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The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of UrukThe Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk
Part one of the eternal climb
Shattered AngelsShattered Angels
These girls are busted in more ways than one
One Piece Season Two, Second Voyage One Piece Season Two, Second Voyage
More super-sized seaquesting
Hell Girl: The Complete First SeasonHell Girl: The Complete First Season
The price of sweet revenge
Vandread, The Complete SeriesVandread, The Complete Series
A slightly progressive twist on harem anime
Dragon Ball Season OneDragon Ball Season One
The great saga's dynamic beginnings
Nerima Daikon BrothersNerima Daikon Brothers
With musical guest, themselves
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Going Live with Fairy TailGoing Live with Fairy Tail
Catching up through the magic of simulcast
Anime From Hell: DevilmanAnime From Hell: Devilman
Winged scourge of the '70s
Sgt. Frog Season One - Part 1Sgt. Frog Season One - Part 1
Taking us over one gunpla kit at a time
Key the Metal IdolKey the Metal Idol
Plumbing the depths of clockwork pop worship
Baseball Anime Grand SlamBaseball Anime Grand Slam
A rundown of Japan's take on America's pastime
Central Park Media: More "Quality" than PirsigCentral Park Media: More "Quality" than Pirsig
The thin line between bad and unforgettable
Miyazaki at Berkeley Pt. 2Miyazaki at Berkeley Pt. 2
More highlights from the director's appearance
Miyazaki at Berkeley Pt. 1Miyazaki at Berkeley Pt. 1
The anime legend speaks in America
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xxxHolic CompletexxxHolic Complete
By Cody Bye
For me, xxxHolic walks a fine line. At its root, this series is a motley collection of morality tales framed by slapstick humor and J-horror. It’s something of a unique twist on the average anime (which isn’t particularly surprising coming from CLAMP), but, in the end, comes together with just enough cohesion to push it into a likable state. At the start of the series, viewers are quickly intr...

Claymore volumes 4-6Claymore volumes 4-6
By Cody Bye
As a purveyor of shonen and seinen-style anime, it’s obvious when you stumble upon a series that is top notch. While these series are made for boys and young men, the mark of an exceptional shonen anime rests in the studios’ ability to draw an emotional reaction out of their viewers. Whether that’s a “That kicks ass!” or a “I can’t believe they killed her…sniffle.” isn’t the focus, it’s the in...

Case Closed: The Last Wizard of the CenturyCase Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century
By Joseph Luster
Conan Edogawa is up to his comically oversized ears in crime once more as the night skies light up with the presence of a new rival, the Kaito Kid. This white-clad thief—looking like Tuxedo Mask with a garish monocle—makes authorities look foolish as he zips in and out of high security areas with the finest of treasures in hand, and he now has his eyes set on a priceless Russian faberge egg. N...

2009: A Good Year for...2009: A Good Year for...
By Joseph Luster
Before you get too excited, this is not a top 10, 5, or even 3 list. I enjoy skimming those as much as the next, but if I haven't been cataloging every single thing I touched over the course of a year, it may as well become "Top Whatever of the Second Half or Last Third of 200X." I can't help but reflect, though, and I prefer to kick off the first month or so of each new year by focusing on th...

Anime AnthologiesAnime Anthologies
By Daryl Surat
As a somewhat lapsed PC gamer, I personally have never been fond of the gameplay in Halo and especially not the multiplayer culture it popularized both online and off, which is why I'm so let down every time a new FPS gets made which decides they need to copy Halo 's mechanics. How come they never copy the GOOD aspects of Halo , namely the presence of a single-player cooperative mode? But rega...

Mai Mai MiracleMai Mai Miracle
By Edward Gamlin
Mai Mai Miracle (or, to literally translate the Japanese title, Mai Mai Shinko and the Millennium-old Magic ) could have been a Studio Ghibli film.  Like Isao Takahata’s I Can Hear the Sea and Only Yesterday , Mai is a nostalgic film with a slightly magical twist and a depth of character and personality to make it excellent not just for the nine-year-olds watching children their own age i...

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