The Radius
Nabari no Ou: The Complete Series, Part 1
Director: Kunihisa Sugishima / Studio: J.C. Staff / Author: Yuhki Kamatani
U.S. Distributor: FUNimation
U. S. Release Date: Sept. 22nd. 2009
Format: DVD / 325 minutes
Genre: Shonen, Action, Comedy and Drama
Age Rating: 14+
Overall Personal Rating: A+
Similar Titles: Dragonauts, Burst Angel and Naruto
“The Radius”
Title: Naruto Vol. 51
Author: Masashi Kishimoto
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release date: Jun 7 2011
Format: Manga
Genre: Action, Adventure
Publisher Age Ratting: T (For teens)
Overall personal ratting: B-
Similar Series: Bleach, One Piece
The entire ninja world is chaos, with Sasuke attacking the Kage summit and Madara declaring war. Many of the great ninja nations want Sasuke dead but Naruto is still determined to save him.
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“The Radius”
Naruto Shippuden Box Set 3
Director: Hayato Date
Studio: Studio Pierrot
U.S. Distributor: VIZ Media
U.S. Release Date: Aug. 3rd, 2010
Format: DVD / 325 minutes
Age Rating: T+ for Older Teens
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: Nabari, Bleach, Sands of Destruction and countless others.
The struggle to save Gaara continues. Sasori appears to have the upper hand and is Deidara leading Naruto and Kakashi on a wild goose chase? I am not sure but this box set will provide the answers.
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“The Radius”
Naruto Shippuden Box Set 5
Director: Hayato Date
Studio: Studio Pierrot
U.S. Distributor: VIZ Media
U.S. Release Date: Jan. 25th, 2011
Format: DVD / 325 minutes
Age Rating: T+ for Older Teens
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Similar Titles: Nabari, Bleach, Sands of Destruction and countless others.
The Tale of Two Kings. Can a land truly bow to two Kings or should they just try and understand what it means to be a king?
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“The Radius”
Naruto Shippuden Box Set 6 episodes 66-77
Director: Hayato Date
Studio: Studio Pierrot
U.S. Distributor: VIZ Media
U.S. Release Date: April 26th, 2011
Format: DVD / 300 minutes
Age Rating: T+ for Older Teens
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: Nabari, Bleach, Sands of Destruction, Hero Tale and Trigun.
Sensei Asuma has a very impressive past, but will this past come back to be his weakness?
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“The Radius”
Title: Naruto Shippuden DVD Set 8
Original Story: Masashi Kishimoto
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: Oct 11, 2011
Format:3 DVD box set, 12 half hour episodes (300 minutes) episodes 89-100
Genre: Fantasty, Action, Comedy, Ninjas
Rating: T+ for older teen
Overall Personal Rating: C
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“The Radius”
Naruto Shippuden Movie: Bonds
Director: Masahiko Murata
Writer: Junki Takegami
U. S. Distributor: Viz Media
U. S. Release Date: Oct. 25th, 2011
Format: DVD / 90 minutes
Genre: Shonen, action, adventure, supernatural
Age Rating: T+ for older teens
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: Any of the Naruto series, Bleach, Blue Exorcist.
The real enemy is not always the one right in front of you. The really smart and evil ones often tend to look like the hero or good guys. Watch out for those who are too good to be true.
Naruto Shippuden :The Movie
Director: Hajime Kamegaki / Author: Junki Takegami, Masashi Kishimoto
U S Distributor: Viz Media
U S release date: Nov. 10th, 2010
Format:DVD/ Genre: Shonen / 94 minutes
Age Rating: PG13
Overall Personal Rating: A
Similar titles to check out: Bleach, Basilisk, D. Gray-man and Nabari No Ou
All things must grow and flourish or they will wilt and die. With Naruto having gone through an upgrade, the real question is does Shippuden truly grow the series or not.
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“The Radius”
Naruto Season Four vol. 2
Original Story: Masashi Kishimoto
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: December 14, 2010
Format: 6 DVD box set, 29 half hour episodes (725 minutes)
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Ninjas
Rating: T+ for older teen
Overall Personal Rating: C+
Synopsis:
“The Radius”
Naruto Uncut Season Four Box Set Volume 1
Director: Hayato Date
Author: Masashi Kisimoto
U.S. Distributor: Viz Media
U. S. Release Date: Dec. 14th, 2010
Format: DVD/ 700 minutes
Genre: Shonen, Action / Adventure and Comedy
Overall Personal Rating: B
Similar Titles: Bleach and many many others.
When all else fails, send Naruto and the other assorted misfits to do the job. There are several jobs that require some real talent, knowledge and understanding of how things really work but those ninja are busy so you have no option and Naruto is the next best thing.
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”The Radius”:
Title: Negima !? Magister Negi Magi The Complete Series
Artist/Author: Ken Akamatsu
Distributor: FUNimation
American release date: October 4, 2011
Format, and length: 4 DVDs, 26 episodes
Genre: Shojo, Harem, action comedy
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: TV MA
Overall Personal Rating:A-
A young wizard has finished his schooling in England and is sent to Japan to finish his training as he works toward becoming a Master Wizard. His post is teaching English at an all girl middle school, one minor inconvenience is that he is only 10 years old.
