In this issue: hello to new readers from MTAC! A new and exciting (filler) arc begins on Bleach, and the Korean Wave continues in Japan. Welcome MTAC Readers! If you’re reading this after taking a CEN.TAKU.ME business card from the Anime Blast Chattanooga booth at MTAC Goes to 11, then welcome to the blog! The [...]

Nope. Never going to happen. Unless he cracks that mask of his. But there was a glimmer of hope, at the end of Episode 301 of Bleach, during the Shinigami Zukan (The Illustrated Guide to Soul Reapers) segment. (No worries, there are no spoilers here.) For those familiar with Bleach, there is a koma short [...]

In this issue of The Journal, I finally catch up with one of Japan’s longest running anime series–again–as the arc reaches its conclusion. Chattanooga is getting a new anime convention this Fall, and the sequel (or prequel) to the first Final Fantasy fighting game series is released in Japan. Bleach: All Good Things Must Continue [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve talked about Bleach on the blog. It’s all thanks to the previous arc, “Zanpakutou: The Alternate Tale”, that I didn’t feel like watching it anymore, even though it involved a favorite character of mine. After getting my hopes up for the Amagai Shusuke, I refused to be tricked anymore. [...]

After a year without a Bleach movie, the fourth release of the big screen adaptation of the franchise is very close! Unlike the previous movies where a certain character is involved (i.e.: Hitsugaya and Rukia), Jigoku Hen starts from a totally new perspective. Bleach: Jigoku-Hen, or “Hell Chapter”, takes place around an area never before [...]