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J-Manga Kodansha Contest
JManga is super excited to welcome Kodansha to JManga and to celebrate they're giving away three gorgeous PVC figures from School Rumble, Pumpkin Scissors, and Princess Resurrection. 2012-10-05

Anime Spotlight Fall 2012 - The List
Here is the big list of the shows coming out this season! (Plus a handy index for all of our Spotlights. (We have one more coming, but it's been delayed.) 2012-10-04

Anime Spotlight - Magi
Next up, a grand fantasy retelling of the story of Aladdin and Alibaba. 2012-10-04

JManga NYCC Give-Away
JManga will give away Nexus7 Android Tablets, a signed SoreMachi figma and lots of other great gifts at their New York ComicCon panels. Enter here. 2012-10-03

The Fall 2012 Anime Preview Guide
The Fall 2012 Anime Preview Guide has begun! Check back daily for the latest previews.
Available Now: Little Busters! - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Oniai - K - BTOOOM! - Blast of Tempest - Kamisama Hajimemashita - Hayate the Combat Butler Season 3 - From The New World - My Little Monster - Hiiro no Kakera Season 2 2012-10-01

The List - 8 Creepy Creatures Worth Screaming About
October is upon us, so let's kick things off with eight of the most nightmare-inducing monsters anime has to offer 2012-10-06

Hey, Answerman! - Box Office Mojo-ka Magica
This week in the wacky world of Hey, Answerman! What impact will Madoka Magica's sold-out theatrical run have? Where have all the harem anime fans gone? And what do we think of Neon Alley? I mean the royal "we." Meaning me, Brian! Read on, friends! 2012-10-05

Anime News Nina! - 2012-10-04
Sometimes hair speaks louder than words. 2012-10-04

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Flowers & Bees
Jason investigates Moyoco Anno's delve into the world of adolescent boys. 2012-10-04

Alice in the Country of Clover: Cheshire Cat Waltz GN 1
The first volume of Cheshire Cat Waltz is a promising one, looking to be one of better developed stories in the English translated version of QuinRose's franchise so far. While it is more forceful than sweet, the romance is slightly less disturbing than that of its predecessor in the Country of Clover series.

Claymore GN 20
At this point the series is succeeding because of the absence of the lead character and main villain rather than despite it. A cliffhanger ending sends the story in a promising direction.

Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time GN 17
Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time has never been an A-list series. It has consistently suffered from a lack of good explanations and choppy pacing, and while this final volume is an improvement, it is still not enough to truly salvage the other sixteen. It is, however, sufficiently interesting and romantic to merit finishing.

Vampire Knight GN 14
Vampire Knight still suffers from an excess of vaguely similar looking characters, but it manages to blend Gothic and humor together and still be darkly compelling. It isn't entirely clear where Hino is going with the story, but it certainly promises to be interesting.

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan GN 10
As long as the flavor of Japanese folklore is still there, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan has what it takes to stand out from all the other battle manga.

Ai Ore! GN 5 & 6
Ai Ore is not the best shoujo romance out there, but with these volumes it reclaims its place as a fun one.

Cluster Edge Collection 1
Numerous bishonen get deep into matters involving artificially-created soldiers in this original Sunrise creation from 2005. While calling this an awful series would be a stretch, so would calling it a good one.

Hakuoki DVD
The Shinsengumi get a supernatural, semi-reverse harem treatment in this good-looking game adaptation. It has enough historical allusions and bloody action to appeal even to those who are not fans of hordes of dashing bishonen.

Tokyo Jungle
Tokyo Jungle's world has a Milo and Otis kind of wonder to it, where everything feels very large and very far away. Where the in-game challenge system issues edicts of "consume 2000 calories" or "change generations 2 times" these are to be completed only when convenient, as the internal goal of the player is always "go as far as I can, eat as much as I can, live as long as I can."

Strike Witches BD+DVD
Finally available on Blu-Ray, this story about young witches fighting the Battle of Britain(nia) is a blatantly otakucentric fan service fest, but those who can tolerate that will find other worthy merits, too.

Rurouni Kenshin DVD 7