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Japanese Comic Ranking, January 1–7

Anime Spotlight - My mental choices are completely interfering with my school romantic comedy
Life is not a dating simulator. 2013-10-06

Anime Spotlight - I couldn't become a hero, so I reluctantly decided to get a job.
A little late, but here's a look at the demon-out-of-water comedy of the season... 2013-10-06

Anime Spotlight - Samurai Flamenco
From the director of Baccano! and Durarara!! comes a sci-fi action comedy/drama... Need we say more? 2013-10-05

Anime Spotlight - Outbreak Company
Think you have problems trying to share anime and manga with people? Try it in an anime-like fantasy world... 2013-10-05

The Fall 2013 Anime Preview Guide
The Fall 2013 Preview Guide has begun! Check back every day for previews of the latest shows.
Available Now - Non Non Biyori - Arpeggio of Blue Steel - Yowapeda - Gundam Build Fighters - Yozakura Quartet 2 - White Album 2 - Walkure Romance - Gingitsune - Meganebu! - Freezing Vibration - Outbreak Company - Magi S2- Wanna Be The Strongest In The World - Ace of the Diamond - Hajime no Ippo Rising - And More! 2013-10-03

The Mike Toole Show - Tiles Against Humanity
Mike straps in for a ride through the world of mahjong and gambling anime. 2013-10-06

The List - 7 Badass Warrior Princesses
Not every royal heir is cut out for a luxury life of eating bonbons, attending parties, and breaking the royal bank. 2013-10-05

Hey, Answerman! - Red Meat
A quick 'n' dirty Answerman while the new season gets underway... This week, questions about all-anime cable channels, the disappearing joys of Engrish in anime, and dub credits. 2013-10-04

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.

Daily Lives of High School Boys Blu-Ray
Daily Lives of High School Boys is one of the funnier shows to get an English-language release recently.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Neptunia may be about the least promising series to ever be barfed out by the gaming/anime complex, but once it gets its legs under it, it's a surprisingly engaging little adventure.

Voice Over! Seiyu Academy GN 1
Voice Over is off to a good start with a story that gets increasingly interesting as the book goes on and a heroine who is easy to get behind.

Michiko & Hatchin BD+DVD
Because it's so different, because it does so many things that you wish anime would do more often, you want to love it. But the best you can do is like it.

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.

Afterschool Charisma GN 1
The plot seems potentially over-simplified but this first volume's focus on a sundry cast of dynamic individuals makes it an engaging read with the promise of much more to come. Tackling a dynamic sci-fi concept with class and intrigue, this is a first volume not to be missed by the considering or curious.