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Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Radius
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple The Complete First Season
Director: Hajime Kamegaki
Studio: TMS Entertainment
Original Author: Syun Matsuena
U. S. Distributor: FUNimation
U. S. Release Date: May 29th, 2012
Format: DVD / 26 episodes / 640 minutes
Genre: Comedy, Martial Arts, Romance, Shonen
Age Rating: TV PG
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: Hayate the Combat Butler, Jackie Chan films, Ikki Tousen. Love Hina and Slayers
Everyone wants to be stronger or better at something. It’s a natural drive that keeps society moving forward. However, many things can get in the way of achieving one’s goal and even when a person conquers one obstacle another appears. For Kenichi, the titular character of Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple it’s courage.
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Gin Tama The Movie
Author/Artist: Hideaki Sorachi
Director: Shinji Takamatsu
Distributor: Sentai Filmworks
American Release Date: May 29, 2012
Format: Blu-ray, 95 minutes
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Comedy, Parody
Publisher Age Rating: A
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Synopsis:
“A sword kills, a swordsmith forges…but what does a samurai do?” – Takasugi Shinsuke
Tags: action, adventure, alien, Blu-ray, comedy, Drama, Gin, Gin Tama, kagura, samurai, sci-fi, Sentai Filmworks, shinpachi, sword
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
The Radius
Title: Toriko vol. 10
Author/Artist: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: Jun 5, 2012
Format: Manga
Genre: Action, Comedy, Adventure
Publisher Age Rating: T for teen
Overall Personal Rating: B
Tags: action, century soup, comedy, Fantasy, gourmet hunter, ice hell, Komatsu, match, shonen, tommyrod, Toriko, Viz Media, Vol, Volume
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Title: Case Closed 43
Author/Artist: Gosho Aoyama
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: Jul 10, 2012
Format: Manga
Genre: Mystery, Comedy
Publisher Age Rating: T+ for older teen
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Synopsis:
Tags: anita, comedy, conan, detective, Drama, harley, koshien, manga review, Manga Reviews, moore, Mystery, slasher, toymaker, Viz, Viz Media, Vol, Volume
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Rin-Ne vol. 9
Author/Artist: Rumiko Takahashi
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: Jul 3, 2012
Format: Manga
Genre: Comedy, Supernatural, Action, Romantic comedy
Publisher Age Rating: T+ for older teen
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Tags: action, ageha, comedy, oboro, rinne, romance, sakura, shinigami, shonen, skating, spirit, supernatural, Takahashi
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
“The Radius”:
Title: Cat Planet Cuties: Asobi ni Ikuyo! Complete Collection (Anime Review)
Director: Yooichi Ueda
Studio: AIC Plus+
U.S Distributor: Funimation
U. S. Release Date: 5/15/2012
Format and length: DVD/Blu-ray combo, 12 episodes + extra extended episode
Genre: Sci-Fi, Harem, Comedy, Action
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: M (Nudity)
Overall Personal: B+
Similar series or titles to check out: Negima, Love Hina, Martian Successor Nadesico
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Tags: Anime Reviews, comedy, harem, May releases, sci-fi
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Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The Radius
Dragon Ball Z Kai Season One
Original Story: Akira Toriyama
American Publisher: Funimation Entertainment
American Release Date: May 22, 2012
Format: 4 DVD box set, 26 episodes (650 minutes)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rating: TVPG
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Synopsis:
Goku is a martial artist living on the planet Earth; along with his friends and fellow martial artist friends like Krillen and Yamcha. Over the years, they’ve trained, joined various tournaments and learned to do things like fly and shoot energy blasts with the power of “Ki”. Not normal martial artists at all, they even saved the world from threats like the Red Ribbon Army and a demon called King Picollo!
Tags: action, adventure, bulma, comedy, dragon, Fantasy, frieza, Funimation, ginyu, Goku, martial arts, namek, sci-fi, shonen, super saiyan
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Monday, April 30th, 2012
The Radius
Dragon Ball Z Kai Season One
Original Story: Akira Toriyama
American Publisher: Funimation Entertainment
American Release Date: May 22, 2012
Format: 4 DVD box set, 26 episodes (650 minutes)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rating: TVPG
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Synopsis:
Goku is a martial artist living on the planet Earth; along with his friends and fellow martial artist friends like Krillen and Yamcha. Over the years, they’ve trained, joined various tournaments and learned to do things like fly and shoot energy blasts with the power of “Ki”. Not normal martial artists at all, they even saved the world from threats like the Red Ribbon Army and a demon called King Picollo!
