Francesca BREGNI

Mushishi - Watch the complete series now
Mushishi - Watch the complete series now"/>It's haunting. It's mysterious. It's ethereal. And for a limited time, it's streaming on ANN in its entirety. Watch the adventures of Mushi master Ginko and the bizarre beings he encounters. All 26 episodes are available now. (Dubbed, USA/CAN only.) 2009-05-05

Hey, Answerman!
This time: Brian answers your questions about visual novels, more about how anime gets made, starts talking gibberish about cartoons, plus your answers to Hey, Answerfans! 2009-05-08

Buried Treasure - Macross DYRL
It's time to bust out the big one: the most notorious buried treasure out there, and the one that changed anime forever. 2009-05-07

Anime News Nina! - 2009-05-06
Kevin's romantic side comes out. 2009-05-06

The X Button - Shadowplay
Todd discusses Blue Dragon Plus, Katamari Forever, Mazin Saga, Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny, and his turbulent emotions about buying Fate/Unlimited Codes. 2009-05-06

Chicks On Anime - Copyright Enforcement
We talk copyright with Funimation's enforcer. 2009-05-05

Shelf Life - Murders She Wrote
When body swapping goes horribly wrong, murder happens.
- Darker than Black v.4
- Murder Princess boxset
- Paniponi Dash boxset
- School Rumble S2 Pt2
2009-05-04

Hunter X Hunter DVD Box Set 2
Brings the Hunter Exam to a close with—you guessed it—a tournament. As always it sounds pretty bad, and as always, it isn't.

Berserk GN 27
This installment doesn't pull off quite as much shock and awe as the last one, and the result is a rather pedestrian dose of hack-and-slash combat.

The Key to the Kingdom GN 4-6
It's quite the challenge to think of even a single negative thing to say about the The Key to the Kingdom mangaka, but after considerable deliberation, this reviewer is pleased to report that she has arrived at something: Kyoko Shitou makes the bulk of the contemporary mainstream shoujo manga-producing world look bad.

Hot Gimmick -VIZBIG Edition- GN 1
Virtually every devoted reader—male and especially female—who bought the entire original 12-volume run of Hot Gimmick says something similar: They are horribly embarrassed to admit to anyone, even other fellow manga fans, that they totally adored it.

D.Gray-man DVD Season One Part One
If you are in it for the occasional action scene with Tim Burton-esque, gothic fantasy flair, you could do much worse. Check your critical faculties at the door, and you might not come away wholly disappointed.

Clannad Sub.DVD
Those who enjoy these stories about a kind-hearted guy helping out broken and secretly damaged moe girls will find here nearly everything they could possibly want. Others may find it funny enough, and effectively emotional enough, to be tolerable.

Save Me! Lollipop DVD
Between the poorly executed story, the cheap animation, and the complete lack of substance, perhaps the only thing that needed saving is this series ... from itself.

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Novel
The novel on which the anime series of the same name is based is now available in paperback. The story of spear-wielding bodyguard Balsa's efforts to protect a young prince from dangers both natural and supernatural has some technical flaws, but its storytelling strength is more than enough to outweigh its weaknesses.

Str.A.In.: Strategic Armored Infantry DVD
Strain for once finds Studio Fantasia more concerned with big emotions and mecha action than with jamming in the panty shots until they shoot from the screen like undergarment shrapnel. Big mistake.

Battle Royale -Ultimate Edition- GN 1
The Battle Royale manga does the original novel that inspired it proud, and it is easy to see why readers on both sides of the Pacific love returning to its lyrical yet terrible dance of adolescent death.

Tactics DVD 1
Tactics wants to be cool, comical, and insightful while also being the next big bishonen thing, but all it really accomplishes is being a tepid monster-of-the-week series which looks pretty but offers little substance or cohesiveness.