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Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Fullmetal Alchemist
It cost Jason an arm and a leg to write this column. 2013-06-06

The List - 7 Mafia Princesses
You can't choose your parents, even when those parents turn out be shady mobsters. 2013-06-08

Hey, Answerman! - Hen-Time
This week on Hey, Answerman! IT'S TIME FOR HENTAI! Brian disputes the legitimacy of a somewhat legally dubious hentai portal! Then: some questions and thoughts on Pony Canyon's anime contest, and some more pithy words of anger about Toonami! 2013-06-07

ANNCast - That's FUNi, You're FUNi
Adam Sheehan and Lance Heiskell from Funimation return to ANNCast for our twice-yearly update! Find out what's been selling well, what hasn't, what the plans for the future are and more! 2013-06-07

The X Button - Crushing Hopes
This week, Todd considers E3 and just what it'll mean for Final Fantasy, Gravity Rush, and other games. Plus a Tales revamp and some more Kickstarters! 2013-06-05

Anime News Nina! - 2013-06-05
Nina can't help but ask the important questions. 2013-06-05

GTO: 14 Days in Shonan GN 7
It may look like a silly, lowbrow action series on the outside, but once again, it surpasses expectations on the inside.

The Limit GN 3
Limit continues to do what Keiko Suenobu does best – highlight the very real problems of adolescence. The survival story helps to make the story more palatable to those outside her usual readership, combining teen angst with adventure to create a compelling read fraught with perils both physical and emotional.

Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura GN 9
Overall Sakura Hime's ninth volume manages to be a very good read with the stakes getting higher for those Sakura loves and a very real new threat to contend with surfacing at the last minute.

Shin chan Dub.DVD Season 3 Complete
Funimation's irreverent approach to the series hasn't changed, and that means that the show's appeal, and its drawbacks, remain largely the same. With one notable exception: the novelty has long since worn off.

Resident Evil Revelations
For people who've already played the original version this release offers very little. Everyone else might be surprised that the best Resident Evil in recent memory came out a year ago on a handheld console.

Tamako Market Episodes 1-12 Streaming
A delightfully light comedy, heavy on cute girls caught up in cute situations and supported by an infectious sense of fun.

Creamy Mami Episodes 1 - 7 streaming
Creamy Mami is a charming magical girl show from a less edgy time in animation featuring a heroine who just wants to use her powers to have fun, and on the whole it is a lot of fun and absolutely worth the watch.

One Piece DVD Season 4 Part 5
In the end this is just eleven episodes of connective tissue between last set's emotional meat and the savory feast of fighting that one hopes we'll be enjoying next.

Toriko DVD Set 4
Toriko stays focused on its core concept: strange worlds, deadly beasts, spectacular food ... The current storyline avoids the trap of endless battle, and moves briskly from one adventure to the next.

Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
Deadly Premonition's greatest achievement is that it is exactly the quality of some of the shlocky B-movies that inspired it.

Durarara!! Part 2
The series shifts fully into character and plot development mode, with juicy results, as it concludes arcs about Celty's missing head and the Slasher. Twists and turns are plentiful and the quirky spirit which defined earlier episodes still strongly persists.