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First is the wonderful Hikaru no Go, about a young man's introduction and journey through the world of Go. I usually shy away from long-running overtly shounen series, but this one had me hooked early on, despite not having much interest in the actual game.

Next is Black Rock Shooter, the surprisingly violent but also surprisingly good series about the emotional turmoil of a group of girls and the parallel world that oddly reflects those feelings.

Last is the addition of two new characters from the final season of The Familiar of Zero, a franchise I have a love-hate relationship with. I love the characters and the Saito/Louise dynamic, but I hate the poorly executed harem aspects (not the existence of the harem aspects themselves, but just the poor execution of them). That said, the final season was MUCH better than seasons two and three and I was satisfied with the ending.

In all, twelve new girls are up this afternoon - enjoy!]]>Sun, 06 May 2012 12:08:00 PSThttp://www.animegirlrankings.com/archives.php?newsid=1332710427
First is the seminal The Rose of Versailles, a classic series about Oscar - a female who was raised as a male - and her duty protecting the French royal family. Excellently written and full of fun melodrama, I enjoyed the series thoroughly.

Next is the strange Don Dracula, the Osamu Tezuka comedy series about Count Dracula (who charms women with his charisma and of course roses) and his daughter relocating to Japan. Lasting only eight episodes before the sponsoring company went bankrupt, my favorite thing about the series was the daughter's voice being done by Saeko Shimazu, the voice of my beloved Shinobu from Urusei Yatsura.

Third is Koe de Oshigoto! a surprisingly graphic but also super enjoyable OAV about an innocent rosebud of a girl working as a voice actress for an adult games company. Definitely not for children, but full of more heart than I expected.

Last is the incredible Ashita no Nadja, a relatively recent series (2003) that feels like the classic shoujo shows of the past, in which a resourceful young girl pulls herself up by the bootstraps, sees the world, falls in love, and meets a mysterious thief named the Black Rose. Nadja's quest for her mother while traveling with a performing troupe is a wonderful series that all shoujo fans should see.

Work is progressing well on AGR Version 2 but as you can see, content for the existing site hasn't been put on hold. More to come soon!]]>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:20:00 PSThttp://www.animegirlrankings.com/archives.php?newsid=1330219276Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:21:00 PSThttp://www.animegirlrankings.com/archives.php?newsid=1329685054
Next was NieA Under 7 which I picked solely on the strength of Yoshitoshi ABe's character designs. I thought it was a decent series overall and it took me a bit to get into it, but by the end I was glad I watched it. Beware though: Like Haibane Renmei, a lot of background details are intentionally left vague.

Last, we have a two episode OAV called Sukeban Deka, about a delinquent student getting a reprieve from prison by agreeing to investigate suspicious students. It was definitely one of those OAVs that are little more than a glimpse into the manga from which they are adapted, but it was an interesting watch regardless.

Now for the real news: With this update, we have hit our milestone of 250 series! To celebrate, I've created a panorama image of all the character images we have as of today. It is as glorious as it is enormous. Take a look over at http://blog.animegirlrankings.com!]]>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:57:00 PSThttp://www.animegirlrankings.com/archives.php?newsid=1329356968http://blog.animegirlrankings.com. Hope to see you there!]]>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:49:00 PST