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VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE The Manga - - Retro Review
It’s hard not to see some
added significance, now, in how this epic focuses on a balancing pendant… The VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE show
was notable, among many things, for finding an all-too-rare middle ground
between shonen and shojo. ItShow More Summary
Suisei no Gargantia 05 – Mechaniku
Summary: Red is bummed out that he can’t get a job with his current skill set and he is now being crushed under the weight of his student loans debts from not having insurance on Chamber. Amy does her best to find him appropriate work, but Chamber correctly predicts that Red’s current skillset is unsuitable [...]
AV MOD MATERIAL: Community Spotlight 5/10/13
Greetings, Anime Vice Community. The front page seemed so lonely this week with no reviews on the weekly Shonen Trilogy, but I can't complain about some time off. Tom and Sam posted a VICE PIT on the God of Anime and a Daft Punk AMV, and Sam asked the community what they've learned about Japan through anime. Show More Summary
Read the Manga! Alien Nine
I’ve been meaning to start having some manga reviews on Sea Slugs, but I thought I’d add a little twist to the formula. In this post I’ll announce what manga I’m going to read, and then I’ll have the actual review in a week or two. That way other people who want to read the [...]
MAGI #16 - - Watch & Learn
This was another one of those episodes where I was starting to compose
a couple paragraphs in my head while watching the first half, then I had to
promptly abandon them once I got into the second half. So I guess this is the
extbook example of a “half-good” installment, then. Show More Summary
Devil Survivor 2 – 06: Tuesday of turbulence – Part 2
Summary: Episode 6 begins with Airi and Jungo infiltrating the base while Hibiki and the other summoners are on standby waiting for the next Septentrion to appear. Otome asks Hibiki about his reasons for deserting the JP’s, and surprisingly Hibiki delivers a much more clear explanation. Hibiki believes many people have died by Hotsuin’s orders, [...]
Has Anime TAUGHT You Anything About Japan? -- BURNING QUESTIONS
In Burning Questions, Sam Weller pontificates on, ruminates upon or investigates into any and all anime and manga topics. PREVIOUS QUESTIONS: Has an anime ever made you ANGRY? How do you discover NEW anime? Has an anime ever made you...Show More Summary
ONE PIECE #594 - - Special Review
I figured that the body-swapped Straw Hats had actually exchanged their
uniquely-stylized eyes to signify who was in whose body but, to be honest, I
wasn’t playing close enough attention to the details to know for sure. As such,
now that some of them have been restored to normal, it’s a little validating to
see that suspicion confirmed. Show More Summary
DEVIL SURVIVOR 2 - - One of the Best New Anime this Spring?
Read this Anime Novice's reviews of other new Spring shows here and here... Before you die, you see... your dead face? As an avid sci-fi nut, I would've already been on board for a pilot centered on the reliable terror of technology taking over. Show More Summary
DRAGON BALL Z #16 - - Watch & Learn
Let me tell you, when I realized this was going to be another
Gohan-centric episode, I braced myself for another bout of bored multi-tasking.
As such, I was quite splendidly surprised to find that this was actually one of
he good filler episodes... Show More Summary
Who is the 'God of Anime?' - - THE VICE PIT
Recent Vice Pit sessions on... Daft Punk Made the Ultimate AMV? When Shonen Anime Rocks! ATTACK ON TITAN: Best Spring 2013 Anime? When Battle Anime Sucks? How to Deal with Anime Haters POKEMON Deserves Respect? Recent sessions in Vice Pit: Undercover... Show More Summary
ONE PIECE #7 - - Watch & Learn
Looks like Nami’s dangerous curves weren’t actually a… AHEM …
development the show only got around to after the timeskip. Seeing Zoro fight Buggy’s pet acrobat is validating, in a way. I’ll
ake the fact that “Cabaji” opts to fight whilst...Show More Summary
Anime Caption Contest! -- 5/7/13 -- AV MOD MATERIAL
Welcome back to the Anime Vice Constant Caption Contest! I apologize for the absence of this feature last week, I've been rather ill recently and didn't feel up to it. Anyway, after using an animated GIF last time went so well, I decided to use another one this week, along with a couple of images that I think may have endless captioning potential. Show More Summary
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S 04 – Imouto-tachi (Sisters)
Summary: Three months ago, two scientists open up an incubation chamber containing a grown MISAKA clone. Mikoto and Kuroko are waiting to meet up with Kazari’s group, with Mikoto being so unbelievably cheery that its actively worrying Kuroko. Kuroko starts to think something has happened to Mikoto, for even when she accidentally falls into Mikoto’s [...]
Top 5 Over-Looked Anime
Previous Lists... Top 2D Fighting Games Top Soundtracks Top Miyazaki Movies Top Forgotten Fighting GamesTop Manliest Men Top Ninjas Top Mecha Most Awful Anime Most Awful Dubs Wimpiest Guys Top Intros Top Anti-Heroes Best Ultraviolent...Show More Summary
AV MOD MATERIAL: Quick Picks -- 5/6/13
TAKASCHICHEA'S PICK : "It gives me a Gosick vibe" My Quick Pick would be Doubt. I saw DocHaus and a few editors on this manga wiki page. I was curious why they liked this manga series. The cover art of the rabbits reminds me of Shiro of Deadman Wonderland - who I keep referring to my White Rabbit from Egypt Central's White Rabbit song. Show More Summary
MAGI #15 - - Watch & Learn
Maybe it’s time to eat some more words… Earlier on, I was ever so effusive in praising MAGI for its lean plotting
and tight pacing (two qualities that stand in even starker relief amid shonen
anime, no less). Perhaps the conciseness of the arc with the nomads set the wrong expectations,
but this arc in Balbad has really worn out its welcome for me. Show More Summary
Valvrave the Liberator 04
Summary: With the discovery of the Valvrave, the ARUS government votes to use the next six months to develop an army of Valvraves before crushing their enemy Dorssia. Back on Module 77, L-elf lays it on Haruto. With the Dorrsian army about to invade and ARUS’s betrayal obvious to him, L-elf predicts that Haruto will [...]
Daft Punk Made the Ultimate Anime Music Video? - - THE VICE PIT
Recent Vice Pit sessions on... When Shonen Anime Rocks! ATTACK ON TITAN: Best Spring 2013 Anime? When Battle Anime Sucks? How to Deal with Anime Haters POKEMON Deserves Respect? Recent sessions in Vice Pit: Undercover... Richie Branson Raps! Transforming Manga into American Comics Who Works at an Anime Convention? Classic Vice Pit sessions on... Show More Summary
AV MOD MATERIAL: Community Spotlight 5/3/13
Greetings, Anime Vice Community. Tom and Sam posted a VICE PIT on Rocking Shonen Anime this week. Tom then posted his final review of YU YU HAKUSHO, and Alex Eckman-Lawn wrote a new editorial on the Top 5 Sci-Fi Anime. Next week is Golden Week. Show More Summary
