Sister Princess and Translating “Brother” Sometimes, I come across things that immediately provoke a response in me. Such was the case with the recent Harmony Gold news. That said, a Japanese anime fan on Twitter made this tweet, which Twitter user @chusetto made me aware of via @Johnny_suputama. 因みにシスプリ北米版は言語の限界に挑戦していることで知られている pic.twitter.com/w5AusCxXsI — HAL@古き悪しき時代大好き侍 (@HAL9152) July 4,
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The Helpful Fox Senko-san 12 (Cliched Finale)
July 9th, 2019 
AstroNerdBoy The Helpful Fox Senko-san 12 Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san 12 世話やきキツネの仙狐さん episode 12 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis Nakano gets a desperate call from his coworker, begging him to come back to work. Nakano agrees, but can’t get in touch with Senko-san. He leaves the following day to return home, where he finds Senko-san is not there. Nakano
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Tags: FUNimation, Senko-san, What I'm Watching 
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Fruits Basket (2019) 12 (New School Term)
July 7th, 2019 AstroNerdBoy Fruits Basket (2019) 12 フルーツバスケット 12 Furuba episode 12 Story Summary/Synopsis The spring session starts at school, meaning Tohru and company are now second year students. When Uo-chan learns that there are two Sohma teens among the first years, she orders Kyo to fetch them. Kyo doesn’t want to, so Hana-chan brings home the point.
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Harmony Gold Sez, “Up Your Butt, Weebs! No Macross For You!”
July 6th, 2019 AstroNerdBoy Harmony Gold Sez, “Up Your Butt, Weebs! No Macross For You!” Ugh. So for those who don’t know, the word has come down that Harmony Gold has apparently renewed their licenses for SDF Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA. This means they can continue with their hideous Robotech franchise, at least
The Helpful Fox Senko-san 11 (Going Melodrama ‘Cause “Reasons”)
July 3rd, 2019 AstroNerdBoy The Helpful Fox Senko-san 11 Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san 11 世話やきキツネの仙狐さん episode 11 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis Nakano has another bad day at the office, so Senko-san uses a noren (a short, entry curtain with text on it) to make the residence seem like a Japanese restaurant. Senko-san has prepared a number of dishes, and has a
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Fruits Basket (2019) 11 (White Day Onsen Fun)
July 1st, 2019 AstroNerdBoy Fruits Basket (2019) 11 フルーツバスケット 11 Furuba episode 11 Story Summary/Synopsis With testing done, Tohru goes to work cleaning the office building. Momiji helps her. That night, Momiji goes to Shigure’s how with her. He tells Tohru that he’s taking her to the Sohma-owned onsen resort as a White Day present. He invites Yuki and
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The Helpful Fox Senko-san 10 (And then it was winter!)
June 29th, 2019 AstroNerdBoy The Helpful Fox Senko-san 10 Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san 10 世話やきキツネの仙狐さん episode 10 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis It is snowing, so Nakano’s job gives him the day off. Senko-san wants to play in the snow, but Nakano is reluctant to do so. However, he eventually gives in and they have fun in the snow together. Afterward, Senko-san’s
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Fruits Basket (2019) 10 (Valentine’s Day Date!)
June 27th, 2019 AstroNerdBoy Fruits Basket (2019) 10 フルーツバスケット 10 Furuba episode 10 Story Summary/Synopsis Uo-chan and Hana-chan investigate Yuki’s shoe locker for Valentine chocolates and only find one. Hana-chan surmises what happened to the other chocolates, then she takes the one in the locker for herself. Kyo is stunned to get a Valentine chocolate, then panics because he
Posted in Anime, AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers Tags: Crunchyroll, Fruits Basket, Fruits Basket 2019, Furuba, What I'm Watching 4 Comments »