Rosearik Rikki SIMONS

The Gallery - Jessie Lam
Evan sits down with Jessie Lam, sketch artist and colorist for the series Neozoic. 2008-10-04

The Click - October 4th - 10th
Brian is angry about Toonami's death! This means he talks angrily about things tangentially involved with Batman: Gotham Knight's premiere and new episodes of Naruto and more! 2008-10-04

Buried Garbage - M.D. Geist
There is no sport left in ripping on M.D. Geist. It's hard to fathom how someone can see MD Geist and consider it good, or even watchable. 2008-10-02

Anime News Nina! - 10-01-08
Nina is on hiatus this week but we've got some amazing sketchbook material for you! The genesis of Nina's design is revealed at last! 2008-10-01

The X Button - Running Free
It's a good week for everyone: anime studios collaborate on games, a long-requested character joins Street Fighter IV, and the DS gets a game about a kitten. 2008-10-01

New York Anime Festival 2008
Now with full coverage, including World Cosplay Summit / Masquerade article and images.
2008-09-28

Galaxy Angel AA DVD 1-4
The Angel Brigade is back for another round of 27 half-episode stories. Despite the occasional serious episode, it generally remains a delightfully and consistently funny piece of fluff which requires no long-term commitment or prior familiarity.

Bleach DVD 12
This volume can only be described as down-time, but it's pretty good down-time for all that. Just beware the extended flashback at the end.

Astro Boy 1&2 GN
Read Astro Boy for fun or for history—not for philosophical enlightenment packaged as classic manga.

Laya, the Witch of Red Pooh GN 1-2
The two-volume Korean manhwa series Laya, the Witch of Red Pooh is one of the most appealing titles you will ever have the privilege to flip casually through…and one of the most appalling titles you will ever have the misfortune to actually read.

Gundam SEED Destiny TV Movie II
The central movie of the Gundam SEED Destiny TV series compilation project may actually improve upon its source material because its editing actually limits or eliminates some of the series' key weakness. Not good, but not bad, either.

One Piece DVD Season 1 Part 2
A build-up-heavy slice of a steadily improving shounen adventure, the second part of One Piece's first season isn't revolutionary, insightful, or even particularly smart or original. It's just massive fun.

Pumpkin Scissors DVD 4
Begins as slack as the last two volumes, but soon picks up with a story arc that returns to the themes of reconstruction and postwar readjustment that set the first volume apart, all while ramping up the action quotient.

Gun Blaze West GN 3
The saga of Nobuhiro Watsuki prematurely ending Gun Blaze West is probably more interesting than the saga of Viu Bannes actually traveling to Gun Blaze West.

xxxHOLiC GN 12
xxxHOLiC has often been about the interaction between humans and the spirit world, but this time the series outdoes itself by breaking into the world of dreams.

Ichigenme... The First Class is Civil Law GN 1-2
Fumi Yoshinaga shows us the less than fairytale truth about love—that “happily ever after” is always a work in progress that requires ongoing commitment from both partners for as long as the relationship lasts. Ichigenme... The First Class is Civil Law does something extraordinary; it takes BL fantasy and makes it feel very, very real.

Witchblade DVD 5
Even those who got into the series originally for the action and sexiness may still find that all of the relationship and story development in this volume makes it the best one yet.