“Yakuza hard hit by economic downturn” Yes friends, even the yakuza are having a tough time during this current recession (which reminds me, whatever happened to the talk of us going into a depression?). Why these guys are forced to resort to petty crimes and to give up the expensive lifestyle because things are tough
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
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
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood – 07
May 22nd, 2009 
AstroNerdBoy Hagane no Renkinjutsushi – Fullmetal Alchemist Ep. 07 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Episode 07 Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood – 07 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Lust and Gluttony are in East City, having recently left Central City where Lust burns down the First Branch library, thus apparently destroying Dr. Marcoh’s research. Gluttony smells Scar nearby and receives permission to consume
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Fate/stay night – 13
May 21st, 2009 AstroNerdBoy フェイト／ステイナイト Ep 13 Fate/stay night episode 13 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Saber is put to bed, leaving Rin and Shirou to talk. Rin won’t ask about Saber’s Nobel Phantasm but tells Shirou that Saber will disappear if she uses that ability again. Rin spells it out for Shirou — he either has to supply her with mana
Negima! Manga Vol 28 Ch 251 Review ("Negi don’t need no stinking sneeze!")
May 21st, 2009 AstroNerdBoy 魔法先生 ネギま！Volume 28 Chapter 251 (manga) Mahou Sensei Negima! Manga Chapter 251 Negima! Manga Vol 28 Ch 251 Review SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Nodoka embraces her friend Yue to the shock of Emily and Yue actually manages to say her name. However, Yue claims to not know Nodoka, leading Negi to wonder if this is their Yue
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FUNimation Asks, "Would you like ‘Sailor Moon’ redubbed?" (Oh, and some other titles too.)
May 20th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy On FUNimation’s blog, they are doing a survey to see which anime titles you’d be interested in seeing them license. Among the choices are redub of Sailor Moon. ^_^ I know there has been keen interest in bringing Sailor Moon back to the U.S. since all the rights were pulled from ADV. Now, this doesn’t
Urusei Yatsura 115
May 20th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy うる星やつら episode 115 (TV anime) Urusei Yatsura ep. 115 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Shuutaro goes to see his “ailing” grandfather, who wants Shuutaro to go find the family treasure. This somehow brings Lum, Shinobu, Ataru, and Lum’s Stormtroopers around with Ataru sucking up to Shuutaro’s grandfather to Shuutaro’s annoyance. The group of students set out to the
Fate/stay night – 12
May 20th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy フェイト／ステイナイト Ep 12 Fate/stay night episode 12 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Shirou wants to go after Rider and Shinji immediately and gets Saber to agree to this, though Saber cautions Shirou about pushing himself too much as rest is also part of being a warrior. The two talk things over with Rin regarding Rider and her abilities.
xxxHOLiC Manga Chapter 181 Review
May 19th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy xxxHOLiC Manga Chapter 181 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Watanuki finds himself in the dark and assumes he is dreaming, but figures it is better than the dream he had been having where Yuuko-san had disappeared. Yuuko-san’s voice corrects him and says that this is reality, causing Watanuki to face the voice. He finds Yuuko-san held up by
