Shouya SUGIYAMA

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

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

Shelf Life - Settlers of Canaan
Erin hits the tables this week with Rio, and starts the blockbuster season early.
- Canaan complete
- Junjo Romantica s2
- Rio - Rainbow Gate! ep. 1-12
2011-05-16

Astro Toy - Figma Love Machine
This is no ordinary Figma: it's Love Machine, the destructive AI from Summer Wars! 2011-05-15

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.

Bleach DVD Box Set 8
Best taken as a necessary stepping stone on the way to the good stuff, or as dressing for the single superb episode at its center, not as straight entertainment.

Allison & Lillia Sub.DVD 1
While it has some writing and artistic flaws, this collection of 1930s-flavored sequential adventure stories has charming enough central characters and a good enough mix of humor, action, grand plot developments, and general fun factor to provide solid entertainment value.

Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid DVD 2
They don't lack for action or comedy, but these three episodes offer great Kaname-Sousuke interaction and the best dramatic content in the franchise to date. A real treat for FMP fans.