Title: Heaven’s Lost Property – season 1
Original Story: Suu Minazuki (Kadokawa Shoten)
Director: Hisashi Sato (AIC)
American Publisher: Funimation
American Release Date: December 20, 2011
Format and length: DVD, 14 episodes
Genres: Action, Comedy, Mythic, Romance, Sci-Fi
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: Chaos; Head, Girls Bravo!, Inukami! and Steins;Gate
Title: Rosario + Vampire Season 1 & 2
Original Story: Akihisa Ikeda (Shueisha)
Director: Takayuki Inagaki (Gonzo)
American Publisher: Funimation
American Release Date: December 20, 2011
Format and Length: DVD, 2 seasons
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shonen
Age Rating: TV MA
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Similar Titles: FLCL, The Familiar of Zero, Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple and Magical Shopping Arcade Abemoboshi
Title: Strike Witches
- The Complete Collection Season 1
Original Story: Noboru Yamaguchi (Kadokawa Shoten)
Director: Kazuhiro Takamura (Gonzo)
American Publisher: FUNimation Entertainment
American Release Date: July 26, 2011
Format and length: DVD, 12 episodes
Age Rating: TV MA
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Sci-Fi
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: Girls Bravo, Ikki Tousen, Kenichi: the Mightiest Disciple, Koihime Muso and Popotan
Title: Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts Season 1
Original Story: Kenji Inoue (Famitsu Bunko)
Director: Shin Onuma (Silver Link)
American Publisher: FUNimation Entertainment
American Release Date: Aug. 2nd, 2011
Format and length: DVD, 13 episodes
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, School-life, Sci-Fi
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Dragon Drive, Soul Eater and Summer Wars
Title: Urusei Yatsura
Original Story: Rumiko Takahashi (Shogakukan)
Studio: Kitty Films
American Publisher: AnimEigo
Format and length: DVD, 5 movies
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-fi
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Titles in the Radius: Inukami!, Ranma ½ and Rosario + Vampire
Ataru and Lum continue their electrifying relationship with six Urusei Yatsura movies, five of which are contained in the box set (the fifth was previously released by Central Park Media).
Title: Rosario + Vampire
Manga Author: Akihisa Ikeda (Shueisha)
American Publisher: VIZ Media
American Release Date:
Age Rating: T+
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: The Familiar of Zero, Ikkitousen, Magical Teacher Negima!, Mao Chan
Experiencing life is but a method of training. Merely experiencing the normal activities of life can be used by those who want as a way to train. The Karate Kid is one of the classic examples of how simple chores can help train hand movements. Inner Moka has the same idea for Tsukume.
Title: Samurai Harem: asu no yoichi
Author: Yu Minamoto (Akita Shoten)
American Publisher: TokyoPop
American Release Date: February 1, 2011
Age Rating: M
Format and length: Manga, 4 volumes
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Shonen
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Titles in the Radius:Aion, Girls Bravo, Ikki Tousen, Maid War Chronicles & Rozen Maiden
Ever wonder what it would be like to go back and experience life as a child again? There are certainly some advantages as children aren’t burdened with the same level of responsibilities as adults, but they don’t have as much ability to pursue their own goals simply due to their physique. (Un)fortunately Yoichi gets to experience this.
Title: Aion
Manga Author: Yuna Kagesaki (Fujimi Shobo)
American Publisher: Tokyo Pop
American Release Date: February 1, 2011
Age Rating: OT
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Samurai Harem, Maid War Chronicles & Rozen Maiden
Summary:
Tatsuya Tsugawa’s parents died and his cousin’s family moved in, but after Seine clensed them of a parasite that hijacked their brain they left. However, Tatsuya, feeling lonely in the mansion, took Seine up on her offer to live with him. However, things only begin to heat up as Tatsuya’s childhood friend who has a secret crush on him, Yoshiyuki, gets infected and Seine’s “guardians”, Shizuki and her younger sister, Yuzuki, suddenly show up.
Title: The Sacred Blacksmith
Original Story: Isao Miura (Media Factory)
Director: Masamitsu Hidaka (Manglobe)
American Publisher: FUNimation
American Release Date: January 25, 2011
Age Rating: TV MA
Format and length: DVD, 12 Episodes
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Berzerk, Record of the Lodoss War & Sands of Destruction
There is a saying in the fantasy world that no writer be they for book, film, video game or animation can escape the clutch of Tolkien. Few authors can claim to have had such a profound effect on an entire genre. Even today, titles like The Sacred Blacksmith, hearken back to his books.
Title: 11 Eyes
Director: Masami Shimoda (Dogakobo)
American Publisher: Sentai Filmworks
American Release Date: January 11, 2011
Age Rating: TV 14
Format and length: DVD, 12 Episodes
Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the Radius: Persona: Trinity Soul, Utawarerumono
Innocence can be quite a powerful defense. If you know nothing to the contrary, you will believe your cause is just even if others try explaining otherwise. People always believe their view of the world is the correct way and it can take a lot to shake that view, even if that view is flawed. People always try to construct reality to have themselves playing the role of the savior, victim or good guy while those who oppose them as the bad, even if their goal would bring about disaster.
