Articles: Editorials

New York Comic Con: Kirby's Epic Yarn
Kevin goes hands on with Kirby's Epic Yarn.

PlayStation Plus Overview
Announced at E3 during Sony's press conference, the subscription service is finally here. OmegaZed dished out the dough and gives his thoughts on whether or not this service is necessary.

Sakura Matsuri 2011
Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to attend this year’s Sakura Matsuri. For those out there who have no clue, what the Sakura Matsuri is, it’s an annual Japanese festival which celebrates the blooming of the Cherry Blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in NYC. This year actually was the 30th year that this festival has been going on. Originally when this festival started it mostly dealt with the traditional Japanese cultural events such as Japanese tea ceremonies, origami, and even karate demonstrations.

Should consumers rush out to buy a 3Ds?
We're only a few hours away from this year's E3 where Nintendo is expected to unveil their new handheld system the Nintendo 3Ds. But should consumers really care about the new device?

The Great Hentai Debate: Artform or Smut?
AE takes a look into the heated debate on the standpoint with Hentai in the anime community.

The History of AE: From Rise to Fall and Back Again
Taking a look back, at the eleven year history of Anime Informer's evolution into Anime Explosion.

The True Winner of the Next Gen Console Wars
Well the third of four editorials for the month of January is finally up, this time we're talking about the next gen console war winner...

Tommyspud bids farewell
Yep, this is my last article for TNE.

When will something beat the original?
While I’ll admit I had my doubts about mainstream titles such as Full Metal Alchemist, I had not ignored the fact that it had become mainstream for a reason. That reason became even more clear to me after I finished watching the original anime series this afternoon. Now I say this as the number one fan of Cowboy Bebop, FMA was the best written anime series I’ve ever had the pleasure of viewing.

Why Toonami has jumped the Shark
This is the last of the four articles scheduled for January. Today were talking about the rise and fall of Toonami.