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Sunday, March 28, 2010

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One Piece Episode #444

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Impel Down is certainly turning into quite the place to have a riot.

What They Say
With Ace on his way to Navy Headquarters and Luffy and his new friends following, the mayhem continues in Impel Down as even more uninvited guests crash the gates. Magellan, however...

BRAVE & THE BOLD - "The Super-Batman of Planet X" Review

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Proving once again a respect for what came before, the good people at Batman: The Brave and the Bold paid homage to a couple of different incarnations of the Caped Crusader in their latest episode, “The Super-Batman of Planet X...

New This Week in Anime for 03/30/2010

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The end of March is a pretty good release week both for new releases and for those looking to save a little money and get a lot for it. On the saving side, FUNimation has rolled out the new Kanon release and the complete Aquarion collection which is half of what the first set ran practically while giving you double the content. Negima...

Hanamaru Kindergarten Episode #12

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

It's the end of the run and unsurprisingly it ends with smiles and calmness rather than outlandish moments.

What They Say
Welcome to Hanamaru Kindergarten! Here, you will find that everyone is super genki and full of beans, and that every day is fun, fun, fun...

Magic Knight Rayearth Season 2 Remastered Set

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
6 Disc Collection
Remastered
15th Anniversary Collection

The Review!


Features
Japanese 2.0 LAnguage, English 2.0 Language, English Subtitles, Pilot Film, Clean Openings, Clean Closings, Clean On-Air Ending, All missing sections restored, Added slate track

Review Equipment

Boba Fett Makes His Clone Wars Debut

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

“Feared throughout the galaxy for his ruthless reputation as a bounty hunter, Boba Fett has long been a figure of mystery and intrigue. And though he only had five lines (and a death scream) in the entire original trilogy...

Damage DVD Review

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

In “Damage” former pro wrestler “Stone Cold” Steve Austin stars as a John Brickner, recently paroled ex-con who served time for manslaughter. Damage rehashes just about every Jean Claude Van Damme film of the 80s and 90s, particularly “Lionheart” whose plot it lifts unabashedly...

Media Blasters Sets July Schedule

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Media Blasters has started reworking their release schedules after putting a number of delays out there recently but they're playing it slim for the summer months it appears. For July, usually a busy release month to coincide with Anime Expo...

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Mania News Updates

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Kitty Media Goes Blu-ray

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Kitty Media has cleaned up some of their release list problems that were announced recently with several delays now finding new dates. Learning the Hard Way and the Urotsukidoji movie have now found a new home in the month of July. Added to the release list though is something of a surprise with the Urotsukidoji movie also getting a DVD/Blu-ray como release for just $5 more. High definition hentai at long last...

Cobra: The Animation Episode 13

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

They've finally arrived at Shiva Castle and that means it's endgame time.

What They Say
Cobra is very known space pirate, but decides to change his face and to clear all his memories. He becomes a common guy, with a common job, and a very boring life...

Lair of the Beasts: Monster Mayhem

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

Alrewas is a large village and civil parish situated approximately five miles north of the English city of Lichfield, Staffordshire and has a population of approximately 3,000. It lies adjacent to the A38 road, which follows the line of Ryknild Street...

Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend Movie

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

What They Say
Blu-ray/DVD Combo Release

The Review!


Features
Japanese Language, English Subtitles

Review Equipment

Fox Cancels 24

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

After a few weeks on the cancellation bubble, Fox has officially dropped the axe on its long running action series "24"...

FlashForward: Blowback Review

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

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New Sorcerer's Apprentice Trailer

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Walt Disney Pictures has unleashed a new full trailer for their fantasy The Sorcerer's Apprentice. You can check it out down below. The fantasy stars Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Monica Bellucci and Toby Kebbell. Director Jon Turteltaub helmed the Jerry Bruckheimer production from a screenplay by Matt Lopez...

Supernatural: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid Review

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

No great soundtrack, very little humor, and the lamest appearance of a horseman yet all add up to weak return of the brothers Winchester in Supernatural. Throughout the first half of the episode, the story just seemed to bomb but by the halfway point, things do start to recover. Sam and Dean investigate a case 20 miles from Bobby&rsquo...

Friday, March 26, 2010

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NEMESIS #1 Review

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Well, after a much ballyhooed road to print, Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's Nemesis ...

Durarara!! Episode #12

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Just how many heads are rolling around out there on bodies that aren't their own?

What They Say
Seiji attacks Mikado to get back the girl with the scar on her neck, but the girl tells him the truth. The truth startles both him and Celty. Seiji is too shocked to move, and an infuriated Celty leaves the scene. What answer will they find in it...

