J-POP SUMMIT FESTIVAL 2014 TURNS IT UP TO 11 by Kenneth Eric Tran (J!-ENT Event Coverage)

The 6th annual J-Pop Summit Festival returned to the beautiful confines of Union Square for a twilight exhibition of the top musical artists from Japan. On the heels of last year’s very successful matinee main event featuring Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, organizers succeeded in providing programming Read More …

Akira: 25th Anniversary Edition (a J!-ENT Anime Blu-ray Disc Review)

For anyone who is an anime fan and a fan of “Akira”, FUNimation’s 2013 Blu-ray release of “Akira: 25th Anniversary Edition” is an improvement over the 2009 Bandai Blu-ray release and is definitely recommended! Image courtesy of © 2013 FUNimation. All Rights Reserved. TITLE: AKIRA: Read More …

“E”qual – 7 Days (a J!-ENT World Groove Album Review)

“E”qual’s “7 days” album is a one man tour-de-force of beats and rhymes. ARTIST: “E”qual ALBUM: 7 DAYS LABEL: Columbia Music entertainment/Harlem Recordings CATALOG #: COCP-50921 DURATION: 59:10 RELEASE DATE: September 27, 2006 BUY THIS ALBUM from CDJapan.com: 7 Days “E”qual or YesAsia.com My name Read More …

AKIRA (a J!-ENT Anime Blu-ray Disc Review)

“The first film/anime on Blu-ray to utilize 192 kHz/24-bit audio.  ‘AKIRA’ is a classic anime film that is impressive, gripping and all-out intense that is definitely enhanced through remastering.  I was literally floored by the outstanding soundtrack.  ‘AKIRA’ on Blu-ray is amazing and definitely a Read More …