Tags: action, adventure, Anime Reviews, comedy, Dragon Ball, Fantasy, frieza, Goku, Kai, namek, Saiyan, sci-fi, scouter, Season, Vegeta
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
The Radius
Title: One Piece vol 62
Author/Artist: Eiichiro Oda
Distributor: Viz Media
American Release Date: May 1, 2012
Format: Manga
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Publisher Age Rating: T for teen
Overall Personal Rating: A+
Tags: 2012, A+, action, comedy, Fantasy, fishman, flying dutchman, Luffy, manga review, Manga Reviews, mermaid, nami, neptune, new world, pirates, Viz, Viz Media, Vol, Volume
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Saturday, April 14th, 2012
“The Radius”:
Title: Okami-San and Her Seven Companions Complete series
Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Studio: J.C. Staff
U.S Distributor: FUNimation Entertainment
U. S. Release Date: 4/03/2012
Format and length: DVD/Blu-ray combo, 12 episodes
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: PG-13
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Similar Series: Toradora!, Slayers, Shakugan no Shana, the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
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Tags: Anime Reviews, April Releases, comedy, Fantasy, FUNimation Entertainment, J.C. Staff, Okami-san and her Seven Companions, romance, Yoshiaki Iwasaki
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
“The Radius”
Legend of the Legendary Hero: Part One and Two Blu-ray and DVD Combo Packs
Director: Itsuro Kawasaki
Studio: Zexcs
Writer: Takaya Kagami
U. S. Distributor: FUNimation
U. S. Release Date: April 17th, 23012
Format: Blu-ray / DVD / 24 Episodes / 625 Minutes
Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural, Action / Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Age Rating: TV 14
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: Naruto, Bleach, Hero Tales, Heroic Age
Dango in the Middle Ages? What kind of world do these crazy people live in?
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Legend of the Legendary Hero: Part One and Two Blu-ray and DVD Combo Packs (anime review
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Tags: action adventure, comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Funimation, Itsuro Kawasaki, Legend of the Legendary Hero, Legend of the Legendary Hero Anime Review, supernatural, Takaya Kagami, Zexcs
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Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Cross Game, volume 7
Author: Mitsuru Adachi (Shogakukan)
American Publisher: Viz Media
American Release Date: April 10th, 2012
Age Rating: T
Format and length: Manga, 2 volumes
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shonen, Sports
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: Kingyo Used Books
Synopsis:
Tags: comedy, Cross Game volume 7, Drama, Manga Reviews, Mitsuru Adachi, romance, shonen, sports, Viz Media
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Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Heaven’s Lost Property Forte
Director: Hisashi Saito
Studio: AIC
Author: Suu Minazuki
US Distributor: FUNimation
US Release Date: March 20th, 2012
Format and Length: DVD Series
Genre: Sci fi, Comedy, Romance
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: TV MA
Overall Personal Rating: C-
Similar titles: Motto To Love Ru, Sekirei, High School of the Dead
All he wanted was a life of peace and quiet. And of spying on girls. But his dreams are shattered when a mechanical angel almost literally falls into his lap. His life thereafter is forever changed
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Heaven’s Lost Property Forte, Complete Season 2 DVD
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Tags: AIC, comedy, Funimation, Heaven's Lost Property Forte, High School of the Dead, Hisashi Saito, Motto To Love Ru, romance, sci-fi, Sekirei, Suu Minazuki
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Friday, April 6th, 2012
“The Radius”:
Title: Infinite Stratos: Complete Collection
Director: Yasuhito Kikuchi
Studio: 8-Bit
U.S Distributor: Sentai Filmworks / Section 23
U. S. Release Date: 4/10/2012
Format and length: DVD and Blu-ray, 12 episodes + OVA +Soundtrack CD
Genre: Harem, Mecha, fan service, school days
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: TV-14 (V)
Overall Personal Rating: B-
Similar series or titles to check out: Vandred, Negima, Love Hina, Gundam, Rideback, Tenchi Muyo
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Tags: 8-Bit, action, adventure, Anime Reviews, Blu-ray, comedy, DVD, Fantasy, harem, Infinite Stratos: Complete Collection, mecha, sci-fi, Section 23, Sentai Filmworks, Yasuhito Kikuchi
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Motto To Love Ru Complete Collection Season 2
Director: Atsushi Otsuki
Studio: Xebec
Author: Kentaro Yabuki, Saki Hasemi
US Distributor: Sentai FIlmworks / Section 23
US Release Date: April 3, 2012
Format and length: DVD/ 300 min
Genre: Sci fi, Romance, Comedy
Publisher/Industry Age rating: TV14
Overall Personal Rating: B
Similar titles: Sekirei, Negima, Highschool of the Dead
One teenage boy, living in a house with up to 6 girls who all tend to have trouble keeping their clothes on. Sounds like Heaven? You might want to reconsider.
