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- TAC-tical Withdrawal (Jul 14)
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Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Fist of the North Star
Right before you click on this, Jason shows up in a tattered blue vest and announces "YOU'VE ALREADY READ!!"
2013-07-18
ANN 15th Anniversary - Win A Trip to Japan!
ANN is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and we want to give someone the chance to win a trip to Japan!
2013-07-03
Hey, Answerman! - The Death And Rebirth Of Answerman
Brian Hanson strides proudly into the Answerman Hall of Heroes, hanging up his Answertorch and retiring to live eternal among the stars with the great Answerpeople of yore.
2013-07-19
San Diego Comic-Con International 2013
We're live from San Diego Comic-con! Check back all weekend long for panel reports.
Available Now - Archaia: Cyborg 009 - The X Button Day One - Kodansha Comics - Viz Media 2013-07-18
Available Now - Archaia: Cyborg 009 - The X Button Day One - Kodansha Comics - Viz Media 2013-07-18
ANNCast - Risky Viz-ness
The fine folks at Viz Anime, Charlene Ingram and Brian Ige, drop by to talk about the manga publisher's plans for the anime side of their business, Neon Alley, Ranma 1/2 and more!
2013-07-17
The Summer 2013 Anime Preview Guide
The Summer 2013 Anime Preview Guide is wrapped for the season, but you can catch up with us through the dog days.
Available Now: Hyperdimension Neptunia - Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Ilya - Danganronpa - Gatchaman Crowds - Rozen Maiden ep 2 - Silver Spoon - Free 2 - Sunday Without God - Gifu Dodo 2 - Stella Women's Academy - WATAMOTE! - World God Only Knows: Goddesses - And Much More!
2013-07-16
The Summer 2013 Anime Preview Guide is wrapped for the season, but you can catch up with us through the dog days.
Available Now: Hyperdimension Neptunia - Fate/
A perfect storm of drama and action, back-
All in all this is a fairly solid bit of entertainment. If you like your stories dark with a glimmer of hope, Devil Survivor 2 should fit the bill.
Time and Eternity's attempt at playing anime falls to ruin at every point. Hoping to fuse games and animation into a revolutionary RPG, it instead picks terrible ingredients from both worlds.
Another may have its faults, such as some of the imagery and some clues being almost too obscure, as well as one or two clearly contrived plot points, but on the whole it is a well done mystery/
Project X Zone
Project X Zone is a bit too comfortable in its fantasy fulfillment. A hectic battle system builds up, but the energy fades well before the game's over. All that stays are the geek pleasures of seeing dozens of previously unacquainted characters bounce off one another.
Project X Zone is a bit too comfortable in its fantasy fulfillment. A hectic battle system builds up, but the energy fades well before the game's over. All that stays are the geek pleasures of seeing dozens of previously unacquainted characters bounce off one another.
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV's incrementally improved (and substantially kinder) mechanics may make it worth playing for lapsed fans who are burned out on the series, but anyone looking for the next Persona will come away disappointed.
Shin Megami Tensei IV's incrementally improved (and substantially kinder) mechanics may make it worth playing for lapsed fans who are burned out on the series, but anyone looking for the next Persona will come away disappointed.
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet
Ultimately this “stranger in a strange land” scenario from the Spring 2013 season is more an example of a series which fails to be spectacular than one which fails to be good.
Ultimately this “stranger in a strange land” scenario from the Spring 2013 season is more an example of a series which fails to be spectacular than one which fails to be good.
Blade of the Immortal GN 25-26
Less satisfying and less artful than the Prison Arc, but when this new arc tightens its focus for a gore-soaked climax, it's still potent, frightening stuff.
Zero's Familiar [Omnibus] GN 1-3
The story struggles between catering to harem fans and not sticking to the genre's conventions, creating a charming love story and overemphasizing Louise's tsundere qualities, and building a believable world and throwing magic jargon at the reader. The result is a book that is fun to read in small doses and kind of annoying at the same time.