Akadot Retail - Pop Japan Merchantile
Ryan Mathews delves into the hotly contested world of anime dubs to separate the wheat from the chaff.
05/08/02
Arc the Lad
04/01/02
NieA_7
02/15/02
Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water
09/07/01
The Reviewer Catches Up
08/03/01
3X3 Eyes
07/06/01
I'm Gonna Be An Angel!
06/08/01
Spanish Dubs
05/04/01
Magic User's Club!
04/06/01
Shamanic Princess
03/02/01
Lost Universe
02/05/01
Dubbing Studios
01/05/01
Maze
12/01/00
Bubblegum Crisis 2040
11/03/00
Cowboy Bebop
E.W.C. and Matt Yamashita butt heads on topical anime issues. This girl v. boy battle of wits and verbage provide an exploded view of the animated medium.
08/13/01
Can Anime Characters Be Attractive?
07/13/01
The Lion's Share
06/15/01
The Big Oh My God Its Batman Bond
05/10/01
Anime Pop Goes the World
04/16/01
"Cowboy Bebop" Showdown
03/09/01
Pleasing all the People
02/09/01
Does symbolism enhance or detract from the story in "Samurai X?"
01/12/01
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
12/07/00
Gross Appeal
11/10/00
Poké-mano y Digi-mano
08/01/00
Pretty Boys of Shoujo
In the perilous quest to penetrate the barrier between live action and animation, our columnists adopt anime conventions into their daily lives.
07/27/01
Anime Knowledge
06/29/01
The Name Syndrome
05/25/01
Hair Blowing in the Wind
04/30/01
Wall Slamming
03/23/01
Whining
02/23/01
Speed Lines
01/26/01
Credits
12/22/00
Subtitles
11/24/00
Theme Music
Luis Reyes looks at how the socio-political climate effects the anime world.
02/25/02
The Apocalypse is Coming and it's All Your Fault
01/04/02
Metropolis
07/20/01
Is Hentai Porn? Yes. Here's What to Watch.
06/22/01
I Want My S 'N V!
05/18/01
Rage Against the Monstér
04/25/01
Boom and Bust
03/16/01
It's The End of the World As We Know It
02/16/01
Keep An Open Mind
01/19/01
The Pen and the Sword
12/14/00
Funding the Global Revolution
11/17/00
Answering to the Man
Crowned the World's Greatest Otaku in our very first Akadot contest, Ron Ferrera ponders life as an otaku and anime in general in his own column.
03/15/02
History of Mecha Anime
03/01/02
The State of Anime in the US
10/08/01
2001: An Otakon Odyssey - Part IV
10/03/01
2001: An Otakon Odyssey - Part III
09/28/01
2001: An Otakon Odyssey - Part II
09/26/01
2001: An Otakon Odyssey - Part I
08/01/01
Consumed by "Toons"
Famed director Kunihiko Ikuhara's unique experiences in America.
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