TokyoGraph reported on Saturday that ISHIGURO Noboru, the animation and episode director of for the various Space Battleship Yamato anime series (MATSUMOTO Leiji being the main director) confirmed at the 2009 Otakon convention that the Japanese are doing a live-action Space Battleship Yamato movie and that the part of Kodai will be played by SMAP
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
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood – 15
July 19th, 2009 
AstroNerdBoy Hagane no Renkinjutsushi – Fullmetal Alchemist Ep. 15 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Episode 15 Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood – 15 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Scar attacks an older, crippled State Alchemist named Giolio Comanche, the Silver Alchemist, and eventually kills him. Scar returns to the abandoned house he is using as a base where he finds his cowardly follower
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Negima! Chapter 258 SPOILER Images
July 18th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Negima! 258 SPOILER Images 魔法先生 ネギま！Chapter 258 (Images) Here’s what I know many of you have been waiting for — the original-sized, sneak-peek images for Mahou Sensei Negima! Chapter 258 SPOILER Images as brought to you buy anonymous Japanese fans (click pic to make bigger, y’all). Update: More came out an hour after the first
Hayate no Gotoku!! – 15
July 18th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Hayate the Combat Butler “2nd Season” Ep. 15 ハヤテのごとく！！Episode 15 Hayate no Gotoku!! – 15 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: A meteor crashes on the Izu peninsula at Shimoda so Nagi has decided a trip down there is in order seeing as how there are reported side effects of improving one’s stature, improving one’s bust size, improving one’s
Urusei Yatsura – 117 (Beef — it’s what’s for dinner.)
July 17th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy うる星やつら episode 117 (TV anime) Urusei Yatsura ep. 117 Urusei Yatsura – 117 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Lum and Ataru are at a pet shop looking over the animals when they come upon a cow. Ataru demands to know from the clerk why a cow is being sold at a pet shop. The clerk states that the
Tsubasa Shunraiki – 02 (finale)
July 17th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy ツバサ 春雷記 Episode 02 Tsubasa: Spring Thunder – 02 Tsubasa Shunraiki – 02 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Syaoran-clone enters the dream world and seeing Watanuki, he expels the xxxHOLiC character but not before Syaoran urges Watanuki to do what he can as the other part of Syaoran. With Watanuki gone, Syaoran-clone is determined to get the feather
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Some Devastatingly Cute Ushio-chan Pictures from Clannad After Story (at least, I think so)
July 16th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Not that I’m trying to turn into an image blog or anything, but I happened to stumble onto these pictures of Ushio-chan from Clannad After Story and I was just going, “Oh man! Is she just the cutest anime kid I’ve ever seen or what?” *lol* Finally, here’s the Japanese DVD cover with Ushio-chan on
Fate/stay night — Final Thoughts
July 16th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy フェイト／ステイナイト Fate/stay night – Final Thoughts Review I was first introduced to Fate/stay night through my regular search for interesting anime images, which leads me all over the place. I saw some cool picture of Sabe, the blonde babe in the blue outfit and armor, with her sword on the attack and it really caught
