The Stream - Clash on Titans Another Stream, another chance to talk about this Spring's hottest simulcast hits. See which shows made the cut, and which got axed, and then argue to your heart's content.
2013-06-03
The Mike Toole Show - Tatsunoko Time With so much Tatsunoko material now available streaming, Mike can't help but devour it all at once. And then some.
2013-06-02
ANNCast - Fast and Waifurious Bamboo and Zac chat up Attack on Titan, Sword Art Online, Flowers of Evil, Appleseed XIII and take your questions in this laid-back early Summer ANNCast!
2013-05-31
Hey, Answerman! - Satire-d This week on Hey, Answerman! Brian defuses a Bubblegum Crisis crisis involving overt satire, this time not created by him! Then: how Toonami still "butchers" their programs! And, the damning words of The Comics Journal! Dig it!
2013-05-31
Creamy Mami Episodes 1 - 7 streaming Creamy Mami is a charming magical girl show from a less edgy time in animation featuring a heroine who just wants to use her powers to have fun, and on the whole it is a lot of fun and absolutely worth the watch.
One Piece DVD Season 4 Part 5 In the end this is just eleven episodes of connective tissue between last set's emotional meat and the savory feast of fighting that one hopes we'll be enjoying next.
Toriko DVD Set 4 Toriko stays focused on its core concept: strange worlds, deadly beasts, spectacular food ... The current storyline avoids the trap of endless battle, and moves briskly from one adventure to the next.
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut Deadly Premonition's greatest achievement is that it is exactly the quality of some of the shlocky B-movies that inspired it.
Hyakko Sub.DVD A friends-at-school comedy that proves more interested in becoming a kind of platonic, friendship-based harem series than an exploration of the characters or their relationships.
Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar BD+DVD This standalone extension of the Tenchi Muyo! franchise does offer significant entertainment value, but in almost every aspect it lacks the energy and enthusiasm necessary to actually be a good series.
The Rose of Versailles Sub.DVD It is easy to see why The Rose of Versailles is held in such high esteem. Emotional, historical, and beautiful to watch, the show brings the last years of the French monarchy to life in the best anime style.
Dusk maiden of Amnesia Blu-Ray A high school boy befriends a sexy female ghost in this eclectic mix of comedy, romance, drama, and horror. Its success at all four, combined with inventive artistry and a strong musical score, makes this one of 2012's best anime series.
Hakuōki: A Memory of Snow Flowers DVD 1-2 This six-episode OVA story fills in a time gap in the first series by looking at certain incidents from multiple different angles. Though hardly crucial viewing, fans of the franchise should find this satisfying.
Lovephobia GN 1 What keeps this volume from falling into the morass of creepy shoujo manga is that Kokoro Natsume does it well. It isn't high art, or even a real standout in the supernatural genre, but this story pulls you in and leaves you wanting the next installment. It's uncomfortable, disturbing, and sometimes leaves you wanting a very hot shower, but despite itself, Lovephobia sinks its fangs in and doesn't let go.