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ANNual Pumpkin Carving Contest
ANN's annual pumpkin carving contest is back! Show us your best Jack o' Lanterns and win prizes! 2013-10-18

Anime News Nina! - 2013-10-16
Paola may not be the only one moving on. Only two strips left! 2013-10-16

Anime Spotlight Fall 2013 - The List
There sure are a ton of new shows this season! Which are you watching? 2013-10-16

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! 2013-10-10

Answerman FAQ: "How do I get my idea made into an anime?"
Justin is on vacation this week, so he submits another question he gets asked way too much... Fair warning: this one is harsh. 2013-10-18

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Dr. Slump
Jason reveals his long-time love affair with Akira Toriyama's famous-in-Japan-only gag manga Dr. Slump. 2013-10-17

ANNCast Classic: The Life and Kime of Geneon, USA
If you missed it, it's new to you! Here's a classic ANNCast from the archives where Chad Kime breaks down the entire history of deceased R1 anime company Geneon USA. 2013-10-17

The X Button - Pac Mentality
We're talking about the life and times of Pac-Man this week! And in other news, there's Drakengard 3, Cosmic Star Heroine, and a load of lesser-known shooters. 2013-10-16

Wagnaria!! Season 2 Ask & Win Contest
Ask a question for director Atsushi Ootsuki and you could win a copy of the Wagnaria!!2 Complete Second Series Premium Edition Boxset. 2013-10-15

Dog & Scissors Episodes 1-12 Streaming
By most measures Dog & Scissors is a pretty bad series. So why is it so easy to like?

Rune Factory 4
There are bigger, prettier, and more refined experiences to be found elsewhere, but few games this year have the consistent rewards of Rune Factory 4.

Tiger & Bunny GN 3
The series is finally delivering on its promise of bold superhero action, with a substantial story to match.

rain
Rain is not aggressive, and it is certainly not intrusive, the TV screen like a window onto a rain-swept street, something we observe, but only barely interact with.

Love Lab Episodes 1-13 Streaming
At its best when devising weird new delusions for its cast of romance obsessives to explore, reveling in Maki's sheer strangeness, or just lining up gags about family, friends, and schoolgirl life.

The Future Diary Complete Series DVD
Snowballs from one bad decision to another, not content to be only merely bad but really most sincerely bad, and by the end, it is irrevocably memorable.

Fantasista Doll Episodes 1-12 Streaming
Earnest and cute, Fantasista is magical girl entertainment aimed squarely at actual girls. It wanders for quite a while through the usual fluff, but pulls together nicely towards the end.

AKB0048: Season 1 Blu-Ray
This 2012 series about a far-future incarnation of Japanese idol group sensation AKB48 is basically a fanciful advertising vehicle for the current group, but the series has good enough storytelling and production values to hold the interest of newcomers.

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
There's an easy case for why they've released two EO games this year: they're both excellent.

Sunday Without God
Don't let the über–moe heroine fool you; this is actually a high-concept series which takes a surprisingly thoughtful, emotional, and even occasionally beautiful approach to exploring one of the most intriguing worlds in recent memory.

Atelier Marie and Elie –Zalburg Alchemist– GN 1-2
If you are one of those fans familiar only with those examples of the Atelier franchise available in North America or—Heaven forbid!—altogether ignorant, this manga will feel, for all intents and purposes, like reading a fanzine when you are not a member of its particular fandom.