Oruchuban Ebichu (TV)

Kite Liberator - Watch it free on ANN!
Yasuomi Umetsu's action-packed extravaganza marks Anime News Network's first full anime title available for free on our video player! Click the picture above for the subtitled version, or click here for the dubbed version. (Sorry, USA/CAN only) 2008-12-09

The X Button - Dead Souls
Todd delves into the latest Valkyrie Profile, Sega's new multi-front RPG project, and an allegedly ultimate set of shooters, all in a failed attempt to avoid talking about a maid fighting game. 2008-12-10

Anime News Nina! - 2008-12-10
Kimidori Story isn't fiction after all! 2008-12-10

Chicks On Anime - Female Crossdressers in Media
Strong women have always found a way to wear the pants. This week, we focus the discussion on them. 2008-12-09

RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Naruto Cantabile
BLEACH VS. NARUTO, ROUND TWO! Who will win? (Correct answer: One Piece.) But OP isn't being reviewed here, so too bad. Instead we've got Nodame Cantabile, The Quest for the Missing Girl, and more! 2008-12-09

Anime News Network 2008 Holiday Logo Contest
Design ANN's 2008 holiday logo. Win cool stuff. 2008-12-08

The Sky Crawlers Ticket Give-Away
Win tickets to this Friday's New York premiere of Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers 2008-12-08

Shelf Life - Squash Knives
This week, we kick it Bronte style, with some old fashioned love stories, and some flesh-eating blobs.
- Emma S2
- Otoboku v.2-3
- Pumpkin Scissors S1 P1
- Shonen Onmyouji v.4
2008-12-08

Death Note DVD Box Set 1
This collection covers the first half of the popular suspense series. That's twenty episodes of self-centered asses duking it out with their brains while peons die like flies. Undeniably engrossing but highly off-putting.

One Thousand and One Nights GN 5
An enticingly exotic, creative marriage between writer JinSeok Jeon and artist SeungHee Han made in manhwa heaven. Though inspired by the classic Persian story cycle of the same name, this is no mere comic adaptation—the series thrums with its own unique aesthetic and sensual sensibilities.

Atelier Marie and Elie –Zalburg Alchemist– GN 1-2
If you are one of those fans familiar only with those examples of the Atelier franchise available in North America or—Heaven forbid!—altogether ignorant, this manga will feel, for all intents and purposes, like reading a fanzine when you are not a member of its particular fandom.

Vexille Blu-Ray
This film is basically the anime world's latest tech showcase, sure to be remembered more for its grand ideas and presentation than the actual execution or quality of story.

You're So Cool GN 1-2
You're So Cool is, at its heart, about a monster of the male persuasion who is eventually tamed and brought back into the benevolent fold of humanity by a willing woman's feminine power—that of her grace and her compassion. Unfortunately, while Seung-Ha is unquestionably a monster of horrific proportions, Nan-Woo is neither particularly graceful nor willing.

Strawberry Panic! Sub.DVD 5
Whenever its central romance takes center stage there's a palpable sense that Strawberry Panic might just salvage something more than lesbian titillation from its mess of romantic clichés.

School Rumble Season 2 DVD Part 1
The shift from hectic, secretly muscular romantic comedy to formulaic time-killing schoolyard farce over the course of this box set is remarkable, if only for its abruptness—like the flipping of a switch after episode six.

Ghost Hunt Season One Part One
Despite some weak points, the first season of this supernatural mystery series succeeds because it spins good enough, and elaborate enough, stories while also offering a sharp look and a highly likeable female lead.

Ghost Talker's Daydream GN 2
If it had stuck just to the supernatural side, it would have ended up as Yet Another Ghost-Hunting Manga, but are wanton acts of sex, violence and depravity really a legitimate creative solution?

Lucky Star DVD 3
Even Lucky Star, that most off-kilter and unpredictable of comedy shows, must trawl the dangerous, cliché-infested waters known as Christmas and New Years. As the events of Volume 3 prove, not only does the series survive, but it manages to thrive.

Orphen: The Revenge DVD 1
The good news is, Orphen 2 is more of the same, so if you dug the first one, this one won't fail to please. The bad news is, it's more of the same, so if the first one didn't turn your engine over, this one won't fare any better.