Jacques BREUER

ANN 15th Anniversary - Win A Trip to Japan!
ANN is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and we want to give someone the chance to win a trip to Japan! 2013-07-03

Shelf Life - Natsume's Book of Faces
This week, lots and lots and lots of demons. And some good-old fashioned hospitality.
- Hanasaku Iroha set 2
- Inu Yasha movies collection
- Natsume's Book of Friends s4
2013-07-22

Astro Toy - DX Soul of Chogokin Mazinger Z Jet Scrander Set
The massive, expensive Soul of Chogokin Mazinger Z gets a massive, expensive accessory pack. 2013-07-21

The List - 7 Bizarre Anime Mascots
Truly weird creatures with little to no purpose take the stage this week. 2013-07-20

Hey, Answerman! - The Death And Rebirth Of Answerman
Brian Hanson strides proudly into the Answerman Hall of Heroes, hanging up his Answertorch and retiring to live eternal among the stars with the great Answerpeople of yore. 2013-07-19

Black Magic M-66 Sub.DVD
This early effort by the creator of Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed excels in its depiction of android vs. human combat, and is worth a recommendation on that alone, but offers little else.

Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch GN 1
With this omnibus, we find ourselves caring a lot more about what happens, not just in terms of the story, but to the characters as well.

Sankarea: Undying Love GN 1
Tragicomedy is not unknown in the manga realm, and Sankarea just may be a very good entry into that genre, and this introductory volume offers us sadness, hope, and humor with a dollop of fanservice to top it off.

Naruto Shippūden DVD Set 14
A perfect storm of drama and action, back-story and plot advancement, and some surprisingly deep thoughts on what it means to strive for peace.

Devil Survivor 2 The Animation Streaming
All in all this is a fairly solid bit of entertainment. If you like your stories dark with a glimmer of hope, Devil Survivor 2 should fit the bill.

Severing Crime Edge Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Hops with visible gusto from fetish to fetish, from perversion to perversion—all while maintaining a disturbing romanticism that embraces all the twisted, sick, and unpleasant forms that love can take.

Time and Eternity
Time and Eternity's attempt at playing anime falls to ruin at every point. Hoping to fuse games and animation into a revolutionary RPG, it instead picks terrible ingredients from both worlds.

Another DVD
Another may have its faults, such as some of the imagery and some clues being almost too obscure, as well as one or two clearly contrived plot points, but on the whole it is a well done mystery/horror hybrid.

Project X Zone
Project X Zone is a bit too comfortable in its fantasy fulfillment. A hectic battle system builds up, but the energy fades well before the game's over. All that stays are the geek pleasures of seeing dozens of previously unacquainted characters bounce off one another.

Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV's incrementally improved (and substantially kinder) mechanics may make it worth playing for lapsed fans who are burned out on the series, but anyone looking for the next Persona will come away disappointed.

Trinity Blood DVD 4
Trinity Blood still looks better than most of its contemporaries, but—despite a now continuous plot and a threefold increase in blood-squirting action—it remains talky, slow and a lot sillier than its grave tone indicates.