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Buso Renkin: Weird (in a Good Way)
In all my years of watching anime, Buso Renkin contains a lot of “firsts” for me. This is probably one of the only times that an anime is funny enough to have a character wearing a tuxedo with a moon as a face, and his name actually be “Moon Face.” And he yells “Moon.” This is an antagonist, by the way.
 
There is also a scene where another antagonist, a young man donning a butterfly mask and a tight spandex bodysuit (and sometimes he just wears a thong), orders fast food with our hero. And they don’t fight.
 
For someone to say to me that Buso Renkin isn’t weird would tell me a lot about the place they come from—a lot of scary things. But that's not to say that that’s all there is to Buso Renkin. I can also tell you that the “Buso Renkin” is a weapon that is entirely unique depending on the individual using it. By the power of alchemy, an item called a “kakugane” is activated by the person’s fighting instinct, and their own particular latent power converts into a weapon entirely their own. Pretty cool, action-oriented stuff. 
 
So you could say that Buso Renkin is more of a shonen show than a straight comedy. Still, I would recommend not watching this show in a place where it’s not safe to randomly burst out laughing (like I did).

-- Danielle Forward
Now Online: Inuyasha The Final Act Episode 16

We always knew that there was more to Kagome than meets the eye, but episode 16 "Hitomiko’s Barrier" starts to reveal Kagome's true power. Lady Hitomiko makes a connection between Kikyo and Kagome, but we're not sure what that's about. The mystery is still unfolding.

In other news, Naraku yet again underestimates the strength of Inuyasha and the gang. If I were him, I'd be worried. This episode is definitely setting us up for something big soon in Inuyasha The Final Act, so stay tuned.

Now Online: Buso Renkin Episodes 15-16

It's up to Kazuki and Akiyo to take down the Hayasaka twins -- but are the twins really on the side of evil after all? The truth will be revealed in this week's new Buso Renkin episodes, now online in the Buso Renkin section!

Episode 11: ’Til Death Do Us Part
Shusui recalls his earliest memories: being abducted by a woman claiming to be his mother and the days he spent in confinement. The twins grew up never questioning the closed world they lived in.

Episode 12: Carnival
Shusui recalls his earliest memories: being abducted by a woman claiming to be his mother and the days he spent in confinement. The twins grew up never questioning the closed world they lived in. 

Now Online: Prince of Tennis Episodes 15-16

The "Wave Surge"? The "Snake Shot"? No, it's not the latest hot anime fighting show, it's the latest hot anime tennis epic, as we load up episodes 15-16 of The Prince of Tennis today. Doubles is the name of the game, and our heroes have an awesome artillery of shots to unveil! Check out the latest episodes (and all the previous ones) in our Prince of Tennis section.

Episode 15: To Each His Own Battle
Fudomine’s Ishida breaks out his secret weapon—the “Wave Surge” shot—to bring the momentum back to their team. As Shusuke prepares to return the invincible flat shot meant for him, Taka steps in and intercepts it.

Episode 16: The Boomerang Snake
Eiji Kikumaru and Shuichiro Oishi win their doubles match over Fudomine, and Kaoru Kaido begins his match against Fudomine’s Akira Kamio. Kaido is pushed by Akira’s speedy game and is forced to use his specialty “Snake Shot,” but he slips!

Death Note: The Best-Laid Plans

Don't you love it when a clever plan works out just the way you want it to? Well, Death Note has plenty of mind-twisting strategies and secret plans, and they're all carried off in style! Watch our picks for some of our favorite schemes that were carried off in the Death Note series (warning, some spoilers ahead)!
 

Episode 2 - Light hides the Death Note in his desk drawer, with amazing precautions!

Episode 4 - Light gets Raye Penbar's name thanks to his masterful handling of an incident on the bus.

Episode 24 - As the conclusion of what might be the most successful scheme of all, Light regains his memories of the Death Note!

Episode 25 - Light manuevers the Shinigami Rem into killing an important character!

Episode 36 - Near tricks Mikami into using a fake notebook, in an act which might determine the winner of the Light-Near battle!

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