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Song Review: Vanessa Williams - "Legs (Keep Dancing)"

On April 26, 2024, Vanessa Williams released “Legs (Keep Dancing),” her first new material in 15 years. Admittedly, the last thing I remember hearing by her was “The Sweetest Days” (which came out 30 years ago), but when I learned that she had released a new song, I was curious to hear what Vanessa would have to offer in 2024. Before I lost track of Vanessa Williams, she was known more for her…

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Manga UP! Global Adds Three Manga in English

Square Enix’s Manga UP! Global has added Hiromi Taihei’s manga adaptation of Kiichi Kosuzu and Shirabii’s How Four Negative Skills = Unrivaled Synergy light novel, Mosuko’s Kuzumi-kun, Can’t You Read the Room? manga, and Ema Kurosu’s manga adaptation of Akira Takamitsu and Gilse’s The Swordsman Dubbed the Sorcerer of Countless Swords light novel. How Four Negative Skills = Unrivaled Synergy is…

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Compilation Album Review: NOW: Yearbook 1990 Extra

NOW: Yearbook 1990 Extra is part of a series of compilation CDs being released in the United Kingdom by Sony Music / EMI, which feature songs that were hits in the U.K. during the year featured on each set. This set is a companion to NOW: Yearbook 1990, and it was released to highlight 58 more of the songs that charted in the U.K. in 1990. Between the three discs included in this set, there’s a…

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GKIDS and Shout! Studios to Release The Boy and the Heron on Home Video and Digitally

GKIDS has announced that it and Shout! Studios will release Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron anime film in a 4K UHD/Blu-ray Disc combo pack, a Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo pack, and a limited-edition Steelbook (with 4K UHD and Blu-ray Disc) release on July 9, 2024. GKIDS will also release the film for purchase on demand in HD and 4K on “all major” digital platforms on June 25,…

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Otakon 2024 Announces Aya Uchida as Guest

It has been announced that Japanese voice actress Aya Uchida will be a guest at Otakon 2024. Her roles include Kotori Minami in Love Live!, Arin Kannazuki in Trinity Seven, Kaban in Kemono Friends, and Kaede Furutani in Yuru Yuri, among many others. Uchida has lent her voice to many anime series, including Love Live! (Kotori Minami), Kemono Friends (Kaban, Lucky Beast, Mirai), Rilu Rilu Fairilu…

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Sara's post about the fourth episode of the Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again anime is now available on the blog.

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Compilation Album Review: NOW: Yearbook 1990

NOW: Yearbook 1990 is part of a series of compilation CDs being released in the United Kingdom by Sony Music / EMI, which feature songs that were hits in the U.K. during the year featured on each set. With this set covering 1990, it covers my early high school years, which means that I have memories of quite a few songs included here. But even saying that, there were still songs I discovered that…

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New additions to our music library.

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English Cast Announced for the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM

The English cast has been announced for the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM anime film: Max Mittelman is Kira Yamato Stephanie Sheh is Lacus Clyne Kieran Regan is Shinn Asuka Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld is Lunamaria Hawke Kelly Baskin is Agnes Giebenrath Ben Balmaceda is Albert Heinlein Chris Hackney is Athrun Zala Cherami Leigh is Cagalli Yula Athha Lizzie Freeman is Aura Maha Khyber Alejandro Saab…

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Set Review: Tina Turner - "Break Every Rule" (2022 Reissue)

In 2022, Parlophone reissued Tina Turner’s Break Every Rule album as two CD release and as a three CD/two DVD box set. This review will focus on the three CD/two DVD version of the reissue. The set comes with a booklet that contains an article by Mark Rowland that appeared in the October 1986 issue of Musician, as well as a tracklisting and credits. The article is a fascinating read, as it goes…

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English Cast Announced for the Black Butler -Public School Arc- Anime

The English cast has been announced for the Black Butler -Public School Arc- anime: Brina Palencia is Ciel J. Michael Tatum is Sebastian Reagan Murdock is Redmond Brandon McInnis is Bluewer Jonah Scott is Greenhill Kieran Flitton is Violet Ciarán Strange is McMillan Christian Taylor is Clayton Branden Loera is Cheslock Andrew Webb is Agares Caitlin Glass is directing the dub. Crunchyroll will…

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Song Review: Bon Jovi - "Legendary"

Back in the mid-to-late 80’s, I became a fan of Bon Jovi after hearing songs like “You Give Love a Bad Name,” “Livin’ on a Prayer,” “Wanted Dead or Alive,” and “Edge of a Broken Heart,” and I continued to like what the band put out with the New Jersey and Keep The Faith albums. My interest began to wane a little with the These Days album from 1995 and the Crush album from 2000, although I did…

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Anime Blog Posts That Caught My Eye This Week (April 26, 2024)

After spending three weeks at my parent’s house to help get it cleaned out before my parent moves to assisted living, I’m home for a two week break. While some noticeable progress has been made on cleaning out their house, there’s still so much more to do. But any progress on that front is a move in the right direction! Here are the anime blog posts that grabbed my attention this week: 2024…

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Manga Planet Licenses the Pumpkin Night Manga

Manga Planet has announced that Pumpkin Night, a slasher horror manga written by Masaya Hokazono and illustrated by Seima Taniguchi, will be released in English on Manga Planet, with the release date to be announced at a later time. The synopsis of Pumpkin Night is as follows: High school girl Asumi is more intrigued than terrified by the mysterious “Pumpkin Night” account that follows her social…