Perfect Length for Manga = “30 Volumes”

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With so much recent controversy over manga endings (Bleach is in its “final chapter,” Negima ends in 3 chapters, and generic Jump love comedy Kagami no Kuni no Harisugawa just received one of “those” endings), manga fans have been debating the perfect length for a manga – with many coming to the conclusion that “about 30″ volumes is about right.

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  • Anonymous commented on February 9, 2012 12:43

    Know what should fucking end. Detective Conan.... More

  • Anonymous commented on February 7, 2012 18:41

    pfft different manga have different needs and there methiods either lenthen or shortnen that... More


Top 25 Classic Anime of 2000-2005

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Anime fans with what pass for exceptionally long memories amongst otaku and their ilk supply a very passable ranking of the best anime of the early 2000s – providing a rare glimpse into the brief pre-moe era between the end of the nineties and the advent of Haruhi.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 25, 2011 15:42

    Fire ball!!! ........fuck... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 22, 2011 05:43

    Ha!. I watched all those as a kid. Non-anime shows included Ultra-Man , Johnny Sokko and his flying robot, and Space Giants.... More


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Those looking for an anime which revolves around more than just schoolgirls paying endless visits to various bathing venues need look no further than the following ranking of anime “even adults can enjoy” – being packed with Type A anime and with nary a moeblob in sight, it certainly makes a change from the usual fare.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 28, 2011 06:33

    One Piece?! If my parents liked that, I may never talk to them again...... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 27, 2011 04:50

    Yes! Sgt. Frog! I tried that on my mom and she loves it. I'd also like to add in Magic Knight Rayreath and Super Gals. I heard Rayearth's demographic was somewhere in the neighborhood of... More


Top 20 Anime Shooters

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The question of which of the many guntoting shootists appearing in anime most deserves to be top of an arbitrary ranking is explored by Japanese fans below.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 24, 2011 12:17

    haha, yeah.... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 2, 2011 11:12

    So, uh, hey Artefact, You hopping on the K-ON! hate train?... More


Top 10 Bones Anime

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Bones fans asked to rank the best of the studio’s titles seem to demonstrate  the supremacy of the loli harem over all other forms of entertainment (or at least those not involving moeblobs or mahou shoujo abuse, neither of which are a studio speciality).

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  • Anonymous commented on July 4, 2011 02:22

    I LOVE Eureka Seven, HUGE fan. My only problem with this list is.... WHERE THE FUCK IS WOLF'S RAIN!!?!?!?!??!????!!!... More

  • TheGinTrollkiUnderTheBridge-989 commented on June 17, 2011 10:09

    When clamps and bones collide, fighting battle dolls come out!... More


Full Metal Alchemist Movie Announced, Again

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With the conclusion of the TV anime, a new Full Metal Alchemist movie has been announced.

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  • Anonymous commented on April 2, 2011 16:24

    I just read that L'Arc~en~Ciel is going to do the theme for this movie too!!! I can't wait to get my hands on that new single! They did the songs "Link" and "Lost Heaven" for the... More

  • kajunbowser commented on August 20, 2010 13:56

    Aww... no "white christmas." LOL... More


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The long running and hugely successful manga Fullmetal Alchemist has been confirmed as ending in the upcoming July issue of Shonen Gangan, prompting fans to wonder what future awaits both Gangan and the latest manga in its absence.

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  • QuirkZ commented on May 29, 2010 00:55

    FMA WILL BE MISSED!! It's truely a story like no other that really takes you places emotionally and get's you thinking one of my all time favorites! The first show was okay but it's nothing... More

  • Gigagaia commented on May 13, 2010 02:14

    There won't be filler in brotherhood. It was confirmed to be 63 episodes and follow the story of the manga. The ending is gonna be the same ending as the manga. The last episode airs... More


Otaku Outrage over Tsunami Terror

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Otaku anime viewers have furiously been denouncing TV stations for defiling an entire evening’s worth of anime with massive and highly obtrusive tsunami warnings, expressing particular ire at Winry’s undressing scene being ruined by a superimposed map.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 28, 2011 01:21

    this seems unusually sound now.... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 12, 2011 18:04

    AHAHAHA CENSORED BY JAPAN.... More


Haruhi & Full Metal Alchemist DVD Sales Upsets

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The sales figures for the Haruhi’s Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody DVD, the first of the “new material,” and the first of the remade Full Metal Alchemist DVDs, have been published.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 30, 2009 00:59

    >which at least eschews an obnoxious protagonist and nonsensical storyline in favour of cheerfully vapid moe blobbery. I really don't know why I still come to this piece of shit site everybody hates. *sigh*... More

  • Schrobby commented on September 12, 2009 04:01

    Dem Haruhi Endless 8 DVDs should rot in the shelves. Hahahaaah...... More


Full Metal Alchemist Ratings Collapse

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Mustachio anime Full Metal Alchemist’s remake has attracted much unwelcome attention with the release of TV ratings which show a collapse in ratings, especially compared to the much loved but totally divergent original:

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  • Anonymous commented on November 7, 2009 04:42

    gundam s2 and code geass r2 didn't flop due to the timeslot. their plots sucked because the producers were too money-minded and just wanted to make more model kits. code geass 1 was epic. the first... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 7, 2009 04:42

    gundam s2 and code geass r2 didn't flop due to the timeslot. their plots sucked because the producers were too money-minded and just wanted to make more model kits. code geass 1 was epic. the first... More


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This week has seen an especially copious number of notable (for Akiba) CD releases, with popular seiyuu-singers Nana Mizuki and Minori Chihara both having new CDs, K-ON! receiving its OST, the new Fullmetal Alchemist 1st OP by Yui, and a new Macross F drama CD all coming out on virtually the same day.

Below are some samplings and information about the new releases if your musical tastes are so inclined…

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  • Anonymous commented on June 19, 2009 16:36

    Yui. A 3D girl that is even better than 2D.... More

  • Krisantes commented on June 6, 2009 13:24

    I'm gonna buy the CD of Chihara Minori. I try to support my favorite seiyuu (is easy download, so... buy it!).... More


Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Full Metal Alchemist Reborn

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The remake of Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Full Metal Alchemist, long anticipated, has just aired, and predictably has been greeted with great interest and enthusiasm.

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  • Anonymous commented on April 7, 2010 00:01

    or "liquid alchemist"...... More

  • Madame Red commented on April 13, 2009 01:15

    oh my. i certainly believe this isn't a remake. if it was a remake it'd be the same storyline, same characters and all with better graphics and etc. so, this isn't a remake. and FMA still rocks. and... More


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