Genshiken Nidaime — How’d I Miss This Announcement? With the recent buzz over Del Rey’s exit from the manga market as Kodansha U.S.A. replaces them, I suddenly became aware of a huge announcement made two weeks ago of a new Kodansha title that really has me excited. That title is Genshiken Nidaime, the sequel to
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Goodbye Del Rey, Hello Kodansha USA
October 5th, 2010 
AstroNerdBoy Goodbye Del Rey, Hello Kodansha USA When Kodansha announced they were creating a U.S. manga division a couple of years ago, I think we manga fans all saw this as Kodansha attempting to cut out the middle man and increase their profits. After all, if Del Rey can make a ton of cash off of
Ah, Sleep! (and a bit of Yotsuba&! love)
October 1st, 2010 AstroNerdBoy Ah, Sleep! (and a bit of Yotsuba&! love) Man, the last three weeks have been absolutely nuts for me. Not only have I not had the time I normally reserved for blogging, but sleep has suffered as well. Fortunately, I was able to get a good night’s sleep and so as I finish out my
This Is How To Market an Anime (Mostly)
September 27th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy My friend JSM made a post on his blog about something he saw on the show “The Soup” from E! Entertainment Channel. I’m not 100% sure of this, but I think this may have first appeared on G4TV’s “Attack of the Show.” So, what is this clip from? The show is called Dai Mahou Touge
Kodansha Loves OAD’s, Eh? (Ah! My Goddess)
September 23rd, 2010 AstroNerdBoy Kodansha Loves OAD’s, Eh? (Ah! My Goddess) The folks over at Goddess Relief Office alerted me to the fact that Kodansha has gone back to the OAD (Original Animation DVD) format, this time adding their long running and very popular Ah! My Goddess to the mix. Very shortly after, long time Japanese anime and manga
What Classic Anime To Watch Next?
September 2nd, 2010 AstroNerdBoy Now that I’ve finished watching the Dirty Pair TV series, to include the Lovely Angel 2-episode OVA’s that were originally supposed to be part of the TV series, I found myself needing to add another anime title to the list. Granted, I never did finish the last Inuyasha anime (I may marathon it one day)
So, Just What The Heck Is A "Bubblegum Crisis" (and other such oddly named anime titles)?
August 14th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy So, Just What The Heck Is A “Bubblegum Crisis” (and other such oddly named anime titles)? I was recently doing some reading and for some reason, I thought about the odd titles that the Japanese come up with to name their anime, manga, or light novel series. When I came to Japan in the late
A Toradora! Happy Birthday to Me! ^_^
August 4th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy Another year has come and gone. Sadly, I won’t be having the blast I was having last year at this time, but that’s the nature of the economy. Still, I’m told there will pizza involved, with tons of cheese, sausage, and pepperoni, just the way I like it for most of us and a vegetarian