Tags: Atsushi Otsuki, comedy, Kentaro Yabuki, Motto To Love Ru Complete Collection Season 2, romance, Saki Hasemi, sci-fi, Section 23, Sentai Filmworks, XEBEC
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Bakuman Volume 10
Authors: Story By Tsugumi Ohba
Art By Takeshi Obata
Distributor: Viz/Shonen Jump
American Release Date: April 3rd, 2012
Format: Traditional Manga
Genre: Shonen, Comedy, Slice-of-life
Publisher Age Rating: T (for Teen)
Personal Review Rating: A-
Similar Series: Kingyo Used Books, Solanin, Yawara!
Synopsis:
Tags: Bakuman Volume 10, comedy, Manga Reviews, shonen, Shonen jump, slice-of-life, Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba, Viz Media
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
The Radius
Title: Fairy Tail Part 4
Original Story: Hiro Mashima
American Publisher: Funimation Entertainment
American Release Date: Mar 20, 2012
Format: 4 DVD/Blu-Ray combo box set, 13 half hour episodes (300 minutes)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rating: Not Rated (Most likely T or PG)
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Tags: action, adventure, batte, Blu-ray, comedy, Drama, DVD, Fairy, Fantasy, fiore, laxus, lucy, magic, natsu, shonen, tower, wizard
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Monday, March 12th, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Dream Eater Merry: The Complete Collection
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Studio: Sentai Filmworks
Author: Yoshitaka Ushiki
U.S. Distributor: Sentai Filmworks
U.S. Release Date: March 27, 2012
Format: DVD Series; 325 min
Genre: action, comedy
Publisher Age Rating: TVPG
Overall Personal Rating: C+
Be careful what you dream. It might just try to kill you.
Synopsis
Tags: action, anime review site, Anime Reviews, comedy, ream Eater Merry, Sentai Filmworks, Shigeyasu Yamauchi
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Friday, March 9th, 2012
“The Radius”
Sekirei: Pure Engagement Blu-ray / DVD combo pack
Director: Keizo Kusakawa
Written By: Hideo Tatsumaka
Studio: Seven Arcs
U. S. Distributor: FUNimation
U. S. Release Date: Jan. 3rd, 2012
Format: Blu-ray / DVD / 12 Episodes + 2 OVAs
Genre: Harem, Action / Adventure, Romance, Comedy
Age Rating: MA for mature audiences
Overall Personal Rating: C+
Similar Titles: Ikki Tousen
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Tags: action, adventure, comedy, Funimation, harem, Hideo Tatsumaka, Keizo Kusakawa, romance, Sekirei: Pure Engagement, Sekirei: Pure Engagement anime review, Seven Arcs
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
“The Radius”
Title: Princess Jellyfish: the Complete Series
Director: Takahiro Omori
Studio: Funimation
Author: Akiko Higashimura
U.S. Distributor: Funimation Productions Ltd
U.S. Release Date: Feb. 28th, 2012
Format: Series; DVD/Blu-Ray; 275 min
Genre: Romance; Comedy
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: Funimation TV 14
Overall Personal Rating: B
Similar titles: Ouran High School Host Club, Maria Holic, Student Council’s Discretion
Kurashita Tsukimi thought she was forever safe in her haven of Amamizu-kan, jokingly dubbed “the Nunnery” by its all-female tenants. But her world is soon turned upside down when she meets the cross dressing Kuranosuke Koibuchi.
Tags: Akiko Higashimura, anime review site, Anime Reviews, comedy, Funimation, Princess Jellyfish, Princess Jellyfish: the Complete Series, Takahiro Omori
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