Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges Passes Away

Earlier this evening, Chris Ayres posted on his Facebook wall that voice actress Cassandra Hodges had passed away.  According to Ayres, a coroner’s report has been made, but no further information is available at this time.  Hodges was 28 years old and scheduled to appear at Anime Festival Wichita next week and later on at AnimeIowa and [...]

Demand Trigun Badlands Rumble for Hampton Roads!

This summer, FUNimation is showing Trigun Badlands Rumble on the big screen in select areas. As you may have guessed, we are not one of those chosen few… but do not cry just yet. If we have enough of a demand for the movie in the area, we can get Trigun Badlands Rumble here! All [...]

Demand Summer Wars for Hampton Roads!

This winter, FUNimation is showing Summer Wars on the big screen in select areas.  As you may have guessed, we are not one of those chosen few… but do not cry just yet.  If we have enough of a demand for the movie in the area, we can get Summer Wars here!  All you have [...]

Spring Season 2010 Anime – Sarai-ya Goyou (House of Five Leaves)

Akitsu Masanosuke is a shy and somewhat naive ronin who is from the country, trying to make his way in Edo.  Due to his timidity, he has a difficult time keeping a job as a bodyguard.  By chance he meets a man named Yaichi who offers him a job as his bodyguard.  Since he had no job [...]

FUNiCon 4.0

If you are not able to get to a con this summer, you can still get all the latest updates and release information from FUNimation’s FUNiCon 4.0!  This four-part video “con” gives you the information that you would typically hear at one of their industry panels.  Another interesting feature to the video is part 2, where we get [...]

News During the Break

There were several important stories while I was on my little posting sabbatical.  The anime and manga industry have been undergoing some changes as of late and not necessarily for the better. May 11, 2010 – Go! Comi Disappears Manga publisher Go! Comi has faded away by letting their web domain expire.  This is not [...]

Spring Season 2010 Anime – Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei (The Tatami Galaxy)

My next choice from the spring season is Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei (The Tatami Galaxy).  We follow the flashbacks of a college dropout and see many different versions of his life if he would have chosen different paths. Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei/The Tatami Galaxy (2010) When a college dropout stops for a late night bite at a mysterious ramen stand, he [...]

April Meet-up

Hello!  This is my first post here to keep us all updated on what we watched, and I will add my own reactions to the series as well.  This meet-up was actually really good because we actually watched a number of anime.  Just a side note, normally we watch the first episode or two of [...]

Simulcasts and Upcoming Releases

Anime News Network - FUNimation announced that they will be simulcasting House of Five Leaves and The Tatami Galaxy from the Fuji TV’s late-night Noitamina block.  Both shows will be available one hour after they air on Fuji TV.  The first episode of House of Five Leaves streamed on Thursday, April 15th at 1:30 PM (Eastern Time).  Each episode will be available [...]

ICHI Movie Screening

ICHI (2008)  Beautiful Ichi wanders blindly from village to village, searching for the sightless swordsman who long ago taught her to kill. Her technique is exquisite and explosive, her defenses as impenetrable as the darkness in which she moves. Many along her solitary path are touched – some by the sound of her delicate music, others [...]