Towa kamo shirenai (manga)

Anime Spotlight - The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
It's a dorm for freaks and geeks... and the newest resident is a brilliant artist... who also happens to be a gigantic slob. 2012-09-23

Anime Spotlight - ONIAI
All you need to know is the full title: "You're My Brother, But That Doesn't Matter as Long as we Have Love!" 2012-09-22

Anime Spotlight: Blast of Tempest
Our fall Anime Spotlight kicks off with the new show from Bones, the director of Sword of the Stranger, and a little touch of Shakespeare. 2012-09-21

Review: Rurouni Kenshin
"While it's hard to believe that Kenshin will be the trailblazer its advertising makes it out to be, it's certainly a good way to spend a hot summer afternoon." Ko Ransom has the review of Kenshin's live-action outing. 2012-09-20

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga: Fruits Basket
Jason checks his horoscope and delves into 23 volumes of one of the most popular shojo manga of all time... in a single day. 2012-09-20

ANNCast - End of Summer
Zac and Justin take a break from preparing for the fall season to shoot the breeze and take some twitter questions! 2012-09-22

The List - 8 Ace Pilot You'd Want in a Dogfight
This week's column looks at pilots that can outgun and outmaneuver any object they set their sights on. 2012-09-22

Hey, Answerman! - Boobs & Violence
This week on Hey, Answerman! Doesn't it MAKE YOU MAD that some fans only want boobs and violence? Why don't they try making hour-long anime shows a la Mad Men? And how do the fans play a role in determining a particular title's worth in the grand cosmic scheme of things? Put on your space helmet, this week's entry is a bit of a head trip! 2012-09-21

Funimation Roku HD Give-Away
Funimation gave us a Roku HD to give-away to celebrate the launch of their new Roku app. Want it? Enter the give-away and you might just get it! 2012-09-20

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Fruits Basket
Jason checks his horoscope and delves into 23 volumes of one of the most popular shojo manga of all time... in a single day. 2012-09-20

Anime News Nina! - 2012-09-19
Another piece of the Gundam model is found! 2012-09-19

The X Button - U of N
This week, there's a heap o' news about the Wii U launch, Bayonetta 2, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Earth Defense Force, and a certain relic of the 1990s. 2012-09-19

Young Miss Holmes GN 1-2
Young Miss Holmes is a fun entry into the world of Sherlock Holmes tributes. Distinctly Japanese in its decision to cast a cute young girl as the great detective's sometime-partner, it nevertheless embraces Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's world and manages to present a recognizable version of it.

Kokoro Connect episodes 1-8
Though not outstanding so far, this story about five club mates being messed with by a mysterious being exploits its central gimmicks effectively enough to avoid being labeled as a run-of-the-mill slice-of-life series.

Rurouni Kenshin
Review

Fractale BD+DVD
Fractale is clearly a story that has something to say - it really wants you to think about the world Clain lives in. That it can do this and still tell a good story without getting preachy is high praise.

Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror Blu-Ray + DVD
Given the visual style and family-friendly themes, comparisons to the works of Pixar are inevitable—which is hardly fair. This one aspires to be like the best, but only gets as far as "pretty good."

Haibane Renmei DVD
Not all series that are licensed-rescued and rereleased are truly deserving of such treatment. This one is. It is a triumph of mystery, sentiment, and low-key storytelling from the creator of Serial Experiments Lain.

Blue Exorcist Sub.DVD 4
All of the issues with character and clichés, all of the episodes that failed—everything burns away and all that's left is pure, visceral exhilaration. As it should be.

Bunny Drop GN 6
Bunny Drop's sixth volume is an emotional ride in a different way than its first four. This isn't the story many of us fell in love with, but with this volume there is a definite return to the strength of storytelling that marked Rin's early childhood.

Shangri-La DVD
While this 2009 series about a calamitous near-future has the pieces necessary to be good, the assembly process goes awry. Each of its good points can be balanced out by a negative one.

Knight in the Area Episodes 1-25 Streaming
When the soccer action is running fast the show is good fun. When it leaves the field to explore tragedy and healing and other delicate things, however, it's anything but.

Nabari no Ou DVD
There is a great story hiding here. Still, what plays out is far less than what Nabari had started with. It just isn't fulfilling on any level save for Miharu and Yoite's relationship. This was once the series' greatest point of intrigue, but at the cost of every other plot development, it's hard to make us care about it anymore.