Anime Review: MADBULL 34 (warning: This anime is not intended for children. Due to sex, violence, rape, murder, foul language) Mad Bull 34 was adapted into a four-part original video animation released from December 21, 1990 to August 21, 1992. A sequel manga, Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル
The flashy Future Funk juggernaut is back! Legendary producer Macross 82-99 is marking a grand return with a new installment in the Sailorwave album series. Five years separate Sailorwave III to its predecessor and yet the magic has yet to lose a sparkle from its
I expected nothing, and yet I'm still disappointed. Wait, no - that's not totally genuine. I expected quite a bit. Cowboy Bebop has long been considered one of the best anime of all time, and many of Netflix's recent originals have been outstanding. You would think
Vaporwave/Future Funk producer Karate King (spelt in Japanese Kanji as 空手王) has finally completed his IKARI mixtape trilogy. First unveiled to the world in December of 2017, the IKARI-蒸気波LP (tr: Vaporwave LP) series are an anthology of vintage funky sample-based tracks tinted with the existential
Created by the Italian comic book creator Hugo Pratt in 1967, Corto Maltese is a half-British / half Andalusian-Romani sea captain living in the early 20th century who routinely goes on adventures and finds himself mixed up in situations set parallel to world events in
Welcome back, loyal set of eyes. For this third expedition down memory lanes, we are honoured by the presence of our guest Mecha Maiko. known to many as Hayley Stewart, the former voice behind Dead Astronauts. Having just dropped a new music video for ‘Phones’
It was announced the other week that Taika Waititi's AKIRA adaptation was halting pre-production in favor of a Marvel MCU Thor sequel. Now some people may be lamenting the news but, I say it is a good thing. After all a Hollywood live action AKIRA
It's been a very long time since I've graced the pages of New Retro Wave but, I'm back. I've been in the thick war-torn trenches of completing a new album and working a fifty hour work week in the food industry; it's been hell since
The question is "WILL IT BE GOOD"? Brandon Easton who recently worked on Transformers: Rescue Bots and the 2011 THUNDERCATS reboot has recently come out from behind the curtain and reassured all interested in an American series featuring the iconic anime hero. Now i've never seen nor
It’s almost October, and with a second season of the intense Netflix animated series based on the classic video game franchise, we’re taking a look at all of the info confirmed for Castlevania Season 2! 1. When is it coming out? Castlevania Season 2 will be premiering
The famous space opera is looking like it's coming to a cinemaplex near you. Gundam has been a milestone in anime since the 1970's. The original series was set in a future century where resources and living space had become so few that humanity began
"And I am over a quarter of a century old. I'm getting freaking old." -SamHaiNe Originally released on June 5, 1993 in Japan - Ninja Scroll didn’t reach stateside for another two years with an English dub by Manga Entertainment. But when it did it became an