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August Bonus Review: Clue
Back in 1985 Paramount released the film everyone was clambering for, based off of the popular board game Cluedo. It fell short of making a profit in theatres…
August Bonus Review: Silent Movie
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the comedic director, Mel Brooks. And, this month, we’ll be looking at one of his lesser known works, the…
Bonus Post #77- RishRaff’s Hiatus
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August 2021 JT Blog Bonus Coverage
I am extremely ご無沙汰 with my Japan Times update. I had two articles published at the end of August. The first — “Make Japanese politics more concrete by…
August 2021 JT Blog Bonus Coverage
I am extremely ご無沙汰 with my Japan Times update. I had two articles published at the end of August. The first — “Make Japanese politics more concrete by…
BONUS EPISODE – Shield Hero: A Post Mortem
Support us on Patreon! ► www.patreon.com/waruideshou It has arrived. The moment you’ve all been…Anticipating? Dreading? The long foretold audio essay on everyone’s (least) favorit…
What’s your favorite bonus/post-series OVA?
How do you feel about OVAs (Original Video Animations) that follow a series? Do you prefer ones that try to cover additional arcs or ones that are just…
Fun With Numbers: August 2017 Amazon Data (Initial Numbers)
August is another light month, with 26 total releases. The only particularly interesting release is Shokugeki no Souma (starting at 21432/7161). World War Blue didn’t rank on DVD…
Anime Review #76: Digimon Tamers
Five years ago, I was a student web developer at a large law firm in Toronto, where I would meet my current best friend and my worries were…
Review #76- Rozen Maiden: Ouverture
Greetings! Welcome to the next review. RishRaff Reviews has decided to revisit the Rozen Maiden franchise recently, and to help herald that in, we are reviewing the 2…
Bonus Post #80- My Top 11 Most Important Anime
Hello Everyone! It’s certainly good to be back, and I’m sorry about the silence. I honestly missed this quite a bit, but life always manages to get busy.…
Bonus Post #79 – My Top 10 Most Important Anime
Hello fellow otaku! This is B-Ro. Sorry that I have not posted in a while, but that should be changing soon and we will have an update on…
10 Year Retrospective, Month #8: Throwback to August 2017 (FINAL)
Throughout our tenth anniversary year, we’ve been taking time each month to look into the past, not only to commemorate this decade in blogging, but also to see…
Kino's Journey, The Ancient Magus' Bride, Tsukigakirei, Attack on Titan
OWlS August “Folklore” Post: Durarara, Celty, and Folklore
In this month’s OWLS post, Jack talks about Durarara and its representation of Irish urban legend/folklore.
Review: Our Happiness (2017)
Our Happiness 相声大电影之我要幸福 China, 2017, colour, 2.35:1, 92 mins. Director: Zhang Heluan 张鹤栾 [Zhang Luan 张栾]. Rating: 4/10. Confused comedy with a host of xiangsheng performers fails to…
Review: The Door (2017)
The Door 完美有多美 China, 2017, colour/b&w, 2.35:1, 98 mins. Director: Liang Dong 梁栋. Rating: 7/10. Lightly comic, semi-fantasy about an average man faced with an alternate universe in…
April Bonus Review: Daria
Daria is an American animated show from the late 90’s to early 00s. It ran for five series and two films. Which will all be included in this…
October Bonus Review: Medusa
Medusa is a 2020 UK horror film from Jagged Edge Productions. I’ve never seen a Jagged Edge film before, but it’s the month for horror and I have…
Bonus Post: First Impressions of Ado’s Idol Group, Phantom Siita
I have said multiple times how I have mixed feelings of the music of Ado. While the J-pop juggernaut isn’t the only artist I listen to with music…
Bonus Post #78- My 9 Most Important Anime + Concluding Remarks
Greetings readers! This is RishRaff here. It has been a long while since we’ve actually had a post. A few months ago, I personally posted about taking a…
Bonus Post: First Impressions of Sailor Moon Idol Group SG5
PREFACE: I know I don’t normally post on this day, but since this is just a short blurb, I’m doing it now. Think of it as a bonus!…
Bonus Post #75- Music: Leer Lied/Rozen Maiden Best Album Review (Rozen Music Part 1)
Hello all, and welcome to the (much procrastinated) latest Musical Bonus Post! This will actually be part 1 in an ongoing series focused on Rozen Maiden. I’m pretty…
Birds Without Names (2017) review
“Shiraishi is not only able to confront the spectator with the perverse side-effects of a patriarchal phallic societal Other – i.e. male opportunism, but also reveals, in an…
2017 Anime Year in Review
2017 was like most years in anime: a lot of crap, some amusing but forgettable shows, some pretty good shows and a small number that seem like real…
Gabriel DropOut, Hozuki's Coolheadedness, Little Witch Academia, My Hero Academia, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Review: Mr. Zhu’s Summer (2017)
Mr. Zhu’s Summer 猪太狼的夏天 China, 2017, colour, 2.35:1, 87 mins. Director: Song Haolin 宋灏霖. Rating: 5/10. Light character study of a primary-school teacher with a chronic lack of…
Otakon Schedule!
