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Story Arc Online – “Hunter X Hunter” York New City Part I: Introduction

Story Arc Online – “Hunter X Hunter” York New City Part I: Introduction

For those of you just tuning in… The most peculiar thing about Hunter X Hunter is that it’s a series that is consistently….inconsistent, in regard to its tone and narrative. While I like the idea of having varying different styles of story-telling coming into play to keep things fresh, it is not without it’s flaws. However, what it does allow for is to give Togashi a bit of a clean-slate to work with-in each new story-arc, so by the time…

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An Episode-By-Episode Look At… Tron: Uprising, Part 2

An Episode-By-Episode Look At… Tron: Uprising, Part 2

“Blackout” In a spin-off series of any kind, you usually have a rich bit of source material from the original series, movie, book, or whatever the show is based from to work with. With something like Tron, though, there are only 2 films to go on. In some cases that could be enough to already have a well-established Universe and set of characters to work with. Without actually meaning to insult either of the Tron films, though (especially considering that…

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An Episode-By-Episode Look At… Tron: Uprising

An Episode-By-Episode Look At… Tron: Uprising

Read the first article here! “The Renegade, Part 1” So, we continue our adventures with Beck in the official beginning of the series, which is an appropriately-sized two-parter. This first-part of the episode sets up two plot-points. One involves Beck getting “accidentally” captured along with a group of prisoners, and he is forced to participate in games within the coliseum that was foreshadowed in the previous episode. The other plot involves Zed, one of the supporting cast, trying to work…

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One Piece 517: A Great Start to a New Era

One Piece 517: A Great Start to a New Era

So, right off the bat you must be wondering what the hell I’m doing writing-up about a single episode of an EXTREMELY long-running established series such as this (as opposed to reviewing some DVD set for it or something of the sort). Well, to be frank, this series’ length is actually a big part of the importance of this entry, and why I’m even writing about it in the first place. For those unfamiliar with Eichiro Oda’s insanely popular long-running…

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2 Stupid Dogs is Thankfully Not Too Stupid to be Entertaining….Oh, and Super Secret Squirrel is Fun, Too!

2 Stupid Dogs is Thankfully Not Too Stupid to be Entertaining….Oh, and Super Secret Squirrel is Fun, Too!

  Ah, yes, Hanna-Barbera, the legendary animation studio that was originally spawned from MGM, which brought us some of the most popular cartoons over the last half century, including series that have since been littered into American pop-culture like The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo: Where are you?, Johnny Quest, Top Cat, The Yogi Bear Show, and The Huckleberry Hound Show, just to name a few well-known examples. Of course, when you think of Hanna-Barbera, it would be one of the…

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6Teen: Cartoon Network Premiere – Dude of the Living Dead (Halloween Special)

6Teen: Cartoon Network Premiere – Dude of the Living Dead (Halloween Special)

When the name of this show is mentioned to an American fan of animation, the first thing that would come to their mind is probably something along the lines of: “Wasn’t that the show that bombed on Nick?” Yes, its true that 6Teen received poor ratings when it aired on Nickelodeon, a while ago. However, as one might be able to tell from its style of animation alone, this series bares a striking resemblance in tone and detail to the…

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Yu Yu Hakusho: Season 2 Box Set – Only $35? What the hell are you waiting for!?!

Yu Yu Hakusho: Season 2 Box Set – Only $35? What the hell are you waiting for!?!

Well, its been a good couple of months since FUNimation released the surprisingly good, or in terms of action anime, well above average, first season of Yu Yu Hakusho. Now, really, what could it be that sets this series apart from another series that was airing around the same time, which went under the title….Dragon Ball Z, I believe? Well, with season 2 covering a majority of the Dark Tournament story arc that might be a question which someone looking…

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