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
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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
Merry Christmas!
December 26th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. ^_^ I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone for making this blog, in an ocean of anime blogs, much more successful hit-wise than I expected. Thanks!
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 22nd, 2007 AstroNerdBoy For all of us in the U.S., I want to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! I hope yours is a good one. Originally posted at astronerdboy.blogspot.com . If you are now reading this on another blog, it has been scraped from AstroNerdBoy’s blog. You are encouraged to shun this pirate blog and come by the
Niche Fame
November 14th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy Recently, I heard of the death of Steve Pearl, known as the “American Otaking.” He was apparently well known among anime fans, having been a fixture at the Okaton anime convention to say nothing of moderating the rec.arts.anime.info Newsgroup starting in 1993 until 2001 (a year before I became a fan). He authored two well-known
Arrogant Scanlators (and Fansubbers)
September 15th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy Arrogant Scanlators (and Fansubbers) You know, I personally don’t have anything against a fansub group who creates unofficial English translations of anime, nor do I have anything against scanlation groups who create unofficial English translations of manga. I feel that these kinds of groups are a 2-edged sword to the official English language market. Depending
Viz to Consider "Inuyasha" Manga Improvements?
September 12th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy I sorta stumbled across this bit of news regarding the Inuyasha manga. One of the Inuyasha scanlation groups, Freelance-Manga, decided to approach Viz about their publishing practices, specifically as it relates to the Inuyasha manga. For those who aren’t aware, Viz still lives in the early 90’s for the most part when it comes to
Ninjas Rule! Shaolin Monks Drool!
September 1st, 2007 AstroNerdBoy You know, I thought that 90% of the people who play Tribal Wars needed to get a life. Maybe the game is filled with people from China after reading this article. Having seen Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, I know that Ninja/Shinobi own any Shaolin Monk. ^_~ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295410,00.html
