All Points Bulletin: Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids

If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on an APB drop us a line via email or Twitter.

Narutaki’s picks:

  • Badass Science
    I just had to share a couple of advances in science lately that blew my mind. Between a mind-controlled robotic arm and being able to upload images directly into a blind patient’s brain, the future is close my friends!
  • “What do we burn apart from witches?”
    A good review for the highly anticipated Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright crossover game. Though it does sound like Mr. Wright gets the bigger boost as far as gameplay goes. Still can we hope for a U.S. release somewhere down the line?
  • The Most Tragic Backstory Ever
    Fist of the North Star you know how to turn the knife.

Hisui’s picks:

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I don’t know what this is from, but the fun design of this Christmas art grabbed me!

All the Titles Fit to License, 2012 Edition

This year we started a new monthly column, The Line-Up, where we listed all the new (and rescued) U.S. licenses, newly streaming titles for the U.S., and new anime and manga news from Japan. One of the fruits of this is having a clear, albeit incredibly long, snapshot of all the series picked up in 2012 for U.S. distribution.

Looking at this, it is hard to feel like the stateside industry is struggling. But then again, it would be interesting to see a list like this for some of those prime time years in the mid-2000s, maybe it would be double this!

Some industrious fellow could also probably break this down into genres to see what is in and out of favor.

Let us know in the comments if we missed any so we can add them.

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Choose the Titles for Ongoing Investigations: Case #200

Just as with Case #100, we are letting the readers choose which anime we’ll sample for our next milestone, Ongoing Investigations: Case #200.

This time around we thought we’d add titles from our own “To Watch” list for you to vote on, but don’t worry you can still choose to write in 1 answer. You can leave a comment if you really want to convince us to watch the show you suggest.

Be sure to check out our My Anime Lists (Hisui) (Narutaki) to help you decide on your picks. And do be gentle with us, dear readers.