Hayate the Combat Butler!! Ep. 05 Hayate no Gotoku “Season 2” Ep. 05 ハヤテのごとく！！Episode 05 Hayate no Gotoku!! 05 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Sometime in the recent past, Ayumu’s little brother Kazuki met Nagi and gave her a handkerchief when she appeared to be crying. In the present, Nagi is attempting to get a box of delicious
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
Cool Hoihoi-san Figure!
May 6th, 2009 
AstroNerdBoy Cool Hoihoi-san Figure! I love Hoihoi-san. So it was with a sense of delight that I was directed to a Japanese site announcing a Hoihoi-san figure to be released this fall (2009). I’m not a figure collector, but assuming this doesn’t cost something outrageous (and assuming the Japanese don’t mind shipping to a gaijin), I
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood – 05
May 6th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Hagane no Renkinjutsushi – Fullmetal Alchemist Ep. 05 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Episode 05 Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood – 05 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: In Liore, Father Cornello urges the people to rise up and take arms. When some people question the priest’s authenticity, they are attacked and riots break out in the city. “Father Cornello” leaves and joins
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Some Cool, new CGI Scenes for Space Battleship Yamato!
May 5th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Some Cool, new CGI Scenes for Space Battleship Yamato! Watch this footage advertising the latest pachinko game featuring Space Battleship Yamato (Space Battleship Yamato 2 actually — this is still a pretty hot franchise in Japan) and tell me if you think this is cool or not, regardless of whether you’ve seen any of the
Fate/stay night – 03
May 5th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy フェイト／ステイナイト Ep 03 Fate/stay night episode 03 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Having been summoned, Servant Saber pledges her loyalty to her new master, Shirou. She then goes to battle Lancer outside. He uses his Gae Bulga attack which is supposed to kill, but while it strikes Saber, it does not kill her. Saber recognizes the attack and
Lupin III Marries AYANAMI Rei?
May 4th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Lupin III Marries AYANAMI Rei? In my surfing the web for images, I often stumble upon interesting images from Japanese sites as well as U.S. ones. I saw this and just laughed. It was from a Japanese image board and the notation mentioned Rei’s name (from Neon Genesis Evangelion for those who don’t know who
Urusei Yatsura 112
May 4th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy うる星やつら episode 112 (TV anime) Urusei Yatsura ep. 112 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: The leader of a motorcycle gang is retiring to lead a normal, respectable Japanese life but before he goes, he recounts the tale of a girl and a boy that captured his heart. Sometime back, Ryuunosuke is out jogging when a motorcycle gang comes
xxxHOLiC Manga Chapter 180
May 3rd, 2009 AstroNerdBoy xxxHOLiC Manga Chapter 180 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Watanuki is talking with the cooking woman and mentions Yuuko-san, but she has no idea whom he is talking about. He tries to remind her by pointing out that she had tea with Yuuko-san. The woman denies it, saying that she never met anyone other than Watanuki. This puzzles
