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Shelf Life - Witchy Woman
Erin discusses the pros and cons of pants.
- Slayers Revolution complete
- Strike Witches complete
- Yozakura Quartet complete
2010-04-19

Astro Toy - Super Action Statues: Jotaro Kujo and Star Platinum
Two high-quality statues from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure are on David's menu this week. 2010-04-18

ANNCast - OveraChivers
If you have any questions about the problems facing the Japanese anime industry, then this show is for you! We have Nmerichi "Chi" Umennachi, a Ph.D candidate at Tokyo University of Technology's animation program and he's got the prescription for the anime industry's blues. There's so much to learn! Plus: Night Raid, Rainbow, and The Wire! 2010-04-16

Pluto GN 8
Like all the best science fiction works, it is a tale of the future that says plenty about our world today.

Sgt. Frog DVD Season 2 Part 2
Remains terribly consistent. Consistency is good. It allows for succinct summations. Like so: If you liked what came before, you'll like this. Flagging funny factor and all.

Natsume's Book of Friends (GN 2)
Like a breath of fresh air, Natsume's Book of Friends is one of those rare manga series that reminds people that it's possible to break free from the stereotypes that most series cling to.

Living for the Day After Tomorrow DVD
A girl who wishes to be older and an adult woman looking to start anew exchange ages, and share in the complications that arise, in this well-written, well-paced, and carefully-crafted 2006 drama. It is one of the sublime jewels amongst American releases in the first half of 2010.

Honey and Clover II DVD
All payoff and no filler, it both builds on and demolishes the original's work, bringing it to a definitive close and in the process creating a powerful drama that speaks to universal emotions in all of us.

Fairy Tail GN 10
For all its fancy wizardry, idiosyncratic characters, and far-off adventuring, this series still carries a heavy whiff of the tried-and-true, the overdone, the familiar.

Strike Witches
Uses fanservice to appeal to one group of fans, but the series' high-action alternate history sci-fi world, great character development and well-executed comedy make it possible for others to enjoy as well.

The Twelve Kingdoms - Skies of Dawn (novel 4)
The paths of three 16-year-old girls from vastly different situations converge during a rebellion in the Kingdom of Kei in this fourth offering from Fuyumi Ono's acclaimed fantasy series. Ono's longest and most ambitious storytelling effort yet is a real page-turner but suffers from production problems.

You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle DVD part 1
The babes of Bokuto Traffic Section are back for another round of cases, looking sexier than ever! While the cases more commonly edge in the serious direction and some of the circumstances have been altered since the last series, this is really just same-ol', same-ol' as YUA goes.

Slayers Revolution DVD
As with past installments in the franchise, this one offers lots of high-spirited, typically light-hearted fun populated densely with flashy displays of magic and wanton destruction. It even has an actual plot and the same English dub cast, too! Though hardly fresh, it can be entertaining.

Roujin Z