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Laputa, Castle in the Sky Direct To Video Release

Hey, Answerman! - Region Lockdown
This week on Hey, Answerman! Brian disputes any and all claims about the "proper" length for a TV series! Then, there's Shop Talk, about opening your own anime and manga store, and some jabberin' about the scourge of Reverse Importation! 2013-05-24

Anime Central 2013
Theron Martin interviews Kalafina and Yuu Asakawa at the midwest's largest anime convention. 2013-05-23

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei
Jason flips through the story of the "world's most pessimistic man and the world's most optimistic girl". 2013-05-23

The X Button - Gear Protection
This week, Todd checks out The Starship Damrey, Black Rock Shooter, and the latest Guilty Gear! Plus the new Xbox, some DS leftovers, and yet more Guilty Gear. 2013-05-22

RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Holding Out For a Heroman
Want to know about the newest, freshest manga? Sure you do! Heroman, Is This a Zombie?, and Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration are just some of the many choices in store! 2013-05-21

Stephanie Sheh Personalized Autograph Experience
Get a personalized autograph from Stephanie Sheh, even if you can't make it to one of her convention appearances (Or don't want to wait in line for a chance for her autograph even when you can make it to a convention). 2013-05-21

Shelf Life - Rose Garden
We look at the classic Rose of Versailles, as well as two spin-offs.
- A Certain Scientific Railgun s1 pt 1
- The Rose of Versailles pt 1
- Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar pt 1
2013-05-20

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.

Bunny Drop GN 8
Review

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.

Attack on Titan episodes 1-6
A young man tries to battle back against giant humanoids who feast on humans in this graphic, visceral, and fantastically intense action/horror story. Its great strengths overcome writing and production value inconsistencies.

Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice Dub.DVD
If this film causes more permanent damage than most Pokémon outings, that's wholly the fault of its main character, Keldeo.

Blood-C BD+DVD
... either one of the most brilliantly shocking horror series ever created, or one of the biggest practical jokes ever played on an anime-viewing audience.

Mikunopolis in Los Angeles Blu-Ray
The lively music, flashy visuals, and digitally-generated performers result in a form of entertainment unlike any other.

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey
On the whole, The Battle for Doldrey is a mixed bag of strengths and weaknesses. While that may be true of most things, there are few places where those lines are so clearly drawn as in this film.

InuYasha Movie Blu-ray Complete Collection
Four movies, all so rigidly formulaic that they could be sequential remakes. This is an entertaining set all told, but you can get the same experience (or better) by watching the first film four times.

K-ON! The Movie Blu-Ray
The movie finishes what the TV series began, with a story that goes beyond a typical episode, but stops short of being an epic, life-changing experience.

20th Century Boys 1 (live action) DVD
Rather than a film, a chain of filmed events: an exercise in base narrative that drains the life from a lot of fine scenes before hanging them in a line like butchered beeves in a warehouse. Cool ending, though.