Nan Desu Kan 2013 Bamboo Dong returned once more to her hometown anime convention this past weekend, braving floods, fire alarms, and tornado warnings.
2013-09-20
ANNCast - Shin The Money Shin Kurokawa, formerly of AnimEigo, stops by the show to share stories of the "good" ol' days.
2013-09-20
Answerman - Credit Hogs This week, why won't American DVDs include the Japanese credits? Why don't voice actors work for other companies more often? And what happens when a publisher can't get the good materials from Japan?
2013-09-20
The X Button - Piece of Mind Let's have a little chat with the people behind One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2! Then let's talk amongst ourselves about Game Center CX 3, Phoenix Wright, and, just for the hell of it, Final Fantasy.
2013-09-18
Pile of Shame - Grandeek: The Alternative An early digipaint OAV that has a lot of potential, but is so awkwardly made that the storytelling really suffers.
2013-09-17
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 Eventually killing fifteen hundred or two thousand enemies per level stops being novel and starts feeling mundane, and it's hard to imagine anyone using that word to describe One Piece.
Dirty Pair Sub.DVD Whether you like older anime, are a Dirty Pair fan, or just like shows about women with guns who blow stuff up, there's something to enjoy in this lower-priced edition of Nozomi's release of the classic series.
From Up On Poppy Hill BD+DVD Sentimental filmmaking in the very best sense: moving and deeply nostalgic yet winningly underplayed.
07-Ghost GN 6 With this volume, 07-Ghost proves that the storyline can change gears and still come up with something compelling and meaningful.
Toriko GN 17 Although Toriko is still very much about eating, fighting, and exploring, it breaks new ground in Volume 17—a giant waterfall emerges as Toriko's next great foe.
Dawn of the Arcana GN 10 This is one of the most interesting volumes of Dawn of the Arcana to date, with Nakaba showing serious growth and determination as she moves forward.
Pokémon Adventures: Heart Gold and Soul Silver GN 1 Fans of all things Pokemon should find this ninth title in the “Adventures” series an enjoyable romp. It has action, a little humor, and strategy, and if the opening chapters aren't the best hook, the book quickly improves.
Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossoms Pink GN Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossom Pink can get a little too pretty at times in its artwork and is a bit broken up as far as the best and longest story is concerned, but it is still a book yuri fans or the yuri-curious should check out.
Sailor Moon GN 11 & 12 Sailor Moon's finale has its moments of corniness, but overall it is a strong finish to the manga that launched a thousand imitators.
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.