Just Saw Godzilla Minus One –> Buy Godzilla Minus One from Amazon.com! Hey gang! I took the time today to watch my 4K BD of Godzilla Minus One in Japanese. Man, this movie is so good. The Story, in Brief At the end of World War II, kamikaze pilot SHIKISHIMA Kouichi lands his fighter plane
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 127 Manga Review (Sabertooth #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 127 Manga Review フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: The members of Gagarock miners’ guild challenge Natsu. They attack, but Natsu doesn’t respond since he doesn’t want to anger Lucy. However, Natsu sneezes, causing a massive explosion, defeating the miners. Elsewhere, Erza and Jellal discover that they can use magic within
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
Merry Christmas 2024
December 25th, 2024 
AstroNerdBoy Merry Christmas 2024 Hey everyone! Just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. Man, I’m still decompressing from work, and being very naughty on eating. I’m really going to have to get serious on that front. But for now, it is turkey time, and later this week, an Italian shindig
Some Christmas Anime Episodes
December 24th, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Some Christmas Anime Favorites Hey gang. Yours truly is currently decompressing from the insanity of work for the past few months. Whew. Regardless, Here are some Christmas anime episodes that I like…mostly. The link is to the original review. Usagi Drop episode 3.5 You know, the Usagi Drop (Bunny Drop) manga’s time skip and ultimate
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest 24 (Family Ties #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
December 23rd, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest 24 フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Gray and Hakune battle to a stalemate. However, Hakune puts Gray to sleep. In his dreamworld, he’s married to Juvia, has a kid, his father is alive, as is his mentor Ur, and her daughter, Ultear. However, because Gray’s true desire is to make Juvia
Ranma 1/2 12 (Crushed #ranma #らんまアニメ)
December 21st, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Ranma 1/2 12 らんま1/2 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis Akane does not remember Ranma, though she does vaguely remember fighting Shampoo. When some of her classmates arrive, she does remember them. They are shocked that Akane doesn’t know Ranma. As such, Ranma grabs P-Chan and flees, returning him to his Ryouga form. Ryouga has no information on what
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Incoming New Manga Christmas Purchases!
December 20th, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Incoming New Manga Christmas Purchases! Hey gang! Sorry for a cheap post, but man, I am slammed so hard at work of late. Can’t wait for my Christmas vacation! Regardless, I was looking at the stack of manga that I have read (and will likely need to reread since it has been a while) and
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 15 (The Dance #フリーレン #Frieren)
December 19th, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 15 葬送のフリーレン Sōsō no Frieren 15 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis: Frieren’s party comes to the next village, where they discover everyone is asleep. Sein detects a massive curse. Stark succumbs to the curse, so Sein says the quickest way to remove the curse is to remove the source. On the way, Fern succumbs
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Pocket Monsters Review (Community Anime Reviews Rescue)
December 18th, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Pocket Monsters Review Pokémon ポケットモンスター Since the Community Anime Reviews site has periodic 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 “Back to the Vaults” series as
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