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Grandia/Gungriffon Creator Takeshi Miyaji Passes Away

Interview: May'n
Ahead of her World Tour, the singing voice of Macross Frontier's Sheryl Nome talks to us about working with Yoko Kanno, her favorite anime and the difference between fans in Japan and around the world. 2012-05-16

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Cromartie High School
Jason straps on a mohawk, eats some pencils and dives headfirst into the absurd world of Cromartie High School. 2012-05-17

The X Button - Still Fighting It
This week: fighting games on the edge! Shunned by society! Pushed to the limit! Oh yeah, and stuff about Kingdom Hearts 3D, Tales of the World, and a split personality. 2012-05-16

Shelf Life - Milos & Otis
Erin talks alchemy, breasts, and her favorite topic— beefcake men.
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Sacred Star of Milos
- Golgo 13 coll. 3
- Heaven's Lost Property Forte
2012-05-14

Hiiro no Kakera Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Hiiro no Kakera is by no means a terrible show...it just isn't a very good one, either. With a stilted script and a team of heroes who feel incompetent, not to mention cookie cutter characters who do little to make themselves endearing or unusual, it does nothing to elevate itself above the masses.

Bodacious Space Pirates Episodes 7-12 Streaming
Like the pirate she is, Marika is chasing space treasure this time around. At six episodes this arc is twice the size of any previous arc, but it fairly flies by. Not great, but darned fun.

Space Brothers Episodes 1-6 Streaming
As much a series about having dreams and struggling to fulfill them as it is about the wonder of space and the human urge to explore the unknown.

Ozma
A young man embarks on adventure when he saves a fleeing woman in this post-apocalyptic tale from the mind of Leiji Matsumoto. Despite strong production values, its lack of originality and time for proper development help prevent it from being memorable.

Guilty Crown Episodes 13-22 Streaming
Whatever else you think of it, Guilty Crown has guts. The whipsawing plot does things here that more timid shows wouldn't dare. Including, unfortunately, indulging the director's apparent hate of the human race.

Blue Exorcist DVD 3
Lets the action run wild for an episode before taking a big, jolting leap forward and then settling back down for a couple of episodes of easygoing character-building.

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club
There simply aren't enough modern games like this: a dialogue-propelled adventure that avoids the pitfalls of its hazily defined genre. Neither uncomfortable nor mundane, Cherry Tree High Comedy Club is an endearing pleasure.

Black Rock Shooter Episodes 1-8 Streaming
A TV series where psychedelic sci-fi trip and coming-of-age drama cross paths. This unlikely combination is surprisingly effective, if a little unbalanced at the end.

Kekkaishi DVD Set 4
The leads take a trip to Kokuboro as this TV series wraps up. Though it satisfactorily resolves its major story arc, it leaves some long-term objectives hanging at the end.

Skip Beat! [Omnibus] GN 1-3
What is the most often aired complaint about Yoshiki Nakamura's infectious shoujo revenge story? That each volume is too short and therefore over too quickly. That is certainly not the case with this volume, which packs in all three of the series' first books in 562 pages of revenge, grudges, and generally enjoyable lunacy.

The Ghost Hunt GN 2
Del Rey does an excellent job with its English production, but the series just isn't artistically impressive enough, or fresh or exciting enough in its storytelling, to distinguish itself in a crowded genre.