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Atlus announces Persona 4 Arena for Summer 2012
Feb 21st
Atlus and Arc System works announced that they were working on a new fighting game last year. We now we know that it’s Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena , a fighting game that will feature the cast from Persona 4 and a few added characters from Persona 3.
The game More >
Bleach: Fade to Black – Blu-ray review
Feb 13th
Swords, Shinigami, Baddies and Bankai ring a bell? Well if you’re already a fan of the Bleach series than none of these should be new to you except maybe the baddies, but we need those too. But first let me explain the series a bit in a familiar rap.
Now this More >
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention – It’s over 10 million hours!
Feb 2nd
If school could be as fun as Disgaea 3, I would have never left or become and instructor. Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice for the VITA is a port of the PlayStation 3 version that includes all the DLC in the title. It contains a few extra goodies that includes new Tera More >
A New Year for Anime – 2012 Full Lineup
Jan 2nd
Happy New Year everyone! Didn’t get many presents this year? Not to worry, because we’ve got the full 2012 jam-packed anime lineup for the next few months from a large selection from different genres. While most are original, a few fan favorites make their return in second seasons. Here we More >
Bandai Entertainment Will Stop Releasing New DVDs, Blu-rays and Mangas Next Month
Jan 2nd
Last month, Bandai Entertainment closed its online store and only has a select few anime series for sale. Today it was announced that Bandai would stop releasing any new anime series on DVD or Blu-ray.
Bandai Entertainment announced they will be changing their focus from releasing series to licensing all their rights More >
One Piece Musou Golden PS3
Dec 15th
Many companies have been collaborating with Tecmo Koei games to release special Musou (Dynasty Warriors) style games. Namco Bandai did this with its Gundam series called Gundam Musou (Dynasty Warriors Gundam), and now they’re doing the same thing with the One Piece anime series under the title, One Piece Kaizoku Musou.
The game will release More >
Madoka Magica Gets Its US Release Information
Oct 23rd
The cover “Art is Subject to change” but still looks awesome anyway.
During New York Comic Con, Aniplex of America announced it would be releasing Puella Magic Madoka Magica in 3 parts. The first will release on February 14th, 2012, (so it’ll be a great Valentine’s Day gift for fans) with the More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! Generation Force
Sep 21st
It was only last month at Comic-Con that we met with Konami and talked about the upcoming cards in the series that included the upcoming pack Generation Force.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Cards series has been through many changes since its creation. As the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card game (TCG) started, cards were More >
Fate/Extra Releasing November 1, 2011
Sep 13th
Back during Anime Expo 2011, Aksys games made a huge surprise announced they would be releasing Fate/Extra, the first Type moon game ever in the US.
The RPG based off the Fate/Stay Night series introduces a new character with no memories and in the middle of the “Holy Grail War,” where More >
Dragon*Con 2011 First Photo Barrage of Epicness and Con Report
Sep 9th
This year three members of the Nerd Reactor staff were lucky enough to make the trip out to the east coast for one of the world’s largest costuming convention, or otherwise known as Dragon*Con 2011.
Before we left we were warned about the twenty-four hour costume parties, the Labor Day weekend-long More >
Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten
Sep 5th
Why change a good thing? Since the first Disgaea game, Nippon Ichi Software has had great success with it’s fans in Japan and worldwide. While the series has gone through minor changes to improve quality, gameplay and things to do after you complete then game, the main changes to Disgaea have More >
DragonBall Z Ultimate Tenkaichi – Hero Mode Allows You to Create Your Own DBZ Character
Sep 1st
Did you grow up watching the Dragonball anime series and always get so caught in the action you sometimes tried to do the Kamehameha wave out of the blue? Well sadly it’s not possible in real life, but when you were playing any previous Dragonball game you would always be More >
Geek Spotlight: Anime Fans turned Store Owners
Aug 31st
Ever liked something so much you took it to next level? Despite our economy in shambles, that hasn’t stopped one fan from pursuing his dreams. Meet the owner of Desu-Nation, Terry Chan, a humble otaku (japanese slang for geeks) from Los Angeles, California. Terry’s been an anime fanatic for as More >
Black Rock Shooter: The Game is US and Euro bound thanks to NISA
Aug 24th
It was announced a few months ago that Nippon Ichi Software America had a deal with Imagepooch that would localize titles and release them for America. This was also around the time that Black Rock Shooter: The Game (working title) was announced and in development. It wasn’t hard to put More >
Kotobukiya Shows off Love for Cats with Little Busters
Aug 8th
Kotobukiya’s import figures always impress. While there are a few I plan on ordering and reviewing in the very near future, there are some that just have to be shown. This one is just very well detailed.
Rin Natsume from Little Busters! is seen here with a few cats and enjoying herself. While in More >
Bleach: Soul Resurrección Review (PS3)
Aug 1st
NISAmerica steps into the realm of the Shinigamis (Death God) and Arrancars with Shonen Jump’s Bleach. Last December it was confirmed that Japan would be releasing a new Bleach game for the PlayStation 3. In May, NISA announced at their yearly event, it would be localizing the game for the More >
SDCC 2011: Square Enix PLAY ARTS® Amazes
Jul 25th
I am a huge collector of anime, video game figures and statues to the point where I have my own showcase in my room. There are also a few companies I will always buy from that include Good Smile, Kotobukiya, Figma, and Square Enix Play Arts line.
I loved the Final More >
SDCC 2011: The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra Trailer
Jul 25th
There hasn’t been many American cartoons in the past decade that have captured my attention quite like Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon’s original series was critically acclaimed and accumulated a strongly devoted fanbase. After the series was done, fans were left wanting more. Unfortunately, what they got was not what many of More >
Enter Comic-Con Day 1 Recap and Summary
Jul 22nd
It’s the dreaded day but in a good way, literally hundred of thousands of people from all over the US and even outside of the states join together in the ultimate nerd fest known as the San Diego Comic-Con. The last time I attended was back in 2009, it was More >
Why Won’t You Die: Akira Gets a New Director
Jul 18th
Who the f@$! is Jaume Collet-Serra? Apparently he is the new director for the Akira Live-Action. After the news of Albert Hughes dropping out of the project, many had hoped that the film was finally put to rest, but unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Jaume Collet-Serra has directed such films More >
Disgaea 4 Screens and Map Edit Changes Info
Jul 15th
Disgaea 4 is almost upon us with a release date on September 6th. The popular strategy RPG again makes its return to the PlayStation 3, with new characters like the powerful Fuka and a brand new story.
Today NISA announced there would be some changes to Disgaea 4′s Map Edit system, More >
Anime Expo Cosplay Photo Gallery: Days 1 and 2
Jul 8th
Here are some of our cosplay photos shot at Anime Expo 2011 on days 1 and 2. Photos were shot between panels and showings. In the dealer room I spotted an Optimus Prime with a glowing matrix of leadership. After the Hatsune Miku concert there were a good amount of More >
Anime Expo Announces Kalafina as First Musical Guest
May 6th
After a months of waiting, SPJA’s Anime Expo officially announced Thursday night that Japanese Pop Trio, Kalafina, will be their first Musical Guest for this year. They are most well known for their theme songs for animes such as Black Butler and more recently Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Attendees of the More >
TOKYOPOP Garage Sale this Saturday in Los Angeles
May 5th
TOKYOPOP one of the biggest Manga publishers outside of Japan brought American fans literally hundreds of Mangas stateside for almost a decade and it was announced on April 15th it would be shutting down its Los Angeles offices for good on May 31st, 2011.
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