Game: Nightshade/ Hyakka Hyakurou. Developer: D3P and Red Entertainment Summary by Steam: During the Sengoku Period the two main factions of ninja clans, Iga and Kōga, warred against each other for decades. In the year 1593, Nobunaga Oda started the Tenshō Iga war, decimating most of the Iga ninjas in the process. The very few that survived were absorbed into the Kōga...

Kimi no Na wa. – translated as Your Name. – began it’s theatrical run in North America last week. Funimation recorded a dub of the movie for English audiences, as well a subtitled version for more seasoned fans. The movie made a sound 1.6 million the weekend of April 7-9, 2017.  Here’s why you should definitely spend the moo-lah...

With the increase in digital releases, I’ve been drawn to review some of the new titles that are digital only. This past month I’ve read three of these titles. Here’s the lowdown on some new digital-only series. Gleam by Aya Shirosaki – Cross Infinite World publishing Synopsis from publisher: The small kingdom of Steliol is rife with the machinations...

This genre of shoujo manga in North America is the one that tends to struggle the most.  There’s no supernatural powers, or vampires, and there are no fantasy elements. There are just really emotional stories that tug at the heart strings.  We’ve gotten a few of these series in the past, and some are still currently ongoing due to...

I like practical anime merchandise, so when I heard Yuri!!! on Ice was coming out with two jigsaw puzzles I preordered them as soon as possible! It was worth it! As usual, CD Japan is great at packing their products to ensure they make it to you in one piece. There are two versions. The smaller 300 puzzle piece...