Shōgun — Why You Should Watch This 1980 Mini-series –> Purchase the Blu-ray or DVD from Amazon.com Shogun Mini-series Review (DVD) I was 10-years old when this mini-series was released in the U.S. As such, I would not have been allowed to watch this back then. Naturally, now that I’m into things Japanese, I had
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Shōgun — Why You Should Watch This 1980 Mini-series
May 26th, 2009 
AstroNerdBoy 
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Tags: Back to the Vaults, live-action, review, Shogun, What I'm Watching 
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Slayers Evolution-R — Final Thoughts (SPOILERS)
April 27th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Slayers Evolution-R — Final Thoughts (SPOILERS) While taking the 2nd-half of Slayers Revolution and turning it into a separate series may have been a marketing ploy on the part of the Japanese, I decided that I didn’t mind this if the writers continued to attempt to shift the anime in line with how the novels
Mahou Sensei Negima! ~ Shiroki Tsubasa~ ALA ALBA — Final Thoughts
April 26th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Mahou Sensei Negima! ~ Shiroki Tsubasa~ ALA ALBA I love the Negima! manga. Akamatsu-sensei has crafted a well-written story with interesting characters and fun to boot. So when an anime adaptation was announced, I was happy. However, the Negima! adaptation ended up falling well short of the mark for a whole slew of reasons. Then
The Manga Guide to Electricity
April 23rd, 2009 AstroNerdBoy The Manga Guide to Electricity <–Buy from Amazon.com! The Manga Guide to Electricity is the latest in the Manga Guide series to provide educational material in an entertaining way. The standard format of having a manga story to cover a chapter’s topic followed by a more traditional, in depth look at the subject is used.
Minami-ke Okaeri — Final Thoughts
April 16th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Minami-ke Okaeri — Final Thoughts Minami-ke is such a great series that when Minami-ke Okawari came out, I was very excited. However, Minami-ke Okawari ended up being a great disappointment both in terms of humor, in changes to story presentation, and the inclusion of the “Black-san” characters. With the announcement of Minami-ke Okaeri, I had
Clannad After Story — Final Thoughts
April 8th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Clannad ~After Story~ After having enjoyed Clannad so much, it is no surprise that I would be looking forward to the sequel, Clannad ~After Story~. Fortunately, it pretty much lived up to the Key standards for these visual novel adaptations by Kyoto Animation. The story picks up where Clannad leaves off and follows the same
Posted in Anime, AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers Tags: Clannad, Clannad After Story, review 5 Comments »
Toradora! Final Thoughts
March 31st, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Toradora! Final Thoughts I was watching Kannagi and enjoying the humor when I noticed that there was a great deal of buzz about a series called Toradora!. People were comparing the two series and trying to figure out which of the two titles were the best of Fall 2008. Some people even mentioned it here,
Posted in Anime, AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers Tags: review, Toradora, What I'm Watching 4 Comments »
Space Battleship Yamato 2 — Final Thoughts
February 27th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Space Battleship Yamato 2 — Final Thoughts Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2/宇宙戦艦ヤマト2 Having enjoyed Space Battleship Yamato well enough, I looked forward to seeing its sequel, Space Battleship Yamato 2. I liked the idea of “space marines” (“space cavaliers” actually) being added to the mix and for there to be other ships other than Yamato. Unfortunately,
Posted in Anime, AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers Tags: Classic, review, Space Battleship Yamato 2, What I'm Watching, Yamato No Comments »