Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 95 Manga Review フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: After turning Lucy in to a plushie, Haku turns Natsu and Happy into plushies as well. This prevents Natsu from using his fire magic, lest he incinerate himself. Lucy summons Virgo, who also appears as a plushie. This delights Haku. However, Virgo
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 95 Manga Review (Plushies! #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
January 23rd, 2025 
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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 23 (Dungeon Crawling #フリーレン #Frieren)
January 22nd, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 23 葬送のフリーレン Sōsō no Frieren 23 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis: Sense, the proctor of the second mage test, tells the 18 test takers that they have to raid the Ruins of the King’s Tomb and reach the lowest level. Since this is a feat no one has ever done, she provides everyone with
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Lupin The 3rd: Italian Game Review (#LupinIII)
January 21st, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Lupin The 3rd: Italian Game Review ルパン三世 イタリアン・ゲーム Lupin the Third Part 4: Italian Game Blog reader The French Lupin III Fan requested that I review Lupin III: Italian Game. Naturally, I agreed. Shockingly, I discovered this TV special featured the return of Rebecca from the Lupin the Third Part 4 series. Unfortunately, I also
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 94 Manga Review (Game Staging #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
January 20th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 94 Manga Review フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Selene informs Elefseria and Team Natsu (with Laxus and Gajeel) that she has taken over Diabolos. Returning to human form, Selene wants the location of a human weapon Elefseria is unaware of, obtainable via his heart. She sends Elefseria to an alternate
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 22 (Respite #フリーレン #Frieren)
January 19th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 22 葬送のフリーレン Sōsō no Frieren 22 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis: Fern and Frieren discover Stark slept the day away. In order to appease the irritated Fern, Frieren offers to take everyone out to the best restaurant from eighty years prior. Elsewhere, Denken and a donut eating Laufen visit Richter at his store. Denken
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My Dear Marie Review (Community Anime Reviews Rescue)
January 17th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy My Dear Marie Review Metal Angel Marie Boku no Marie ぼくのマリー Since the Community Anime Reviews site frequently has issues, I’m republishing some of my OG reviews from there. I have corrected obvious spelling errors though. I will add new notes in parenthesis, labeled “ANB note.” 😅 I won’t count these as part of the
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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 93 Manga Review (New Game #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
January 16th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 93 Manga Review フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: The human mage turned dragon, Elefseria, lets Team Natsu know that in the past, he defeated the Earth Dragon god, Dogramag. However, the price was Elefseria’s heart. He survived using magic to create a substitute in order to survive. Dogramag’s remains are
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 21 (Mage Fight! #フリーレン #Frieren)
January 15th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 21 葬送のフリーレン Sōsō no Frieren 21 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis: As he preps for combat, Denken lets Frieren know that his philosophy on magic is that the greatest joy comes from searching for it. Frieren recalls meeting Serie with Flamme and disappointing the elf mage with the same philosophy. At the top of
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