Happy Halloween 2024 Hey everyone! I’m insanely busy and needed a cheap post. Then I realize, “Hey! It is Halloween.” I forgot there was a Yotsuba&! Halloween chapter. Regardless “Happy Halloween” to everyone.
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Muddying the Definition of “Manga”
October 29th, 2024 
AstroNerdBoy Muddying the Definition of “Manga” I recently saw an announcement on Twitter/X about a new “manga”. The problem is, the person creating this isn’t Japanese. As such, while I’m waiting for midnight to hit for my project, I thought I’d make a video. As I write, most people on Twitter/X agree with me.
Deedlit is Best Elf
October 23rd, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Deedlit is Best Elf Hey gang. Work is busier than it has ever been of late. And to make matters more fun, I no longer get overtime pay. π Still, it pays the bills. But, it is delaying me from working on blog posts. And I’ve been pretty good of late. Anyway, I am working
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“Takeshi’s Castle” and “MXC: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge”
October 2nd, 2024 AstroNerdBoy “Takeshi’s Castle” and “MXC: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge” When I lived in Japan, I was introduced to an insane series called Takeshi’s Castle. I loved it so much, I wrote a piece about it for the early days of this blog in late 2006. Fast forward to early August, Discotek Media announced that they license-rescued
Happy birthday, me!
August 4th, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Happy birthday, me! Hey gang. Welp, another year has come and gone. It really has been a crazy year. Last year at this time, I was getting ready to move on top of doing massive work projects. This year, I have moved, and I’ve unpacked about 2/3rds of my stuff. And of course, work is
Unearthing More Old Manga
August 2nd, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Unearthing More Old Manga Hey gang! Today’s been a busy day. I had been working on a review for volume 1 for the Natsu no Arashi manga, then I discovered I did it in 2011. π So I decided to work on unpacking more stuff. Back in April, I made a post on some of
Happy Independence Day 2024!
July 4th, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Happy Independence Day 2024! Hey gang! Since I’ve been on a publishing roll lately, I figured that I’d publish something, even though I’m out of town. Regardless, for the folks in the United States of America, I want to wish you all a very happy Independence Day this July 4, 2024. I hope you all
One Piece Season 1 Live-Action Review (#OnePiece)
June 11th, 2024 AstroNerdBoy One Piece Season 1 Live-Action Review I’ve long known about the One Piece franchise. And when FUNimation originally license-rescued the anime, they sent me the first set of DVDs to review. However, the series wasn’t my cup of tea, though there were elements I liked. Then when the live-action series was announced, I read the
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