うさぎドロップ Episode 03 Usagi Drop – 03 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: While watching TV, Rin becomes upset because a TV program is about death. The following day at work, Daikichi decides to confide in Gotou-san, a young woman who’d taken a demotion after becoming pregnant in order to have more time with her child. Meeting for lunch,
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Japanese Music: SDP – Get Up and Dance
July 31st, 2011 
AstroNerdBoy Much like American rap groups, Japanese rap groups also sample. So for this post, I decided to revisit the Japanese rap group Scha Dara Parr (スチャダラパー), better known as “SDP,” as they kick it old school. They take Freedom’s 1979 disco funk song “Get Up and Dance” and basically do their own version of it.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Manga Volume 5 Review
July 30th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy 風の谷のナウシカ Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Volume 5 –> PURCHASE FROM RAKUTEN.COM (formerly BUY.COM) –> PURCHASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE –> PURCHASE FROM RIGHTSTUF! SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: The Dorok Emperor’s brother, Miralupa, is undergoing emergency treatment while the Emperor, Namulith, makes a visit to see the God Warrior before
Usagi Drop – 02
July 29th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy うさぎドロップ Episode 02 Usagi Drop – 02 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Its Sunday, so Daikichi takes Rin shopping to get her some clothing, a futon, toothbrush, and the like. He suddenly notices the number of parents with children in the store, something he’d not noticed before. He also takes note of what other parents do when buying
Negima! Manga Vol 36 Ch 333 Review
July 28th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy 魔法先生 ネギま！Volume 36 Chapter 333 (manga) Mahou Sensei Negima! Manga Chapter 333 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Chisame leads the girls in an attempt to reach out to Asuna and wake her, each girl either thinking or saying Asuna’s name, or thinking some thoughts of Asuna. Meanwhile, Dunamis dispatches the ancient dragon Vrixas Nagasha, who’s met by Jack,
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Tags: AKAMATSU Ken, Mahou Sensei Negima, Negima, Negima Volume 36, 魔法先生ネギま 
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(CLAMP) Gate 7 Manga Chapter 05 Review
July 27th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Gate 7 Manga Chapter 05 Review SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: The battle over, everyone returns to the urashichiken where Hana is excited to eat some uumen (noodles). While everyone is enjoying the meal, Tachibana is angry because Hana came back with burned hands but Chikahito came back uninjured. Hana defends Chikahito, citing the coat Tachibana made her
Usagi Drop – 01
July 26th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy うさぎドロップ Anime Episode 01 Usagi Drop – 01 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Thirty-year old Daikichi returns to his grandfather’s home to attend his grandfather’s memorial and funeral with family. Upon arriving, he sees a young, blond girl whom he doesn’t know and who runs away upon seeing him. Entering his grandfather’s home, he stops by the kitchen
Japanese Music: SDP – Disco System
July 25th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Scha Dara Parr (スチャダラパー), better known as “SDP,” is a Japanaese rap group that I stumbled into a few years ago while doing some research on what happened to electro-funk music in the U.S. (something I was very big into back in the early to mid-80’s). Unlike some of my recent Japanese rap music shares,
