The Idiotic “Waifu” Controversy Returns I really have come to loathe the outrage culture that is in place today in America. Elements of people addicted to outrage have always been there. When I was a teenager, there was no social media to help fuel outrage. However, there were a few outrage groups (usually professing themselves
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Crunchyroll: “No UQ Holder chapter 154 for you!”
November 12th, 2018 
AstroNerdBoy Crunchyroll: “No UQ Holder chapter 154 for you!” Well, here we go again. Crunchyroll has managed to top itself when it comes to giving a middle finger to its paying customers. This time, it doesn’t appear we are going to get UQ Holder chapter 154. Crunchyroll: “Manga is a second class citizen for us” When
Posted in AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers, Manga 
Tags: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll manga, rant, UQ Holder 
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Today’s Missing “UQ Holder” Review, Courtesy of Crunchyroll!
September 23rd, 2015 AstroNerdBoy Today’s Missing “UQ Holder” Review, Courtesy of Crunchyroll! I’d like to personally thank the management and owners of Crunchyroll for their awesome commitments to quality control and providing the product they’ve promised right on time. It is refreshing to see a company so dedicated to customer service and making sure that there are as few
Crunchyroll Manga: “Quality control? Customer service? Up yours!”
August 18th, 2015 AstroNerdBoy Crunchyroll Manga: “Quality control? Customer service? Up yours!” You know, I’ve been supportive of Crunchyroll Manga, mainly because I really like the idea of legal, online manga being published when it “officially” becomes available in Japan (for Weekly Shounen Magazine titles that Crunchyroll Manga has, like UQ Holder and Fairy Tail, that would be Wednesday
TokyoPop can kiss my big, fat oshiri!
July 3rd, 2015 AstroNerdBoy TokyoPop can kiss my big, fat oshiri! So there I am, being lazy and deciding to take the evening off since it is a holiday weekend and by George, I’m going to goof off. And then word comes to me from multiple sources, saying that at Anime Expo, TokyoPop (or rather Stu Levy) says, “We’re
CLAMP: The Hiatus Masters!
June 27th, 2014 AstroNerdBoy CLAMP: The Hiatus Masters! A couple of days ago, I reached into my stack of manga volumes that I’ve not blogged about, and I grabbed Gate 7 volume 4.Β I thought I had read it, but in fact, I had not.Β So I read it and started prepping for a blog entry (coming soon).Β I
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Piracy Wars: AstroNerdBoy, Viz Media, TV Tokyo, and the DMCA
June 14th, 2013 AstroNerdBoy On December 27, 2006, I decided to delve into the world of blogging about anime, manga, and things Japanese. Prior to that, I wrote reviews (and still contribute on occasion) to Community Anime Reviews, starting in 2002. In all that time, my only real concerns about bothering publishers & distributors were my Negima! spoiler images
Posted in Anime, AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers, Manga Tags: Piracy Wars, rant, TV Tokyo, Viz 26 Comments »
Shocking News: Japanese Idols’ Job is Making Male Fantasies
February 2nd, 2013 AstroNerdBoy It has been a while since I did a post that some will see as controversial. I figure I’ll be in the minority on this one. (Can I blame my time living in Japan and coming to understand the culture and mindset? ^_~ ) Nevertheless, a recent incident involving AKB48 idol member MINEGISHI Minami and
