Yuuki IKEDA

ANNCast vs. That Anime Show
Voice actor, adaptive scriptwriter and ADR director J. Michael Tatum along with fellow voice actress and producer of That Anime Show Terri Doty drop on by the ANNCast treehouse to talk about - you guessed it - dubbin' stuff! 2012-08-17

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

Sankarea
This involving, well-written dramedy about a zombiephile who must deal with getting the cute zombie girlfriend that he wished for starts strong but runs into some pacing problems later. Even so, it takes its main subject matter surprisingly seriously.

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.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice For All
Although this second outing for our favorite video game lawyer is generally underwhelming, it still retains all of the elements that made the first game so charming.