This week I polished off the latest English volume of A Centaur’s Life. They’ve been bouncing in my head for a while, but Volume 5 brought home two facts: 1. This manga is damn good. 2. This manga is [...]
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It’s been on American TV shows before, but this is a whole new level of cultural saturation. This is from the 15th episode of Teekyu. And before people say, “Wait, produces on  a roll of 15? There’s no such hex in Catan…”, ah yup, that’s part of the joke. Teekyu is a sort of rapid-fire […]
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Let’s say you’re importing some desired item: a Blu-ray, figure, or whatever you’d like to imagine. You have two options: get the fast EMS shipping that will arrive in a few days, or get slow SAL shipping that could take 6 weeks. Which will bring you more pleasure? Of course, you’d think EMS…people are willing [...]
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For four years now, I haven’t watched a single fansub. It might seem extreme. It might seem impossible. But for me, it’s worked out pretty well. Since making the decision, I’ve actually found myself enjoying anime even more. In this series, I’ll go over the reasons why. Starting with: 1. Focusing on What I Truly [...]
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I own a Strike Witches T-shirt. It depicts a clearly underaged girl not wearing any pants, with a prominently displayed crotch area. And, I wear it regularly in public. Some might ask: “y u do this?” Good question. Public displays of shame have become an otaku tradition, most boldly exemplified by the “painfully embarrassing” itasha. [...]
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I’d —- It: A series of story ideas. This is a story outside the story, following an obsessed fan of the anime “Idol Gear.” It’s a show where the world is threatened by trans-dimensional aliens, impervious to conventional weapons, called “Higher Realm.” Higher Realm can only be defeated by “Idol Gears,” young girls in mecha [...]
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“My Little Sweetheart” is an artbook of sexy My Little Pony fanart, being sold to benefit a children’s charity. Ah, what a blessed era this is. All the book’s profits go to K.I.D.S., “Kids in Distressing Situations.” They provide vital items like clothes and toys to the children who need it must, suffering from problems [...]
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This is the shortest volume of the series yet, with 60 pages instead of the 90-100 pages previous volumes had. This volume lacks a short story from Takaaki Suzuki, which is sorely missed. The absence of his leisurely prose heightens the volume’s action-packed feel; this one is all about explosions, unending enemy waves, and dramatic [...]
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For the past few years, I’ve bought things faster than I can enjoy them. Now I’m in the thick of the looming backlog all anime fans experience at some time. BDs sit in the shrink wrap, books pile up, and games stay uninstalled. The deluge of currently airing shows doesn’t help. Consuming entertainment can even [...]
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Dominion really is popular in Japan. Not only have they made an officially licensed Touhou version, now there’s one for Nitroplus and the anime Majikoi Oh! Samurai Girls (licensed by Sentai and Crunchyroll in the US). Unfortunately, they look like rethemed clones of existing cards, instead of cards with all original mechanics. I can’t read [...]
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