Truly one of the most enjoyable horror short story collections I have read in years, Otsuichi puts together fascinating tales of death that will horrify and shock you, yet you won’t be able to put the book down. Beginning with the title story in which a young man receives a photograph of his missing girlfriend, …
All You Need Is KILL
Keiji Kiriya doesn’t remember a time before the Mimics. The bloated, dead-frog looking creatures have come from a planet 40-some light years away in search of a new home for their race. Humanity, however, does not plan on giving them Earth so easily. He’s only a recruit, can barely operate the heavy Jacket that soldiers …
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
My first taste of the wonderful world of Haruhi Suzumiya came just days after the first episode of the anime aired in Japan. I still had my anime store at the time, and some of my regular customers came to visit. They were excitedly talking about this crazy new anime they had found and told …
Lord of the Sands of Time
In the future, mankind no longer lives on Earth. In the future, we create AI with bodies similar to our own and send them back in time in hopes of stopping the alien invasion before it spreads and destroys us all. Orville is one of these Messengers. He is one of many Messengers who will …
And Another Thing
It’s no simple task to take up your pen and attempt to create a story worthy of the hoopiest frood in all of existence. But when asked to do so, Eoin Colfer shows us that he has the kroompst (“Kroompst!”) to do just that. Once again, and for the last time, the Vogons have destroyed Earth. In …
The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya
How to make a movie Haruhi-style: 1) Procure a camera and props by forcing your friends to dress up in revealing costumes and hocking items they know nothing about 2) Don’t write down a single thing, that way no big shot Hollywood producers can steal your idea 3) Unknowingly make changes to the environment just …
Usurper of the Sun
Aki Shiraishi was just a typical Japanese schoolgirl until the day of the eclipse. On that day, she was the first to document a strange tower on Mercury’s surface. From that moment on, her days in the school’s astronomy club and her future studies were completely focused on the Tower, who built it, why was …
3D Dot Game Heroes First Look
Original First Look from GamingAngels (March 2010) Once upon a time, in an 8-bit land not so very far away, the 8-bit people and their 8-bit pets, 8-bit grannies and 8-bit monsters came to the realization that 8-bit worlds didn’t have the market value they once did. The money stopped pouring in and life became …
BioShock 2
Status: Completed BioShock 2! Achievements: 36 of 50 Gamerscore: 725/1000 DLC Purchased: Pre-order Bonus Characters Ah Rapture! Your 1950s posters, music and clothing still makes my heart skip a beat after all these years. It’s been nearly ten years since I was kindly asked to kill Andrew Ryan, then broke free of my chains and saved the Little Sisters …
Saigo no Yakusoku
It’s not too often that Japanese drama fans get the chance to see more than one member of J-pop super boy band ARASHI in a single show. On Jan 9th, we were treated to a two hour special made for TV movie Saigo no Yakusoku (The Last Promise), in which the five singers play individuals trapped …