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A non-spoiled princess who isn’t being kidnapped? Atelier Meruru review
3 days ago
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland follows Princess Mererulince Rede Arls, who has a tendency to act without ever thinking ahead. Her actions tend to lead her into getting lectured by Rufus Falken, who handles a lot of the kingdoms problems and issues. He’s the brightest person in Arls, as More >
And it’s official, Toonami is back! May 26, 2012
5 days ago
Toonami fans, you rallied, and you even created an anthem, and your work was not in vain. Hopefully this isn’t the biggest troll that Adult Swim has ever done (I doubt that would win over fans), but according to Adultswim.com, Toonami has been listed as being back on the network.
Adultswim posted More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! Galactic Overlord Review – Dragons shall rise again
2 weeks ago
Once every 3 months it happens, duelists line up in the morning or appear in droves in the afternoon with the release of a new set of cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! Last time, Order of Chaos really helped change the game by introducing Inzektors and allowing Wind ups to be complete with Wind-up Shark and More >
Atlus now publishing Dragon’s Crown, release date pushed back to 2013
1 month ago
Last year at E3, I was excited when I stopped at the Ignition Entertainment booth during a booth tour and stumbled upon a teaser trailer for a new Vanillaware game. As soon as the trailer started, I immediately recognized the art style and use of colors, so I watched it and saw Ignition was going More >
Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge Premium Edition Review
The wacky antics of the Arakawa residents return in Nippon Ichi’s second Premium Edition with Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge. In the previous installment, Ko ichinomiya (or Recruit as designated by his fellow river denizens) is chosen by Nino, an odd, innocent, yet charming young lass, to be her More >
Time to Return to School for Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
1 month ago
It’s that time of year when Spring break is over and it’s time to return to studying and getting ready for midterms. But if you lived in the Netherworld none of this matters because being an Honor student in the Evil Academy is as easy as ditching classes, not listening to your teachers or More >
Is Toonami more than an April Fools’ Day Joke?
1 month ago
On April 1st, 2012 Cartoon Network and Adult Swim did something that took fans by storm. For the first time in almost four years, Toonami was back on the air. Steve Blum reprised his role of T.O.M. 3.0 with new voice acting for introductions, commercials, and he even reviewed Mass Effect 3. Anime More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Long Beach breaks world record
1 month ago
YCS Long Beach was an event no one could have expected or prepared for. What was originally a 2-day event (Saturday and Sunday) could have been considered a 3-day event. On Friday, March 23rd, 2,223 players pre-registered for the main event, which took around 6 hours. All around the Long Beach More >
Fans rally to get Toonami back on Cartoon Network for good
1 month ago
If you haven’t been living under a rock, every one of your nerdy friends has told you by now that Toonami returned last night on Cartoon Network. Steve Blum returned to once again voice TOM, and numerous classic Toonami anime were shown during the Adult Swim block.
While this was a great nostalgic More >
Anime: House of Five Leaves Review
1 month ago
Comes with 2 DVD's and an Artbook featuring and episode guide
While there are many video games coming out from Nippon Ichi Software America (NISA) this year, plenty of animes are being released too. Last month was the odd comedy Bridge X Bridge, which is an odd slice-of-life anime about aliens. Now More >
Video: 100th Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series at Long Beach and Current Decks
2 months ago
If you are a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh! and live in the West Coast, chances are you’re getting ready for this weekend’s YCS. And with some help of some local duelists, we thought we would talk a bit about a few important things: type of decks you will be seeing, current format, current sets, what you can do More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Premium Collection coming March 20th
2 months ago
by Chris Del Castillo
in Toys
It’s dueling season with 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship series just passing and plenty more to come. At the end of this month at Long Beach, California, there will be another Championship series. With the release of Order of Chaos Special Edition, Konami has another goody in store for this month.
The More >
Puella Magi Madoka Magica review – Magical Girls have never been so fun
2 months ago
Originally I was going to watch the anime. All of my friends kept recommending it to me, not because it was a magical girl anime, but because it wasn’t your normal, super and sweet, hero girl anime. It added a twist. When it was announced back in 2011 by Aniplex for a US release, I held back from More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! Players had a few questions about the upcoming Battle Pack Epic Dawn, we got them answered
2 months ago
For Yu-Gi-Oh! players, the surprise announcement of the Battle Pack: Epic Dawn was a nice change of pace when cards like Tour Guide of the Underworld, Fiendish Chain, Fabled Raven and more would be getting a reprint, making it easier for duelists to get and put in their decks.
While it’s just like More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! Order of Chaos Special Edition gives duelists easier access to Effect Veilers
2 months ago
by Chris Del Castillo
in Toys
Order of Chaos instantly became a game changer for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading card game with greater support for Wind-up decks, and introduces new deck type like Inzektors and Ninja’s that are now some of the top used decks for regionals and YCS.
On March 6th, Konami will be releasing what is possibly More >
Atlus announces Persona 4 Arena for Summer 2012
3 months ago
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 was in Arcade testing More >
Bleach: Fade to Black – Blu-ray review
3 months ago
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 is a story all about how His life got More >
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention – It’s over 10 million hours!
3 months ago
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 tier magic, an extra More >
A New Year for Anime – 2012 Full Lineup
4 months ago
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
4 months ago
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 More >
One Piece Musou Golden PS3
5 months ago
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 More >
Madoka Magica Gets Its US Release Information
7 months ago
by Chris Del Castillo
in Anime
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 2nd More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! Generation Force
8 months ago
by Chris Del Castillo
in Toys
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, More >
Fate/Extra Releasing November 1, 2011
8 months ago
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 servants and More >
Dragon*Con 2011 First Photo Barrage of Epicness and Con Report
8 months ago
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 More >
