Love and Peace! Trigun: Badlands Rumble

Five years since its announcement, and twelve years after finishing its Japanese television run, Trigun fires its way into theaters with the release of the film Badlands Rumble. Vash the Stampede once again stumbles and fumbles his way into a lost, extended, standalone episode from the first half of...

Matsudaira Ken: Futureman

While the world knows Matsudaira Ken as a jidai geki actor turned novelty singer, the truth is far stranger. After being put off by a frustrating series of false trails and dead leads, I have finally unlocked the truth behind the famed “Matsuken.” This man, who can be found...

WORLD OF FANTASY and PRIME TIME

Capsule–the cool individuals behind all manner of catchy Japanese electronic music–were meaning to set the world on fire with an absolute bombshell of a record slated for release near the end of March. But with a title like KILLER WAVE, the album has obviously been delayed indefinitely. After literally...