STACK #124 Feb 2016

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ANIME ROUND-UP

Anime Hairstyles

With such a bombastic pompadour on the menu this month, it seems only natural that we reflect upon the best and most recognisable hairstyles in anime. Because you’re worth it! Apologies to those follically challenged characters who didn’t make the cut. This means you, Krillin! 5 Asuka Langley Soryu – The style of Asuka’s hair may not be particularly distinctive, but her auburn hair coupled with her red Eva headgear complete the look. 4 Motoko Kusanagi – Fusing 80’s punk rock with office worker delivers an aesthetic which is unlike any other. If it’s short at the front, long at the sides and purple all over, you know it’s Major Kusanagi. 3 Sailor Moon – Everyone’s favourite mahou shoujo (magical girl) is unmistakable with her golden locks and mini jam donut-looking... head... things. Does it add to her magical abilities? No, but it certainly is iconic. 2 Astro Boy – This little robot-that- could has such a distinctive profile that it was used in silhouette as the episode introduction screen. Impossible to convert to the physical world, his 2D double peaked style is quintessentially anime. 1 Super Saiyan Goku – Seeing Goku go full Super Saiyan for the first time when

Space Dandy Part 1

I t’s a massive shonen month with all the laughs, action and adventure you could wish for, as well as the long awaited arrival of Space Dandy Part 1 . Why should you be excited for Space Dandy? Well... he’s a dandy guy... in space! It also doesn’t hurt that these pompadour laden, hilariously kooky adventures are animated by BONES ( Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ) and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe ( Cowboy Bebop ). The regular Naruto and Naruto Shippuden series’ are great, no doubt, but there’s just something about Naruto movies that raise the bar even higher. Naruto the Movie: Road to Ninja

for the last seven years, but all that is about to change now that its A-team is back in action. Things didn’t go quite to plan when the Straw Hats arrived at Thriller Bark, and now in One Piece (Uncut) Collection 29 , Luffy has lost his shadow! Luckily for Monkey D. and the similarly shadowless Zoro and Sanji, Brook is willing to assist, but only if they can help him defeat a zombie samurai. It’s off-the-wall shenanigans like this that makes One Piece so entertaining. “An afro-wearing skeleton needs to defeat a zomb-urai in order to help his rubber-man friend who lost his shadow? You must be talking about One Piece !” It seems like an impossible mission! Goku finally faces off against his most powerful and dangerous foe yet: Majin Buu. Desperately overpowered, Goku and the Z-Fighters need to take drastic action to save the world. But is Goku willing to merge with longtime rival Vegeta using the Fusion Technique? Well, you’ll just have to check out Dragon Ball Z Season 9 on butt-kicking Blu-ray and see for yourself.

Once a feared warrior and elite combat trainer, Raul Chaser finds himself working in customer service. An early nominee for the “Longest Anime Title Name

Naruto the Movie: Road to Ninja

fighting Frieza was almost as glorious as seeing Goku’s blonde mane. When you’re talking about iconic anime hair, this ‘do takes the cake.

smashes its way onto DVD and Blu-ray with an action-packed yet harrowing adventure in which Naruto faces the mysterious shinobi, who is responsible for the death of his parents. Fairy Tail is still going strong with Collection 14 hitting shelves this month. And with it comes a fierce battle between the wizarding world’s most powerful and deadly guilds. The Grand Magic Games may have made Fairy Tail look like chumps

of the Year” award, Yu-Sibu: I Couldn’t Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job is filled with comedy, slapstick action, and as advised on the cover, frequent animated nudity. Yowza!

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