Library Wars: Love and War (Volumes 1 and 2) by Kiiro Yumi (Story and Art)

In the not so distant future, the government has created a committee to rid the populace of books that it deems unsuitable.  However, there is one agency that stands up to them – the library.  After a tragic incident between an armed political group and the library, it became apparent that there was a need [...]

Spring Season 2010 Anime – Sarai-ya Goyou (House of Five Leaves)

Akitsu Masanosuke is a shy and somewhat naive ronin who is from the country, trying to make his way in Edo.  Due to his timidity, he has a difficult time keeping a job as a bodyguard.  By chance he meets a man named Yaichi who offers him a job as his bodyguard.  Since he had no job [...]

VIZ Launches Their Own Anime Portal

The Manga Critic – Viz has now launched their own anime portal (in beta status) where you can stream shonen and shojo beat titles.  Their portal, Viz Anime (http://www.vizanime.com/), allows you to watch: Shonen Jump Bleach Buso Renkin Death Note Hikaru no Go Naruto Naruto Shippuden Prince of Tennis Shojo Beat Honey and Clover Honey [...]

December Anime Night

Where: Amy’s House Watched: Dragonaut, Kimi ni Todoke, Pani Poni Dash, Rental Magica, and Zoids/ZERO Dragonaut: The Resonance (2007) In order to avoid Earth’s impending destruction from an asteroid, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the “D-Project”, and creates dragons after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. However, they soon find out that [...]

Ouran High School Host Club (Volumes 1 through 13) by Bisco Hatori (Story and Art)

Haruhi Fujioka is a scholarship student at the exclusive Ouran Academy. While looking for a quiet place to study (who would imagine that both libraries would be loud?), she finds a seemingly empty room. However, what she finds there is a group called the “Host Club” whose goal is to pamper the female students. While [...]

L: Change the World Movie Night

L: Change the World (2008) AMC Lynnhaven 18 Theater April 29, 2009 Synopsis: After writing his own name in the Death Note in order to beat Light Yagami, L now has only 28 days before he dies of a heart attack. But L can’t call it quits yet. Sent by F, L receives a mathematical [...]

January Anime Meeting 2

Where: Crystal’s House Watched:  Betterman, Hell Girl, NANA (Live Action), and Rozen Maiden    Betterman (1999)  A deadly virus known as “Algernon” has attacked humanity with vicious meaning. At the forefront of the battle is the mystifying Akamatsu Industries – disguised as a heavy machine factory in Tokyo, this undercover organization uses neural enhanced weapons known [...]

August Anime Night, Part 2

Where: Amy’s House Watched: Buso Renkin, Elfen Lied, and Samurai 7 Buso Renkin (2006) One night, Kazuki Muto jumps in to try to save what he thinks is a girl in distress from a monster and instead gets impaled through the heart. The girl, Tokiko, is actually an alchemic warrior with a Busou Renkin, name of Valkerie [...]

August Anime Night, Part 1

Where: Michael’s House Watched: Kaleido Star and Zoids/ZERO   Kaleido Star (2003) Sora, a young girl from Japan, comes to America in search of her dream. She wants, with all her heart, to be a member of the famous Kaleido Stage, a combination of musicals, acrobatics and magical effects. With the help of her friends, [...]