Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Frame Astrays (manga)

US Premiere: Blue Exorcist 7: A Flock of Plovers
Shy girl Shiemi only wants to make friends... [discuss[ 2011-06-01

ANNCast - Flanagan's Rainbow
Accomplished anime and manga translator since the early 90s, William Flanagan drops by to tell stories from his early days as a freelancer and as editor-in-chief at Viz, and what the freelance translator landscape is looking like right now. Plus: nitpicky fans, crowdsourced translation and much much more! 2011-06-02

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Two Flowers for the Dragon
A lady-dragon has two suitors and has to choose between them in this stylized, supernatural shojo romantic drama. 2011-06-02

The X Button - Tower Records
Pandora's Tower leads the import menu this week! In other news, we've got Shinobi 3DS, Monster World IV, and a famous face of classic gaming. 2011-06-01

Anime News Nina! - 2011-06-01
Being the Thrilling Adventures of Kevin 2011-06-01

Brain Diving - Mommy's Little Monster
Brian digs in to the giant book of art and essays that accompanied Takashi Murakami's groundbreaking stateside exhibition, Little Boy: The Arts of Japan's Exploding Subculture, and finds it food for thought. 2011-05-31

Shelf Life - K-On Flux
Erin contemplates starting her own band, and questions mankind's future with robots.
- Chobits complete
- K-On! v.1
- Needless collection1
2011-05-30

Deadman Wonderland episodes 1-6 streaming
Ridiculous story elements, visceral cruelty, and a twisted flair almost elevate this explicitly gory actioner to the level of absurdity, but an outstanding visual, technical, and musical effort keep it chugging along in a highly entertaining fashion.

Coffee Samurai / Hoshizora Kiseki Sub.DVD
The studio responsible for producing Makoto Shinkai's works now offers two unrelated one-shots, each featuring an offbeat tale of love and discovery. The stories have good concepts but less effective follow-through.

Aria the Scarlet Ammo Episodes 1-6 Streaming
So confident that its overcooked clichés will carry it that it regularly forgets to check if it's entertaining, or even making sense.

Detroit Metal City GN 9
Volume 9 tries the same old tricks that worked before, with bizarrely-dressed rockers committing foul acts ... but what once was shockingly hilarious has sadly become stale.

Dirty Pair Sub.DVD Part 2
The production values may look and sound dated and the storytelling may seem unsophisticated by current standards, but these episodes nonetheless showcase why Kei and Yuri are one of the strongest and most influential duos of female anime action stars.

Battle Girls - Time Paradox Episodes 1-7 Streaming
There isn't a thing here that's worth spending your time on, unless you really need something to impair your brain function. Which sometimes you do.

Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Student Council Saga
The first third of a masterpiece. Simultaneously beautiful, emotionally powerful, artistically triumphant and absurdly hilarious.

Hanasaku Iroha Episodes 1-7 Streaming
An alternately funny and touching tale of growing up. A few lapses in realism and a couple of missing punches to the heart away from the best of its type.

Saturn Apartments GN 3
While this slice-of-life excursion sometimes stumbles over the storyline, and stops short of greatness in the art, the underlying message about people connecting with other people still rings true.

Astarotte's Toy episodes 1-6
A young, man-hating succubus princess is connived into taking a kind young man as the first member of her harem in a series which initially looks like it will be a sleazy fan service fest but instead proves to be surprisingly charming and heartfelt.

Chibi Vampire GN 6
This vampire teen romantic comedy with a twist takes a seriously dramatic turn as it delves into the backstory of two key characters and confronts the biggest crisis yet to Karin and Kenta's relationship.