Toaru Majutsu no Index/とある魔術の禁書目録（インデックス） A Certain Magical Index *SPOILERS BELOW!* Normally, one would start a franchise from its beginnings, then work one’s way down through the sequels and spinoffs until one reached the end of the line (or lines). In this case, I started with the canon, spinoff manga, A Certain Scientific Railgun (which I’m
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Space Battleship Yamato (Live-Action Movie) Review
September 2nd, 2011 
AstroNerdBoy SPACE BATTLESHIP ヤマト SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: A fleet from Earth goes out to meet the fleet from Gamilus, but are easily defeated. Captain Kodai, of the warship Yukikaze, tells Captain Okita to get out lest they all be destroyed and provides cover for Okita’s ship to escape. On the now poisoned and irradiated Earth, Captain Kodai’s
Dirty Pair TV Series Part 2 DVD Review
July 9th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy ダーティペア (TV Anime) Dirty Pair TV Series DVD Collection 2 –> Purchase from Amazon.com (Original box set) –> Purchase from Amazon.com (Litebox set) As I’ve said before, Dirty Pair is a franchise that I was introduced to when I lived in Japan. As such, it has long held a soft spot with me to remind
X-Men Anime — Final Thoughts
June 29th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy X-Men Anime — Final Thoughts (review) I’m a longtime fans of the X-Men, going back to 1983. I admit that I haven’t read the comic book since the mid-90’s but I did rather enjoy the first couple of X-Men movies (didn’t like the third). So, when I heard that the Japanese anime company Madhouse were
"Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" Story Review
May 25th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy 風の谷のナウシカ Kaze no Tani no Naushika Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: A thousand years after the event known as the Seven Days of Fire, in which Giant God Warriors destroyed the world, a teenage princess named Nausicaä travels on a glider into the Sea of Corruption, a massive “toxic jungle” of
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X-Men in Japan Circa 1983 — Wolverine’s Wedding and the Seeds of My Love of Japanese Honorifics, Terms, and Culture
April 22nd, 2011 AstroNerdBoy A few days ago, I wrote a piece on the 1982 4-issue comic strip series called Wolverine, which the recent anime series used as a foundation for their own story. Considering how different the comic and anime stories end, combined with the current X-Men anime series which sees the villain character Mastermind lurking around, I
Wolverine (anime review) — Final Thoughts
April 4th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Wolverine (anime review) NOTE: There will be SPOILERS in this review, to include the original comic books. Back in 1983, a young AstroNerdBoy picked up issue #170 of the Uncanny X-Men and immediately became a fan of the series. Two issues later, I was introduced to Wolverine, aka “Logan,” as the X-Men took a trip
“Manga Impact! The World of Japanese Animation” Book Review
March 8th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy “Manga Impact! The World of Japanese Animation” Book Review –> PURCHASE FROM RAKUTEN.COM (formerly BUY.COM) –> PURCHASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE –> Not available for purchase from RIGHTSTUF! Manga Impact! is a book which despite its main title has less to do with manga and more to do with anime. Phaidon Press, a British publishing
