Hey, Answerman! - Middle-Bräu Brian is back and ready to give you some answers! Specifically - anime studios going "mainstream"? Has Ultimo's slightly homoerotic subtext "RUINED" it? And what's the legality of ripping your own DVDs? I'll tell ya what's illegal - missing out on this week's Hey, Answerman!
2012-09-07
The X Button - Lost Mission This week, Todd talks with the developers of Lost Planet 3! Plus Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, Phoenix Wright's return, and some news from the world of art!
2012-09-05
ANNCast - Late Night with Helen McCarthy The legendary Helen McCarthy, author of Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation and The Art of Osamu Tezuka, drops by the ANNCast clubhouse for late night shenanigans! We talk Ghibli, book piracy and much much more!
2012-09-04
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition Though the cycle of fail-get up-try again is often criticized, or interpreted as "repetitive" gameplay, the game's greatest accomplishment is that triumph comes from experience, not experience points.
Freezing BD+DVD Nudity and bloody mayhem are the norm in this dark, super-powered action series from the director of Slayers and Shakugan no Shana. Despite some substance, its appeal is unlikely to extend beyond normal aficionados of violent, sexy content.
Persona 4 Arena While it's too messy at some points and too stiff at others, there's a fierce and enjoyable center in Persona 4 Arena. Both the Persona series and the whole of fighting games are richer for it.
Sword Art Online episodes 1-7 Despite many flaws and credibility-straining plot holes, this story about a virtual reality MMORPG turned genuinely deadly still proves involving and shows the potential to get better.
Mahoromatic: I'm Home! DVD These two OVA episodes serve up an additional side story from the the second season, one which fits better with the style and sentiment of the two TV series than the earlier Summer Special did. Completists will not feel like they are wasting their money.
Bleach GN 44-45 It's still taking forever to get to the final showdown everyone wants to see, but at least these volumes make something entertaining out of the journey.
Campione! Episodes 1-6 Streaming Campione! could be a great show full of mind-blowing battles, but it keeps on shooting itself in the foot by trying to weave in the romantic-comedy element.
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero 1 - 6 streaming With its lackluster animation, fairly unattractive designs, and uncomfortable amount of sexual harassment, this is a show whose intended audience will likely find fun, but the majority will feel better staying away from.
K-ON! Season 2 Blu-Ray Set 2 Proof that escapism can be heartfelt; that if made with skill and conviction, with absolute devotion, it can be moving and even true.
So, I Can't Play H! episodes 1-6 Can a horny male lead in a fan service-focused harem series actually be charming? The first half of this series certainly gives it a try in this surprisingly agreeable take on supernatural harem antics.
The World God Only Knows Episodes 1-12 streaming At turns amusing, heartwarming, bizarre, and even breathtaking, this is a series that—based on its description alone—never deserved to be this good. And yet it is.