Honō no Haramase Dōkyūsei (OAV)

Hey, Answerman! - Book 'Em, Lou
This week in Hey, Answerman! Justin Sevakis fills in for Brian and opens up the perennial dust-jacket to spill the beans on "Artbooks"! Then, some answers about OP sequences! Classic titles on Blu Ray! We're gonna close the book on this case! A library's worth of book puns! 2012-08-17

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Trigun
Jason dons his red leather duster and has a high-noon showdown with one of the West's most beloved manga, Trigun. 2012-08-16

The X Button - Horror Head
This week brings a chat with the producers of Resident Evil 6! It also brings news of Remember Me, the mysterious Neo Geo X, and a big batch of indie games! 2012-08-15

Anime News Nina! - 2012-08-15
Nina's adventure through the wormhole continues into the dog days of Summer. 2012-08-15

RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - A Field of Flowers
Nothing is quite as it seems in the latest manga releases: Flowers of Evil, Itsuwaribito, Olympos, and more. Check it out in this week's RTO!! 2012-08-14

Shangri-La Poster Give-Away
Win a limited edition Shangri-La posted signed by famous character designer Range Murata. 2012-08-14

Shelf Life - Student Bodies
Erin checks out a movie based on a video game franchise, and another based on a whole genre.
- Medaka Box ep. 1-8
- Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
- The World God Only Knows
2012-08-13

Humanity Has Declined Episodes 1-6 Streaming
AIC's nearly unclassifiable post-apocalyptic comedy/fairy-tale is a brilliant but ultimately uneven animal, a work of towering imagination whose wacky unpredictability sometimes leads it into dead-end stories.

Chōyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi 1-6 Streaming
Uta Koi is a must-watch for fans of tanka poetry, yes, but it is also a charming, sometimes melancholy, sometimes beautiful examination of the lives of people who lived a thousand years ago.

Is This a Zombie? of the Dead Episodes 7-10 Streaming
There are several ways the show could have botched its ending, and these four episodes manage to hit pretty much all of them.

Moyashimon Returns Episodes 1-6 Streaming
At its best this sequel to 2007's comedy about a college student who can see microbes is exactly the laconically funny joy it was five years ago. At its worst it's a rather uneven mixture of education and entertainment.

This Boy Can Fight Aliens! Blu-Ray
This near-solo creation by an up-and-coming young female animator has a feel similar to Makoto Shinkai's works but a much more radical and distinctive visual style. Though not on the same level as Shinkai's works, it is a respectable effort.

Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse 1-6 Streaming
When it is being serious, showing the consequences of war and the prejudices that result, Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse is a surprisingly good show.

La storia della Arcana Famiglia Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Good for those who like to admire pretty boys dressed in snappy suits and ties (while learning about their tortured pasts), but those expecting an actual plot may be left wondering where it went.

Boogiepop Phantom DVD
An achronological chain of blisteringly negative character studies that interlock to tell the tale of a town where unknowable forces meet with the very worst and, very occasionally, the very best that the human animal has to offer.

Kimi ni Todoke Blu-Ray + DVD Box Set 3
Kimi ni Todoke started out as one of the finest of recent romances, and it finishes that way too.

Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance
Writing off Kingdom Hearts based on its most absurd, most pandering elements ignores that this is one of the best Action RPGs in recent memory.

Highschool of the Dead episodes 1-6
How much you like this blending of horror and high school romantic comedy/drama clichés will largely depend on how jaded (or not) you are about the Zombie Apocalypse genre. It certainly delivers on its promise of plentiful action, bloody violence, and fan service, though, and tells a remarkably good story so far.