Richard Eisenbeis's posts

Every season, despite my best efforts, there is a great anime that slips beneath my radar. Last fall, that anime was …

Giovanni’s Island is a tale of family, unlikely friendship, and growing up in the days after the end of the Second…

When talking about anime and manga, there are a lot of Japanese terms thrown around that may be more than a little…

In Deception IV: Blood Ties you play a demon princess whose castle is being constantly invaded by heroes. Your only…

Last week, we saw what the history of video games looks like through Western commercials. But the birthplace of…

When I first heard about there being a live action version of Kiki's Delivery Service in the works, I (as well as my…

Deception IV: Blood Ties is a game built around one concept: building elaborate, overly complicated death traps to…

When you think of Tetris, you no doubt hear a song bouncing around your head. This song, known by many as “Type-A”…

I love Tetris. It’s one of the rare games I have played off and on for the past 20 years. But, I’d be lying if I…

When most people think of anime, they think of intense action or perhaps a moé love story. But anime, just like…

Game Center CX, (known as Retro Game Master in the West) follows Shinya Arino as he attempts to conquer classic…

I love anime music. Long before I even took my first Japanese class, I was rocking out to anime theme songs. And as…

Everyone loves Tetris, but let’s face it, it hasn’t really changed all that much from its original incarnation. Puy…

A few weeks back, I polled our user-run blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves, about what they thought the best anime of…

Earlier this month, Japan saw the release of Puyo Puyo Tetris, a game that mixes the two classic puzzle games. But…

Despite being only eight minutes per episode, Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time is possibly the…

There are a lot of new anime on the air right now—47 of them to be exact—and it can be more than a little difficult…

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is the newest game in the long running series and the first on the Wii U. It…

This past weekend, I sat down and powered through the newest Donkey Kong title Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.…

Guilty pleasures. We all have them: Something you like but feel that you shouldn't. Walkure Romanze is one of those…