Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 97 Manga Review フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Haku comes upon Wendy and Lily, where he brags about dispatching two of her friends. However, he becomes smitten with Wendy and confesses to her. She’s not happy about what might have happened to her friends, so Haku turns Lily into a
Why I “Dropped” Tonikaku Kawaii
Why I “Dropped” Tonikaku Kawaii (Fly Me to the Moon) トニカクカワイイ Hey gang. Recently, someone messaged me to ask why I no longer review the Tonikaku Kawaii manga. It is true that I used to chapter review the series. Indeed, I still do follow the manga series, so I haven’t “dropped” it in the sense
Back to the Vaults: “Negima! Magister Negi Magi” Manga Review
Back to the Vaults: Negima! Magister Negi Magi Review 魔法先生 ネギま！ Mahou Sensei Negima! As a fan of AKAMATSU Ken-sensei’s Love Hina manga, it was only natural that I would then gravitate to his Negima! Magister Negi Magi manga series. Admittedly, the first two volumes of the manga are fluff, but by volume 3, things
Using AI to Research Manga
Using AI to Research Manga Hey gang! I’m currently working on a new “Back to the Vaults” post for a popular manga series. I won’t spoil what it is (some will easily guess though). That said, I was doing research and ended up going down a rabbit hole I’d not intended. To help me quickly
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 15 (Staged Crime #LupinIII)
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 15 Lupin III Part 2 15 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 15 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Graf (Count) Gabriel dispatches his hunchback butler to send a letter, challenging Lupin to steal the Dracula’s Tear gem. The caveat being that the theft has to occur on
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 126 Manga Review (New Foes #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 126 Manga Review フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Team Natsu, Jellal, and members of Sabertooth take a ship back to the continent of Guiltina. They discuss the situation of Athena until they reach the town of Firan. They pick an inn as their base of operations, then head into the
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 97 Manga Review (Boy Meets Girl #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
February 1st, 2025 
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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 25 (Age of Humans #フリーレン #Frieren)
January 31st, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 25 葬送のフリーレン Sōsō no Frieren 25 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis: The severely injured Dünste stumbles into the chamber with Frieren and company. He lets them know that Edel discovered the shadow clones have no mind. Methode knows some goddess magic and thus heals him. As the group discuss the situation, Lawine and Kanne
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Work! Work! Work!
January 30th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Work! Work! Work! Hey gang! Working on the next review. Unfortunately, work has me just busy enough so that I can never get any traction on writing. Also, the Frieren anime series is so good, when I’m trying to write, I end up just rewatching the episode multiple times. 😅 Seriously, my top 5 all
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 02 (Soccer Heist #LupinIII)
January 29th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Lupin the 3rd: Part II 02 Lupin III Part 2 02 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 02 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon fly to Rio de Janeiro with the plan to steal ¥2B in proceeds from a soccer match between Brazil and America. For the first part
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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 96 Manga Review (Let’s Get Serious! #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
January 28th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 96 Manga Review フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Diabolos Dark Dragon-Slayer Knight Kirin faces Fairy Tail member Laxus. Kirin produces a coffin and notes that it might be too small to stuff Laxus into. Laxus retorts that Kirin will go into the coffin. Kirin gives Laxus a beating using his
Top 5 Favorite Current Manga (January 2025)
January 27th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Top 5 Favorite Current Manga (January 2025) Surprisingly, these posts get a bit of traction. And it is a fun way for me to keep tabs on the ebbs and flows of current manga. Also, I repurpose old posts when I am pressed for time. 😜 Frieren sadly disappears from the list as it is
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 24 (Dungeon Woes #フリーレン #Frieren)
January 25th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 24 葬送のフリーレン Sōsō no Frieren 24 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis: Genau and Faisch discuss the ancient monster that lives at the bottom of Ruins of the King’s Tomb, called a Spiegel. It reads the memories of folks in the dungeon, then creates “shadow clones”, complete with the original’s powers and skills. They also
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Lupin the 3rd: Part II 01 (Deadly Cruise #LupinIII)
January 24th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Lupin the 3rd: Part II 01 Lupin III Part 2 01 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 01 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis At different parts of the globe, Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko get invitations from Lupin for a five year reunion on board the brand new, luxury liner, Sirloin. On the
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