First Look! “Fuzz & Fur: Japan’s Costumed Characters” Book Review –> Not available for purchase from RAKUTEN.COM (formerly BUY.COM) –> PURCHASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE –> Not available for purchase from RIGHTSTUF! Mascot character costumes are nothing new to American society. Indeed, all of our major theme parks have them. (Mickey Mouse anyone?) Many large colleges
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Dirty Pair TV Series Part 1 DVD Review
November 16th, 2010 
AstroNerdBoy ダーティペア (TV Anime) Dirty Pair TV Series DVD Collection 1 –> Purchase from Amazon.com (Litebox set) Note: Amazon only has the Lite DVD set, not the original boxed set imaged below. Dirty Pair is a franchise that I was introduced to when I lived in Japan. As such, it has long held a soft spot
Magical Witch Punie-chan DVD Review (Lyrical Tokarev, Kill Them All!)
November 14th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy 大魔法峠/Dai Mahou Touge (Great Magic Ridge) Magical Witch Punie-chan Magical Witch Punie-chan < — BUY FROM Amazon! ^_^ With limited time available to me, I have to plan what I watch and read when it comes to anime and manga as there is simply so much to watch and read (my anime DVD backlog is
Shakugan no Shana S – Final Thoughts
November 2nd, 2010 AstroNerdBoy 灼眼のシャナS (OVA) Shakugan no Shana S Review *SPOILERS* Ever since Shakugan no Shana came to my attention, causing me to watch the first TV series, I’ve been a fan of the franchise. So, while I wanted to see a third TV series, J.C. Staff decides to whet our appetites by producing a 4-episode OVA series
Kitchen Princess Manga Review — Final Thoughts
September 21st, 2010 AstroNerdBoy キッチンのお姫さま/Kitchen no Ohimesama Kitchen Princess Manga Review — Final Thoughts *SPOILERS TO FOLLOW!* I’ve read a few shoujo titles over the years, most notably Cardcaptor Sakura (which is also mahou shoujo) and Fruits Basket. As usually happens, some readers of this blog had suggested that I might try Kitchen Princess since I liked Fruits Basket.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood — Final Thoughts
July 15th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy Hagane no Renkinjutsushi – Fullmetal Alchemist 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood — Final Thoughts I don’t remember exactly what drew me into the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime series, but I did love it despite some flaws in in. It wasn’t until after I finished watching that anime series that I learned that it pretty
Angel Beats! — Final Thoughts (Review)
July 11th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy エンジェルビーツ Angel Beats! — Final Thoughts (Review) I’m not one for hyped anime titles. Indeed, my interest in Angel Beats! lay not with the hype surrounding the start of it (I paid scant attention to that), but rather the fact that Maeda-sensei, creator of Key titles Air, Kanon, and Clannad, was the creator of Angel
Evangelion: 1.11 You Are [Not] Alone — Blu-ray Review
March 21st, 2010 AstroNerdBoy ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：序 Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Jo REVIEW (may contain SPOILERS; images are poster-sized) I remember back in my early anime fan days of 2002 when I had lots of free time to explore the world of anime. While I was not into mecha titles (and though I’ve seen a ton of them, I’m still not really