The schedule for Otakon is finally up! Now I can see which panels I want to attend and what times they go on! I am going to that…
Episode 76 - Hensuki
In this episode; Shaun continues our trend of spookiness by absolutely horrifying Remington with 2019's light novel adaptation "Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasuka?" , or Hensuki:…
May Bonus Review: Transformers Prime
I’ve talked about the Transformers franchise before. Twice. It’s something I grew up with and I still have some Beast Wars toys lying around. It’s also a franchise…
January Bonus Review: Xyber 9
I’ve reviewed quite a few obscure cartoons over the years. This time we’re looking at Saban’s Sci-fi work from the late 90s, Xyber 9: New Dawn. Interestingly enough,…
December Bonus Review #2: Frozen
In 2013 Disney released Frozen and it became a massive success. It’s had shorts, a sequel and a bunch of tie-in merchandise. Is it actually as good as…
March Bonus Review: Ghost Rider
There are a lot of bad Marvel films out there. And one that seemed to sink with both audiences and critics was 2007’s Ghost Rider. Which seems odd…
January Bonus Review: Teen Wolf
These days when you hear the words “Teen Wolf” you probably think of a sub-par at best television series. However, if you go back nearly thirty years from…
July Bonus Review: Phantom 2040
I’ve looked at a lot of super hero works over the years. Both in bonus reviews and in anime form. Some of it has been stellar, some of…
December Bonus Review #1 Lightyear
Lightyear is a 2022 Disney Pixar title based off of the popular Toy Story character. It wasn’t received particularly well by either critics or audiences. Is it that…
Crunchyroll UK DVD and Blu-ray Release Schedule for May to August 2024
The good folks from streaming giant Crunchyroll have sent us details for their UK home video release schedule for May to August 2024. Titles...
REVIEW: Post Card
一枚のハガキ (Ichimai no hagaki) Released: 2010 Director: Kaneto Shindo Starring: Shinobu Otake Etsushi Toyokawa Ren Osugi Running time: 11...
August 2021 Review (Shirobako)
When I started this 10 years ago, blogging served as a way to pass the time when I went back to tech school for additional study to improve…
Review: Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017)
Mon Mon Mon Monsters 报告老师！怪怪怪怪物！ Taiwan/Hong Kong, 2017, colour, 2.35:1, 111 mins. Director: Ke Jingteng 柯景腾 [Giddens Ko 九把刀]. Rating: 3/10. Wannabe comedy-horror about high-schoolers vs two zombie-vampires…
Spiraken Con Review: Anime Boston 2017
In This episode of the podcast, Xan reviews his experiences at Anime Boston 2017 from March 31-April 2nd in Boston MA. besides talking about his experiences at the convention, he…
May Bonus Review: Pokemon Sword & Shield
It’s no secret that I don’t like Pokemon’s Generation 8. But the main grievance I’ve talked about in that regard is the way they ditched a lot of…
June Bonus Review: Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a Stanley Kubrick film from the late 50s. It was based off of a Humphrey Cobb novel about the first World War. So, even…
June Bonus Review: The Owl House
Now, I like to think of every month as Pride month and I will proudly support the LGBT population at any time. I don’t extend that to certain…
December Bonus Review #1: Pokemon Conquest
It’s no secret that Gamefreak has people upset at the moment. With them being the latest company to release an unfinished buggy game with the “we can patch…
October Bonus Review: The Addam’s Family
The Addam’s Family has been something of a cultural force. It started in the late 1930s with some comic strips. In 1964, it was adapted into a television…
Episode 76 - The Train
You looking for a great movie to watch alone after all of your friends ditched you at the theaters? We have a movie for you. It is the…
Case 76 – Supernintendo Osterman
We take a break from the manga to bring a somewhat yearly tradition of reviewing all the Detective Conan anime movies. On this episode, we are covering the…
r#76 – tokyo godfathers
It may surprise you to watch this movie, a story about three homeless people who serve a list permeated with actions of running and chasing, colourful beauty of…
Summer 2021 Schedule
Sunday Love Live! Superstar!! 19:00 NHK-E (07/11) Getter Robo Arc 21:00 AT-X (07/04) Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. 21:30 AT-X (07/04) Tian Guan Ci Fu 21:30 Tokyo MX (07/04) Shinigami…
Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory, My Hero Academia Season 5, Remake Our Life!, Genji, The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace