Anime Vice Anime/Manga News

So, we've been stretched a bit thin video-wise lately, and Gia said I could handle Quick Picks by myself this week, but...well...I was trying to do some cool explosions in the background, and I kind of destroyed our camera...so...that's why it's late...and...um...TEXT QUICK PICKS THIS WEEK! FOR THE WIN! YEAH! THIS S@#% JUST GOT REAL! A-a-and stuff!

First up, MY pick, Detroit Metal City volume 4. If you haven't already started up on the fantabulous adventures of Johann Krauser, also known sweet, kind kindergarten teacher Soichi Negishi. What a double life to live. I know what it's like to be under constant pressure to be a hard-living death metal rocker when all you really want is to sit back and listen to some ABBA.

Then there's Gia's manga pick, Arata: The Legend. It's from Yuu Watase, who is mostly known for her shoujo works like Fushigi Yugi, but Arata is actually a shounen series from Shogakukan's Weekly Shounen Sunday. The influence is pretty obvious though. I mean, come on. Arata dresses up as a girl in the first chapter. Yeesh. True to Watase form, I believe there's some jumping around from world to world or something too. Whatever! (Gia is currently peeking over my shoulder and telling me to say that she's also planning to check out Alice in the Country of Hearts volume 2.)

Moving on, this was a BIG BIG BIG WEEK for me in anime. Oh my gosh. I mean, first there's Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone on Blu-Ray (and DVD!), which I've already watched eight times...not including all those times I rewatched the scene with topless Rei. Er, I mean, with fascinating exposition about Rei's relationship with Gendo. Yeah. That.

And and and and GUNDAM UNICORN! I cannot WAIT for this to air on a big screen at VIZ Cinemas, so I didn't! But the Blu-Ray release is gooooorgeous!

Gia insists that if you're not interested in the mech stuff, and I don't know why you wouldn't be, then you may want to know that FUNimation is rereleasing The Familiar of Zero's first season as a Viridian collection for $39.98. SNORRRRRRRE. (Actually, the fanservice was pretty good. BUT THERE AREN'T ANY MECHS!)

So that's your Quick Picks for the week! Here's the list of all the releases, with our picks bolded as usual.
 

Anime and Manga Releases for 3/7-3/13, 2010

Manga Releases

Title	Publisher	SRP	Date
.hack//Cell v1	TOKYOPOP	$10.99	03/09/10
Alice in the Country of Hearts v2	TOKYOPOP	$10.99	03/09/10
Arata: The Legend v1	VIZ Media	$9.99	03/09/10
Blood Honey v1 (Yaoi)	TOKYOPOP	$14.99	03/09/10
Detroit Metal City v4	VIZ Media	$12.99	03/09/10
Dragon Ball Z VIZBIG v6	VIZ Media	$17.99	03/09/10
Dry Heat (Yaoi)	DMP	$12.95	03/10/10
Gakuen Alice v10	TOKYOPOP	$10.99	03/09/10
Gay's Anatomy: Episode Zero (Yaoi)	Media Blasters	$11.99	03/07/10
Hanako and the Terror of Allegory v1	TOKYOPOP	$10.99	03/09/10
Haru Hana The Complete Collection	TOKYOPOP	$16.99	03/09/10
InuYasha v46	VIZ Media	$9.99	03/09/10
Maria Holic v3	TOKYOPOP	$10.99	03/09/10
Momo Tama v4	TOKYOPOP	$10.99	03/09/10
Peace Maker Kurogane v3	TOKYOPOP	$10.99	03/09/10
Swan v15	CMX	$9.99	03/09/10
Switch v13	VIZ Media	$9.99	03/09/10
Takeru: Opera Susanoh v4	TOKYOPOP	$10.99	03/09/10
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World v2	TOKYOPOP	$10.99	03/09/10

 

Anime Releases

Title	Publisher	SRP	Date
Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone (BD)	FUNimation	$34.98	03/09/10
Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone (DVD)	FUNimation	$29.98	03/09/10
GaoGaiGar Season 2	Media Blasters	$29.99	03/09/10
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple Season 2 Part 1	FUNimation	$49.98	03/09/10
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn v1	Bandai Visual JP	$49.98	03/09/10
Naruto Shippuden v7	VIZ Media	$24.98	03/09/10
The Familiar of Zero: Complete Season One (Viridian Collection)	FUNimation	$39.98	03/09/10
You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle Collection 1	Sentai Filmworks	$39.98	03/09/10

 

Miscellaneous Releases

Title	Publisher	SRP	Date
The Twelve Kingdoms (Hardcover Novel)	TOKYOPOP	$19.99	03/10/10
Vampire Hunter D v14 (Novel)	Dark Horse	$14.99	03/10/10

 

What are you going to buy!?