Thanks to the folks at FUNimation for sending me an advanced copy of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Vol. 1!. ^_^ Content wise, the first DVD contains episodes 1-5 of the series. So this gets us to the first world of the Hanshin Republic. The subtitles do contain the Japanese honorifics as expected. Those wondering if “hime”
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First Look: Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE DVD Vol. 1
May 11th, 2007 
AstroNerdBoy 
Posted in Anime 
Tags: DVD, First Look, FUNimation, review, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE 
2 Comments »Honey and Clover Live-Action Movie Review
March 7th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy Summary (*SPOILERS*) At a gathering at Hanamoto-sensei’s residence, students of the art college prepare for a meal. Takemoto-kun prepares some gyouza, Yamada-san prepares some other dish, and others do other things. A group of girls observe Takemoto and decide he’s dateless. Yamada sees Mayama and briefly loses herself. Mayama sees a postcard from Morita-san and
Scrapped Princess 01 (Light Novel)
March 7th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy Scrapped Princess 01 (Light Novel) I put off reading TokyoPop’s adaptation of the popular Japanese novel series Scrapped Princess. TokyoPop told me (and others) that 1) there’d be no honorific usage in the novels and 2) the novels would be made to appeal to a wider audience beyond fans of the anime, and would be
Big Sumo Shirts
February 15th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy Time for a new feature — website review of places that feature Japanese or Japanese-themed goods. ^_^ First on the docket is Big Sumo. This company specializes in t-shirts with a Japanese Sumo theme. There are a few t-shirts that don’t have the sumo theme (one with a a squid, two with a Geisha girl,
