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New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 24-30

Guilty Crown Prize Pack Giveaway!
Enter to win a prize pack from Guilty Crown, including figures and more! 2013-08-30

Astro Toy - Chogokin Archer (Gilgamesh)
David checks out a somewhat pricey companion piece to Saber from Fate/Zero. 2013-09-01

Alice in the Country of Hearts: The Clockmaker's Story GN
People who have been wondering if there are any somewhat sane male options in QuinRose's Wonderful Wonder World should very much enjoy The Clockmaker's Story. 2013-08-31

Majestic Prince 13 - 18 Streaming
As Majestic Prince moves towards its finale, there is a sense of foreboding in the air. It feels like most of the threats have been hinted at or revealed, but their consequences are still unknown. 2013-08-30

Answerman - Talk Like A Man
This week, Justin explores why so few dubbed anime boys get voiced by women, what goes into a license rescue, and how much anime directors get paid. 2013-08-30

ANNCast - Down with the Vic-ness
Veteran voice actor and convention staple Vic Mignogna drops by the podcast to tell Zac and Justin about success, fandom, faith, and everything in between. 2013-08-29

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Blame!
Jason gets grim 'n gritty with Tsuotmu Nihei's dystopian sci-fi tale, Blame! 2013-08-29

Alice in the Country of Hearts: The Clockmaker's Story GN
People who have been wondering if there are any somewhat sane male options in QuinRose's Wonderful Wonder World should very much enjoy The Clockmaker's Story.

Majestic Prince 13 - 18 Streaming
As Majestic Prince moves towards its finale, there is a sense of foreboding in the air. It feels like most of the threats have been hinted at or revealed, but their consequences are still unknown.

sole penetra le illusioni ~ Day Break Illusion 1 - 6 Streaming
It just may turn out that Daybreak Illusion is a dark horse of a show and will leave us all gasping at its finale. Right now, however, it is a bit of an odd duck, combining predictability with moments of heart-wrenching melancholy.

Dragon Ball Z Dub.DVD - Rock the Dragon Edition
Collects all 53 episodes and three movies of DBZ's Ocean Group dub, exactly as you saw them in your youth. Minus the Hot Wheels commercials of course.

Silver Spoon Episodes 1 - 6 Streaming
Balancing information and humor, Silver Spoon is never dull and if it isn't always pretty – well, that's just the way life is, and the characters would tell you that sometimes you just have to understand that.

Rozen Maiden – Zurückspulen Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Riddled with problems, but also eerie and intriguingly melancholy. Not to mention gorgeous.

Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Free! proves that it has the right elements to succeed as both a sports series and a school-life series, but it hasn't put those elements to full use yet.

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II Blu-Ray
There are reasons to watch this movie: fine individual scenes, fun cameos, interesting alterations. They're exceedingly small charms, though, for a film that squanders so many large ones.

Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine BD+DVD
It seems an odd thing to say that one of the darkest, grittiest, most libidinous interpretations of Lupin's world is the most feminine, but like Fujiko, the contradiction begets the intrigue.

Tales of Xillia
Xillia attempts to cut out the tedium and the small annoyances we've come to associate with Tales, but it's left nothing in their place.

Zatch Bell DVD 1
This show is so mind-numbingly over-the-top, so enthusiastically bizarre, that it's difficult to not get sucked into its strange little world.