“The Radius”
Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu
Director : Hitoyuki Matsui / Studio: UFO Table / Author: Ryoichi Koga
Distributor: Right Stuf
U.S. Release Date: Jun 1st, 2010
Format: DVD / 320 minutes
Genre: Comedy, shonen
Age Rating: 15+
Overall Personal Rating: C
Similar Titles: SGT Frog, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
“The Radius”
Noir: The Complete Series Anime Classics
Director: Koichi Mashimo
Studio: Bee Train
U.S. Distributor: FUNimation
U.S. Release Date: Aug. 23rd, 2011
Format: DVD / 650 minutes / 26 episodes
Genre: Action / Adventure, Girls with Guns
Age Rating: TV 14
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Similar Titles: Madlax, El Cazador de la Bruja, Gunslinger Girls
Can ones past ever be forgotten and is it possible to completely deny ones Fate? If love can kill, then surely hatred can save!
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“The Radius”:
Title: Oh My Goddess! OVA Series (Collector’s Edition)
Director: Hiroaki Gooda
Distributor: AnimEigo
American Release Date: June 20, 2006
Format: DVD Collector’s Edition
Genre: Supernatural, Comedy, Shojo
Length: 160 minutes
Distributor Age Rating: 13+ (PG-13)
Overall Personal Rating: A+
Similar Series: Ah My Goddess!, Dragonnaout, Karin, Chibi Vampire, Air, Air: The Movie,
The goddess Belldandy has come to fulfill one wish for Morisato Keiichi. Yeah right, like who’s gonna believe that? So, Keiichi makes up a “gag” wish, that Belldandy will become his girlfriend for life. And, POOF! Guess who gets their wish!
Title: Oh! Edo Rocket
Director: Hidenori Inoue (Madhouse)
Original Story: Kazuki Nakashima (Ronsosha)
American Publisher: FUNimation
American Release Date: November 2, 2010
Format and Length: DVD, 13 episodes
Genres: Comedy, Historical parody, Science Fiction
Age Rating: TV MA
Overall Personal Rating: C+
Titles in the radius: Excel Saga, Gin Tama, Hare + Guu Magical Shopping Arcade Abenoboshi
If your idea of the anime is ninja of nonsensical powers, monstrous necha or busty babes with bikinis then perhaps you need to broaden your horizons. If so, Oh! Eda Rocket will do just that. Its wacky and insane style will leave you with a feeling more reminiscent of Family Guy rather than Naruto or Ikki Tousen.
Title: Oh! Edo Rocket
Director: Hidenori Inoue (Madhouse)
Original Story: Kazuki Nakashima (Ronsosha)
American Publisher: FUNimation
American Release Date: November 2, 2010
Format and Length: DVD, 13 episodes
Genres: Comedy, Historical parody, Period drama, Science Fiction
Age Rating: TV MA
Overall Personal Rating: B-
Titles in the radius: Excel Saga, Gin Tama, Hare + Guu Magical Shopping Arcade Abenoboshi
So what happens when you mix Family Guy, King of the Hill, aliens, a quirky anime with a plot and set it in the Edo Period? The answer is a quirky piece that constantly breaks the fourth wall, likes to go off into random tangents, has a lot of crude animation that relies on its sophomoric humor to push the story forward. That is roughly what Oh! Edo Rocket is about.
“The Radius”
One Piece Collection 1
Director: Hiroaki Miyamoto
Writers: Hirohiko Uesaka and Tatsuya Hamazaki
Studio: Toei Amination
Distributor: FUNimation
American Release Date: Jul 26 2011
Format: DVD / 650 minutes
Genre: Comedy, Action/Adventure
Age Rating: TV 14
Overall Personal Rating: B
Similar Titles: Dragon Ball, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z and Beet The Vandal Buster
“The Radius” 
Title: One Piece: Season Three, Fifth Voyage
Director: Hiroaki Miyamoto
Studio: Toei Animation
Format: DVD/325 Minutes
Age Rating: TV 14
Genre: Adventure
Overall Personal Rating: B
Release date: April 19, 2011
Similar Titles: Dragon Ball, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z and Beet The Vandal Buster
“The Radius”
Title: One Piece: Season Three, Fourth Voyage
Director: Hiroaki Miyamoto
Studio: Toei Animation
Format: DVD/325 Minutes
Age Rating: TV PG
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Release date: Jan. 25, 2011
Similar Titles: Dragon Ball, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z and Beet The Vandal Buster
“The Radius”
Title: One Piece: Season Three, Third Voyage
Director: Hiroaki Miyamoto
Studio: Toei Animation
Format: DVD/ 288 minutes
Age Rating: TV PG
Overall Personal Rating:B+
Similar Titles: Dragon Ball, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z and Beet The Vandal Buster
