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The Digital Matrix: Reverb for 5/2

A picture says a million words, but I’ll add a few more to it.  It’s hard to walk around the Internet looking for game related news without bumping into this picture.  A sleek and sexy color of the Wii.  Many countries have this particular item already and the only real news is the rumors flying [...]

Turn Me On: Spice and Wolf

Few anime out there have the power to catch my attention the way that Spice and Wolf has.  It is a simple yet complex story with the ability to keep your attention from start to finish and yearning for more.  I say this Anime has the power that few have for that face that it [...]

The Digital Matrix: The Sky Crawlers – Innocent Aces

Video games offer all sorts of experiences, some exciting, others intriguing. For whatever reason, the titles that focus on dogfighting tend to have their own brand of thrill – either due to immersion or the feel of blasting others out of the sky. The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces delivers this for the Wii, with a fun [...]

The Toybox: Ame-Comi Heroine Series Star Sapphire and Jade

First shown at the their booth at Toyfair 2010, DC Direct will release two Green Lantern related figures in their popular Ame-Comi series that will have your heart beating just a few beats quicker if not even faster.

Turn Me On: Fate/Stay Night

Fate/Stay Night, what an odd name for a title. As far as I can see, it has little or nothing to do with the actual Anime with the possible accept ion of Fate. But what is fate really?  Some would argue it doesn’t even exist. Fate, Destiny, an inevitable course of events. Some of us [...]

Roll of the Dice: Bounty Head Bebop

The animated TV show Cowboy Bebop was hugely influential, and is considered by many to be a modern day classic. It contained a strong futuristic setting with planet-hopping bounty hunters as the focus. One could easily imagine an RPG played in such a setting…but no official game exists. Bounty Head Bebop, written by JP deHenaut [...]

Turn Me On: Ah! My Goddess: Season One

Just like Hollywood, I’ve realized there are no new stories, only retellings of older ones. With that in mind, here’s my re-imagining of an old review from the original website, this time with more plot, bigger explosions, and even crasser language. It’ll make millions!!!

Keichi Morisato is the penultimate down-on-his-luck college bachelor. His life [...]

Turn Me On: Genshiken (Season 1)

Muahahaha! Another ancient creation of ill repute has been reintroduced into the current timeline by the dark powers lurking within my brain. March forth and conquer, Genshiken!

It is Sasahara’s first day of college, and a fateful choice awaits him. Which college clubs will he choose to join? But Sasahara is no ordinary young man; a [...]

Off the Rack: Shoujo Art Studio

Random House, though it’s Watson-Guptill Publications imprint, has published a book detailing how to design and make your own Shoujo comics.

Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
Price: $25.99
ISBN: 978-0-8230-9973-3 (0-8230-9973-3)

About the author:
Yishan Li is a professional manga artist living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her work has been published in the UK. US, France, and Switzerland. With many published books [...]

Ticket Stubs: Straight Jacket

This division of the government utilizes magic users, called Tactical Sorcerists. These magic users are trained at fighting demons. Each Sorcerist has a suit of armor called a mold that they wear into battle, much like a knight’s armor; but instead of swords the Sorcerists use very large guns.