Akiballion: Battlemaids of Akihabara Complete Collection

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Dark and gothic Gotham has a hero to match it, so naturally Akihabara's protectors will be a maid cafe waitress, a nurse and a swimsuit model who transform into champions of justice to save the world from creeps turned into monsters...

Jormungand Vol. #02

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The chaos and gunplay continues as a handful of interesting new maniacs are introduced.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Keitaro Takahashi
Translation: Joe Yamazaki
Adaptation: Stan!

What They Say
In the business of arms dealing, your list of enemies is as long as your list of clients...

Dragon Pink

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

This is one dragon that you&rsquo...

Strike Witches Season 1

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

In 1944, what&rsquo...

Toy Review: Sandtrooper: Squad Leader

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

There comes a time in every collector’s life when he wants a little something extra for his collection. I have tons of Star Wars figures by both Kenner and Hasbro. To see just how many Stormtroopers are standing on my desk at this moment would easily reveal that I am obsessed with Star Wars (check out

10 Memorable Performances by Athletes in Films

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

 
Athletes have been fixtures in films for decades–from Olympic gold medal swimmer Johnny Weismuller the most famous actor to play the role of Tarzan; to  Dan Marino in Ace Venture: Pet Detective That said, we’d like to present our list of 10 of most memorable performances by athletes in film. Some are cameos, some are co-stars, some are stars...

OTHER GUYS Motion Poster

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Columbia Pictures has unleashed a new motion poster for their action-comedy The Other Guys. You can check it out down below courtesy of Yahoo Movies.

Set to hit theaters late this summer, the buddy cop send-up will star Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson...

LOSERS Character Posters

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

There's a new set of 'Losers' character banners online. Plus: A new set of 'Scott Pilgrim' photos online. A new 'Kick-Ass' video Q & A online. The new 'Marmaduke' trailer is online and more! You gotta fight for your right to your Comics2Film 10.3.26...

Lionsgate Drops MGM Bid

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Which ever company wins the rights to holding MGM's library of titles, it won't be Lionsgate who takes over the heavily indebted studio. HR reports that Lionsgate, once a front runner in the race, has no intention of raising its offer which currently stands between $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion. ...

HUMAN TARGET - 1.9 - "Corner Man" Review

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Human Target does what it does best again this week: a solid, entertaining hour of action, devoid of excessive bells and whistles, and interested mainly in showing us a good time. The chases and explosions remain minimal, but that doesn't mean the show skimps on the action...

Relativity Going DOWN

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Relativity Media is planning a supernatural thriller that will deal wonders with claustrophobics as the story seems to revolve around a man in an elevator. The Hollywood Reporter says the company has optioned the original screenplay Down from freshman scribe Greg Russo.

Plot Concept: Described by one person who read it as " 'Buried' meets '1408,' " the supernatural thriller centers on a guy trapped in an elevator.

Paramount Options WONDLA

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Paramount Pictures may have missed the box office mark they were hoping for when adapting Tony DiTerlizzi's The Spiderwick Chronicles into feature film back in 2008 but it's not stopping them from planning to adapt one of the author's future fantasy novels.

Deadline NY's Michael Fleming is reporting the studio has optioned the rights to The Search For WondLa...

WB Beats the DEVIL

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Warner Bros. Pictures, the distributors behind the blockbuster franchise Harry Potter, is hoping to show off some magic of a different sort at a theater near you. Hearing it straight from the author...

ASOS Brigade Goes To Bang Zoom

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The promotional campaign for the second season of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is continuing right along and the ASOS Brigade has a new video out today as the characters visit Bang Zoom Entertainment. The question about who would be playing the parts is cleared up nicely on this visit as we learn that the original cast from season one will be returning to reprise the primary character roles...

Hot Tub Time Machine Review

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

The central irony of Hot Tub Time Machine is that the audience most willing to love it will probably also notice its copious 1980s continuity errors. Do you know when 21 Jump Street first came out? Or when that hideous Kid N' Play haircut was all the rage...

How to Train Your Dragon Movie Review

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

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Vampire Knight Dub Cast Announced

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

VIZ Media has announced the cast for the upcoming North American debut of VAMPIRE KNIGHT, the gothic-romance animated series based on the bestselling manga (graphic novel) by Matsuri Hino.
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First Look: Soul Eater Part 2

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Soul Eater hits the halfway mark this this set as we get twelve episodes that takes us through one full arc. It's an arc that instead sets up potentially what the second half of the series should be about though. The first set of Soul Eater didn't impress all that much in terms of the actual story and with some of the characters but I loved the visuals and the creative design of the world that these characters do live in...

