Private Teacher! (manga)

Anime Spotlight - Hakkenden: The Strange Tale of Eight Dogs of the East
Anime Spotlight is back, though due to the Holiday season, the schedule will be weird. First up, a new take on the tale of the 8 dog warriors. 2012-12-14

ANNCast - The All-New Adventures of the Super Manga Pals
The Super Manga Pals (mostly) reunite for a year-end chat of all things manga! Deb Aoki and Rebecca Silverman join the table to talk about their favorite manga of 2012, look ahead to 2013 and take your Twitter questions! 2012-12-14

Hey, Answerman! - Gender Rolls
This week on Hey, Answerman! Brian doesn't shy away from the heavy stuff, as he deals with some direct questions about sexism in manga! Depictions of mental disorders! And why aren't things like they were in the good old days? Click onward! 2012-12-14

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Inio Asano
Shaenon fills in for Jason and takes a look at the work of the mangaka behind What A Wonderful World! and Nijigahara Holograph. 2012-12-13

The X Button - The Role Ahead
This week looks ahead to next year's RPG gauntlet of witches, tales, and fiery emblems. Plus Dark Souls II, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2, and a new Mega Man! 2012-12-12

Bunny Drop GN 7
Bunny Drop is clearly not the series we started with, and while it isn't as compelling or as charming as once it was, it still has some things to say about parenthood and families.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind GN Box Set
With a messianic heroine and her brave allies, magical and technological powers, and a deeply thought-out world, this story takes all the elements of good fantasy and amplifies it to amazing levels.

New Super Mario Bros. U
The addition of the Gamepad functions may seem like an innocuous change, but in practice they allow the subversion of every Mario rule since there was a Mario in the first place. That it is Nintendo-sanctioned makes these subversions feel no less naughty, and all these tricks and techniques are inarguably more "new" than any animal costume or flower projectile.

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I Blu-Ray
A good film, rousing and occasionally deeply felt, but also a truncated one—an introductory lesson in Berserkology that falls somewhere between the full version of Guts' saga and the Cliff's Notes.

Strike Witches 2 BD+DVD
The war on pants continues as the girls of the 501st Joint Strike Wing are back for another round of fan service, silly fun, and flashy aerial combats. Though not as fresh as the first series, it still can be entertaining.

Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! eps 1-6
Toying with teen delusions is the name of the game in a series from Kyoto Animation whose first half has been one of 2012's freshest, funniest, and most energetic romps.

Ixion Saga DT 1-6 Streaming
What Ixion Saga DT lacks in substance or spectacular innovation it makes up for with sheer lunacy and entertaining testicle jokes. Your enjoyment of it will be best determined by your tolerance for crude humor and silliness, but for those who are looking for a little something to brighten your week, this is a good choice.

Dengeki Daisy GN 10
Despite its somewhat slow start, Dengeki Daisy's tenth volume does manage to get back on track about halfway through the book. The main plot of the first nine books may have wrapped up, but it looks like Motomi still has plenty of story left to tell us.

Cage of Eden GN 6
With its cliffhanger ending, instantly worrying beginning, and steady stream of action and psychological snapshots of people under pressure, Cage of Eden remains a good read. It's a bit formulaic, true, but that doesn't mean that it can't still draw you in and make you want to know what's going to happen next.

Bleach GN 50-51
In some ways, it's still the same old Bleach, but with a new supporting cast and a fresh storyline that breaks free of the hack-and-slash routine.

Fate/Zero
Magic-using Masters use Servants in the form of legendary figures to battle one another for the Holy Grail in this Fate/stay night prequel. Despite some flaws, the series does an excellent, visually impressive job of both telling its own story and setting up what follows.