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
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
Synopsis:
Title: Jyu-Oh-Sei: Planet of the Beast King The Complete Series S.A.V.E. Edition
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
Director: Hiroshi Nishikiori
Original Story: Natsumi Itsuki
American Publisher: Funimation Entertainment
American Release Date: October 7, 2008
Format: 2 DVD box set, 11 episodes (250 minutes)
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Romance
Rating: TV14
Overall Personal Rating: A-
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!
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!
Title: 20th Century Boys Vol. 20
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Distributor: Viz Media / Viz Sig
American Release date: April 17th, 2012
Format: Manga
Genre: Sci Fi, Action, Drama
Publisher Age Ratting: T+ (for older teens)
Overall personal ratting: A+
Similar Series: Monster
Synopsis:
The end game is nearing and it looks like “The Friend” is poised to take his plan into full implementation. Kana has another thought and has decided to face “The Friend” and kill him herself. This leads to a struggle between the group because they believe that Kanna’s mother is alive and in Japan. Kanna brushes off the chance to see her mother because she thinks time is too short for that meeting to take place. Otcho and Yukiji decide to go with her.
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
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
Synopsis:
“The Radius”Synopsis:
Xam’d: Lost Memories Complete Collection
Director: Masayuki Miyaji
Studio: Bones
U. S. Distributor: Sentia Filmworks / Section 23
U. S. Release Date: Feb. 7th, 2012
Format: DVD / 26 Episodes / 650 minutes
Genre: Fantasy, Sci Fi, Mecha, Romance
Age Rating: TV 14
Overall Personal Rating: A+
Similar Titles: Last Exile
Synopsis:
Tenchi Muyo! GXP Galaxy Police Transporter: The Complete Series S.A.V.E. Edition
Directed by: Shinichi Watanabe
Writter: Kuroda Yousuke
American Publisher: Funimation Entertainment
American Release Date: January 24, 2012
Format: 8 DVD box set, 26 half hour episodes (650 minutes)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, action, “harem” (an anime in which one often dweeby guy is beset by tons of attractive women)
Rating: PG
Overall Personal Rating: B
Gantz II: Perfect Answer
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Writer: Hiroya Oku (manga)
U.S. Distributor: NEW PEOPLE Entertainment Films
Release Date: Jan. 14th, 2012
Genre: Sci Fi, Action, Psychological Thriller
Age Rating: R
Overall Personal Rating: A
Similar Series: Gantz 1, Death Note and 20th Century Boys
How does a true hero solve a no win situation?
Synopsis:
MM9: Monster Magnitude 9
Author: Hiroshi Yamamoto
U. S. Publisher: Viz Media / Haikasoru
U. S. Release Date: Jan. 17th. 2012
Format: Paperback / 285 Pages
Genre: Sci Fi, Drama
Age Rating: Not Rated ( I would say 10 +)
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Similar Titles: Big Man Japan
In a world where monsters appear whenever they want and seem to defy all of the laws of physics, it is comforting to know that there is a team of professionals out there that do everything they can to stop these creatures before they run amok.
Title: Bokurano Ours Volume 5
Artist/Author: Mohiro Kitoh
Distributor: Viz Media, VIZ SIGNATURE (IKKI)
American release date: 1-10-12
Format and length: Action, Mecha, Science Fiction Manga
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: T+ Older Teen
Overall Personal Rating: A-
When you are fighting to save the earth and willing to give up your life for the cause, the less you know the better off you’ll be.
Synopsis:
Title: Dirty Pair
Directors: Norio Kashima & Toshifumi Takizawa (Sunrise)
Original Story: Haruka Takachiho
American Publisher: Nozomi
American Release Date: January 3, 2012
Format and Length: DVD, 7 episodes
Genres: Action, Comedy, Girls with guns, Science Fiction
Age Rating: 13+
Overall Personal Rating: B+
Titles in the radius: Dominion Tank Police, Gunsmith Cats and Slayers
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
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Volume 8
Written by: Naoyuki Kageyama
U. S. Publisher: Viz Media
U. S. Release Date: Jan 3 2012
Format: Manga/ 208 pages
Genre: Shonen
Age Rating: A for All Ages
Overall Grade: C
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Jaden Yuki, a student of the duel academy, is about to face Aster Phoenix, a member of the American duel academy and a professional duelist. Aster uses Vision Heroes in his deck and this duel will be the premiere of Jaden’s new deck with Masked Heroes. So, this will be a fight between Vision Heroes and Masked Heroes. Jaden may be a good duelist, but is he good enough to defeat Aster?
