Takuya Kimura: Birth of a J-Drama “Hero”

If you’ve never seen a Japanese drama, then let me say there are often 3 key elements to each series: brevity, “trendiness”, and melodrama. 1) Each series is usually 10 or 12 episodes max, unless incredibly popular in which case a follow-up movie will be made, or special as it’s called. Only rarely does a show, even a popular show, get a second full season. This means most series are essentially like American/British mini-series, and are more serial than episodic. 2) The brevity of these shows plays into component 2, which is J-Drama’s “trendiness” or perhaps a better word would be relevance to their audience.

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Preview: Dragon Ball Daima

Dragon Ball Daima is a new and upcoming entry in the Dragon Ball anime universe that tells us the story of Goku and the gang from a different point of view. It is the last Dragon Ball anime to be directly supervised by Akira Toriyama who passed away this past March, and gives fans all the more reason to be excited for more Dragon Ball to honor the late creator this fall.

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Exclusive: Interview with Ace Attorney’s Miles Edgeworth

It’s not every day you are granted an interview with a celebrity. Especially when one of those celebrities does not exist, but only within the media we consume: be it anime or gaming content. This is one of those interviews I’m lucky to be a part of with the world-famous Chief Prosecutor, Miles Edgeworth from Ace Attorney.

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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Announced for 2024

The most recent Nintendo Direct revealed what the console is offering for the remainder of 2024, and fans of Capcom’s Ace Attorney series were excited to hear that two games in the Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth series were getting a re-release on modern platforms!

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