Coming Soon to Crestwood Court in St. Louis, MO

Animeggroll

The St. Louis Anime and Manga Community will soon have a new store that is dedicated to helping them find what they are looking for.

Animeggroll will also sponsor monthly showing and events to keep the community coming together to enjoy their culture with each other. They will have monthly Live Action and Anime screenings that will cover a wide variety of subjects.

Animeggroll will also provide an outlet for those collectors that are looking to move some of their collection with an area of the Store dedicated to consignment. That way, those looking to sell, do not have to go to the expense of marketing that great stuff they want to sell.

“The Radius”

Coyote Ragtime Show: Complete Collection (S.A.V.E.)

Director: Takuya Nonaka

Studio: UFO TABLE

Authors: Tartan Check Team Coyote

U.S. Distributor: FUNimation’

U.S. Release Date: Sept. 9th, 2010 S.A.V.E.

Format: DVD / 300 minutes

Genre: Shonen, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Age Rating: TV 14

Overall Personal Rating: B

Similar Series: Burst Angle, Sands of Destruction and Heat Guy J.

Planet Grace Land is about to be destroyed by the Federation and there is a treasure buried there that holds more than riches. The notorious criminal known only as Mister is destine to be the one who gets there first. Can he do it?

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“The Radius”

Title: The Billionaire’s Secret Baby

Author: Carol Devine, Masako Oginaru

Distributor: Emanga/DMP

Format: Digital Manga (Single Volume)

Genre: Romance, Shojo

Publisher Age Rating: YA (Young Adults, 16+)

Personal Review Rating: B-

Jack Tarkenton is the son of a well loved politician.  Unfortunately, he doesn’t plan to follow his in his fathers footsteps.  Instead, he’s become a playboy, but is that what he really wants?

Synopsis:

“The Radius”:

Title: Happy Cafe Volume 2

Author: Kou Matsuzuki

Distributor: TokyoPop

Format, Genre: Shojo Comedy Manga

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T   Teen age 13+

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Similar series or titles to check out: Happy Cafe Volume 1, Love* Com

A food challenge has been set, and the bubbly waitress, Uru Takamura can’t resist, and she can’t keep quiet.  She personifies bubbles and Sunshine. But bubbles are unstable. Is she going to froth up into foam, or just burst?

Synopsis:

Author: Keitaro Takahashi

Publisher: Viz Signature

American release date: August 10, 2010

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Drama/192 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: M/Explicit Content

Overall Personal Rating: A-

Similar series or titles to check out: Gunslinger Girls, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage, Black Lagoon

Dr. Miami has flown the elusive coop, her eye on the prize – butterflies, that is – as she and her assistant Moko make their way up the mountain which is their home.  Hmmm, shots?  What can this mean?  Probably means Koko’s people aren’t far behind.

Synopsis:

Title: kimi ni todoke: From Me to You Vol. 5
Manga Author: Karuho Shiina (Shueisha)
American Publisher: VIZ Media
American Release Date: August 3, 2010
Age Rating: T
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Shojo
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Fruits Basket, Happy Cafe, Oh! My Goddess

A rival is defined by Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary as “one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess”, but that does not say whether they can be friends; friend is not listed as an antonym to rival, but many equate being a rival and friend as mutually exclusive because the enjoyment one experiences as a friend is different from that of a rival.   However, there are many who look back in their pasts as enjoying those times spent as among their best.

“The Radius”

Title: B.O.D.Y. Vol. 10

Author: Ao Mimori

Distributor: VIZ media/Shojo Beat

American Release Date: August 3, 2010

Format: Traditional Manga

Genre: Shojo, Romance, Drama

Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)

Overall Personal Rating: C

Similar Series: Ouran High School Host Club

Ryoko’s boyfriend, Ryunosuke, just broke up with her.  Everyone thinks it’s a teachers fault, but is it really?

Synopsis:

“The Radius”:

Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 10

Author: Naoki Urasawa

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release date: 8/17/2010

Format: Manga

Genre: Sci Fi, Action

Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)

Overall personal ratting: A

Similar Series: Monster

After Koizumi’s trip to Friend Land, she became more paranoid than normal. The source of her extra paranoia is because she is being pursued by the Dream Navigators. Friend Land may sound like an amusement park, but it’s actually a “reeducation” center, where the Dream Navigators brainwash people who are becoming suspicious of the government. Due to the fact that Koizumi failed at being “reeducated”, the dream Navigators are after her. This time if they get her, she’ll go to Friend World, the ultimate reeducation center.

