead. We&rsquo...

Nabari no Ou Vol. #01

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

A solid start for a modern times ninja drama...

Sin: The Motion Picture (2009 Edition)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Nine years after originally releasing the OVA, ADV Films has brought their first big original project out once again.

What They Say

Enter the world of SIN. In the 21st century, the city of Freeport teeters on the verge of collapse. The twin tides of rampant crime and ruinous graft face but a single barrier, an elite strike-force labeled HARDCORPS. Lead by Colonel John Blade, they have become a fierce fighting force for justice in Freeport...

Oh My Goddess! Vol. #12

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Peorth vs...

Dragon Ball Z Feature 1: Bardock The Father of Goku

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The first of two Dragon Ball Z specials tells the story of Goku&rsquo...

Anderson's LIVING/DEAD to Lens Next Year?

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Director Brad Anderson's 'The Living and the Dead' to lens next year...

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode #29

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The scope of what the homunculi are up to is made plain to Ed and that changes his entire view.

What They Say:

The Elrics are at Bradley's mercy; if the brothers make one wrong move, those dearest to them will pay. As Mustang quietly gathers allies at his side...

Special A Collection 2

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese 2.0 Language, English Subtitles

Review Equipment

Neo Angelique Abyss Season 1 Collection

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese 2.0 Language, English Subtitles

Review Equipment

Tears to Tiara Collection 2

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese 2.0 Language, English Subtitles

Review Equipment

Glass Mask Collection 1

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese 2.0 Language, English Subtitles

Review Equipment

Hidamari Sketch Season 1 Collection

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese 2.0 Language, English Subtitles

Review Equipment

FUNimation's Dragonaut Talks with Stephen Colbert

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

FUNimation has added some new videos to their YouTube channel that mix in trailers, original content and an amusing "Interview Challenge" posed by the Colbert Report show with Stephen Colbert...

Petite Princess Yucie: Complete Collection (2010 Edition)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese Language, English Language, English Subtitles

Review Equipment

You're Under Arrest Season 2 Collection 2

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say


The Review!


Features
Japanese 2.0 Language, English Subtitles

Review Equipment

Sentai Filmworks Announces January 2010 Titles

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Section 23 has sent out their latest round of solicitation information for Sentai Filmworks and AEsir Holdings and they've picked up some new licenses yet again. Sentai Filmworks is coming out with six new releases, including the first DVD sets of anime series Hidamari Sketch, Glass Mask...