The Click - December 15 - 21 Amidst the usual premier episodes and repeats, a special one-hour documentary on Starz headlines this week's The Click! (FUN FACT: Brian wrote this week's entire column with his toes while doing a handstand.)
2007-12-15
The 2007 Holiday Gift Guide Having trouble figuring out what to get for those folks in your life that are impossible to shop for? Worry no more! The 2007 Holiday Gift Guide is here to help you figure out which anime & manga are perfect for those sparkling personalities in your life!
2007-12-15
Hey, Santaman! Answerman returns with a kinda-sorta-loosely Holiday themed column! This week: anime fans obsessed with "the industry", the debatable quality of anime video games, the questionable validity of "Best Animated Feature" awards, and not really a whole heckuva lot more than that!
2007-12-14
Open Letter from GDH International's Arthur Smith In response to online discussion, Arthur Smith of GDH International issues an open letter talking about fansubbing, Internet file sharing, and the current status of the anime industry.
2007-12-13
Buried Treasure - Heroic Legend of Arslan (Part 1) A fantasy adventure that falls into few genre trappings, and looks beautiful in the process. This week's entry: The Heroic Legend of Arslan.
2007-12-13
Azumanga Daioh GN One of the funnier and most beloved of slice-of-life high-school comedies in its original four-panel gag format, collected in its entirety into one gargantuan volume.
Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy DVD 3 Want to drown yourself in unadulterated sweetness? Then grab Ah! My Goddess, this volume of which actually advances the central romance (a little) and resolves an ongoing plot. Whoa.
Peach Girl DVD 6 A surprisingly satisfying conclusion to an often wildly uneven series; strictly for viewers who love teen fiction for its over-dramatizing tendencies.
The Wallflower DVD 1 This kooky take on standard shojo “reverse harem” story structures storms onto the small screen and demands your attention, thanks to a gloriously ridiculous adaptation which proves to be an unexpectedly fun view.
Super Robot Wars Original Generation - Sub. DVD A slick OAV for fans of the Super Robot Wars franchise and of mecha mayhem in general. Don't expect a lot of replay value, but it can be darned fun on the first run-through.
Welcome to the N.H.K. GN 4 It may not be the best or most entertaining volume of NHK, but it deepens the story and makes the characters even more dysfunctional and twisted than they already are.
Gantz DVD Perfect Score Collection If you missed this orgy of extreme graphic violence, foul language, and explicit content the first two times around, and appreciate lots of gore and nudity, then this is your “perfect” opportunity.
Step Up Love Story 1 Sub.DVD If you want a simple, sexy, surprisingly sweet bit of fun that will not strain your brain, and you like generous amounts of highly explicit fan service, then the first half of this 2002 OVA series may be worth a look.
Suzuka DVD 5 This volume is all about healing emotional wounds, which is perfect timing for the obligatory return of the status quo. Another volume of strangely mixed emotional honesty and dippy plotting.
Psycho Busters GN 1 Can Psycho Busters be enjoyed? Certainly, as long as you're willing to switch off the B.S. detector and accept that this story is going to plow through a lot of psychic-superpower-adventure formula.