Anime News Nina!

2012-10-07

Interview: Henry Goto, President, Aniplex of America
We sat down with the President of Aniplex of America, Henry Goto, to get the skinny on the company's health, their business model and the future. 2012-11-08

ANNCast - Game Show II
In Japan this is Game Show IV, but you'll figure that out later. Todd Ciolek, Dave Riley and Joel White drop on by for the fourth in our Game Show series! We're talking about videogames! And nothing but! 2012-11-09

Hey, Answerman! - Local-Lies
What happens when one man - a man named Brian - answers your questions about Ghibli films and Academy Awards, Crunchyroll in Brazil, and the various methods of localization? I bet it looks and smells an awful lot like this week's Hey, Answerman! 2012-11-09

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Suppli
Jason dives in to Mari Okazaki's romance manga Suppli. 2012-11-08

Anime News Nina! - 2012-10-07
Nina and friends are closer than ever to going home! 2012-11-07

The X Button - Trigger Discipline
This week brings an import grab bag with Sol Trigger, Bravely Default, and more! Plus Hakuoki, Dragon Quest VII, Shining Ark, and the return of an underrated game heroine! 2012-11-07

RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - A Multitude of Angels
Set your clocks back, because classic titles like Neon Genesis Evangelion and Angelic Layer are two of this week's highlights! But can they stand up to new-school hits like Blue Exorcist and Heroman? 2012-11-06

The Stream - A Whole New World
The Stream is back with a whole new season of anime to ogle, including a handful of dudes-trapped-in-games, a good number of cute girls doing cute things, and at least a one show about mutant rats. 2012-11-05

Detroit Metal City Sub.DVD
Vulgar and mean and misanthropic. Also inspired: a one-trick comedy that runs just long enough that it doesn't wear out its welcome and that contains just enough bitter truth that it cuts even as we laugh.

Bakuman. GN 15
Achieving success in the manga business is like scaling a challenging mountain—and as Bakuman shows, staying atop that mountain becomes its own set of challenges.

Start with a Happy Ending GN 1
Start With a Happy Ending is a charmingly bittersweet collection that presents snippets of people's lives and tells a variety of complete stories. This book is not meant to be read in one sitting – but it is worth picking up again and again.

The Limit GN 1
Treating high school social issues with the harshness they merit, Keiko Suenobu fuses bullying with a survival story, and if the result isn't perfect, then it still manages to be an engrossing read.

So, I Can't Play H! episodes 7-12
While the series remains trashy and fan service-laden, a dramatic shift in tone which pervades much of the second half results in some surprisingly effective serious content. It does more than just wallow in its most base instincts.

Wolf Children
A story of parenthood and childhood, of a boy and girl who can become wolves in a blink, and of the “ordinary” woman, no less amazing, who bears and raises them. It's wonderful.

Bleach GN 48-49
In these two volumes, Bleach dramatically marks the end of an era and the beginning of a new one—and it's about time.

Hunter × Hunter Episodes 27-52 Streaming
This stretch of the series is divided into two arcs. The first, a tournament-fighting waste of time, finds the show at its nadir. The second, detailing Kurapika's revenge, finds the show at its peak. Go figure.

Code of Princess
Code of Princess finds ambitious ideas trapped in an unambitious game, pairing swift and enjoyable combat with mediocre design. At least it grasps the essence of a good brawler.

Mayo Chiki! Complete Collection
This story about a gynophobic boy who befriends a secretly cross-dressing butler delivers just enough on its humor, character development, charm, and fan service to be entertaining, and for a series like this, that's enough.

Saint Seiya TV Season 1