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Ghost in the Shell Singer Origa Passes at 44
If you’ve watched any of the Ghost in the Shell anime series (not the feature films), and I mean any of them, I am certain that you’ve heard of the 44 year old singer who passed away on the 17th of January due to lung cancer. Origa, originally named Ol’ga Yakovleva, a Russian who came […]
Moribito, Guardian of the Spirit: The Complete Series on DVD
Can the young Prince Chagum escape death after being suspected of demonic possession? Possibly he can live with the help of the bodyguard Balsa. Pick up, Moribito, Guardian of the Spear: The Complete Series, DVD or Blu-ray, and add this exciting anime to your collection. If there’s ever a time in your life where […]
WPR STAFF 2014 Holiday Gift Guide – WATCH EDITION
This part of our staff picked gift guide is really for the eyeballs, that glorious show or movie that we think is essential buying for any collection. Be it geek or not. These are things you watch related that we want everyone to enjoy. So, without further ado (Click the titles to buy a copy […]
I Was Wrong About Sword Art Online
I have a confession to make, I was very, very rude towards Sword Art Online’s fans for a while. I now hope to repent for those sins. Just a warning though, I will be talking up to the end of the first season so spoilers ahoy! First things first, I apologize for being such a […]
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Headed to Crunchyroll and Hulu
Starting October 4, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works TV anime series will begin streaming in English speaking countries via Hulu and Crunchyroll. For those keeping score, that is the same day the show premieres in Japan. As for exact time that they’ll air on the services that has yet to be seen. The anime will […]
SLCC 2014 – Anime and Manga: A Cultural Perspective
The topic for Anime and Manga: A Cultural Perspective was supposed to be our thoughts on why anime and manga have done so well in America and what differences Japan has over America when it comes to our cultures. Luckily for me, one of the panelists that joined me on stage had spent some time […]
SLCC 2014 – Anime Gone Global Panel
For my second anime panel at Salt Lake Comic Con, I was in an excellent group of knowledgeable peers in from the community. Our topic this time around? Anime Gone Global! We started the discussion off simply enough explaining why we think that anime has gained in popularity so much over the last 30 years […]
Under The Dog Anime Kickstarter Beats Goal
I’ve been following a Kickstarter campaign for an independently produced anime by Creative Intelligent Arts for a little bit now and I’m glad to report that The sci-fi title Under The Dog has met and beat it’s goal of $580,000. The anime, which will be directed by Masahiro Ando (Blast of Tempest) and will feture […]
Dubbed Vs. Subbed Anime – My First SLCC Panel
As the WPR brand tends to be better known in the world (specifically Utah in this case) I can only imagine the adventures we writers on ye olde blog will be able to have. Tonight, I had a grand old adventure, and well…I survived my first panel. You read that right, your good buddy Xopher […]
Viz Media Releases New Studio Ghibli Hard Cover ‘The Art of Princess Mononoke’
Viz Media is set to release a new special edition Princess Mononoke art book at the end of this month, complete with a new translation and aesthetically pleasing hard cover! Good news to soothe our souls from Studio Ghibli’s co-founder, Hayao Miyasaki’s retirement announcement early this month. (He might be serious this time!) “We are very […]
Weeaboo Wednesday – Knights of Sidonia
Some in the anime subculture of geekdom might shudder at the term Weeaboo, a non-sequitur term created originally by the Perry Bible Fellowship it’s said to be on the level of Otaku…however I am taking it back, and using it as a general term for being a Japanophile. So yes, welcome to Weeaboo Wednesday where […]
New Dubbed Episodes of Sailor Moon Have a Release Date and My Shelf is Ready!
Say sayonara to Darien and Serena, and hello to Usagi and Mamoru! Viz Media has set a date for the first set of newly dubbed Sailor Moon episodes on DVD and Blu-ray on November 11, 2014! It is perfect timing to add this wonderful present to any Moonies stocking this Christmas season, as long as they […]
Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 1-By the power of the moon, you are killing me with nostalgic feels.
The day is finally here fellow Moonies! Sailor Moon Crystal is here and it is so damn beautiful. Sailor Moon Crystal did a great job of keeping things the same yet different in this new reboot. Even though the art style has gotten some criticism from some fans across the internet, I though it was […]
Blood Lad: Check Out the Newly Dubbed Series from Viz and Hulu
Everyone knows about vampires. Dark creatures that lurk in the shadows, waiting silently for their victims to cross their path. Blood sucking monsters of the night! Well, most of them anyway. Blood Lad is about a different type of vampire. In Blood Lad, Staz is a vampire that loves anime. A true Otaku at heart, […]
Sailor Moon Crystal Will Be Available on Hulu and Neon Alley!
Anime nerds nowadays don’t realize how easy they have it. Back when I was a young nerd, we had to work for our obsession. Sneaking out of bed in the middle of the night just to catch an episode, half listening to the show and half listening if your endeavors had roused the parental units […]
