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I let the diversity of the subjects I cover represent myself.
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Crossed Special: Comparing The Then And Now Of Comic’s Favorite Human Atrocity Part 1
Story time is upon us here tonight at CTBF and the story in question is one that started it all and the genre that constitutes one-fourth of this site. Yeah, I feel like introducing you (sea of darting eyes) to… Read More ›
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Not Love But Delicious Foods Review: Food Priced So High That You Are Obligated To Love It
Of all the tons of manga released in the United States over the last ten years, encompassing various out-there titles, very few would go classified as the adult woman world of Josei. This manga’s demographic, constitutes an audience of older… Read More ›
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Megazone 23 Special – Part 1: So You Just Combined Streets of Fire With Science Fiction?
Megazone Part 1 was directed and part created by Noboru Ishiguro. He seems to have shared the director’s chair with recognizable names like Leiji Matsumoto on Space Battleship Yamato and Shoji Kawamori on the Macross movie The Super Dimension Fortress… Read More ›
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What Happens When CTBF Takes On The Megazone 23Complete Collection?
Anime as a medium goes through the same (or similar, from my viewpoint) creative processes of any other visual entertainment work. At a certain stage in a production, financial backing from producers has to come into play. In 1985, when… Read More ›
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The City of Lost Children Review: Come On Guys, It Is Not “That” Weird
As my taste in film develops with age, I find myself drifting ever closer to works with a French origin, yet always from a unique source. My knowledge of director Christophe Gans’ efforts like Silent Hill and Brotherhood of The… Read More ›
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Ancient Joe Review: Taking From The Past To Incorporate Into The Present
Folk tales are considered a vital part of a region’s cultural heritage and tradition. North America is breaming with such stories: John Henry and his role as a hard working steel driver on nineteenth century train tracks, the Native American… Read More ›
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Project A-ko Review: Follow Your Dreams
Back in my younger days as an Anime fan; my first Anime Convention was A-Kon 19 taking place the last day of my freshman year of high school. Even though it is considered the U.S.’s oldest Anime convention, nowadays I… Read More ›
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Black Blizzard Review: Hiding From The Past and The Cold
We here at Children of The Blazing Fist are fans of Japan’s famed Colonel Sanders impersonator Kazuo Koike. Series like Crying Freeman, Wounded Man, and Lone Wolf and Cub have entertained us to no end with absurd exploits with this… Read More ›
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The Midnight Meat Train Review: Do Not Trust This Suit Wearing Gentleman
Lions Gate is known as a top-tier independent production house in the West. They may not be as reaching as say MGM or Warner Bros., but even the average movie goer should be able to list off a title or… Read More ›
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Dark Entries Review: John Constantine Has His Work Cut Out For Him
Throughout Comic publishing’s long history of breeding countless companies, you are bound to find just as many imprints. Dark Horse has had past imprints like Legend where well-known creators like Mike Mignola and Frank Miller tried to create a creator-owned… Read More ›
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Yakuza (Like A Dragon) Review: Kabukichō’s Heat Is Getting To Its Citizens
The early nineties dawn the true start of films based originally on video games. Some people believe that the Super Mario Bros. adaption was what started this movement, a belief that I will uphold for history’s sake. Films based off… Read More ›
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Shinesman Review: The Goal Is To Get Overtime Pay!
Throughout anime’s lengthy history, the parody genre has been a long withstanding staple. Kid shows like Sgt. Frog parodies Gundam and Kamen Rider, the early 2000’s anime Panda-Z parodies Go-Nagai’s famous Mazinger Z, and the anime classic Project A-ko is… Read More ›
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Velveteen & Mandala Review: Velveteen Could Take Tank Girl Any Day
Many of you have been reading manga long enough to know that most manga were originally released in anthologies. Magazines like Shonen Sunday, Cookie, and Weekly Young Jump (the last one I might add contained Tetsuya Saruwatari’s Tough and Kazuo… Read More ›
