Farewell to “Lupin III” Creator, Monkey Punch I was sad to hear the news yesterday that the creator of Lupin III, Monkey Punch (real name KATOU Kazuhiko), had passed away on April 11. He was 81 years old. My Introduction to Monkey Punch In an odd sort of way, Monkey Punch was responsible for my
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Farewell to “Lupin III” Creator, Monkey Punch
April 17th, 2019 
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Fate/Grand Order Rakes in $3 Billion Globally!
March 17th, 2019 AstroNerdBoy Fate/Grand Order Rakes in $3 Billion Globally! Mobile games are a big money maker. They make so much money, PC game companies decided to get in on the microtransactions bandwagon with many modern games. So when I hear that Fate/Grand Order has raked in $3 billion in global sales, I’m not at all surprised. The
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The Idiotic “Waifu” Controversy Returns
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Happy Valentine’s Day 2019, Railgun Style (And some housekeeping.)
February 14th, 2019 AstroNerdBoy Happy Valentine’s Day 2019, Railgun Style Hey gang! Happy Valentine’s Day, for all of you who have a special someone to celebrate with. And if not, well have a great day just the same. I still need to watch the most recent Index series, though the official subtitles I saw when I glanced at an
Happy New Year 2019!
January 1st, 2019 AstroNerdBoy Happy New Year 2019! Hey gang! I want to wish each and every one of you a Happy New Year 2019! Man, where does the time go, eh? Seems like every year is a little shorter than the year before. Seriously, it will be Christmas before you know it. ? Anyway, here’s hoping for a
Now Entering Year 12
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So I decided to play “Fate/Grand Order” again. ^_^;
December 26th, 2018 AstroNerdBoy So I decided to play “Fate/Grand Order” again. ? You know, I must be a glutton for punishment. After becoming fed up with Fate/Grand Order several months ago, I found myself coming back to play the other day. I can already hear folks saying, “Wait! You barely blog any more and talk about lack of
Happy Thanksgiving 2018!
November 22nd, 2018 AstroNerdBoy Happy Thanksgiving 2018! To all of you who are celebrating Thanksgiving, I want to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving day! Personally, I am thankful for all of you who read my drivel on this blog. I’m REALLY thankful to those of you who buy stuff from Amazon through me. ? Hope everyone has
