Happy New Year 2020! Hey gang! Happy new year! Hard to believe that is is 2020 already. It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago when it hit 2010. Good grief. As I look at my 2010 post, I see that I STILL haven’t watched Spice and Wolf like I’d planned. (The DVD set
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Chatting Up Some Anime Talk! (with AstroNerdBoy and Western Otaku)


Chatting Up Some Anime Talk! Hey gang! I’ve known Western Otaku for over a decade now, going back to our time on the old FUNimation forums. He has a Twitch channel where he sometimes talks anime, and sometimes does gaming. We discussed doing some kind of collaboration and that came together Sunday evening (20191215) on

Happy Thanksgiving 2019!


Happy Thanksgiving 2019! Hey everyone! For those of you in the United States, I want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope yours is a good one. As you read this, I should be with my brother and his family. He makes a good Thanksgiving spread, so I’m looking forward to that. Plus, as

No Azur Lane Anime This Week–Should I Play The Game?


No Azur Lane Anime This Week–Should I Play The Game? Hey gang! I have to say, the Azur Lane anime series has really impressed me so far. Granted, I went in with very low expectations. However, the story has been quite interesting so far. I’m liking the parallels to World War II ships in terms

Fate/Grand Order Game Nonsense


Fate/Grand Order Game Nonsense Hey gang! Sorry I don’t have a proper post for you today. I wanted to have the last episode of Fate/EXTRA done. But I’ve been wrapped up in the utter nonsense that is the Fate/Grand Order game. As I discovers on Saturday morning’s stream, much of my recent progress in the

FGO USA: “No emulators for you!”


FGO USA: “No emulators for you!” Hey gang! With the recent controversy over the Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia series (which you can read here), it seemed appropriate to share the other Fate/Grand Order controversy on the blog. I know a lot of you don’t follow me on YouTube (but if you want to,

“Silly Gaijin! Anime is for Japanese otaku!”


“Silly Gaijin! Anime is for Japanese otaku!” The launch of the Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia anime has caused a bit of a controversy in the anime community. As is my wont, I figured I’d address this issue and give my thoughts. The Controversy For those don’t know, Fate/Grand Order is a mobile gacha

Summer 2019 Cour Plans


Summer 2019 Cour Plans Hey gang! As long time readers may have noticed, I’ve had a serious uptick in blog postings of late. I actually did 25 blog posts last month. π² I haven’t blogged that much since September 2016.Β My road trip in May helped recharge my batteries big time. Plus, I dropped some