うる星やつら/Urusei Yatsura Anime Review (Final Thoughts) * * * SPOILERS * * * It was a little over eight years ago (2004) that I decided I should further my anime education by watching the beloved, classic anime title, Urusei Yatsura, the first big hit from the now mega-successful manga-ka, TAKAHASHI Rumiko-sensei, who’d go on to
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Urusei Yatsura – Final Thoughts
September 6th, 2012 
AstroNerdBoy 
Posted in Anime, AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers 
Tags: Classic, review, Urusei Yatsura, Urusei Yatsura TV, What I'm Watching 
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Jormungand – The Wild World of Arms Dealing (Anime Review)
September 5th, 2012 AstroNerdBoy ヨルムンガンド/Jormungand Anime Review *SPOILERS* During the course of my being an anime fan, I often have anime titles recommended to me. One look at a promo image from Jormungand grabbed me immediately. That’s due to the series lead, Koko Hekmatyar, and her wickedly delicious, devilish grin that let you know, “Here’s someone you don’t want
"A Certain Magical Index II" TV Anime Review
August 21st, 2012 AstroNerdBoy Toaru Majutsu no Index II とある魔術の禁書目録（インデックス） II A Certain Magical Index II *SPOILERS BELOW!* For this 24-episode sequel to A Certain Magical Index, the “misfortunate” main character KAMIJOU Touma returns as well as his female nun roommate, Index, who still carries 103,000 forbidden grimoires in her noggin, for more Roman Catholic Church vs. Anglican Church
Dirty Pair Features DVD Review (Rightstuf)
August 2nd, 2012 AstroNerdBoy ダーティペア (Features Movie & OVAs Anime) Dirty Pair Features DVD Collection –> Purchase from Amazon.com! There’s a certain level of sadness for me as I write this post, seeing as how this is the last of the original Dirty Pair set of anime titles to be created in Japan, and now released in the U.S.
Lupin III: A Woman Called MINE Fujiko — Final Thoughts
July 10th, 2012 AstroNerdBoy LUPIN the Third ～峰不二子という女～ LUPIN the Third – MINE Fujiko to Iu Onna Ever since I watched the raw version of Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro when I lived in Japan, I have held a fondness for the franchise, enough so that I have watched a great deal of it. While Castle of Cagliostro is
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Dirty Pair OVA Series DVD Review (Rightstuf)
July 4th, 2012 AstroNerdBoy ダーティペア (OVA Anime) Dirty Pair OVA Series DVD Collection –> Purchase from Amazon.com! As I’ve said before, Dirty Pair is a franchise that I was introduced to when I lived in Japan, and the OVA series was how I was introduced to it. Years later, when ADV had the OVA series as a 2-disc set,
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Fate/Zero (Anime) — Final Thoughts
July 1st, 2012 AstroNerdBoy フェイト/ゼロ Fate/Zero anime Having become a fan of the Fate/* franchise after watching Fate/stay night, I was pleased to hear that a prequel anime series would be based off of the 4-volume light novel series of the same name, entitled Fate/Zero. Although my viewing was based off of the TV version, which is edited for
First Look: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – A Must See for 2013!
June 23rd, 2012 AstroNerdBoy 宇宙戦艦ヤマト２１９９/Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 Nearly four years ago, I decided to expand my classic anime education by watching the original 1974 anime series Space Battleship Yamato (not to be confused with the American rewrite using the same animation known as Star Blazers). Despite some weaknesses in some of the episode stories and some deus ex
