For the last year (roughly), I’ve been taking Japanese classes in Arvada. One of my classmates, Anne-san, had been trying to get into the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) program for a while and while we were on a break, she was accepted. Saturday was her last day of classes as she takes some time
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Starfest 2008 – The Anime Connection
May 6th, 2008 
AstroNerdBoy Now that I finally have home Internet access again, I thought I’d do a quick anime report from Starfest 2008. Because Starfest is primarily a sci-fi convention with a helping of fantasy on the side (there’s also Horrorfest which is run at the same time, but it quite literally is a side feature), anime has
What to Make of This?
April 14th, 2008 AstroNerdBoy What to Make of This? I’m always interested to see how people find my anime blog. After all, my anime and manga blog is one in an ocean of anime and manga blogs. It is certain that some blogs have the advantage of me in that they either have a staff and can blog a
Slayers Again!
March 10th, 2008 AstroNerdBoy QP has some stuff that HAYASHIBARA Megumi has said on her radio show and other places regarding the new Slayers anime TV series (which was announced in the April issue of Dragon Magazine and revealed to be entitled Slayers REVOLUTION). The big news is that Megumi-san is going to be Lina again. YES! What Megumi-san
FUNimation to Get Some Geneon?
February 19th, 2008 AstroNerdBoy Well, FUNimation appears to be going back into the license-rescue business, having previously done so for Slayers, Love Hina, and One Piece. Of those license rescues, Slayers was just some minor improvements to CPM’s release, Love Hina appears to be something similar over Bandai’s release, and One Piece is getting the good stuff (all new
Androids and Sex
January 3rd, 2008 AstroNerdBoy Androids and Sex The Houston Chronicle has discovered that by 2050, we’ll have androids that will seem very lifelike and for which one can have sexual relations with. Really? The article mentions the quiet Japanese research into this very thing and I’m thinking, “Wow. Let me think of how many titles I’ve seen or read
Thank You Robert Rainey
January 3rd, 2008 AstroNerdBoy While the roots of my enjoyment of anime and manga can trace its roots back to my childhood watching my dad create the Sunday comics for the local newspaper, I’d never heard of the term “anime” until I went to Japan. Likely, I wouldn’t have paid more than scant attention to anime and manga during
A Look to 2008
January 1st, 2008 AstroNerdBoy Well, I thought I’d get an early start and wish everyone a Happy New Year! 明けましておめでとうございます!!! I didn’t finish Tsubasa Chronicles like I’d intended, but as recent days have shown, I’m trying to plow through the rest of it. I plan on doing the same with Uresei Yatsura as well for 2008. Some of the
