Transformers: Energon (TV)

Now Expiring: Mongolian Chop Squad (s)
You've got only one week to finish watching the Series Formerly Known As Beck streaming on ANN! It goes away on 5/20. 2011-05-14

US Premiere: Blue Exorcist 3: The Garden of Amahara
Yukio takes on his first case, and Rin tags along. And then they meet a girl who can't walk... [discuss] 2011-05-11

Hey, Answerman! - All About Writin'
This week, Brian tackles a trio of questions about something he knows a little bit about: writing! Specifically, light novels, how to steal his job as Answerman, and how, exactly, does one going about "writing" an anime? And your Answerfans responses and summer movie opinions! 2011-05-13

ANNCast - Char, Grilled
Funimation Brand Manager Charlene Ingram returns to the show to chat about all things Summer Wars, Hetalia, Panty & Stocking and a whole bunch of other fun industry stuff, including the 'Anime Classics' line, just how well those DVD/Bluray combo sets are doing and much much more! 2011-05-12

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Genshiken
The down-to-earth nerdiness of Genshiken goes under Jason's microscope. 2011-05-12

The X Button - Blowing Up the House
This week, a right ol' ruckus is made over Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury! Then it's on to the revamped Guardian Heroes, the fate of Killaware, the reasons behind UnchainBlades Rexx, and the future of Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs! 2011-05-11

Anime News Nina! - 2011-05-11
Can the Hollywood news elf be defeated?! 2011-05-11

Black Butler GN 5
This installment of Black Butler is closer to competitive cooking manga like Yakitate!! Japan than any Victorian period thriller ... but surely more entertaining than the standard "find a bad guy and beat him up" storyline.

Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life Dub.DVD
An essentially good-natured slice of thoroughly disposable entertainment built around an impeccable message of cooperation, peace and acceptance. In short, a Pokémon film.

Kurozakuro GN 4
While some chapters build up the plot ... others are simply action-packed firecrackers that generate a lot of noise. The quality of Kurozakuro fluctuates along with these changing moods.

Chibi Vampire: Bites
The universe of Karin from all three of its release formats (manga, anime, and novels) gets examined in great detail in this collection of supplementary material. While packed with information, it is a more worthwhile purchase for peripheral fans than diehards.

Vampire Knight Guilty DVD 1
Perhaps the best disc of the series to date. Makes its mistakes but nonetheless shows the series to its best advantage: as a ridiculous, ridiculously unwholesome, and ridiculously affecting melodrama...with a brain.

Bleach DVD Box Set 8
Best taken as a necessary stepping stone on the way to the good stuff, or as dressing for the single superb episode at its center, not as straight entertainment.

Allison & Lillia Sub.DVD 1
While it has some writing and artistic flaws, this collection of 1930s-flavored sequential adventure stories has charming enough central characters and a good enough mix of humor, action, grand plot developments, and general fun factor to provide solid entertainment value.

Ga-Rei Zero DVD/Blu-Ray
Ga-Rei Zero's true strength isn't stomach-turning violence or edge-of-your-seat thrills; it's the emotional power it invests them with.

K-ON! BLURAY 1
K-ON! may be focused more on an overall mood than any true storyline, but it sure gets that mood right.

Vampire Knight DVD
A girl finds herself torn between a vampire she deeply respects and a human-cum-vampire she wants to protect in this lightly Gothic shojo romance offering. Despite many seemingly trite elements, good execution and effective mood-setting carry the series.

Vandread DVD 1
Space battles, sexual tension, comic relief and a bit of romance combine well as the story plays out.