BRAVE & THE BOLD - "The Super Batman of Planet X"

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Batman meets a copy cat hero and he's Super on this week's new episode of 'Batman: The ...

Ikigami Vol. #04

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Volume 3 hinted at some changes in the way Fujimoto carries out his job -- does Volume 4 follow through...

Cyberteam in Akihabara Complete Collection

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Take the hardsuits of Bubblegum Crisis, add the magical girl sensibilities of Sailor Moon, and add some cutesy mascots that could be straight out of Pretty Cure, and you have Cyberteam in Akihabara - and if that sounds like an unholy chimera of a show, you wouldn't be too far from the truth.  Time for a trip to the anime basement.....

Legend of Lyon Flare 2: Into the Erogenous Zone

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

A two episode follow-up to a now tame show comes across as a strangely convoluted mess with no real point.

What They Say

Return to the world of Lyon, where the clan of Brastica, led by Queen Flare, now seeks to bring down the Capital City of Crossland...

8 Cool Ways to Time Travel

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

 

 
Superman can simply fly at incredible speeds around earth to meet all his time traveling needs but normal folks have to look for different ways to accomplish time travel. With so many different time traveling options available it’s difficult to pick the best one but don’t worry because to ease the decision making process...

DANGER UNLIMITED Graphic Novel Review

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

John Byrne does what John Byrne does best; creates an engaging world in four issues that leaves you begging for more.

 

What They Say:

In December 1959, the Carson family meets explorer Mike Worley in South America to investigate an ancient spaceship that crashed in the Amazon jungle in the distant past...

Omamori Himari Episode #12

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

It's the end of the line for Omamori Himari as Shuten-doji and Tama's plans are now in full effect.

What They Say
Yuuto Amakawa comes from a long line of demon-slayers. Orphaned seven years ago without a single living relative, he has been protected and been able to live life as an ordinary high school boy - until his sixteenth birthday when his protection charm wears off...

A Short History of Vampires in Comics, Part 1

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another week of The No-Fly Zone. This is Mania.com's sort-of alternative comics column--sort of because we cover mainstream stuff that doesn't include superheroes (unless it's Kick-Ass or something equally off-beat). And, mainstream or not, we love DC's mature readers imprint Vertigo around here...

SCOTT PILGRIM Trailer Online

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

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TV Tokyo Invests in Crunchyroll

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Crunchyroll, Inc., and TV TOKYO announced today the expansion of their industry-defining content alliance and partnership with the February 2010 conclusion of a $750,000 strategic investment by TV TOKYO into Crunchyroll...

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode #49

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

It's all just a matter of Pride.

What They Say
With his father's help, Al takes incredible steps to contain the monstrous Pride. As the sun begins to rise on the Promised Day, the youngest Elric listens while the Homunculus ponders his very human mother...

Is Bassett GREEN LANTERN's Nick Fury?

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Angela Bassett joins 'Green Lantern' as Amanda "The Wall" Waller. Plus: AvP director to helm 'Buck Rogers'. 'Thor' bits and pieces. 'World of Quest' coming to DVD and more!  Caught in the middle of the railroad tracks...

Inu Yasha: Final Act Episode #25

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

We are now one episode from the finale, and Kagome gets a glimpse of what her life could be, if she makes one wish.

What They Say
Naraku heads for the Bone Eater's Well and vanishes! Before disappearing, Naraku makes his last wish for Kagome, injured at the hands of Byakuya, to be swallowed into Meido...

Robert Culp Passes Away

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Actor Robert Culp--best known from his roles in "The Greatest American Hero" and "I Spy"...

Baka and Test -Summon the Beasts- Episode #11

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Today, things are back to battle mode as Class F declares war on Class D. Does Yuuji have the tactical genius to pull out another victory, or will he show himself to be a mere idiot, like the rest...

Bird Circling M:I 4

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Director Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) could be making his live-action directorial debut for Paramount's Mission: Impossible IV...

New PREDATORS Featurette

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Just a few days after unleashing their first theatrical trailer for Predators, 20th Century Fox and producer Robert Rodriguez have revealed a new featurette courtesy of the film's official website. The latest clip which centers on Adrien Brody's character Royce can be seen down below...

Mattel Alien Franchise Coming

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

With so many Mattel-based toy lines being turned into feature films, it seems the toy maker is now challenging their designers to think of a new product based around an alien civilization that's been living in the depths of Earth's oceans.

NY Magazine's