HOUSTON, January 4th, 2011 – Section23 Films is pleased to announce the release of the hit series KOIHIME MUSO. All 12 episodes plus 2 OVA’s in one complete collection on sale today!
Among the ashes of the Han Dynasty a sisterhood of steel has been forged….
Title: KOIHIME MUSO COMPLETE COLLECTION
Running Time: 325 min.
Age Rating: TV MA (V,D)
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
CAT: SF-KH100
UPC: 814131010216
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Street Date: 1/04/2011
HOUSTON, December 14, 2010 – Section23 Films is pleased to announce the release of the hit series NYAN KOI! The complete series is on sale today!
He was just allergic to cats…Now He’s facing total catastrophe!
Title: NYAN KOI! COMPLETE COLLECTION
Running Time: 300 min.
Age Rating: TV PG
Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
CAT: SF-NY100
UPC: 814131014214
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Street Date: 12/14/2010
Format: DVD
SRP: $49.98
Title: Girls Bravo
Director: Ei Aoki
Original Author: Mario Kaneda (Kadokawa Shoten)
American Publisher: FUNimation
American Release Date: November 23, 2010
Format and Length: DVD, 24 episodes
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Harem, Romance, Sci-Fi, Shonen
Age Rating: TV MA
Overall Personal Rating: B-
Titles in the Radius: Ikki Tousen, Rosario + Vampire, To-Love-Ru
Title: Saving Life
Manga Author: Mario Kaneda (Kadokawa Shoten)
American Publisher: TokyoPop
American Release Date: November 2, 2010
Age Rating: M
Format and length: Manga, 6 chapters
Genres: Comedy, Harem, Romance, Shonen
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: Hayate the Combat Butler, Maid Sama, Maid War Chronicle, Rosario + Vampire, Samurai Harem
How much is freedom really worth? Would you be willing to live in the poorest, most dangerous section of town, worrying every day if you can scrape together enough cash, checking coin returns to see if someone forgot a nickle if instead there was a chance to live in luxury, never needing to worry about how much something costs, but under someone else’s rules? For Haruhiko, it is worth that much.
Title: Rosario + Vampire
Manga Author: Akihisa Ikeda (Shueisha)
American Publisher: VIZ Media
American Release Date: August 3, 2010
Age Rating: T+
Format and length: Manga, 4 chapters
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Shonen, Supernatural
Overall Personal Rating: B
Titles in the Radius: The Familiar of Zero, Ikkitousen, Magical Teacher Negima!, Mao Chan
Everyone has at one point or another been discriminated against for whatever reason. It can feel nice to get some satisfaction at showing up those who wronged, but sometimes the negative karma can cause things to backfire. In Rosario + Vampire, where magic and monsters are the norm, this is almost always the case.
Ikki Tousen: The Complete Series
Director: Takashi Watanabe & Koichi Ohata / Studio: ARMS / Author: Takawo Yoshioka
U. S. Distributor: FUNimation
U.S. Release Date: May 26th, 2009
Format: DVD / 325 minutes
Genre: Comedy, Martial Arts and Ecchi.
Age Rating; TV MA
Overall Personal Rating: C-
With re-encarnation through objects, many ancient warriors have passed their powers and chi along to the generations through beads. Yes, that’s right, beads. Now all the power base is located in students at seven schools. The possessors of the beads are lead by the legendary warriors from the Three Kingdoms era in China and are destine to fight until the ultimate warrior is crowned.
Author: Yusuke Yamamoto
Publisher: Funimation
Release date: August 25, 2009
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Paranoia, Slice-of-Life
Format: Anime
Age Rating: 17+
Overall Personal Rating: A+
Similar series: Otaku no Video, Genshiken
Synopsis:
Rarely is there a truly compelling series that deals with existentialism with such levels that it transcends the work itself; rarer still does such a work come from the anime and related industries, but Welcome to the N.H.K. is one such series and culture. While many western audiences may be unfamiliar with the specific conditions of the protagonist, Tatsuhiro Sato, it does not diminish the impact of the anime.
Popotan: The Complete Collection
Author: Shinichiro Kimura
Publisher: Geneon / Sentai Filmworks
Release date: August 14, 2007
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Slice-of-Life
Format: Anime
Age Rating: 16+
Overall Personal Rating: B
Synopsis:
Popotan, a nonsensical word based on the Japanese word for dandelions (tanpopo), is an anime that will almost certainly evoke a strong reaction from any viewer of either loving it or hating it. There are very few anime out there as ecchi and have as deep a plot as Popotan. It is a testament to director Shinichiro Kimura’s and script writer Jukki Hanada’s abilities that they were able to pull it off. However, its uniqueness makes it hard to fit in with any one category or age group.
