It may seem insane -- and it is -- but the controlled chaos of GAINAX's reference-laden Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi is the best kind of madness an otaku can ask for: extremely entertaining madness!

Secrets abound in J.C. Staff's masterpiece, Shingetsutan Tsukihime. Can Shiki and the vampire princess Arcueid unravel truth from fiction and learn to love? Can this breathtaking series make it worldwide?

Almost twenty years after it first appeared in the pages of Shonen Jump, Saint Seiya has finally been released in the US in both anime and manga form. Is it ever too late for a good thing? Of course not!

Daft Punk and Leiji Matsumoto's techno-infused space drama is back with a vengeance. Ever wondered what happens after the "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" video? Wonder no more!

Take the old recipe of boy searching for missing princess, replace boy for girl and princess for goddess, (blend in a good measure of hentai) and you have a generic yet oddly original series from Studio Deen.

You may know the name from such popular anime releases as Patlabor and Ghost In The Shell -- but have you seen any of his live-action cinema? Read on for a look at the master's film work, including a provocative film called The Red Spectacles.

Is it cosmic coincidence or simply heart-breaking irony that connects two wounded women? Dillon takes a look at Japanese cinema, sadly neglected in the West, examining Shinju Iwai's surprising masterpiece.