Mutsumi TAKAO

ANN 15th Anniversary - Win A Trip to Japan!
ANN is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and we want to give someone the chance to win a trip to Japan! 2013-07-03

The List - 7 of Anime's Most Expensive Bits of Merchandise
Collectors better save their pennies if they want to get one of these items in their hands. 2013-07-27

ANNCast - Two Shrewd Dudes
It's the dog days of summer, so that means Zac and Justin take it easy, shoot the breeze, and take your Twitter questions! 2013-07-26

Answerman - All of Your Streams
It's a new column with a new Answerman, Justin Sevakis! This week, why are the anime on Netflix and Hulu are so different? Why are Japanese DVDs so expensive? And what IS an Original Event Anime, exactly? 2013-07-26

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Yu-Gi-Oh!
Warning: this column on card-collecting phenomenon Yu-Gi-Oh was actually written by Dark Jason. 2013-07-25

Anime News Nina! - 2013-07-24
Nina may need to bust out her 3D Maneuver Gear. 2013-07-24

The X Button - Dense Destiny
This week brings a chat with the folks behind the next Ace Attorney. Plus Strider, Earthbound, and the results of a Persona competition! 2013-07-24

Sleeping Moon GN 1
If you're looking for hardcore yaoi romance, this is not the series for you, but if you enjoy a supernatural tale with ominous overtones and the possibility of more serious romance in the next volume, give Sleeping Moon a chance.

Toriko GN 16
As with most Toriko volumes, this is a book to gulped down rather than savored.

Ruin Explorers DVD
If you always thought about picking this title up but never got around to it then this is the version that you want. Newcomers will find a fun couple of fantasy adventure hours that will consistently entertain without straining your brain.

Flowers of Evil Episodes 1-13 Streaming
A work of piercing insight, staggering stylistic bravery, skillful narrative manipulation, and superbly nuanced characterization—all turned towards endlessly upsetting, disturbingly seductive ends.

Black Magic M-66 Sub.DVD
This early effort by the creator of Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed excels in its depiction of android vs. human combat, and is worth a recommendation on that alone, but offers little else.

Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch GN 1
With this omnibus, we find ourselves caring a lot more about what happens, not just in terms of the story, but to the characters as well.

Sankarea: Undying Love GN 1
Tragicomedy is not unknown in the manga realm, and Sankarea just may be a very good entry into that genre, and this introductory volume offers us sadness, hope, and humor with a dollop of fanservice to top it off.

Naruto Shippūden DVD Set 14
A perfect storm of drama and action, back-story and plot advancement, and some surprisingly deep thoughts on what it means to strive for peace.

Devil Survivor 2 The Animation Streaming
All in all this is a fairly solid bit of entertainment. If you like your stories dark with a glimmer of hope, Devil Survivor 2 should fit the bill.

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.

Naruto Shippuden The Movie: Bonds DVD
Bringing in new directorial blood and heavier ties to the franchise's main body isn't going to help anything if your script is an assemblage of used parts.