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US Premiere: Blue Exorcist 5: A Boy from the Cursed Temple
There's no two ways about it, Rin is a slacker, and one of his classmates just ain't having it. 2011-05-18

US Premiere: Tiger & Bunny 7 - The wolf knows what the ill beast thinks.
Looks like an old nemesis is back in town... [discuss] 2011-05-17

Hey, Answerman! - Copy-Cat Catharsis
This week on Answerman, Brian gets to the bottom of competing conventions, manga plagiarism, and the entire manga industry's reliance on well-worn tropes and archetypes. Truths are uncovered, social mores are tested. Also: y'all chime in about conventioneering in Answerfans! 2011-05-20

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Chikyu Misaki
Jason gets all moe for Chikyu Misaki, the warm-hearted tale of a sea monster who turns into an adorable little boy. 2011-05-19

The X Button - Jumping and Shooting
This week brings reviews of Strania, Nin2-Jump, and Trouble Witches Neo! Plus Soul Calibur V, Devil Survivor 2, and cover art unfit for gentle souls. 2011-05-18

Anime News Nina! - 2011-05-18
All's well that ends well for the news elves. 2011-05-18

Brain Diving - Rocket Roll High School
Brian straps in and pops open one of those freeze-dried Astronaut ice cream things for a look at Housuke Nojiri's light novel tale of the first teenage girl in space, Rocket Girls. 2011-05-17

Astarotte's Toy episodes 1-6
A young, man-hating succubus princess is connived into taking a kind young man as the first member of her harem in a series which initially looks like it will be a sleazy fan service fest but instead proves to be surprisingly charming and heartfelt.

Baccano! Blu-ray
One of the best, and certainly most cleverly written series in recent years. Huge fun, though its insanely complicated structure and gobbets-of-flesh violence won't be to everyone's tastes.

Tiger & Bunny Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Ever ask yourself "what would really happen if superheroes existed?" The answer Tiger & Bunny comes up with is very funny, but also has an uncomfortable ring of truth to it.

Mobile Suit Gundam UC BLURAY 2
Don't miss Gundam Unicorn, especially since this episode dials down the cliffhanger factor to tolerable levels.

Durarara!! Part 3
The Gang War arc plays out to a satisfactory resolution in a run of episodes that delivers enough of the series' potential, and stays true enough to the series' core style points, to remain entertaining to the end. Also present is a DVD-only bonus episode.

Black Butler GN 5
This installment of Black Butler is closer to competitive cooking manga like Yakitate!! Japan than any Victorian period thriller ... but surely more entertaining than the standard "find a bad guy and beat him up" storyline.

Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life Dub.DVD
An essentially good-natured slice of thoroughly disposable entertainment built around an impeccable message of cooperation, peace and acceptance. In short, a Pokémon film.

Kurozakuro GN 4
While some chapters build up the plot ... others are simply action-packed firecrackers that generate a lot of noise. The quality of Kurozakuro fluctuates along with these changing moods.

Chibi Vampire: Bites
The universe of Karin from all three of its release formats (manga, anime, and novels) gets examined in great detail in this collection of supplementary material. While packed with information, it is a more worthwhile purchase for peripheral fans than diehards.

Vampire Knight Guilty DVD 1
Perhaps the best disc of the series to date. Makes its mistakes but nonetheless shows the series to its best advantage: as a ridiculous, ridiculously unwholesome, and ridiculously affecting melodrama...with a brain.

Kirameki Project DVD 2
Yeah, this ultra-cute parody of/homage to giant robot series is ultra-cheesy, but that doesn't keep it from also being ultra-good. A good-looking and surprisingly emotional close-out to one of the past year's hidden treasures.