Giant Annual ANN Pumpkin Carving Contest - Entries

Hey, Answerman! - ACTA Aghast-a
This week, Brian flips his chair around dramatically in order to GET REAL, with questions about Artist Alley, self-publishing, and the legal cluster$%& that is ACTA! 2012-02-10

ANNCast - S-E-X-X-I-S-M
Bamboo Dong, Lauren Orsini and Courtney Kraft stop by the podcast to chat about sexism in anime and anime fandom, and the results are EXPLOSIVE! ...or are they? 2012-02-10

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Special Guest Edition: Mars
Shaenon Garrity advises that if you're looking for quality shojo melodrama, you need to get your rear to Mars. 2012-02-09

The X Button - Fortune Retold
Todd explores the horrible cruelties of the super-cute Fortune Summoners. Plus The Last Story, Extreme Escape Adventure, and a Resident Evil no one really needed. 2012-02-08

Only Serious About You GN 2
The strength of Only Serious About You lies in its depiction of not just two men coming together, but in the formation of a family.

Tenjo Tenge GN 4
There's plenty of visual flourish to keep fans interested, with over-the-top action poses and superhuman fighting moves every few pages. Now if only the plot could catch up to that level of accomplishment.

Ouran High School Host Club GN 17
There is but one volume remaining to Ouran High School Host Club, and it has been a fun ride. While this book doesn't quite live up the earlier ones in terms of pure, lighthearted enjoyment, it is still solidly entertaining.

Cage of Eden GN 2 & 3
Cage of Eden has all of the elements of a classic survival epic – monsters, diseases, an unfriendly wilderness with no perceived escape, and our own ability as humans to lie. While it can be laid on a bit thick at times, and the fanservice or treatment of the adult female characters may be objectionable to some, Yamada's story is an engrossing one.

Heaven's Lost Property Blu-Ray + DVD
A perverted young man becomes the master to a sexy, emotionally stunted, angel-like android with frightening power in this 2009 harem series. Though occasionally good, the series much more often wallows in crass stupidity.

Blue Exorcist DVD 2
Nothing here shakes up the series the way parts of the last volume did, but it's consummate entertainment nonetheless: slick and effortlessly propulsive, yet still respectful of its audience and characters.

Berserk Golden Age Arc I: Egg of the Supreme Ruler
This concise and well-adapted story is an exciting, intense action tale full of intriguing characters and drama. Unfortunately, the decision to heavily utilize 3D CG throughout the movie drags the overall production down.

Hetalia World Series DVD
Just like real world history, this one has its ups and downs—only with brighter colors and more super-deformed characters.

Sekirei: Pure Engagement Blu-Ray
Pure Engagement isn't just about boobs, but you wouldn't know that by looking at it.

Morita-san wa Mukuchi episodes 1-26 streaming
Morita-san wa Mukuchi is nothing big, grand, or exciting, but it also doesn't want to be. Despite some misgivings about the reasons behind Mayu's silence, this is a harmless bit of entertainment.

Maria Watches Over Us Season 3 Sub.DVD
In some ways it's an extended coda to the first two seasons, a beautifully animated reward for weathering their emotional peaks and troughs. All rewards should be so rewarding.