So this time around we have Nick and I's reviews to showcase.

As for me, I give a second opinion of Kino's Journey, an anime I've been meaning to see more of for YEARS. And I finally did just that, and I really liked it. Click here for the whole review.

In return, I gave Nick the sorely overlooked My Neighbors the Yamadas, since it was one of the few Ghibli movies we didn't have a review for. Click on the title for the full details. (I also like this film.)

Of course, we still have 4 more reviews this week, too! Allen gives us two new reviews with Kenichi The Mightiest Disciple and Kimi Ni Todoke (From Me To You)'s 2nd season. Click on the titles to read the reviews.

Aiden gives us a sequel as well with his review of Amagami SS+ plus.

And lastly we come back to Nick again for his second review of the update; Nakedyouth.

And with that we end this week's updates. Whether or not our last duo of reviewers will do their respective anime is unknown. We'll let you know in the future!

(Also, man I was right about May being warm here. 66 degrees Farenheit / 18.9 degrees Celsius right now in the morning alone.)

- Tim Jones

So, we at THEM decided to do a little title choice switchup, where six of us basically drew lots and chose each others shows. It's kind of like the Reverse Secret Santa thing... except it's not quite secret. Or has anything to do with Santa or Christmas. Or... well, maybe I should just introduce the two shows we'll be having in today's update.

And so, I chose GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class for Aiden Foote. It was a bit of a longshot, and it appears he ended up somewhere in the vincinity of what I would've given it for a review and a rating. If you want to know what that is, well... then you'd have to go in there and read.

In return, Aiden added himself to the list of people who apparently thinks I need more Samurai/Edo drama shows on my repertoire. As such, I went through The House of Five Leaves, and came out of it a better man in the end. (Or at least one with another great improvement to my personal collection.)

As for who's up next... I have no idea. Or maybe I do, and I'm just... not... telling... Either way, stay tuned, and we'll get you sorted out, hopefully in the near future.

- Stig Høgset.

Well, not really. But May here is so darn warm, you'd think spring lasted 7-8 weeks in Philadelphia.

So we're back with 6 new reviews.

Allen starts us off with two new reviews: Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix (based on the classic manga of the same name), and a more recent series, the first season of Kimi ni Todoke (From Me to You).

Carlos leaps ahead a season to give us a review of the recent Waiting in the Summer (aka Ano Natsu de Matteru, as crunchyroll users like me remember it as). Only clicking the link will tell you if he felt the series was worth the watch.

Aiden is then up with the mediocre Guilty Crown, and then our second review of 2012 - Nisemonogatari.

Our last show is a late addition to the schedule, though the show itself has been around for quite a while. Stig wraps up the review update with the humorous 2004 anime comedy Ninja Nonsense.

Next Monday we reveal onto you a Secret Update. See you then.

- Tim Jones

Update: In light of its recent license, Usagi Drop has been renamed into Bunny Drop.

Or not. Speaking of taxing...

Starting us off is Nick, who is none too pleased by the awful first season of Recorder and Randsell. (Don't expect a review of season 2.) Fortunately, he has better luck with Durarara!!.

Aiden seems to be feeling the blues too, as he looks at the laughable Another.

Allen feels similar woes with True Tears, another entry on the long list of visual novel anime that are painful to sit through. He also gives a second take on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya season 2, but is not as pleased as even Carlos was.

On the upside, I review the surprisingly good Persona 4: The Animation, a giant shock to me after the absolutely awful Persona Trinity Soul.

See you guys again on April 30th.

This update is nothing but reviews from recent member Allen Moody!

First up is a review of the Irresponsible Captain Tylor OAV series, which he almost gives five, but says it misses the mark. He does, however, give the next series, Noein, a solid five stars.

Unfortunately, he then struggles with his new couple of anime. He gives a second opinion on This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, barely giving it an extra star above the first opinion by Nick. Seven of Seven, about a girl who is split into 7 diverging personalities, gets the same score.

Allen then goes up again with two more 4-star reviews: the TV series version of Princess Resurrection, and the sequel to Ikki Tousen, Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny.

Due to our staff being busy, the next two updates will be bi-weekly. See you again on April 16th!

- Tim Jones

Um... sorry. We kind of forgot about last Monday's update, didn't we? Not entirely on purpose, that, but to make up for it, here's a big chunk o' reviews.

Leading off the attack is Aiden, who bravely braves the continuation of moe horror When They Cry, namely When They Cry - Higurashi 2. And all was good.

Allen continues with quite a few titles. He starts off with Blue Drop, which is full of lies, but otherwise alright. He then continues on with Hell Girl: Two Mirrors and Hell Girl: Three Vessels, both of which he's not entirely happy with.

And then it's time for Nick's take on Ghibli's latest offering, The Secret World of Arrietty, which... apparently is not up to scratch. I guess being known as one of the best animation houses in the world comes with certain... expectations.

And rounding off this update, I go in the search for some plain, ol' cheesecake fun with Samurai Girls. Judging by this show, I still need to keep on looking. (For other shows, I mean.... I'm not staring.... honest!)

Well, that's it for this time. We'll get the box art up for Arrietty when we can get the official R1 DVD box art. As for who'll drop by next week... well, that's still up in the air. But we'll be there.

- Stig Høgset.