Yeah… even I’m surprised that I went with the Lupin III figure.
On Site:
 DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session |
 Scott from The Anime Almanac |
 Narutaki from Reverse Thieves |
 OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions |
 Greg |
 Jon I. from JANAiBlog |
 Kyle Hebert |
 Vince A |
 Hisui from Reverse Thieves |
 animenext from AnimeNEXT |
 Vampt Vo from Ani-Gamers |
I was wondering what this dude was doing in a bath towel…
On Site:
DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session |
Scott from The Anime Almanac |
Narutaki from Reverse Thieves |
Greg |
OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions |
animenext from AnimeNEXT |
Vince A |
Hisui from Reverse Thieves |
Kyle Hebert |
Vampt Vo from Ani-Gamers |
The Ponies in Stereo
On Site:
Scott from The Anime Almanac |
Greg |
Narutaki from Reverse Thieves |
OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions |
animenext from AnimeNEXT |
Vince A |
Vampt Vo from Ani-Gamers |
Kyle Hebert |
Hisui from Reverse Thieves |
Konami Kanata’s Chi’s Sweet Home is a story about as simple as a story can be. When a gray-striped kitten is separated from his mother, he is discovered by a family with a young son, Yohei. The problem is that Yohei’s family lives in an apartment complex that doesn’t allow pets, so they secretly keep the kitty around as they search for a permanent home for her. But after a while, Yohei, mama, and papa eventually grow attached to the kitten, and they even name her Chi. It becomes obvious that they are never going to give away the kitty as she has quickly become a part of their happy household.
It is no secret that I love Chi, and it certainly ranks up there as one of my all time favorite series. I already own most of the comics in Japanese, and the anime earned the #2 position on my Top Anime of 2009 list last year. So I am expecting a lot out of this title when Vertical releases it later this month. In fact, I have never anticipated a comic’s English release more than I have with Chi’s Sweet Home.
And so I am thrilled to report that Vertical’s release is very, very well done.
Bringing the classic 80’s manga into the world of CGI animation, Appleseed tells the story of Deunan Knute, a tough chick and veteran war hero in the post apocalyptic cyber-future world of 2131. While in the middle of an epic battle against many big machines, Knute is sedated and taken away to the utopian society of Olympus, where humans and human clones live together in peace. As it turns out, the war is actually over, and she is asked to join Olympus as the protector of their city.
But of course, just like any utopian society, something goes horribly, horribly wrong. A terrorist organization wipes out the facilities needed to keep the clones alive, and the only thing that can save them is the Appleseed, a bit of data created by Knute’s late mother. But as Knute dives deeper into the search of the this critical piece of information, she uncovers that the conspiracy runs far deeper than anyone had anticipated. Many powerful enemies stand between her and the survival of the artificial species.
Fans may have remember that the movie was originally released in the US by Geneon Entertainment in 2005. However, the company did not last much longer after that and the film’s sequel, Appleseed Ex Machina, was later released by Warner Brothers with a completely new dub cast.
Well now Sentai / Section 23 has rescued the original movie, and they redubbed it with the Ex Machina cast for better consistency between the two films. And for the first time ever, they’re releasing the computer generated anime film on Blu-ray disc.
And oh god, does it look freaking sweet!
