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Rosario + Vampire – Manga Mondays

Posted by: sidereeldom on: December 14, 2009

Rosario + Vampire is a strange beast – it’s a manga I got into because the anime was so dumb, I had to see what redeeming qualities the manga had. Because, let’s be frank about this, the anime has pretty much nothing going for it, except the opening and ending themes are sung by Mizuki [...]

Princess Resurrection – Manga Mondays

Posted by: sidereeldom on: December 7, 2009

On a recent trip down to the Japanese used book store Book Off, I managed to snag a near-full set of the light horror manga Kaibutsu Oujo (AKA Princess Resurrection). I’ve had a mild interest in the series since 2007, when I heard about the anime, but didn’t watch it because I’ve never been a [...]

It was a busy weekend in anime news, with the new year looming and the winter anime season on the horizon, as well as the New Moon release bringing the New York Times’ attention to the Vampire Knight manga. But the big news for me was Kouhaku Uta Gassen, which finally put out its list [...]

Winter Anime Preview: Dance in the Vampire Bund

Posted by: sidereeldom on: November 5, 2009

Japan has not been immune to the vampire boom of the past few years, and the latest vampire-based property that will be getting an anime is Dance in the Vampire Bund, which combines many of the traditional romance/horror elements that draw so many to the genre.
Dance in the Vampire Bund stars petite vampire Mina Tepes, [...]