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News Nina! - 2008-05-07
Nina uncovers a horrible secret.
2008-05-07
Hai
Fidelity - Asian Kung-Fu Generation: World World World
Rachael covers the latest album by one of the most popular bands among anime fans: Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Bonus audio clip included!
2008-05-06
Shelf
Life - Mysterious Plays
Drawing straws for all of life's decisions doesn't seem like a bad idea. It'd be like buying a boxset with your eyes closed-- maximum quality, all the time!
- Aquarion s.1
- Haruka v.1
- Kujibiki Unbalance v.1
- Solty Rei Box
2008-05-05
Drawing straws for all of life's decisions doesn't seem like a bad idea. It'd be like buying a boxset with your eyes closed-
- Aquarion s.1
- Haruka v.1
- Kujibiki Unbalance v.1
- Solty Rei Box
2008-05-05
Astro Toy with Rob Bricken: Final Fantasy VII Play Arts
Anime News Network's biweekly toy column returns, with a new name and a new author! Rob Bricken dives headfirst into the terrifying world of Japanese collectibles. This week: Final Fantasy VII Play Arts, including Cloud, Aeris, and Tifa. It's a love triangle made entirely of plastic. 2008-05-04
Anime News Network's biweekly toy column returns, with a new name and a new author! Rob Bricken dives headfirst into the terrifying world of Japanese collectibles. This week: Final Fantasy VII Play Arts, including Cloud, Aeris, and Tifa. It's a love triangle made entirely of plastic. 2008-05-04
ANNtv - Akemi Takada interview
Illustrator Akemi Takada has been one of anime's most beloved character designers for over two decades. This week she talks about her new book, Princess Collection. 2008-05-04
Illustrator Akemi Takada has been one of anime's most beloved character designers for over two decades. This week she talks about her new book, Princess Collection. 2008-05-04
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Psycho Busters is never going to be considered a masterpiece ... But it's still kind of fun watching these kids blast their powers at each other until someone wins.
If you're biting nails to the quick waiting for a sequel to Destiny, this OAV isn't it; this isn't a proper sequel, but a reworking of an already existing climax. However, it does provide a sense of closure that the original ending lacked.
This mishmash of elements borrowed from other fantasy and period pieces certainly looks pretty, but its merits are otherwise not enough to recommend it if reverse harem series are not normally your thing.
A unique work that successfully blends short story, memoir and personal drama ... the writing and characters are so well-
This being a shojo romance, the heroine is surely going to be won over by the tall, lanky prince of the school, right? Not this time. The short, goofy monkey boy charms the girl instead, giving this otherwise-
The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye DVD 5
An old enemy accompanies Honoka on a mission to rescue one of The Third as the final plot arc begins. Although these episodes do most things well, they fail to generate much of a sense of urgency about the series' impending end.
An old enemy accompanies Honoka on a mission to rescue one of The Third as the final plot arc begins. Although these episodes do most things well, they fail to generate much of a sense of urgency about the series' impending end.
Red Garden DVD 3
List the qualifications the series had to pass to improve on its rocky opening—lose the embarrassing theatrics, focus on the mysteries, beef up the characterization—and you'll find that this volume does them all.
List the qualifications the series had to pass to improve on its rocky opening—lose the embarrassing theatrics, focus on the mysteries, beef up the characterization—and you'll find that this volume does them all.
Death Note DVD 3
Builds suspense with masterful skill, seizing the attention at the beginning of each episode, and holding it with twisty plot developments and clever mind games until there are simply no more episodes left to watch.
Builds suspense with masterful skill, seizing the attention at the beginning of each episode, and holding it with twisty plot developments and clever mind games until there are simply no more episodes left to watch.
Pumpkin Scissors GN 2
Even without the glamour and spectacle of other military-themed titles, the second volume of the manga is still good entertainment, especially as it starts to reveal new layers of plot.
Even without the glamour and spectacle of other military-
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.
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.
...an all around very fine anime.