Hayate no Gotoku!! — Final Thoughts ハヤテのごとく！！ The first series of Hayate the Combat Butler left me with mixed feelings as it was at times brilliant and at times it was very tedious. The story flow of the first series bothered me, but since there were those who encouraged me to read the manga, I
Vacation’s All I Ever Wanted!
Vacation’s All I Ever Wanted! Hey gang! While I managed to get a long weekend off a couple of weeks ago, I’m finally getting some time away from work! And today, my plans are to goof off to the max! Of course as I write this (on Thursday), I’m on the bridge call from hell
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 16 (Jekyll and Hyde #LupinIII)
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 16 Lupin III Part 2 16 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 16 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Lupin, Goemon, and Jigen are in France, where Lupin announces he will steal the Star of Versailles jewel early in the morning. The owner gets worried, but Zenigata assures
What’s a Manga Everyone Should Read?
What’s a Manga Everyone Should Read? A long time ago, I got asked “What’s a manga that everyone should read?” I’d long planned to make it a one-time post, but never got around to it. However, there’s one obvious choice — Yotsuba&! –> Buy Yotsuba&! from Amazon.com! The Story, in Brief A man named KOIWAI
Serial Experiments Lain Review (Community Anime Reviews Rescue)
Serial Experiments Lain Review シリアルエクスペリメンツレイン Since the Community Anime Reviews site frequently goes down for long periods of time, 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
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
Yotsuba&! Manga Volume 1 Review
October 4th, 2009 
AstroNerdBoy Yotsuba&! Manga Volume 1 Review –> PURCHASE FROM RAKUTEN.COM (formerly BUY.COM) –> PURCHASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE –> PURCHASE FROM RIGHTSTUF! Being a fan of Azumanga Daioh, I was aware of Azuma-sensei’s other work Yotsuba&! and had it recommended to me. However, since ADV refused to adapt the manga to AstroNerdBoy’s standards, I refused to
Anticipation (of those Negima! 266 Spoiler Images)
October 3rd, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Anticipation (of those Negima! 266 Spoiler Images) Sadly, nothing has been posted yet, though I see the Japanese are asking where the spoiler images are. The only thing that has been posted is this ad for the audio drama CD, which appears to have a story of Ala Rubra. Maybe this is one of the
Tsubasa: Those With Wings Manga Volume 2 (Volumes 3 & 4 originally)
October 2nd, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Tsubasa: Those With Wings Manga Volume 2 (Volumes 3 & 4 originally) 翼を持つ者 –> Not available for purchase from RAKUTEN.COM (formerly BUY.COM) –> PURCHASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE –> PURCHASE FROM RIGHTSTUF! It is strange to see the very different approaches in storytelling that Takaya-sensei has between Tsubasa and Phantom Dream, which were partially done
Negima! Manga Vol 29 Ch 265 Review
October 1st, 2009 AstroNerdBoy 魔法先生 ネギま！Volume 29 Chapter 265 (manga) Mahou Sensei Negima! Manga Chapter 265 Negima! Manga Vol 29 Ch 265 Review SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Negi goes off and attacks Gödel as the imagery of the attack on Negi’s village continues to play all around him, Nodoka, Asakura, Chisame, and Sayo (in doll form). Nodoka, who’s been monitoring Negi’s
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Thanks For an Incredible Month!
October 1st, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Hey gang! It has been an incredible month for the blog. Despite the main counter application being down for a few days due to a server move, the stats from it show a huge explosion of traffic last month like I’ve never seen before. ^_^ So I wanted to thank you all for your continued
xxxHOLiC Manga Chapter 187 Review
September 30th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy xxxHOLiC Manga Chapter 187 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Doumeki, Watanuki, and Mokona are eating and talking when Maru and Moro announce that Kohane-chan has arrived. She brings a present of beef shigureni from the old fortune teller for them to eat. With Doumeki and Mokona wanting sake and snacks, Watanuki has Maru and Moro clean up the
Phantom Dream Manga Volume 3 Review
September 29th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Phantom Dream Manga Volume 3 Review Genei Musou/幻影夢想 –> Not available for purchase from RAKUTEN.COM (formerly BUY.COM) –> PURCHASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE –> PURCHASE FROM RIGHTSTUF! I read this volume of Takaya-sensei’s first manga and when I was done, I sat flabbergasted. I struggled on how I would blog this volume of the manga
