Black Butler (GN 4)

Now Streaming: Sherlock Hound 1-26 sub/dub
Even many die-hard Miyazaki fans haven't seen this, his anthropomorphic take on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mystery novels. Here's the whole thing subbed, or in a genuine British dub! [discuss] 2011-03-01

The X Button - Nightmare Girls
Shooters, transforming robots, and a woman named Catherine lead the imports! Plus: Sting's new RPG, Cave Story's new form, and the loss of a friend to all fighting-game fans. 2011-03-02

Anime News Nina! - 2011-03-02
Andy the Superhero Comics News Elf has a dire warning... 2011-03-02

Brain Diving - Street Fightin' Man
Brian digs into Street Fighter: The Complete History, and finds it to be less than complete. Hadouken! 2011-03-01

RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Kuro-Jack-uro
It's time to get serious about manga with titles like Black Jack and Kurozakuro. But could the tragedies of Gunslinger Girl outpace them all? 2011-03-01

Shelf Life - (114) Minutes of Summer
Erin longs for the warm sunshine of Summer, but rejects the sunny calls of the ever-bright Prinnies.
- Disgaea complete
- Gun x Sword complete
- Summer Wars
2011-02-28

The Mike Toole Show - The Tone of Locke
Mike takes a gander at some quality anime that never made the jump from VHS to DVD, including Leda, Guyver, and Locke the Superman. 2011-02-27

Needless DVD Collection 1
This goofy, over-the-top, post-apocalyptic action/comedy can be entertaining with its bombastic behaviors, super-powered action, and fan service, but it falls short of fully committing to parodying its genre and suffers for that. A lame central character doesn't help.

Battle Angel Alita: Last Order GN 14
While this volume may not show the franchise at its very best, it is an improvement over recent volumes and fulfills its purpose very well. The build-up to the climactic Z.O.T. finals shows that the franchise's storytelling well-being may yet endure.

Wandering Son Episodes 1-6 Streaming
If you ever doubted that anime could be art, check out an episode of Wandering Son.

Bleach GN 34
As this volume shows, the secret to Shonen Jump success isn't stuff that involves swords. It's stuff that goes beyond swords.

7 Billion Needles GN 3
What makes 7 Billion Needles so great is that it can be enjoyed on different levels. It succeeds outwardly as a tale of epic alien warfare, but there is also a thought-provoking layer underneath.

Beelzebub Episodes 1-6 Streaming
There is much to be said for a series that just wants you to have fun. That's Beelzebub. Screw substance, it says. Let's party! And what a party it is.

My-Otome 0 ~S.ifr~ Sub.DVD
Though it suffers from a rushed, ill-defined plot and weaker character development, this three-episode prequel to My-Otome is still a must-have title for fans of the franchise. It delivers all of the action, flash, and fan service one has come to expect from its predecessors.

Spice & Wolf Novel 3
Lawrence faces entirely different kinds of relationship and economics troubles as he is challenged to a merchant's duel, with Holo at stake, in a fresher story free of true action but no less effectively tense. If you liked the earlier novels, you'll like this one, too

Gosick Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Knows what any good Sherlock Holmes fan knows: the heart of the story isn't its mystery; it's Holmes and Watson. That holds true even if your Holmes is a little girl and your Watson a long-suffering Japanese teen.

AiON GN 2
Which is worse: a series that was mediocre to start with, or one that lapses into mediocrity after a promising start? The second volume of AiON may help to answer that question.

Escaflowne The Movie DVD
Newcomers to the series will feel that they missed something in the movie, while fans will know that something was left behind.