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AnimeFest 2013 Panels
Hey Internet, Alex, Alexa, and I are running five panels at AnimeFest 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Come see us August 30th-September 2nd for lectures on anime, world comics, and a little bit of art and porn (esk) manga this weekend…. Read More ›
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Princess Princess Review: Better Then the Frills Will Have You Believe
When I started to cover entertainment on this site, I told myself that trying to cover the latest thing would not only be economically infeasible, but also give my reviews the shelf life of grocery store fruit. As someone who… Read More ›
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No Longer Human Review: My Little Nihilist Can’t Be This Empty!
No Longer Human originally ran in Japan’s Comic Bunch magazine starting in 2009, and was written and drawn by Usamaru Furuya, whose work Lychee Light Club we’ve covered previously on our site. Furuya’s manga is an adaptation of Osamu Dazai’s semi-autobiographical novel of… Read More ›
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Blood Lad Review: Young People These Days…
We humans have an odd relationship with supernatural monsters; sometimes we fear them, sometimes we respect them, and sometimes we just sex them up. Vampires in particular seem to get a lot of the last one, which is funny… Read More ›
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Jiri Barta – Labyrinth of Darkness Special: Part 2
The Last Thief 1987 The Last Thief starts off at night time with a robber breaking into a supposed house. While he starts off small with a single gold coin, he notices more valuables that further entice him. His greed… Read More ›
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Jiri Barta – Labyrinth of Darkness Special: Part 1
At CTBF, we try to watch animation outside of our familiarity cottage with Anime. Speaking personally, I have a soft spot for the work of French director Sylvain Chomet (known for The Triplets of Belleville and The Illusionist), most of… Read More ›
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Everlast review: Because Nicholas Cage Isn’t Here to Save You
Originality and execution are two big elements of general entertainment media that many critics look for in any given series. Since it is difficult for most works to truly be “original” as many modern works are derivative of older ideas… Read More ›
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Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth Review: Another French Sounding Anime
When I first saw the DVD box cover to Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth, my need not to judge Anime based on the cover came out in full force. I thought, “Croisée is a show released by Sentai Filmworks that’s… Read More ›
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Check us out at odditygameseekers.com
We decided to make a Japanese video game related sister (brother, twin…whatever) site. So if you like our writing, and felt the odds of us making reference to import gaming in our film analysis was non-existent, then check us out… Read More ›
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A-Kon Panels: May 31st
A little late in mentioning this, but Children of The Blazing Fist will be presenting two panels this Friday at Dallas’ A-Kon. First up is: Japanese Comics to the Rest of the World: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Then: Battle for… Read More ›
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Special Appearance on The Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast: Cabin in the Woods
Some time ago I was being active on Twitter and landed a quest appearance on The Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast (see, persistence wins out I guess?). I personally enjoyed myself, getting to work with one of my bigger influences Paul Chapman. I listened… Read More ›
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I Shot Andy Warhol Special: Off The Deep End
Writer’s note: I wrote this review as an extra credit assignment for an art appreciation class, hence why the format is different. The topics I focused on were the portrayal of the artists in the film as well as the… Read More ›
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Kaoru Mori: Anything and Something Review: Introduction Material or Extended Reading?
An Anglophile is described as a person who is greatly enthralled, to a point even obsessed, with British culture. Fellow CotBF member Franklin Raines and I personally knew and went to high school with an Anglophile. She was obsessed with Doctor… Read More ›
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