My blog is an anime/manga blog with the occasional look at Japanese culture. Today, I’m going to take a small departure from the norm and go back to the 4-issue 1982 Wolverine comic book series from Marvel, from whence the 2011 Wolverine anime used as a foundation. Since I don’t own the original four comic
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Wolverine — Looking at the 1982 Comic Book the Recent Anime was Based On (and guess what Marvel used in the text?)
April 18th, 2011 
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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
Wolverine – 12 (Finale)
April 2nd, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Wolverine – 12 (Finale) SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Shigen battles Logan fiercely, showing his superior fighting skills while Hideki takes Mariko to another room. During the fight, Logan manages to end up in the conference room next to the room Hideki is in. Hideki wants to shoot Logan with one of his toxic darts but Shigen stops
Wolverine – 11
March 31st, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Wolverine – 11 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Despite the death of Min and many of his followers, Koh’s only concern is taking care of Hideki and he hobbles up the steps to do so. Logan, Yukio, and Kikyo race up the long flight of steps so that Logan can retrieve Mariko. Hideki reports the arrival of Koh
Wolverine – 10
March 25th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Wolverine – 10 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Kikyo arrives as does Hideki from a floating platform above. Kikyo refuses to battle Logan due to Logan not being at 100% combined with Hideki’s having Vadhaka to summon. Logan throws the toxic dart he’d earlier retrieved at Hideki but Hideki is behind a barrier of some sort and protected.
Wolverine – 09
March 17th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Wolverine – 09 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: As Logan and Yukio start up Hell Road, Koh and his troops, including Min, make their way through underground tunnels. Koh is informed that Yukio is with Logan and after a pause, says sacrifices must be made to purge the island. Meanwhile, Logan and Yukio have an uneventful first leg
Wolverine – 08
March 13th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Wolverine – 08 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Hideki arrogantly boasts on TV the location of the imprisoned Yukio, knowing that she’s contained in a large cuboid metal box with very thick walks and entrances covered by Vulcan-like cannons. Logan wants to go take care of this problem but Koh reminds him of his agreement to assist Koh.
Wolverine – 07
March 7th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Wolverine – 07 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Vadhaka attacks which soon forces Logan to flee with Min. However, they soon run into local thugs who want a piece of them. A rival faction arrives and the two sides break out in a fight but before Logan can escape with Min, Vadhaka bursts through and attacks. Logan uses
