Hagane no Renkinjutsushi – Fullmetal Alchemist Ep. 16 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Episode 16 Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood – 16 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Arriving in Central City, Ed, Al, and Winry head into town while Fu and Fan look for their missing master, Ling. Ling is observing the city and feels something wrong with it. However, when he
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 127 Manga Review (Sabertooth #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
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Why I “Dropped” Tonikaku Kawaii
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Back to the Vaults: “Negima! Magister Negi Magi” Manga Review
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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
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Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood – 16
July 27th, 2009 
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Negima! Manga Volume 23 — What Happened With The Cover?
July 26th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Negima! Manga Volume 23 Volume 23 is now part of omnibus volume 8. As such, links below are for omnibus volume 8, save for the Japanese tankoubon. –> PURCHASE FROM RAKUTEN.COM (formerly BUY.COM) –> PURCHASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE –> PURCHASE FROM RIGHTSTUF! –> Purchase from Yes Asia! (Japanese tankoubon) For detailed chapter summaries with
More Negima! Chapter 259 SPOILER Images!
July 25th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy More Negima! Chapter 259 SPOILER Images! Here is the second batch of spoiler images from Negima! chapter 259. You can find the first batch –> HERE. Beast girl unleashed? ^_~
Negima! Chapter 259 SPOILER Images
July 24th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Negima! 259 SPOILER Images 魔法先生 ネギま！Chapter 259 (Images) Here’s what I know many of you have been waiting for (and they are REAL early this week) — the original-sized, sneak-peek images for Mahou Sensei Negima! Chapter 259 SPOILER Images as brought to you buy anonymous Japanese fans (click pic to make bigger, y’all). I’m guessing
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July 24th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Ever since Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu (aka: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) came out in anime form, I was convinced that KyoAni had developed a marketing gimmick by which they developed a great deal of buzz and generated more ratings by doing something unthinkable — playing the episodes of their anime in non-chronological order. It
Negima! Manga Vol 28 Ch 258 Review
July 23rd, 2009 AstroNerdBoy 魔法先生 ネギま！Volume 28 Chapter 258 (manga) Mahou Sensei Negima! Manga Chapter 258 Negima! Manga Vol 28 Ch 258 Review SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: The news that the Magic World is in fact Mars has everyone in shock and even disbelieving. Nodoka tells the what is commonly known on the Magic World about it being on an alternate
Posted in Manga Tags: AKAMATSU Ken, Mahou Sensei Negima, Negima, Negima Volume 28, 魔法先生ネギま 21 Comments »
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari – 02
July 22nd, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari OVA Ep. 02 異世界の聖機師物語 OAV Episode 02 (Blu-ray/DVD version) Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar 02 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: As Queen Lashara of Straiou’s flying castle and grounds (know as the Swan) continues to its destination, Lashara has a conversation with Chiaia about Kenshi and his being a Seikishi — one who can
Posted in Anime, AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers Tags: KAJISHIMA Masaki, Seikishi Monogatari 23 Comments »
Hayate no Gotoku!! – 16
July 21st, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Hayate the Combat Butler “2nd Season” Ep. 16 ハヤテのごとく！！Episode 16 Hayate no Gotoku!! – 16 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: As Hina and Maria discuss Hina’s “friend’s” love life, they are blissfully unaware that Ayumu and Nagi are being chased by assassins. Ayumu has managed to elude them and as she pedals down the road, Nagi tells her
