RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Tori-ple Play What does it take to be a top-ranked, all-star manga? Find out in this week's RTO!! as Toriko, Sankarea, Tropic of the Sea, and others are up for review!
2013-09-24
The Stream - Unhappy Families We're nearing the end of the Summer season! See how your favorite show stacks up.
2013-09-23
The List - 7 Traditional Fantasy Parties Mix together one warrior, one mage, a healer, and a paladin and you're ready to fight dragons and an evil monarch
2013-09-21
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 Wonderful 101 The Wonderful 101 is the best we've seen out of the action genre since Bayonetta, and a hell of an argument for the WiiU all by itself.
Fairy Tail BD+DVD 6 Most folks enjoy flashy battles and feel-good endings, and the unexpected wrinkles in the story—secret bad-guy motives, magical traps, personal flashbacks—keep the action from getting too stale.
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.