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News:

Apparently Mooninites are terrorists. No more Osama folks, its all about Ignignot and Ur. So yea, an Adult Swim promo campaign freaked out the city of Boston. It screwed up our neck of the woods pretty badly, though anyone who’s ever watched Adult Swim is laughing their heads off at it.(Link)

In other anime news… Funimation had a big week announcing releases for Shuffle, My Santa, and Mushishi. Also plans to release Tsubasa in May. Finally, announcing a new Action Block, called Pow Wasabi, into their Funimation Channel.(Link) Manga Entertainment plans to release Highlander: Vengeance on June 5th and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society on July 3rd. While seemingly confirmed reports came in that the Ghost in the Shell SAC OVA would be on Blu-Ray, these were confirmed false by Manga. Death Note makes big bucks at the Box Office, 5.1 billion yen or 42 million US dollars.(Link) Bandai announces it has Aim for the Top 1 and 2, or Gunbuster, and plans to release them in the near future. (Link) Azumanga Daioh gets an online, albeit Japanese only, viewing from Bandai. (Link) Kiddy Grade apparently is getting another season(Yay). Dr. Slump movie to be released along side One Piece Movie 8. (Link) Finally, Gen Con So Cal, Anime Express and Garden City Anime Festival won’t see the light of day this year. (Link)

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Review:

We started part two of a four part series of reviews called First Impressions, which reviews an anime series based on its first episode. We took a look at Best Student Council. 7 out of 10 for this peppy and lighthearted tale. Take a listen for our indepth coverage of the first episode.

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