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Interview: Toshio Maeda
Rebecca Silverman sat down with 'tentacle king' Toshio Maeda at Japan Expo to talk about censorship, tentacles, and editors. 2012-08-22

The Stream - A Brewer's Dozen
See what's in the Top 10 for simulcasts this week in The Stream! And, things are looking pretty grim for a couple of the shows as they get dropped from the rotation. 2012-08-21

Interview: Naoki Urasawa
Rebecca Silverman sat down with manga great and sometime singer Naoki Urasawa to discuss his love of Jigoro and his decision to go back to Master Keaton. 2012-08-20

Shelf Life - Zet Dance
Erin goes full supernatural this week, with kids with psychic powers, vampires, and super suits.
- Psychic Squad coll 1
- Shiki pt 1
- Zetman ep. 1-8
2012-08-20

Astro Toy - Rio:Bone Canti
David twists the joints on the latest version of everyone's favorite TV-headed robot, Canti. 2012-08-19

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.

Soul Eater Not! GN 1
Sweet and silly, at times to a fault, Soul Eater Not might be called the K-ON of action series. There is action, and the emotional turmoil that goes along with it and some sinister things lurking, but mostly this is about three familiarly typed girls going about their daily lives.

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.

Bakuman. GN 11
Bakuman isn't just a specialized, semi-fictional documentary—it's got something universal to say. The in-depth discussions, the thrill of competition, and skilled artwork make it a story still worth getting into.