Minami-ke — Kana and Chiaki in “Sister Love” ^_^ Just something I put together as a farewell to Minami-ke Okaeri. Too bad Kana wasn’t wearing the old “I Am Boss” shirt. There would have been a delicious irony to this image if that were the case, considering how Chiaki looks down on her “bakayarou” sister.
Final Day of Vacation
Final Day of Vacation Hey gang! Well, my vacation is nearly over. I got a ton of stuff done around the house. But at the same time, I managed to find time to play Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. I gotta say, it has been fun getting to play PC games again. Man, I missed
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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 131 Manga Review フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Duke informs Sting, Gray, and Wendy that he transmutes the human body. Initially, he trained under Elefseria as a wizard, but left to become an alchemist. Athena was his first human transmutation and he considers her his greatest creation even though Gennai
Hand Maid May Blu-ray Review
Hand Maid May Blu-ray Review In my earliest days of anime fandom, I came across an eleven episode series called Hand Maid May. Despite its ecchi nature, it had such a level of charm to it that I bought the DVDs as soon as I could afford them. I didn’t plan to get the Blu-ray
D-Frag! Volume 18 Manga Review
D-Frag! Volume 18 ディーふらぐ! D-Fragments 18 –> Purchase D-Frag! Volume 18 from Amazon.com! Wow. It has been a year since I reviewed the previous volume of D-Frag! Time to get back into it. NOTICE!!! In the interest of full disclosure, I should mention that I am the adapter for the official English translation of the
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 18 (Pink Panther Parody #LupinIII)
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 18 Lupin III Part 2 18 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 18 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Lupin steals The Black Panther emerald from an art gallery, which has an image of a black panther in it when lit a certain way. Lupin puts it in
Negima! Manga Volume 21 (Now With More Adaptation Changes)
April 10th, 2009 
AstroNerdBoy Negima! Manga Volume 21 (Now With More Adaptation Changes) Buy Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Vol. 21 from Amazon.com! For detailed chapter summaries with review, those can be found here. Chapter 187 Chapter 188 Chapter 189 Chapter 190 Chapter 191 Chapter 192 Chapter 193 Chapter 194 Chapter 195 As I read this volume for the first
Clannad ~After Story~ — The Devistating Ushio-chan
April 9th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Now that the Clannad ~After Story~ anime is done, I thought I’d relive some of the goodness by bringing out Ushio-chan for an encore performance. ^_^ Man, is she ever adorable. ^_^ Update 31-DEC-2013: Egad! Even after all these years, Ushio-chan is still as cute as ever.
Negima! Manga Vol 27 (Ch 247) *SPOILERS*
April 9th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Negima! Manga Vol 27 (Ch 247) *SPOILERS* 魔法先生 ネギま！Volume 27 Chapter 247 (manga) Mahou Sensei Negima! Manga Chapter 247 Summary/Synopsis: Kotaro has bought Negi the time he needed to complete the Duplex Complexio. Jack is impress and Negi calls this “Raiten Taiso 2.” Meanwhile in the stands, Konoka and Faux-Asuna wonder if Negi can win.
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Tags: AKAMATSU Ken, Mahou Sensei Negima, Negima, Negima Volume 27, 魔法先生ネギま 
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Ah! My Goddess Ch. 244 *SPOILERS*
April 8th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Ah! My Goddess Manga/Oh My Goddess! Manga ああっ女神さまっVolume 39 Chapter 244 Ah! My Goddess Ch. 244 Summary/Synopsis: Chibi-Hild takes a knew before Urd and Belldandy and begs for their help. This move stuns Urd considering Hild is the former Daimakaicho of Niflheim. Chibi-Hild explains that her pride is not on the line and to do
Clannad After Story — Final Thoughts
April 8th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Clannad ~After Story~ After having enjoyed Clannad so much, it is no surprise that I would be looking forward to the sequel, Clannad ~After Story~. Fortunately, it pretty much lived up to the Key standards for these visual novel adaptations by Kyoto Animation. The story picks up where Clannad leaves off and follows the same
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Live-action “Full Metal Panic?” Say It Ain’t So!
April 7th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Live-action “Full Metal Panic?” Say It Ain’t So! I see on Sci-Fi Wire that Mandalay Pictures now has the rights to create a Full Metal Panic motion picture. Hmmmm. Zac Efron is rumored to be attached to the project. Hmmmm. I’m all down for live-action adaptations but frankly, I don’t trust Hollywood to produce any
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Hayate no Gotoku!! 01 (On the Crunchyroll Tip, Y’all!)
April 7th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Hayate no Gotoku!! 01 Hayate the Combat Butler!! Ep. 01 Hayate no Gotoku “Season 2” Ep. 01 ハヤテのごとく！！Episode 01 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: It is time for for the annual marathon at Hakuou Gakuen (Academy) and Nagi is being forced to enter. She’s not thrilled but when Klaus makes a bet with her that she has to
