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