みなみけ ただいま Minami-ke Tadaima Episode 02 Review SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Makato comes by the Minami residence while Chiaki and Haruka are out, allowing him to change into Mako-chan. He tells Kana that he wants to end this charade and wants Kana’s help since she put him up to this. Kana thinks he’ll be fine despite his
Sweetness and Lightning Manga Review
Sweetness and Lightning Manga Review Amaama to Inazuma I first learned of Sweetness and Lightning via Twitter/X. Folks were generally hyped for the anime, so I checked it out and liked what I saw. Naturally, that meant I had to read the source manga material in order to get the complete story. Thankfully, Kodansha Comics
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 137 Manga Review (A Concept as an Entity #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 137 Manga Review フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Elefseria continues his narrative, recalling Duke’s reveal of the magically based, alchemically created android, Athena. She receives her orders to fight dragons, which she accomplishes. However, in one fight against low-level dragons, Athena destroys an entire town. This horrifies Elefseria, but Athena
Japan Promises “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” Manga Is Back!
Japan Promises “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” Manga Is Back! Hey gang! Last month, Screen Rant broke the news that the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga series was back. Nothing had been announced in Japan, but apparently, Viz had posted an entry for chapter 141, scheduled for a July 2 date. That was a lie, or
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 23 (Curse Remembrance #LupinIII)
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 23 Lupin III Part 2 23 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 23 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Zenigata comes to Paris to report to the head of the Paris police. However, Zenigata is forbidden to arrest Lupin due to Lupin’s connection with France. Dejected, Zenigata leaves,
“Dirty Pair” 40th Anniversary Exhibition in Japan
“Dirty Pair” 40th Anniversary Exhibition in Japan Good grief. Nothing says “You’re getting old” like seeing a series you knew from back in the day celebrating a multi-decade milestone. In this case, today is the 40th anniversary of when the Dirty Pair anime adaptation of the light novels by TAKACHIO Haruka aired in Japan. When
Bunny Drop Manga Volume 07 Review
January 12th, 2013 
AstroNerdBoy Usagi Drop/うさぎドロップ Manga Volume 07 Purchase Bunny Drop Volume 7 from one of the following: –> RightStuf –> BUY.COM –> Barnes & Noble ***SPOILERS*** Highlights from this volume start with Reina revealing she may soon have a boyfriend, leading to a discussion of this between Rin and Kouki. Daikichi hurts his back at home, so
Mayo Chiki! Manga Volume 01 Review
January 11th, 2013 AstroNerdBoy Mayo Chiki! Manga Volume 01 Review まよチキ！ Purchase Mayo Chiki! Volume 01 from: –> Amazon.com SPOILERS Highlights from this volume start with the gynophobia suffering guy SAKAMACHI Kinjirou accidentally walking in on KONOE Subaru, the butler for the school’s principal’s ojousama daughter SUZUTSUKI Kanade, in the bathroom. Kinjirou discovers Subaru wears girl’s panties, but further
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Minami-ke Tadaima – 01
January 10th, 2013 AstroNerdBoy みなみけ ただいま Minami-ke Tadaima Episode 01 Review SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Chiaki and Kana are at the kotatsu, where Kana produces her school uniform, all nice and warm. Chiaki chides her for relying on the kotatsu when it is spring, but she changes tunes when Haruka enters the room and reveals she’s been warming Chiaki’s school uniform
Hayate the Combat Butler Manga Chapter 390
January 9th, 2013 AstroNerdBoy ハヤテのごとく！/Hayate no Gotoku Chapter 390 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Hayate consults with Athena, who doesn’t know where the stones are since her memories are sealed, but states that Mikado has mentioned that Hayate knows where one of the stones are. This surprises Hayate, though Athena remarks that it could have been senility on the old man’s part.
Jormungand: Perfect Order – Final Thoughts
January 8th, 2013 AstroNerdBoy ヨルムンガンド Perfect Order *SPOILERS!* As I mentioned during my review of Jormungand, I was drawn into this series thanks to promotional images featuring the series lead Koko Hekmatyar. While I loved the adventure tales of Koko and her crew on various arms deals or fending off assassination attempts, when the series finally went to its
