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Anime
Expo 2009
Anime News Network's wall-to-wall coverage of Anime Expo 2009 begins! Up today, a short pre-show interview with the convention chairperson, and beginning tomorrow, all the big news, panel reports, cosplay galleries and staff blogs you can handle!
2009-07-01
Anime News Network's wall-
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X Button - Fighters History
This week: Raiden Fighters Aces is scrutinized, followed by the new Toshinden, an old Orguss game, and a PSP dungeon-maker with a ridiculously long title.
2009-07-01
This week: Raiden Fighters Aces is scrutinized, followed by the new Toshinden, an old Orguss game, and a PSP dungeon-
Anime
News Nina! - 2009-07-01
Kevin's romantic nightmare is over... or is it?
2009-07-01
Chicks On Anime - A Chat With Our News Editor
Our special guest this week is someone whose work you read every time you visit ANN. We pry into the mind of our news editor, Egan Loo. 2009-06-30
Our special guest this week is someone whose work you read every time you visit ANN. We pry into the mind of our news editor, Egan Loo. 2009-06-30
Shelf Life - Lil Romeo
A fresh spin on an old tale, but this time, with flying horses.
- Clannad pt. 2
- Gad Guard boxset
- Kaasan - Mom's Life
- Romeo x Juliet pt. 1
2009-06-29
A fresh spin on an old tale, but this time, with flying horses.
- Clannad pt. 2
- Gad Guard boxset
- Kaasan - Mom's Life
- Romeo x Juliet pt. 1
2009-06-29
Yui Makino
Anime News Network speaks with the singer / seiyuu from Tsubasa, Aquarion, Welcome to the NHK and more... 2009-06-29
Anime News Network speaks with the singer / seiyuu from Tsubasa, Aquarion, Welcome to the NHK and more... 2009-06-29
Astro Toy with Rob Bricken - Bleach Girls DX Nell
Rob (and Krauser) inspect this UFO Catcher statue of Nell. 2009-06-28
Rob (and Krauser) inspect this UFO Catcher statue of Nell. 2009-06-28
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A bodice ripper with lots of bodice ripping but no sex (at least in the first volume)? And lots of blood drinking but no vampires (yet)? That would be the deliciously dirty Black Bird by Kanoko Sakurakoji (Backstage Prince).
Light, peppy fun throughout and unexpectedly satisfying in conclusion, it's an underdog of a show that manages to win in the end. What could be more appropriate?
Ponyo is, from its very first frame to its very last, a pure fairytale. And ultimately, that may be why Ponyo may be considered something of a letdown by longtime fans of the artist. If Princess Mononoke was a sumptuous 7-
Pretty Cure Episodes 1-14 Streaming
Though slavishly formulaic and distinctly kid-oriented, this series about two starkly contrasting 8th graders who become a magical girl duo still looks good enough, and is distinguishable enough in its action components, to warrant at least a sampling by anime fans with diversified interests.
Fushigi Yûgi -VIZBIG Edition- GN 2
Watase's Fushigi Yûgi is without a doubt one of the titles to set the standard for what “manga” in the United States has come to be. For this reason alone, it is a must-read. But even if you couldn't care a whit about its historical significance, it's still a fun story that may be enjoyed purely on its own terms.
Children of the Sea GN 1
It has been said that the deep ocean is the true "final frontier"—and no story makes that notion come alive quite like Children of the Sea.
It has been said that the deep ocean is the true "final frontier"—and no story makes that notion come alive quite like Children of the Sea.
Heroic Age DVD Part 1
It wants to be a feeling person's space opera, but hasn't the smarts or the skills to be anything but a space-based waste of time.
It wants to be a feeling person's space opera, but hasn't the smarts or the skills to be anything but a space-
Tail of the Moon Prequel: The Other Hanzo(u) GN
Tail of the Moon Prequel: The Other Hanzo(u) is best recommended for those who wish to try Tail of the Moon without the multi-volume commitment or for those who have already been sold on the entertainment merits of the Hanzo(u)s and their respective girlfriends.
Tail of the Moon Prequel: The Other Hanzo(u) is best recommended for those who wish to try Tail of the Moon without the multi-
A second series begins on Japanese TV in the fall, but until then fans will have to content themselves with a nice, if predictable, wrap-