Hey, Answerman! Brian tackles the differences between American animation and anime, the viability of theatrical anime releases, an obviously fabricated flake and your answers to last week's Hey, Answerfans!
2009-02-27
Girl's High #10 - Watch it free on ANN! Ayako's excited... her boyfriend Shimotakatani is about to meet her family? But can he possibly prepare himself for the scariest family a demure little girl could possibly have? And does he really like her... or her glasses? (USA/CAN only, TV-14)
2009-02-26
The X Button - The World Warriors The latest weird arcade games, Street Fighter IV's minor problems, an Atlus online RPG, and Lost Planet 2…all in a new and exciting episode of The X Button!
2009-02-25
Chicks On Anime - Best Friends Forever Female friendships take the spotlight this week as we look into female duos like Nana and Nana, and Utena and Anthy.
2009-02-24
Ramen Fighter Miki #9 - Watch it free on ANN! Miki is a strong fighter. Megumi is fearsome. Kankuro is... intimidating at least. But all of them quake in fear at the sight of Miki's mother. Does she have any weakness at all? Inquiring minds want to know! (USA/CAN only, TV-PG)
2009-02-24
Vampire's Portrait GN 1 Vampire's Portrait is not the best BL to be published in English, not by a long shot. Those seeking a virtuoso sequential art vision should probably just look elsewhere.
Oh My Goddess! GN 31 ... one of the less profound offerings in the series, but for some, that's exactly what makes it so enjoyable, harkening back to the series' early days with well-timed slapstick and just a pinch of magic.
Doujin Work DVD 1 Sure it's as substantial as a bucket of helium, but that doesn't prevent the first fifty minutes of this disc from being a fine diversion.
Kamichama Karin Chu GN 3 It continues to settle for "good enough" ... which really isn't good enough in a genre where everything's already been done.
Toward the Terra Part 3 Jomy leads the Mu on the final push to Terra, overcoming great sacrifices along the way, while Keith rises in power to oppose them in this dramatic conclusion to the remake of the 1980 movie. For all its predictability, the series executes its dramatic components supremely well.
Red Blinds the Foolish GN In Red Blinds the Foolish, est em appears to have found her voice, both literally and metaphorically. The work as a whole is artistically coherent, thematically unified—and, every once in awhile, heartrendingly beautiful.
Higurashi: When They Cry GN 2 The second volume of the Higurashi: When They Cry manga series to be released by Yen Press is the conclusion of the “Abducted by Demons Arc.” One of the “Question Arcs,” and it certainly raises many perplexing questions left deliciously unanswered by the end of a book that only begins to scratch the surface of Ryukishi07's complexly realized world.
Naruto DVD Box Set 12 It's about time they changed the series' name to The Adventures of Naruto in Filler Land.
Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service GN 8 Volume 8 marks a return to the series' very essence: mysterious ghost stories with appealing characters and flawless visuals. With the elements coming together like that, what's not to like?
When They Cry DVD 6 More murderous psychosis is in order as the first season's final story arc delves into the foundations of the series' basic premises. While it does resolve some plot elements, the ending gives more the impression of a subtotal than a final bill.