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A Journey Through Fairyland, Marmalade Boy, Nightwalker, Ushio & Tora anime; Absolute Duo, Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor, Kigurumi Guardians manga ship Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Endride Part 2 BD/DVDPlease FUNimation Entertainment US$64.98 August 29 A Journey Through Fairyland DVDCite Discotek Media US$24.95 August 29 Marmalade Boy Collection 1 DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek Media US$59.95 August 29 Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective DVDPlease Discotek Media US$39.95 August 29 Nutcracker Fantasy DVDCite Discotek Media US$24.95 August 29 Pokémon XY & Z Set 1 DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$24.98 August 29 Ushio & Tora BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$129.98 August 29 Ushio & Tora DVDCite Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 August 29 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz BDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek Media US$39.95 August 29 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz DVDPlease Discotek Media US$59.95 August 22

If there's one thing the U.S. has got down pat, it's superheroes.  Sure, we have our duds (COUGH, Fantastic 4, COUGH) but none are as bad as these foreign ones. 1. The Rapeman — Japan Japan is such a tough culture to figure out. On one hand, they're super respectful towards elders, and value politeness and good manners. Then, they have a superhero like Rapeman, who is a good guy.  He's a high school teacher by day (chilling) and rapist by night. He runs a crime fighting service with his uncle called "Rapeman Services." Their motto? "Righting wrongs through penetration." What. The. Hell.   2. Super Commando Dhruva —India He's basically a lame version of Robin whose parents were trapeze artists that were killed in a circus fire started by some villains.  He can talk to animals (except for gorillas, which is weird considering how they're pretty much human) and breathe underwater.  He also rolls around on a bad-ass

America has had plenty of experience in taking awesome Japanese anime and making terrible adaptations of them. However, Japan has also borrowed some American superheroes, and desecrated it in much the same fashion. Here are 10 crazy anime adaptations of American properties. 1. Batman: Gotham Knight Why did it suck so bad? Mostly because so few of the chapters dealt directly with Batman. Instead, none of these six chapters are even slightly tied to each other. Only two chapters include Batman fighting named villains, and they're not nearly enough to save this boring, disjointed mess.   2. Powerpuff Girls Z The original Powerpuff Girls cartoon was simply animated but cleverly written, genuinely funny, and massively pro girl power. However, the anime adaptation goes in the other direction, opting to make the three girls look more like ordinary girls. 3. Wolverine Wolverine is a slender hero with a mullet; despite his muttonchops and claws, h

Titans are on their way invading the Marvel Universe? Yep, but will the superhero take them as a serious threat? Maybe not. Comparing to the top 10 most powerful villains in the history of American Comics, the giant army coming from "Attack On Titians" is nothing more than a big mouse ...10. Cyborg Superman Once a NASA astronaut, Hank Henshaw evolved into Cyborg Superman after a space mission gone wrong. He has ALL of Superman’s powers, as well as the ability to control and manipulate machinery and technology. After merging himself with Superman’s birthing matrix, he gained the knowledge that Superman possesses, as well as the knowledge of krytonian technologies. Because of that, his body was eventually comprised of merely indestructible kryptonian alloys.His Weakness?Well, his body can be destroyed, HOWEVER he can just form himself a new one. Hank Henshaw the man, is immortal. His biggest weakness now is that he wants to die. He’s become h

Nintendo will launch a new version of its handheld console, the 3DS and 3DS XL, targeted at the hardcore gamer market, but it won't launch in North America until 2015. The updated device will have a second analog stick and additional shoulder buttons, along with a replaceable battery that will last for up to 7 hours of gameplay. Its first game release will be “Xenoblade Chronicles,” a sci-fi role-playing game developed by Tokyo-based Monolith Soft and released by Nintendo in 2012 in North America. The multinational gaming corporation will launch the new Nintendo 3DS in two models, one similar in dimension to the 3DS and one similar in size to the larger 3DS XL device. They will cost $154 and $180 respectively. The new 3DS devices will possess a stronger CPU than current models, which will give players quicker download speeds and a swifter browsing session from eShop. The new handhelds will also have built-in NFC for the company’s upc