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Shelter The Animation Short Released

Porter Robinson, an electronic music producer from North Carolina, along with Madeon, a songwriter and DJ from France, collaborated on their first ever single together, titled Shelter. Why am I writing about electronic music on a gaming and anime site you ask? Well, they decided to team up with A-1 Pictures and Crunchyroll to create
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October 18, 2016
Rurouni Kenshin Part 3: The Legend Ends

I once again made my way out to FilmBar in Phoenix, Arizona to see the conclusion to the Rorouni Kenshin live action trilogy. How does Part 3 stack up to the first two? Not very well. It was still a very good adaptation mind you, but the bar set by Parts 1 and 2 left
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October 6, 2016
Funimation Announces Fall SimulDubs

We are now entering the first anime season after Funimation and Crunchyroll’s partnership, and now we get a better idea of what that means. As Crunchyroll has started rolling out the subbed simulcasts, Funimation has announced which ones from the Fall, and even Summer seasons, will be getting the dubbed treatment, and its quite the
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October 4, 2016
Rurouni Kenshin Part 2: Kyoto Inferno

I was able to see Rurouni Kenhsin Part 2 at FilmBar in Phoenix, Arizona. Part 1 was a great adaptation, and Part 2 proved to be as well. Part 2 was far better, mainly do to packing more action that Part 1. Fans of the anime could see this coming as the action in the
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September 15, 2016
Crunchyroll and Funimation Partner Up

Anime streaming services Crunchyroll and Funimation Now have joined up to bring you more anime to you. Funimation Now will focus on bringing you dubbed anime as Funimation always has, while Crunchyroll will be your destination for subbed anime. So what does this really mean? Crunchyroll will begin carrying subbed versions of Funimation shows. On
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September 8, 2016
Akibento August 2016 Unboxing: Romance

Akibento’s August box has arrived at my door step, so it’s time for another unboxing. This month’s theme was romance, featuring items from Chobits, Negima, and Sailor Moon. This month didn’t exactly fit my personal taste in anime, but there were still some cool items. A nifty little plush. A Sailor Moon Funko Pop! Didn’t
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August 23, 2016
Game On Expo

Game On Expo has come and gone, and I finally have some time to sit down and write about it. What exactly is Game On Expo? In short, it’s a gaming expo held in Mesa, Arizona celebrating it’s second year. That however, doesn’t begin to describe it. Game On Expo this year really had it
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August 16, 2016
Rurouni Kenshin Part 1: Origins Review

The first movie in the Rorouni Kenshin live action trilogy finally came to US theaters, and we went to see it. Eric loves Rorouni Kenshin, so much so his gamertag is Battousai311, so we really wanted this to be good, despite many live action adaptations of beloved anime/manga don’t turn out so well. Avatar: The
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August 9, 2016
Loot Anime July 2016 Unboxing: Squadron

I’ve had my eye on Loot Anime for awhile now, and was about ready to pull the trigger on a subscription a couple months ago when I opted for Akibento. The reason? The monthly themes at the time. My taste with Anime coincided with Akibento at the time, whereas Loot Anime’s themes the past couple
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July 27, 2016
Akibento July 2016 Unboxing: Battle

The day has finally arrived. The July Akibento box is finally here. The month’s theme was Battle features items from Attack on Titan, Dragonball Z, and Naruto. Needless to say, I was pretty excited to get my hands on this box. So let’s dig in, shall we. Well that was full of awesome. Let’s break
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July 22, 2016