Manga Review: Fruits Basket, Ultimate Edition, Volume 4
Tohru Honda was living in a tent, alone, after her mother died. Because Tohru is terribly kindhearted, she did not want to worry her relatives and friends by living with them. Then one fateful day brought Tohru into the world of the Sohma's. As Tohru would quickly find out, the Sohma family has a secret. When certain members are embraced by a member of the opposite sex, they transform into the animal of the zodiac they are possessed by. Tohru ends up living with three of the Sohmas, Yuki (the Rat), Kyo (the Cat), and Shigure (the Dog).
Blu-ray Review: Surrogates
Based on the comic series of the same name, Surrogates delivers a thriller wrapped in an action movie packaging that will keep you locked in your seat for its short, yet sweet duration. The Blu-ray release feels like a similar treat, offering a very small amount of awesome special features packed in with great video and sound quality. Fans of the original comic series as well as fans of sci-fi films in general should pick this one up.
DVD Review: One Piece Season 2 Fifth Voyage
In One Piece Season 2: Fifth Voyage, the battle for Alabasta has begun! Luffy and his friends have been spending all this time traveling through just the outer edges of the Grand Line, battling not only the heat but the agents of Baroque Works.
Manga Review: Vampire Hunter D, Volume 4
D is on his way to the next job, when he comes across the scene of a family massacre. The Knight family seems to have been brutally attacked by some dragons. Only the daughter, Lori, survives, but she has severe radiation poisoning. One of the few remaining Mobil Towns was scheduled to meet D at a nearby location. D helps the man who saved Lori, John M. Brasselli Pluto VIII (and nothing less), get Lori to the town's doctor. D has been hired by the mayor of the town to exterminate a Noble who somehow made it into the town. D, however, knows there is much more than that to the story.
Manga Review: Vampire Hunter D, Volume 2
In the small village of Tepes, there is promise, and great fear. Ten years ago, four children went missing, then, a month later, three out of the four returned, with no recollection of what happened. Back to the present, the now grown-up children are living their lives, and one of them has been chosen to be taken to a top school in the capital city. Before the selection committee comes for the girl, however, there is a little problem that needs to be taken care of… a Noble who can hunt during the day?
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Manga Review: Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom vol 9: Null and Void.
Nora – The Last Chronicle of Devildom is about the forced compact between Nora, the Cerberus, a legendary demon also known as the vicious dog of disaster and Kazuma Magari, a demanding high school student. In order to give him some “training” in the human world, his master the Dark Liege entered him into a pact with Kazuma. Now Nora must ask for authorization when using his own magic, and Kazuma can restrain him by declaring "I forbid". This causes Nora's collar to choke the poor, troublemaking guy.
DVD Review: Sands of Destruction, The Complete Series
So you've had a rotten life, you're dominated by a race of beast men that would just as soon kill you as look at you. Everything you hold dear seems meaningless because the most important person in your life was killed trying to change the world. What would you do? If it were me and I had access to the power to destroy the world, well, I would use it and do just that. I would destroy the world.
TV Review: Chuck Season Three (Episodes 1-5)
The fans have spoken and Chuck, one of the best shows on television, has made its return to NBC for Season Three!
Thanks to an amazing fan campaign and the decline of people who actually care about Heroes, NBC realized the importance of this little spy show and has truly given it a chance to shine. Chuck advertisements have been all over the place and these days, marketing is everything. When I arrived home last week I found a Fedex box from NBC Universal with the Chuck Press Kit, containing the first five episodes of Season Three, a secret spy kit, digital voice changer, and super secret spy glasses! The episodes alone would have been cool enough, but I do love my spy kit.
Blu-ray Review: Battlestar Galactica- Season One
The Cylons are coming! The Cylons are coming! They're here.
Battlestar Galactica: Season One has made its way to Blu-ray, and it is
truly glorious. This is a show that was meant to be watched in high
definition. It is amazing how different the episodes look compared to DVD. I need to start out by mentioning that I do indeed own all of BSG on DVD. It was a series that I felt needed to have in my collection and I wanted to relive it before the final season aired. Now that this Blu-ray set is in my hands, I have the desire to own it all on Blu-ray.