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Now Streaming: Birdy the Mighty DECODE 1-26 (s)
What was once an obscure OVA has now been rebooted into a full-length sci-fi action TV series, animated lovingly by A-1 Pictures, and featuring improved characters and back story. Two minds sharing one body -- especially with two different genders -- always makes for a good time. [discuss] 2010-08-04

Now Streaming: Phantom - Requiem for the Phantom 1-26 (s)
This redundantly titled intrigue series flew relatively under the radar, at first seeming to be merely yet another Koichi Mashimo/Bee-Train unhappy-girls-with-guns show. Sure, it's slow and joyless, but don't let that dissuade you. A few middle episodes aside, this is some of the genre's best. [discuss] 2010-08-04

The X Button - Tactical News
Tactics Ogre is remade, Street Fighter battles Tekken, SNK stars go shooting, and Hello Kitty is overrun by modern anime trends! All in this week's X Button! 2010-08-04

Anime News Nina! 2010-08-03
Hey everybody, Anime News Nina is back! This week: Nina learns that sometimes it's better to just stay in. 2010-08-04

RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Paint It Black Jack
Say hello to Black Jack, and Biomega, and Qwaser of Stigmata, and the newest international masterpiece from Felipe Smith. Your life will never be the same after reading stuff like this! 2010-08-03

Japan Expo 2010
A photo tour of one of the largest anime conventions in the world: Paris' Japan Expo, which attracts as many anime fans as Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con combined! 2010-08-03

Shelf Life - Mixed Martial Hearts
Bamboo's taking over the column this week, and she's got plenty to say about exploding clothes and platonic love.
- Initial D Fourth Stage pt 2
- Master of Martial Hearts complete
- Mitsudomoe ep 1-5
2010-08-02

The Mike Toole Show - The Island of Super Misfit Robots
Mike fires up the time machine and travels back to the 20th century for a look at some of the best super robot toys and series that barely made a dent in America. 2010-08-01

Now Streaming: Nobody's Boy Remi 36-40 (s)
We only took a few days off from posting videos, and now look what's happened! Remi turned into a HAPPY show! Tearful reunions, good news, a rebuilt troupe... and only one death! What the hell! [discuss] 2010-08-01

My Bride Is a Mermaid Season 1 DVD Part 1
Throws everything it has into high-energy humor, knowing full well that neither its plot nor its characters can carry it. And for the most part, it works.

Demon King Daimao Episodes 7-12 Streaming
Prior to this there was always a chance, however slim, that the series would somehow salvage itself. After episode seven alone, no such illusions remain.

Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox DVD 1
A youthful-looking high school student is the subject of warring amorous interests from fox and wolf yokai in this poor excuse for a Magical Girlfriend/Harem series. While it is distinctive for its girls' sexual aggressiveness and allusions to Japanese folklore, its early episodes are thoroughly outclassed by other series in its subgenre.

Welcome to The Space Show
How much you enjoy Welcome to the Space Show will depend largely on how much you value a coherent narrative.

Dengeki Daisy GN 1
...mix Dengeki Daisy's more predictable shoujo-elements with a hint of school drama, a dash of computer hacking and a cellphone to tie it all together and you have a winning combination that feels far less average in its execution..

Yotsuba&! GN 8
Has its weak spots, but they quiver, pale and frightened, before the joie de vivre stamped on every other page.

Bleach DVD 30
Ichigo visits the Visoreds to learn how to control his Hollow side, and the ultimate goal of Aizen's grand plot gets revealed, in this latest Bleach installment. While it does have some interesting developments, it does not do anything excitingly different or break any new ground.

Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
For those who enjoy the thrill of massive robots fighting each other, this feature is pure animated bliss, although the act of cramming a TV story arc into two hours does hamper the plot. Not that anyone really watches this for plot substance anyway.

Slam Dunk Episodes 1-26 Streaming
If Touch is the honor student and Fighting Spirit the friendly jock, then Slam Dunk is the class clown. In a good way.

Negima! GN 26
There have been better volumes of Negima! than this one. The kind of churning and plot maintenance going on in this installment doesn't make for very effective storytelling.

Space Pirate Captain Herlock The Endless
The latest Matsumoto release won't do anything to sway you if you're tired of Matsumoto's style. Fans of his work and those appreciative of good science fiction, on the other hand, will find a lot to like here.