Bernd STEPHAN

The Fall 2009 Anime Preview Guide

It's the start of the fall, so that means an all-new, 24-hour preview guide! Check back daily for updates!

Previews Available Now:
Yumeiro Patissiere
Tegami Bachi episode 2
Book of Bantorra episode 2
11eyes
Darker than Black 2
Shin Kohime Muso
Kimi ni Todoke
Sasameki Koto
Tentai Senshi Sunred Season 2
Kobato
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 2
Sora no Otoshimono
Natsu no Arashi Akinai-chuu
Miracle Train
Nyan Koi
Seitokai no Ichizon
Inuyasha: The Final Act
The Sacred Blacksmith
Shugo Chara Party!
White Album 2
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
Kampfer
Asura Cryin' 2
Queen's Blade: Gyokuza no Tsugumono
2009-10-01

The Gallery - Bing Lin
Architecture student and alley regular Bing Lin stops in to chat about mixing media, getting inspiration through competition, and the scary world of convention politics! 2009-10-10

ANNCast - Doin' a Daryl Roll
Our guest this week is none other than Daryl Surat of Anime World Order. You asked for it! Also: the new anime season in Japan and the weird new blog rules. C'mon in! 2009-10-09

Glass Mask Episodes 1-26 Streaming
Glass Mask has been adapted onscreen on numerous occasions. The most recent came in 2005 with the 51 episode televised anime series from TMS Entertainment—and I am happy to report that it is an adaptation that does the vigor of Suzue Miuchi's original story, if not sadly, its visual beauty, justice.

Blood+ Novel 2: Chevalier
Spanning episodes 16-25 of the anime series, this novelization's mediocre writing merits and slavish adherence to the original story make it unlikely to be of much interest to those who have already seen the better anime version.

NANA GN 16-18
Volumes sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen may well be the beginning of the end of NANA…and boy is it going to be one absolutely wild, unforgettable ride.

True Tears Sub.DVD
As the series wears on it builds a scattershot appeal, mainly on the backs of its supporting cast, displaying a periodic tear-jerking power that belies its dreadful beginning.

Aoihana Episodes 1-11 Streaming
There are worse eleven-episode anime series out there, by far, and as yuri anime it is admittedly hard to find better than Aoihana

He is my Master DVD
Two sisters seeking a new home and employment find themselves as maids to an orphaned young teen living alone, only this one is seriously perverted and has an evil streak, in this fan serviced-laden 2005 comedy from Gainax. Despite many typical elements, it has a feisty spirit and delivers on the laughs.

Flock of Angels GN 1-3
Wings as a metaphor for homosexuality? Don't laugh. It almost works.

Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden GN 9
Reading at the best of times is like being transported to another world, and in that this manga succeeds spectacularly. And although the inevitable end is undeniably on the horizon, you will not ever want to leave Genbu's land.

Pluto GN 5
Once again, Pluto continues to impress with its multi-layered plot and suspenseful pacing, even though the key villain still refuses to show himself fully.

Shugo Chara! GN 7
Shugo Chara! works on different levels, and for those who can enjoy both the kiddie side and the edgy grown-up side, that just makes it twice the fun.

Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor DVD 1
Despite ADV's diligent efforts to promote this revival as something special, this is, so far, just a run-of-the-mill, monster-of-the-week monster-bashing series likely to only appeal to action junkies and fans of earlier incarnations.