Well a few days ago anyway. 18th to be exact. But it’s been over a year since the inception of The Nihon Review. And it’s been a turbulent year to say the least. We’ve seen some great new reviewers join our staff, including dheu, Scoot and Pachinko, but we’ve also lost […]

Today we have a review of the live action movie Premonition. Those of you who just love horror films should definitely check it out. We’ve also got a review of the excellent soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop: Blue. If you’re a fan of Kanno Yoko… need I say more?

Dir en grey fans will be thrilled to hear that the Japanese rock band will be returning to the US for their 2007 Inward Scream tour. They will be headlining the tour, which will hit numerous cities across the US. Tickets are already on sale, so fans, snatch them up as quickly as possible in […]

Two new reviews today, one of the brilliant anime Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen and the forgettable “horror” movie, Uzumaki.
In other news, the official Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni website has announced that a special extra DVD will be available to Japanese consumers that purchase the entire series on DVD, featuring a special Nekokoroshi-hen OVA. Most […]

Some less than stellar anime on the cards today. We’ve got a review of the long-running shounen action series to end all long-running shounen action series (dig the irony), Dragonball Z, and the tsundere-gimmick harem series, Tsuyokiss - Cool × Sweet. We may not have enjoyed these anime, but we hope you enjoy […]