Hey gang! Well, I’m well into my 14-day, 12-hour shift per day work stretch, which is proving most challenging. However, seeing the below image was rather like getting a massive dose of milk chocolate frosting with extra frosting on the side. I rather needed it to get me through the rest of the day. ^_^
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Hayate the Combat Butler: Illustrating Failure of U.S. Anime/Manga System
October 20th, 2012 
AstroNerdBoy I’ve been an anime fan for a few years now, going back to 2002, and a manga fan for nearly as long, going to 2003. As such, I know how the Japanese anime, manga, and light novel markets work to an extent. Depending on the series, an anime adaptation of a light novel or manga
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Tags: Hayate no Gotoku, Hayate the Combat Butler, Random Thoughts, rant 
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Piracy Wars: Selling Used Anime or Manga May Soon Be a Thing of the Past
October 8th, 2012 AstroNerdBoy When it comes to copyrighted items, major copyright holders (publishing companies for the sake of this article but it goes to any copyright holder) have long wanted 100% control over the product, including what the consumer does with said product. Anything that deviates in the slightest from what the copyright holder wants is automatically deemed
Elements of Manga Style Book Review
September 28th, 2012 AstroNerdBoy Elements of Manga Style Book Review Sometime back, Brazilian author João Henrique Lopes contacted me about his book on manga art, so I told him I’d take a gander and review. If brevity is the soul of wit, then Mr. Lopes (or prehaps more properly stated as Senhor Lopes) has mastered this. His book, which
BK Japan to Sell "Premium KURO Burger" Next Week
September 21st, 2012 AstroNerdBoy Hey y’all! I’m always amazed by the awesome, and sometimes not so awesome, items that the Japanese people can get from their Western fast food joints. This one is no exception. For their 5th anniversary of their return to Japan, on September 28, 2012, Burger King Japan is going to sell what they are calling
KAJISHIMA Masaki’s (Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki) C82 Doujinshi Note (12.08)
September 14th, 2012 AstroNerdBoy Hey gang! Busy time for your’s truly, so much so that I’ve not been able to do much with the blog of late, including follow up on limbo comments. As such, this news from Kajishima-sensei’s latest Comiket (C82) doujinshi is two days old getting to me, and for that, I deeply apologize. Without further ado,
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