Shelf Life - Demon Days Demons run rampant in this week's anime selection, devouring entrails and making wind blow really, really hard.
- Charger Girl Ju-den Chan
- Claymore v.6
- Kaze no Stigma part 1
- Kyo Kara Maoh s1
2009-07-13
Night Head Genesis Sub.DVD 5 Remains to the end frustratingly uneven but invariably mature. Worthy of serious consideration by anyone looking for a change of pace in a teen-dominated market. 2009-07-13
The Magic Touch GN 1-3 The only thing “magical” about The Magic Touch is how quickly you will be absolutely desperate to get its yucky fingers out of your personal space. 2009-07-12
The Gallery - Luciole/Schin Loong Schin Loong - aka Luciole - joins us for a discussion of what's good and bad about digital art, and what happens when your professor asks you to draw the many faces of Woody Allen. 2009-07-11
Hey, Answerman! - Back From Los Angeles Edition Brian returns from the deserts of Los Angeles, fresh from AX 09, to... another, significantly hotter desert. But! He's brought his sack of letters home with him and gives his thoughts on anime framerates, the well-being of his fellow ANN writers, and of course new Flakes of the Week and the triumphant return of Hey Answerfans! 2009-07-10
Night Head Genesis Sub.DVD 5 Remains to the end frustratingly uneven but invariably mature. Worthy of serious consideration by anyone looking for a change of pace in a teen-dominated market.
The Magic Touch GN 1-3 The only thing “magical” about The Magic Touch is how quickly you will be absolutely desperate to get its yucky fingers out of your personal space.
Shikabane Hime: Kuro Episodes 1-12 Streaming Not a show to sit twiddling its thumbs, it's crammed to the gills with plot revelations and gorgeous violence. Stiff acting dampens the emotional impact, but why quibble when you can enjoy?
King of Bandit Jing in Seventh Heaven DVD Whether you're a new fan looking for some unexpectedly substantial eye candy, a returning Jing-ite, or simply enjoy watching reality get twisted like a pretzel, Seventh Heaven won't disappoint.
Evangelion: 1.0.1 You Are [Not] Alone (dub) Eva is the kind of anime that will never be replicated—unless that replication involves splicing the original into a series of movies.
Vampire Hunter D: Pale Fallen Angel Parts 3 and 4 Things only get more complicated for D as his mission to escort the Baron concludes in this twelfth American release of the Vampire Hunter D novels. Though many interesting things happen, it still has the same strengths and weakness as most previous novels.
Kimi ni Todoke GN 1 Kimi ni Todoke is hands down one of the best new English-translated manga series of 2009. Read this one even if you are not ordinarily a shoujo manga fan. It is simply not to be missed.
A Drifting Life GN A Drifting Life is about the men behind the manga and the ways in which they and the art form they cherish grow to maturity. A must read for anyone who styles him- or herself a serious anime, manga, or indie comics fan.
Gurren Lagann the Movie: Crimson Lotus Chapter Gainax gets a chance to do a second, high-gloss polish over some of their favorite scenes from the show... and charge its legions of fans full ticket price to watch edited-together TV episodes they've already seen dozens of times.
Clover -Omnibus Edition- GN Although only three of the four parts (and four of the projected six volumes) have ever been published, you might be excused for thinking that Dark Horse's attractive new single-volume omnibus edition of Clover, ostensibly released to celebrate CLAMP's 20th anniversary this year, is the final word on this haunting cyberpunk-styled tale.
Project Blue Earth SOS DVD 1 Project Blue Earth isn't a science-fiction revolution, but a throwback to the gee-whiz sci-fi adventures of 50's B-cinema and the likes of Tom Swift.