FX’s Shōgun to Air in 2023 Hey everyone. I loved the original 1980 Shōgun mini-series. I even did a review of the series here. Outside of the dated, Western incidental music, and the dated hairstyles of a couple of the non-Japanese characters, the original mini-series holds up quite well. But Hollywood always thinks they need
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 135 Manga Review (Nakama Power 2.0 #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 135 Manga Review フェアリーテイル 100年クエスト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Lucy appeals to Athena, citing a desire to be friends. She points out that they both have goals where they can help each other. Further, Lucy mentions her belief that Gold Owl wants Athena to absorb dragon energy to draw out her
More Gaming Fun!
More Gaming Fun! Hey gang! Time to inflict some more gaming fun on you all. 😅 Well, it is kinda my own fault. After working ten long days in a row, I’ve kinda been slacking. Well, not totally. I have fixed quite a few old 2008 blog posts. But that’s not watching some new anime
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 21 (Revenge #LupinIII)
Lupin the 3rd: Part II 21 Lupin III Part 2 21 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 21 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Goemon returns to visit his sensei, only to find the elderly man’s shack ransacked and his sword master nearly dead. Before dying in the shack explosion, Jinen-sensei hands Goemon
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Manga Returns! (#フリーレン #Frieren)
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Manga Returns 葬送のフリーレン Sōsō no Frieren It has been nearly a year and a half since I first cracked open the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga from Viz. I have a strong dislike for Viz, but when I feel it is warranted, I will support their releases. And such was the
Favorites (Anime, Manga, and More)
August 11th, 2022 
AstroNerdBoy Favorites (Anime, Manga, and More) Hey gang. I’m running behind, so I wanted to do a quick and dirty post. It has relevance to the blog as many of the questions are anime/manga related. Note that this is my current stance on favorites, which can change over time. So without further ado, here goes. Favorite
SPY×FAMILY Volume 04 Manga Review (#Spy_Family)
August 10th, 2022 AstroNerdBoy SPY×FAMILY Volume 04 Manga Review スパイファミリー –> Buy SPY×FAMILY Volume 04 from Amazon.com! I’d been looking forward to this fourth entry in the SPY×FAMILY manga series. That’s because with the exception of one omake chapter, all of the material would be new. And to quote Anya, that is “so exciting!” * * * S P
Posted in AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers, Manga 
Tags: ENDO Tatsuya, Spy x Family, Spy x Family Manga, Viz 
No Comments »
Keroro Gunsou Episode 122 (Drones and Cursed DVDs)
August 9th, 2022 AstroNerdBoy Keroro Gunsou Episode 122 ケロロ軍曹/Sgt. Frog Anime Review SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Keroro is bored and finds nothing of interest in his massive, DVD collection. He visits each of his platoon members, but no one has anything of interest. However, in Kururu’s lair, there is a sealed DVD with warnings on the console. Keroro takes the DVD,
Posted in Anime, AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers Tags: Keroro Gunsou, What I'm Watching No Comments »
KOBAYASHI Kiyoshi (Jigen from “Lupin III”) Has Passed Away
August 8th, 2022 AstroNerdBoy KOBAYASHI Kiyoshi (Jigen from “Lupin III”) Has Passed Away The original seiyuu for Daisuke Jigen (Lupin III franchise) has passed away on July 30. The cause of death is pneumonia. He was 89 at his passing. He will be missed. As a huge Lupin III fan, I obviously knew him from this franchise. Kobayashi-san was
Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 198 (Risk It All #Tonikawa)
August 7th, 2022 AstroNerdBoy Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 198 Tonikaku Kawaii Fly Me to the Moon 198 トニカクカワイイ 198 Spoiler Summary/Synopsis: Kaguya has five boards for the five suitors. Each board contains a unique item that will be nearly impossible to obtain. The first one to gain an item and return it to Kaguya wins and thus marries Kaguya. Outside
Posted in AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers, Manga Tags: HATA Kenjiro, Tonikaku Kawaii No Comments »
Lupin the 3rd: Part 1 08 (Full House! #LupinIII)
August 6th, 2022 AstroNerdBoy Lupin the 3rd: Part 1 08 ルパン三世 Lupin III Episode 08 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Lupin calls the wealthy Mr. Gold to inform him that Lupin will be sealing his lucky card deck, once owned by Napoleon. The time is set for midnight on Mr. Gold’s birthday. As such, Mr. Gold calls his police commissioner friend, who
Posted in Anime, AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers Tags: Amazon Prime, Lupin III, Lupin III Part 1, What I'm Watching No Comments »
Right Stuf Assimilated By Crunchyroll (Sony)
August 5th, 2022 AstroNerdBoy Right Stuf Assimilated By Crunchyroll (Sony) Welp, Sony continues its march to corner the anime market in the U.S. by having Crunchyroll buy Right Stuf (and subsequently Nozomi Entertainment). As announced on Right Stuf’s website on August 4, all of Right Stuf is owned by Crunchyroll, except one thing — hentai and any H-related materials.
