STACK NZ Aug #76

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ANIME ROUND-UP

5 Gosick How the heck do you say it? Is it goss-ick? Is it go-sick? Well I'll tell ya, it's how you'd pronounce 'gothic' in Japanese... kinda. The silly part is that if you actually said "gothic" in Japanese, it'd come out "goshikku." 4 Madlax This is a completely personal dislike. It's just... this title sounds like something that helps you poop easier. 3 Puella Magi Madoka Magica What a mouthful! The original title, Mahou Shojo Madoka Magica, translates to Magical Girl Madoka Magica, but why use English when you can use Latin? Let go. It's a dead language, along with Aramaic and 1337 speak! 2 The Severing Crime Edge I kinda get it. I mean, I know what all of those words are, I just don't understand what they're doing next to each other. 1 The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Double the legend, double the the. I'm quite sure this tale has been told at many a drinking establishment at 2am on a Saturday. questionable titles, some of which actually belong to some really good series! With Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie dropping this month, I thought I'd look at ODD TITLES

A Letter to Momo

Y ou'd think that the second film fact A Letter to Momo is one of the most heartwarming films you're likely to see this year. Still reeling from the recent loss of her father, 11-year-old Momo and her mother move from the bustling heart of Tokyo to the small seaside town of Shio, where Momo befriends three Yokai named Iwa, Kame and Mame. Interestingly, Iwa brims with Sengoku-style gravitas thanks to the vocal efforts of Toshiyuki Nishida – Pigsy from Monkey ! The power of music is beautifully showcased in Your Lie In April , with part one hitting shelves in August... not April. Missed opportunity if you ask me, but I digress. Genius pianist Kousei finds himself no longer able to tickle the ivories following the death of his mother. The monotony of everyday life seems to cloud his beautiful brain until he directed by the maker of the brilliant Jin-Roh would be a bloodfest, but in

meets an intriguing, eccentric and short-fused violin prodigy named Kaori. For those with a little extra coin in their purse, there is a limited edition release available with a beautiful art box and six art cards included. Tokyo Ghoul is one of the standout anime series of recent years and one of my personal favourite ongoing manga series to boot, so the release of the complete second season, Tokyo Ghoul Va is cause for celebration. Gory, blood- soaked celebration. Remember when Kaneki was a sweet and innocent ghoul, turned in an unfortunate event? Yeah, those days are over. After weeks of relentless torture he is every bit the monster that he once loathed. This release is available on DVD and Blu-ray as well as in a DVD/Blu-ray combo pack. Also available this month are Black Butler: Book of Murder, the Berserk Movie Collection, Nanana's Buried Treasure Complete Series, Fairytale Collection 20, Love Live! The

DVD&BD

School Idol Movie, One Piece (Uncut) Collection 37, Girl Friend Beta Complete Series, Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals part 1, Wolf Girl and Black Prince Series Collection and Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone Slipcase Edition .

Tokyo Ghoul

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