It isn't easy becoming a pro Go player -- especially when you're forced to prove your worth by playing three games at once! It's just the first of many challenges facing Hikaru in the latest episodes of Hikaru no Go, now available in the Hikaru no Go section. If nothing else, you'll learn (like Hikaru does this week) that proper posture is important for playing Go -- and avoiding cramps!

Episode 21: The Haze Middle School Go Club
Hikaru returns to the Go club to announce his intentions on becoming an Insei, which angers Yuki Mitani and disappoints the rest of the Haze Middle Go Club…

Episode 22: The Insei Test
Even with his new-found love for the game of Go, Hikaru finds it nearly impossible to sit comfortably, let alone beat his opponent during the test…

It's the power of the Nine Tails against Pain as Naruto manga volume 47 hits stores today! Purchase it at the VIZ store, and check out all the other Naruto manga volumes on sale here. And while you're at it, check out all the episodes from Naruto Shippuden...

Volume Synopsis:
Naruto inches ever closer to discovering the true identity of his nemesis, Pain. But is it worth it as the frustrated ninja begins to morph at last into the dreaded Nine Tails? Plus an unexpected confession reveals incredible secrets about his past as Naruto prepares for the ultimate battle with Pain. Can the chakra-challenged Naruto win when one misstep could spell disaster?

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Honey and Clover Season 1, Vol. 2 hit iTunes today with 12 new dubbed episodes. Shinobu has disappeared to America, leaving both Yuta and Hagumi with very mixed feelings. But talk about mixed up! If Takumi's feelings are so tied up with Rika, why is he tied up in knots over his coworker Nomiya's romantic pursuit of Ayumi? Plus, senior projects are getting everyone down, but none more than Yuta, who in a sudden burst of reckless abandon takes off on his bicycle on an epic journey of self-discovery…Ah, the enthusiasm of youth!

Today's episode "The Day of Days" (episode 18) was a highly enjoyable surprise. I admit that I assumed that this episode, where Kagome goes home to take her entrance exam, would just be a mild respite before more plot advancement. And it sort of was, but it also had some great one liners like Inuyasha's " I heard she has to fight some kind of weak demon called Entrance Exam."

Classic.

And Kagome, who lacks a cell phone, rationalizes, "I can't get a signal in the feudal era anyway."

More importantly, we see the deepened relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome and some slight foreshadowing of difficult decisions to come.

And we end with a new closing theme song. Feels like winter's over.

More dubbed goodness hits iTunes this morning. Inuyasha Season 3, Vol. 1 and Inuyasha Season 3, Vol. 2 are available now. That's 27 episodes, including old favorites like "Shippo Gets an Angry Challenge," "The Red Tetsusaiga Breaks the Barrier," and that "Fateful Night in Togenkyo." Check 'em out.