Piracy Wars: Viz vs. MangaStream So, I was meandering through Twitter when I saw some buzz over a scanlation group named MangaStream being forced to stop scanlating Viz-licensed titles. Naturally, there were thoughts all over on the subject, so I thought I’d go and see what MangaStream said. Here it is. Dear MangaStream supporter, It’s
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Akamatsu-sensei’s Facebook Post on Negima! Ending
February 11th, 2012 
AstroNerdBoy Akamatsu-sensei posted this on Wednesday (when chapter was released in Japan), but I’m behind so I’m only sharing this now. ^_^; In Japan, everyone can read chapter352 of Negima today. Now, I must say that Negima will end at chapter355. It is not truncation. Please expect a good ending of Negima. I’m pulling two things
FUNimation’s Lawsuit Against ADV/Sentai
January 14th, 2012 AstroNerdBoy I saw the buzz about this yesterday and thought I’d throw my 2-cents into the mix (’cause that’s how I roll). When ADV closed shop, I thought it was very odd that they didn’t truly close shop, but instead became several, smaller companies, one of which is Sentai. It made no sense to me unless
A Funny Comic Strip on Manga (and Anime) Adaptations
January 6th, 2012 AstroNerdBoy Hey gang! Well, the new year kicks off and India is back with a roar. So, that’s why my Twitter has suddenly, mostly gone dead, why I’m not playing Skyrim like I’d like, and why my blog is suffering as a result. ^_^; During my next window of opportunity, I’m going to really have to
Kodansha Comics — What’s Going On With You?
January 5th, 2012 AstroNerdBoy Kodansha Comics — What’s Going On With You? When Kodansha USA basically booted Del Rey out of the manga publishing world to take over, I decided to be mostly positive in how I took this. I ignored a lot of the concerns I had read then. However, as Kodansha Comics lollygagged around, I became concerned
Bandai Entertainment’s Departure – This Is What Happens When You Don’t Give Customers What They Want!
January 4th, 2012 AstroNerdBoy Bandai Entertainment’s Departure – This Is What Happens When You Don’t Give Customers What They Want! And so, another American anime and manga licensing company bites the dust as Bandai Entertainment announced on Tuesday (January 3, 2012) that they are shutting down as a licensor. I for one am not surprised because it was clear
Happy New Year 2012! (Year of the Skyrim Dragon!)
January 1st, 2012 AstroNerdBoy Happy New Year 2012! (Year of the Skyrim Dragon!) Happy new year, everyone! I hope everyone had a decent 2011 (though I know it wasn’t a great year on many fronts) and hopefully, 2012 brings better things. ^_^ As I am wont to do at this time of year, I thought I’d take a look-see
So, I Took a Skyrim Break
November 23rd, 2011 AstroNerdBoy So, I Took a Skyrim Break Hey folks. I skipped out on normally scheduled blog publishing today. Well, actually I didn’t. You see, I had blog posts scheduled for Sunday through Tuesday, but for some reason, Blogger published two of my posts early. I think the only reason the third didn’t get published was that
