Black Rock Shooter: The Game Review

The Pixiv illustration that launched an otaku empire has been all of those things, including a PSP game that has surprisingly been localized for North American and European fans. Has NISA done us a favor and rescued an obscure gem, or is this simply a cash-in on the franchise’s niche popularity?

Steins;Gate Review

Spring season of 2011 was definitely a great time to be an anime fan. Denpa Onna made us want to believe in aliens, Nichijou brought KyoAni out of their comfort zone and was absolutely hilarious, but, above all that, was the sometimes gripping sometimes hilarious time travel tale of Steins;Gate Never have I ever watched…

Penguindrum Collection 1 Review

Every so often someone creates a masterpiece that can only exist in animated form – or more specifically, can only exist as anime. Putting infamous director Kunihiko Ikuhara back in the director’s chair and pairing him with critically acclaimed studio Brain’s Base was certainly enough to grab everyone’s attention, even before we knew a single detail about the series itself. The result of their union is something beautiful, strange, and not for everyone, but they very well may have achieved that goal.

Persona 4 Golden Review

Persona 4 was an instant classic, better than its predecessor in nearly every way. Four years later, it seems Atlus is trying to pull the same trick, whipping out an updated release of an old game, putting some new bells and whistles on it. The question is, how did it turn out?

Cute Girls Punching Things

Fairy Bloom Freesia Review

Nyu Media’s latest release borrows familiar elements from other action and fighting titles to create a unique little brawler full of flashy combat and cute characters. But will that be enough for Freesia to fight its way into your game library? Let’s take a look a closer look.

Haibane Renmei: The Complete Series Review

Haibane Renmei has been trapped in licensing limbo for quite a while – after Geneon Entertainment collapsed, many of its old properties were lost to the winds. FUNimation decided to pick up a bunch of their old titles, however, this little gem among them. Many fans have been waiting years for a rerelease of this show, unwilling to cough up some $200 for one of the old out-of-print Geneon sets, and now they can finally add this to their collections. But is this obscure title worth adding to yours?

I guess they really liked my review

K-ON!! Season 2 Blu-ray Collection 2 Review

The looming specter of graduation has finally caught up with the Light Music Club, and our normally carefree girls have some big decisions to make. With some actual potential for drama, is it possible K-ON! could shift over to some serious introspection, or do they burn through their final block of episodes with business as usual? The answer may not be as obvious as you think.

Charlie Tunoku versus Aigis

Persona 4 Arena Review

What happens when take the best RPG series of the past decade and hand it over to a top tier fighting game developer? This game. Reach out for the truth about Persona 4 Arena in our latest review.

Chrono Trigger Import Review

With instant classics such as Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, and Secret of Mana, it’s no question that Squaresoft is the king of role-playing games on the Super Nintendo. Every single video game they’re putting out these days is a smash hit, I can understand some level of apprehension about whether they can keep it up, particularly since their newest title does not carry the Final Fantasy name. There’s only one way to be sure of Chrono Trigger’s quality before it inevitably comes out in America: import it from Japan, and my copy has finally arrived. Read ahead to see if Square has lost their Midas touch, or if their games are still gold.