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Late Impressions: Mobile Suit Gundam 00

I love the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, and every time a new chapter is added, I feel the need to step back and evaluate what it adds to the mythos as a whole. With Gundam 00 at its conclusion (for now), I have my own critical opinions and thoughts on the series to share. WALL OF TEXT …

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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei 2

Normally I don’t like to do episodic blogging but for an OVA of one of my favorite series ever, I can make an exception. Episode 2 starts off Saikoroshi-hen (Dice Killing Chapter) which is an epilogue for Matsuribayashi-hen (Festival Accompanying Chapter) and unlike the completely comedic Batsukoishi-hen (Penalty Loving Chapter) takes a much more series …

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Sasameki Koto Manga Impressions

With the announcement of the anime adaptation of the Seinen Yuri manga Sasameki Koto I being the yuri fan that I am decided to read the original manga version last night. The manga follows the story of Murasame Sumika, a popular girl renowned for her excellent grades and sports ability. However, she has a secret: …

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Yuri on the Chalkboard Week 16

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Another New Lyrical Nanoha Manga Appears! Enter Nanoha ViVid

According to the manga-ka Fujima Takuya’s blog, yet another new Nanoha manga titled Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid taking place 4 years after StrikerS is set to join the Nanoha 4th Series bandwagon. It is set to begin serialization May 26th in Monthly Comp Ace magazine with story written by Tsuzuki Masaki and art by …

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Spring 2009 Anime Watchlist

With a little less than a month left until the official start of the spring season, I felt it was time to finally compile my anime watch list. Compared to this season it looks like I will be viewing more new anime but that won’t be a problem since several series from the fall and …

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4th Lyrical Nanoha Series Debuts as Manga

In the latest issue of Kadokawa’s new magazine Nyantype, the fourth installment in the Nanoha universe has been announced to be published in said magazine. The new story is titled Mahou Senki Lyrical Nanoha Force and Takamachi Nanoha is now 25 years old in this series. The first issue will be released on April 30th …

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Kugimiya Rie a Winner of The 3rd Seiyuu Award

According to Voice Newtype magazine no.31, Tsundere Voice Actress Extraordinaire Kugimiya Rie won Best Actress in The 3rd Seiyuu Award. She also won Best Supporting Actress last year for her role as Sanzenin Nagi (Hayate no Gotoku). Other winners of this year’s award include the following: Best Actor: Kamiya Hiroshi Best Supporting Actor: Inoue Kazuhiko, …

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Seiyuu for Beatrice and Additional Character Designs Revealed for Umineko Anime

According to Famitsu Online, the seiyuu for the Golden Witch Beatrice of Umineko no Naku Koro ni has been revealed as Ohara Sayaka probably best known for her role as Alicia Florence in the ARIA series. In addition character sketches for all 18 people isolated in the world of 1986 Rokkenjima plus Beatrice have finally …

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Higurashi Comic Special Calender 2009

Sasuga Japanese Bookstore was having a sale this week including 50% off of all in stock calenders so I decided to order SquareEnix’s Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2009 Calender nearly two months after the start of the year. This calender features 12 full-color illustrations drawn by the various Higurashi manga-ka ranging from the cute …

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