“The Radius”:

Title: Pokémon Adventures: Vol. 8 Gold & Sliver

Author: Hidenori Kasaka

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release date: 8/3/2010

Format: Manga

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comity, Fantasy

Publisher Age Ratting: A (All Ages)

Overall personal ratting: B+

Similar Series: Yu-Gi-Oh!, Bakugan, Digimon

Title: Future Diary
Manga Author: Sakae Esuno (Kadokawa Shoten)
American Publisher: TokyoPop
American Release Date: August 31, 2010
Age Rating: OT
Format and length: Manga, 5 chapters
Genres: Action, Sci-fi, Shonen, Thriller
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: Death Note, Gantz, Higurashi When They Cry (aka When They Cry)

Immortality is one of the greatest endeavors humanity has quested for since time immemorial.   Iif you could achieve that by playing a game where there was a chance of death, would you do so?   What if failure meant certain death and there could only be one winner, would you still do it?  This isn’t a simple answer for many and countless stories have told the triumphs and follies of those who seek it; Future Diary is another in this vein.

Author: Keitaro Takahashi

Publisher: Viz Signature

American release date: November 10, 2009

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Drama/192 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: M/Explicit Content

Overall Personal Rating: A-

Similar series or titles to check out: Gunslinger Girls, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage, Black Lagoon

Jonah’s parents were victims of war, murdered by weapons supplied by a group of international arms dealers who call themselves the Merchants of Death.  Now Jonah, though a mere child, has had to set his childhood behind him in order to fend for himself.  The irony is, that he finds himself a child soldier, working for an arms dealer, even though he hates all weapons.  But he does what he has to do.

Title: My Bride is a Mermaid
Original Story: Tahiko Kimura (Square-Enix)
Director: Seiji Kishi
American Publisher: FUNimation
American Release Date: Sept. 7th, 2010
Age Rating: TV MA
Format and length: DVD, 13 Episodes
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Slice-of-Life, Shonen
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Love Hina, Oh! My Goddess

RIGHT STUF’S NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT Announces the

THE THIRD: THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE EYE DVD Collection

Entire 24-episode sci-fi series with thin-profile art box available Dec. 7, 2010

GRIMES, Iowa, August 25, 2010 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce THE THIRD: THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE EYE DVD Collection (Thinpak) will be available on December 7, 2010.

The Third: The Girl With the Blue Eye DVD Collection will include the complete 24-episode television series, plus video extras, and be housed in thin-profile, collectors’ art box. The set will feature Dolby Digital 5.1 English audio, plus Dolby Digital 2.0 English and Japanese audio options, English subtitles and English on-screen translations.

RIGHT STUF’S NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT Announces Reprice for
BOYS BE… DVD Thinpak Collection
Complete 13-episode series, with art box & extras,
available for $29.99 on December 7, 2010

GRIMES, IA, August 25, 2010 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the BOYS BE… DVD Thinpak Collection will be available for a new, lower SRP of $29.99 starting December 7, 2010.

Based on the best-selling manga written by Masahiro Itabashi and illustrated by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi (Gacha Gacha), this 13-episode anime series was directed by Masami Shimoda (Ai Yori Aoshi / Someday’s Dreamers / Zegapain) and has appeared on both Comcast Anime Selects and the Anime Network.

Moon Boy: volume 8  

Author: Lee YoungYou

Publisher: Yen Press

American release date: August 10th 2010

Format/Genre/Length: Manwha/Fantasy/192 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Teen

Overall Personal Rating: B-

Similar series/titles to check out: Angel Diary; Time and Again; Petshop of Horrors

The war against the rabbits and foxes reaches a turning point as unusual alliances are forged between ex-enemies and memories from a certain person’s past may very well turn the tide of battle and change the lives of everyone involved. This time, has Myung-Ee gotten in over her head or can Yu-Da really be saved?

This week’s poll. I first read Manga….

When I was a kid, I never saw mang around, I

don’t know if there was any in the midwest. We

had the basic Anime, like Speed Racer, but that’s

all. I don’t remember knowing it was Japanese.

It’s different here at Anime Tadius for the younger

of us. With Cable TV, there were Anime shows they

could watch, videogames to play and Manga to read,

even at our library. We were at several large book stores

this week and they had an entire section FULL of manga.

“The Radius”

One Piece; Season Three Second Voyage

Director: Hiroaki Miyamoto

Writers: Hirohiko Uesaka and Tatsuya Hamazaki

Studio: Toei Amination

Distributor: FUNimation

American Release Date: Aug. 31st, 2010

Format: DVD / 325 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Action/Adventure

Age Rating: TV 13

Overall Personal Rating: C

Similar Titles: all the other One Piece volumes

The Skypiea adventures continue. All I really want to know is, when will Luffy begin to make sense and not try to be so self destructive. I guess he either thinks he is indestructible or just wants to die.

TYTANIA COLLECTION 1
ON SALE TODAY

HOUSTON, August 24th, 2010 – Section23 Films is pleased to announce the release of the hit series TYTANIA COLLECTION 1. It’s on sale today wherever fine DVDs are sold.

One Man vs. an Empire
Title:                 TYTANIA COLLECTION 1
Running Time:   325 min.
Age Rating:       TV 14
Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles
CAT:                 SF-TYN100
UPC:                814131016508
Published by:    Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by:  Section23 Films
Street Date:      8/24/2010
Format:             DVD
SRP:                $49.98