The X Button - Electronic Exponent This week: what's happening and not happening at E3! We look at Nintendo's new system, Final Fantasy XIII-2, The King of Fighters XIII, and some games without numbers!
2011-06-08
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Fullmetal Exorcist Supernatural powers meet with Fullmetal Alchemist and Blue Exorcist in this column! Although sometimes you get no powers at all, like in A Bride's Story.
2011-06-07
Shelf Life - Revolutionary War Erin is frustrated by the lack of resolution in one of the shows, and questions the financial bubble.
- C - Control ep. 1-7
- Koihime Muso complete
- Revolutionary Girl Utena set 1 2011-06-06
The Mike Toole Show - Evangel-a-like Mike roots around in the pile of shows that lifted - either subtly or shamelessly - from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
2011-06-05
Demon King Daimao BLURAY This lively variation on the harem romantic comedy has lots of fan service and some great concepts, but its shaky plot is a hurdle which trips up the whole production. Condition yourself to ignore the plot, though, and this can still be an entertaining view.
Maoh: Juvenile Remix GN 5 Sure, there are mad assassins getting into knife fights and all, but the most memorable confrontations are the ones fought with words, ideas, and emotions.
Blue Exorcist Episodes 1-6 Streaming A son of Satan trains to defeat his father in this slick take on shonen action clichés. It isn't weighty or smart, and is most definitely not original, but it is loads of fun.
Deadman Wonderland episodes 1-6 streaming Ridiculous story elements, visceral cruelty, and a twisted flair almost elevate this explicitly gory actioner to the level of absurdity, but an outstanding visual, technical, and musical effort keep it chugging along in a highly entertaining fashion.
Coffee Samurai / Hoshizora Kiseki Sub.DVD The studio responsible for producing Makoto Shinkai's works now offers two unrelated one-shots, each featuring an offbeat tale of love and discovery. The stories have good concepts but less effective follow-through.
Aria the Scarlet Ammo Episodes 1-6 Streaming So confident that its overcooked clichés will carry it that it regularly forgets to check if it's entertaining, or even making sense.
Detroit Metal City GN 9 Volume 9 tries the same old tricks that worked before, with bizarrely-dressed rockers committing foul acts ... but what once was shockingly hilarious has sadly become stale.
Dirty Pair Sub.DVD Part 2 The production values may look and sound dated and the storytelling may seem unsophisticated by current standards, but these episodes nonetheless showcase why Kei and Yuri are one of the strongest and most influential duos of female anime action stars.