Toshihiro KAWADA

Shelf Life - Sugar and Spice
Erin rings in the new years with anime and some armchair economics.
- Ichi
- One Piece s2 pt 4
- Spice and Wolf s1
2010-01-04

Linebarrels of Iron Give-Away
Win one of 7 copies of Linebarrels of Iron, along with a signed Linebarrels of Iron mousepad. 2010-01-04

The Great 2010 Twitter Give-Away
Why stop the giving on the 12th day of Christmas ? We're giving away a DVD set a day for 20 days, then 20 more DVD sets on the 20th day. 2010-01-04

RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ Win it before you can buy it!
Win the complete series on DVD before you can buy it in stores! Extra stuff you can't buy in stores too! 2010-01-04

Astro Toy with Rob Bricken: Gintama Dioramax Trading Figures
The cast of Gintama is small, plastic, adorable, and wildly overpriced. 2010-01-03

Hey, Answerman! 2010 SUPER EDITION
Brian boldly steps into the spotlight of 2010 with questions about proper pronunciation, the lasting legacy of FLCL, more jibber-jabber about anime-versus-cartoons, and Hey, Answerfans! Plus, Brian wants to know your prognostications of what's to come in the new year! 2010-01-01

Anime in America: Theron and Carl's Best (and Most Notable) of 2009
What was great and noteworthy (for better or worse) in 2009? Two staff critics - Carl and Theron - take a look back at the highlights and lowlights of anime released in America in 2009. 2010-01-01

Kaze no Stigma DVD part 2
Somewhat surprisingly, the second half of this series about elemental magic users actually steps up its game a notch, thanks largely to improved writing and more fan service. While it should never be mistaken for a quality series, it at least does okay.

Monster DVD Box Set 1
Part evil fairy tale, part spy thriller, part moral study, and all dark resonance, it's something akin to a myth: an Odyssey for the bleak, byzantine years directly after fall of the Soviet Union.

Ikki-Tousen Dragon Destiny DVD 1
Dragon Destiny may be trash, but it isn't garbage. At least, not quite.

Hanasakeru Seishōnen Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Hanasakeru's various novelties are so far left floundering in a sea of horribly bland presentation.

Detroit Metal City GN 3
After several singles, an album, a music video, and even a cameo appearance in a movie, has the culture-clash hilarity of Krauser's exploits worn out its novelty?

El Cazador de la Bruja DVD Part 1
There's a laconic humor to the show that keeps it fun even as the lack of direction leaves you fuming.

Moribito DVDs 5-6 and 7-8
Piecing together the mystery behind the Nyunga Ro Im forces opposing groups to work together to protect Chagum and stave off a devastating drought as this superb fantasy series concludes. A visual and storytelling masterpiece, it stands as one of the decade's highlight series.

Hunter x Hunter DVD Set 4
If the first three sets were all about Hunter's potential as a grown-up shonen title, this is the potential grown up.

Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei GN 4
This series looks at what makes us human, and finds something far greater than warmth, or wonder, or madness, or despair. It finds laughter.

Spice and Wolf DVD
A wolf goddess who no longer feels needed takes on humanoid form to accompany a traveling merchant in this surprisingly mature, and very different, fantasy series. The naked wolf girl might get your attention, but the wonderful character dynamics and unique plots will keep you coming back.

Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody DVD
The law against theatrical adaptations of long-running shounen series being anything but entirely disposable doesn't include a clause that says that they can't also be fun.