Yasuri is the head of the Kyoto school of Japanese sword martial arts in the Edo era. He sets out for a trip to collect the twelve treasured swords created by a legendary swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki.
Kenichi Shirahama is always getting bullied. One day he meets a cute girl who helps him build the courage to begin training in many styles of martial arts at a mysterious dojo where she lives.
Sawako Kuronuma's one wish in life is to make friends, which is hard when everyone who meets her cowers in terror, due to her resemblance to Sadako from the Japanese horror movie series The Ring.
Discussion of the problems of adaptation decay across different media - manga, anime, games, prose, etc.
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Manga are turned into anime. Novels become anime. Video games, role-playing games and collectible card games become manga and anime. Manga and anime are turned into games. Sometimes the transformation works wonderfully, but sometimes the new version loses something essential. Join us for a discussion of the phenomenon of adaptation decay.
Macross Frontier marks the 25th anniversary of the Macross franchise. It is a direct sequel to the first series and Macross 7, taking place after the space war against the Zentradi.
Macross Frontier marks the 25th anniversary of the Macross franchise. It is a direct sequel to the first series and Macross 7, taking place after the space war with the Zentradi.