One day teenaged Nanaka falls down stairs, gets a brain injury, and occasionally starts turning into a mental six year old. That does tend to break the ice a bit with her childhood friend Renji. (sub / dub)
Also new today:
Akitaroh Daichi's Grrl Power sub / dub
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Do you like spunky hot girls with guns shooting things? 'Kay, how 'bout intricately animated ridiculous action scenes? And you haven't seen the full TV version of Yasuomi Umetsu's girls-with-guns show? For shame. (sub here / dub there) [discuss]

Editor-in-chief of Otaku USA Patrick Macias joins us for a superfun chat about a whole bunch of stuff, including an update on how his magazine is doing, awesome old anime and more! Plus: listener emails and Project A-Ko! Fun times!!

This time on Hey, Answerman! Brian tries to break down the smoldering ashes of the "piracy debate" into a nice little list form, because everyone loves that; he talks about Shinichiro Watanabe's "troubles" finding work; and what's with all the damn on-screen notes in Kekkaishi? Plus the readers weigh in on their favorite Satoshi Kon films in a very special Hey, Answerfans!

A bloody, brutal demon slayin' manga from the guy behind Demon City Shinjuku slithers out of Jason's vault!

Game consoles become anime women, Kingdom Hearts becomes more complicated, Yakuza becomes more vicious, Bangai-O comes back, and something called Zill O'll comes our way, all this week!

"Don't you think dreams and the Internet are similar? They are both areas where the repressed conscious mind vents."

Brian Ruh's column launches! An exploration of all the heady things about anime and manga, this week Brian takes a look at Ghost In The Shell: The Lost Memory.

Meet teenaged exorcist Allen Walker. His job is to stop the akuma, the evolving machines created by the Millennium Earl to kill all humans. To stop them he will use... THE CLAW!! Here's 1-26 subtitled and 1-2 dubbed. [discuss]

An all-powerful student council at an all-girls school... Sounds familiar, except there's no French words and one constantly-attached hand puppet. Here's the whole thing dubbed and subbed!
Also new today:
Claymore 1-4 dub
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What's up with 20th Century Boys these days? Find out in this column! Library Wars and Slam Dunk also remind us about standing up and fighting for what's right ... in totally different ways.

Erin gets angry about post-apocalyptic tropes, and warns of killer robots.
- Brighter than the Dawning Blue ep. 7-12
- Casshern Sins pt 1
- Junjo Romantica

Mike's back with a journey through the works of Masami Hata, the man behind Sea Prince and the Fire Child.

Funimation dub honcho Justin Cook joins us to talk about all things English Language Audio, including the dramatic changes made to many of their comedies and Funimation's insane production schedule. Also: a huge bummer has Zac and Justin wallowing in grief! Fun times!!

This week on Hey, Answerman!: Brian downloads the entire internet. In it, he finds a few questions about dubs - how they're written, how they all sound the same. He also takes on yet another question about piracy. Then! There's the requisite Flake of the Week and Very Special Hey, Answerfans!

Jason takes a look at an example of a genre many consider seriously underrepresented in American manga fandom, yuri.

Okamiden's producer talks about wolf pups and painting! Plus: the new Atlus RPG, the next Naruto wave, Cave's latest shooter plans, and what Ace Combat has to do with magazine history.

Erin chases down stray noodles, and talks about her recent intellectually stimulating anime finds.
- Ghost Hound collection 2
- The Sky Crawlers
- The Tatami Galaxy ep. 1-11

David spends some time with a pair of iconic Revoltechs that won't set you back 60 billion double-dollars.

This week, Brian does the Answerman tango with a trio of questions about US voice actors, e-Readers and manga, and more damned industry inside baseball! Plus a whole stack of Hey, Answerfans and an odd Flake of the Week!

Mike Toole and Daryl Surat join forces with Zac and Justin to smash the problems plaguing anime fandom today! Okay, so they're arguably unsuccessful but it's a fun roundtable discussion of all things modern anime fandom and what we can do to help heal some of the wounds. Get on in here, it's a good ol' time!

Little girls are made of sugar and spice and silent tears and gunpowder in this seminal action drama. First 2 dubbed here.
Also new today:
Sands of Destruction 1-13 (s)/1-2 (d)
[discuss]

Masane fights a lot and wears very little in this anime adaptation of the Top Cow comics that actually -- shock -- turned out pretty darn well! Have you seen it yet? First four of the dub is here. [discuss]

Anybody call for a depressed, melancholy, self-hating webslinger?

Last year we were lucky enough to go behind the scenes at Studio Pierrot, getting to see the team hard at work on Naruto, Bleach, Blue Dragon, and several others. And now, at long last, you get to see it too! [discuss]

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter's got nothing on this.

In a dystopian future, a rare compound reacts with emotion, and takes a new shape. For Hajiki, is feelings apparently = giant robot. And he's not the only one. Here's the whole thing subbed, and 1-4 dubbed. [discuss]

Of all the questions that prospective customers might ask a young fireworks-maker in 19th Century Japan, "please build me a rocket that will get me to the moon" is surely not high on the list. But that's just the start of this rollicking comedy. Check out the whole thing subtitled, now! [discuss]

Todd looks at some of today's best Japan-only RPGs! Plus Cladun, Costume Quest, more Harvest Moon, and yet another version of Persona 3.

Explore the wonders of the imagination with titles like Mushishi, Ikigami and Shugo Chara! Then look around in disappointment as you realize you still live in the real world.

Erin gets her fill of robot anime this week. Plus, Harry Potter minus the Dumbledore fanart.
- GaoGaiGar s1, disc 1
- Guyver complete BD
- Soul Eater pt 4

Remi now knows who his real mother is, but how will he ever get to her? Especially when he's in jail, having been framed for theft? It's the last six episodes! If you haven't started watching Remi yet, you'd better start now! [discuss]

The most ridiculously violent children's show ever made (yes, this was supposed to be for kids) is back! Join Kenshiro on a journey across the globe as we all learn the value of friendship. And arterial spray. [discuss]

Joining us this week is the CEO of Crunchyroll, Kun Gao, to talk about the company's future, how things are going right now, and their upcoming online manga thingy. Also: Zac and Gia try to fill a half an hour and mostly succeed! It's super fun!

This week on another harrowing episode of Hey, Answerman! Brian talks at great length about lousy generic shows and how and why they're made, touches a bit on digi-subbing with a digi-subber himself, and wraps it up with a big "Con Gripe" edition of Hey, Answerfans!

When the doors into the realm of gods and realm of demons open on Earth, that can only mean one thing: some unwitting Japanese schoolboy is going to get the princesses of both wanting to jump his bones. 1-4 dubbed is here.
ALSO NEW TODAY:
Ragnarok the Animation 1-26 sub
Welcome to the NHK 1-4 dub
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Jason unearths a little-seen but still classic adventure manga with a serious Ghibli bent, Kazan.

Our friends and Anime Network wanted to make sure you knew they have the following items on special right now: Japanese teenagers, zombies, and jiggle. Gee, I wonder what show they could be talking about? [discuss]

This week: an interview with the men behind the zombies of Dead Rising 2! Plus Radiant Historia, Zack & Ombra, Ys Seven, and the manga background of an old NES cult classic.

Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes the bar eats you.