I’ve been an anime fan for a few years now, going back to 2002, and a manga fan for nearly as long, going to 2003. As such, I know how the Japanese anime, manga, and light novel markets work to an extent. Depending on the series, an anime adaptation of a light novel or manga
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Hayate the Combat Butler: Illustrating Failure of U.S. Anime/Manga System
October 20th, 2012 
AstroNerdBoy 
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Tags: Hayate no Gotoku, Hayate the Combat Butler, Random Thoughts, rant 
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Dark Horse: Teasing You With With Manga Release Schedules We Have No Intentions of Keeping
February 8th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Dark Horse: Teasing You With With Manga Release Schedules We Have No Intentions of Keeping What I’m about to write is probably the most difficult thing I’ve written when it comes to my opinion. That said, recent events have compelled me to get up on the old soap box, grab the megaphone, and then preach
Piracy Wars: Fractale — Defeat Piracy By Removing Legal Streaming!
January 21st, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Piracy Wars: Fractale — Defeat Piracy By Removing Legal Streaming! Fractale. I’d heard of this anime but to be honest, I just wasn’t that gripped by what I read and since I already have a ton of anime I need to watch, I gave this new show for the Winter 2011 season a pass. However,
Great, Another Japanese Honorifics Debate
October 7th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy Great, Another Japanese Honorifics Debate You know, I’m really getting sick of this. Here it is the year 2010, and thanks to MX Media announcing yesterday that they will stop leaving honorifics in official subtitles, now the “Japanese honorifics debate” over the retention of Japanese honorifics in subtitles roars across the Internet again. One would
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Piracy Wars: The Customer is Wrong! (or "How Dare You Want Something Other Than What We Graciously Give You?")
June 14th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy Piracy Wars: The Customer is Wrong! (or “How Dare You Want Something Other Than What We Graciously Give You?”) Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. –George Santayana This quote has been on my mind of late. It seems that folks in the anime and manga business cannot remember the failures
“Negima!?” is NOT “Season 2”
October 1st, 2008 AstroNerdBoy “Negima!?” is NOT “Season 2” With the announcement that the first part of Negima!? will finally be released on DVD this December, FUNimation has officially stepped up its campaign to call Negima!? a second season of Negima!. It is not and I’m left to wonder why FUNimation is trying to call it so. The Negima!
Del Rey and Pumpkin Scissors
March 11th, 2008 AstroNerdBoy Del Rey and Pumpkin Scissors You know, I really had hoped that the flushing of Japanese honorifics for Pumpkin Scissors Volume 1 was just a fluke. As such, I went ahead and ordered volume 2 of the manga. Were there any changes? Nope. Ikoi Hiroe still insists upon flushing the Japanese honorifics, despite the fact
Del Rey is Slipping
December 6th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy Del Rey is Slipping One of the reasons I buy so many Del Rey titles is their commitment to the use of Japanese honorifics in the English adaptation. Honorific usage in Japanese literary works (whether printed or visual) are a tool by the author to relay some character information to the audience. How characters refer
