Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (movie)

Interview: Hiro Mashima
We chat with the mangaka behind the long-running smash hit Fairy Tail; his thoughts on the anime, his success, his influences, and more! 2011-11-08

RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Scrambled X
The end of the world comes to RTO!! with a review of CLAMP's X ... or for something a little less apocalyptic, how about Mardock Scramble and No Longer Human? 2011-11-08

Shelf Life - Ninja Nonsense
Erin enjoys the Victorian Era and covets some old-timey pillowcases before exploring teen angst.
- Emma complete
- Loveless
- Naruto Shippuden movie: Bonds
2011-11-07

The Mike Toole Show - War Stories
Mike straps in for a look at one of the very first manga ever published in the US, the fighter pilot drama Area 88. 2011-11-06

Gia's List: The 6 Most-Abused Anime Protagonists
Not all anime heroes fight their way out of trouble, but that doesn't mean they don't get pummeled. Here are the ones who get it the worst. 2011-11-05

Fate/Zero Episodes 1-6 Streaming
In trying to express the breadth of this epic war, Fate/Zero stumbles too often in the beginning, a victim of its own towering ambitions.

Skip Beat! GN 25
This latest volume of Skip Beat is just as compulsively readable as its predecessors, and it does provide a good boost to the romantic subplot. It's just too bad that that romance comes with a creepy factor attached.

Naruto Shippuden The Movie: Bonds DVD
Bringing in new directorial blood and heavier ties to the franchise's main body isn't going to help anything if your script is an assemblage of used parts.

Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura GN 4
Most of this volume's action is in the past, but the last chapter sets the characters up for a grand battle for the princess. It is easy to overlook the lack of forward movement in the plot, but it still may be more rewarding to read this and volume five together when it comes out.

Gate 7 GN 1
If you have never read a Clamp series before, you have more of a chance of enjoying this one. If you've been a reader of the group for a while, however, you may find yourself less thrilled, as Gate 7 really does nothing new.

Yu Yu Hakusho Blu-Ray Season 3
The Dark Tournament ends and the Chapter Black saga begins as the series enters perhaps its strongest run of material to date. Still too predictable to be great, but pretty good nonetheless.

Dragon Ball Z Kai Blu-Ray 6
Despite some annoyances and repetitiveness, this portion of the Android Saga, which overlaps into the beginning of the Cell Saga, still conducts an involving build-up towards upcoming epic battles.

Tenjo Tenge GN 3
It truly is the fighting that makes the series worth it—the crushing in-your-face blows, the crackling bursts of superhuman energy, the intense looks on the combatants' faces. But how much longer will readers be satisfied with that?

Himawari! Season 1 Sub.DVD
A girl struggles to become a proper ninja in this innocuous and surprisingly clean 2006 series. Its quirkiness is mildly entertaining, but it only occasionally goes far enough on dramatic or comedy fronts to achieve better than that.

Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection Blu-ray
A sad farewell to a long-running franchise, as well as a very final conclusion.

The Art of Vampire Knight Artbook
Overall, this book is stunning. Interesting compositions, breathtaking color, and good use of line, shape, and space make this volume a very satisfactory experience. While the similarities of character design can be off putting, the fact that this book is in full color makes it easier to appreciate Hino's artwork than in the manga itself.