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• Switch (Live Action) Review

  

  Title: Switch Genre: Action, Drama Publisher: Media Asia (Chinese), Funimation (US) Director: Jay Sun Producer: Zhao Haicheng, Shen Xue, He Lichang... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Reference Resource Mondays: This is Why I Became an Anime Fan

  

  I’ll attempt to actually be coherent and explain more when I talk about my bizarre anime backlog this week (Wed or Thu), but for now, I just want to do a bit... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Subdued Figures: Figma Mikasa Ackerman Review

  

  Attack on Wallet continues! Get used to this, folks. I have a ton of Attack on Titan stuff on pre-order and my obsession isn’t stopping soon. This month I’m... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Manga Artists Who Stopped By and Left Forever: Yuna Kagesaki

  

  So back in March, Viz sneakily announced that they had acquired the digital rights to Chibi Vampire. Wait, you mean we get to read about Karin’s blood-giving... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• 20 Things I Learned From The Manga Advice Series

  

  I guess this is the only way to celebrate finishing this project 1) Just in case you might have missed it: in a two month span I ended up talking to people in... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Notes of Baby Steps Episode 3

  

  A cliffhanger being misleading? Well! I’ve never heard of such a thing! Summary of Baby Steps Episode 3 Eiichirou stumbles across Takuma and Natsu in the park,... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Smugger (Live Action) Review

  

  Title: Smuggler Genre: Action, Thriller, Psychological Publisher: Funimation, Giant Ape Media (US) Original Creator: Shohei Manabe Director: Katsuhito Ishii... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Sunny Vol 1-3 Review

  

  Title: Sunny Genre: Slice-of-Life, Drama Artist: Taiyo Matsumoto Publisher: SHOGAKUKAN (JP), VIZ (US) Serialized in: IKKI Translation: Michael Arias Original... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Go for Broke: Kyousogiga

  

  A bit late but Happy Easter everyone! I don’t bring chocolate but I have something just as good! Maybe. The anime Kyousogiga, also known as Capital Craze is... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Justin’s Bizarre Anime Backlog Adventure, Week 2

  

  Suddenly realized that I could add adventure to the title. Yes, I’ve already updated the first one with that name. So, all that said, let’s get to my backlog! Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Reference Resource Mondays: The World This Genius Only Knows

  

  I guess before I can get started with this week’s Reference Resource Mondays, I have to go take a quick look back at a series that I became accustomed to readin... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Advice on Manga Adapting, From Manga Adapters

  

  Welcome to the final part in my manga project advice series. In case you missed it, it started with letterers, then translators, and then editors. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Oh Right, We Forgot To Talk About Ping Pong!

  

  I really did not like the first half of this episode. The second half completely changed my mind. I really don’t feel like Ping Pong needs a ton of introduction... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Yen Press’s Abigail Blackman’s Thoughts on Manga Licensing

  

  As a follow-up to our recent round-up “What Manga Publishers Can Actually License in the US,” I reached out to Abigail Blackman, freelancer at Yen Press, for... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Attack on Titan Vol. 11 Review

  

  Title: Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin Genre: Action, Horror Artist: Hajime Isayama Publisher: Kodansha (JP), Kodansha USA (US) Serialized in: Bessatsu... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Go for Broke: Outbreak Company

  

  The story of Outbreak Company is the typical kind of story to appeal to us, Japanese culture enthusiasts. It indeed follows Shinichi as he is appointed as the... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Heavy Atmosphere of Knights of Sidonia

  

  Knights of Sidonia Manjiorin: 1000 years ago, humanity was attacked by an alien race known as Guana, and some were lucky enough to escape on ships now adrift... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Justin’s Bizarre Anime Backlog, Week 1

  

  Welp, since I admitted that I was forgoing the Spring Anime season (aside from Jojo), I felt that I might as well prove to you that I’m taking this backlog thin... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Reference Resource Mondays: Finding Spring Anime

  

  Man, this is it. The week of all the weeks. The week that will decide my busy schedule fate. I mean if it will make my schedule extremely busy. If it’s good,... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Cooking, Fanservice, and Manga Translating Shokugeki No Soma

  

  Since it was not enough to just merely review Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, I decided to also talk with its translator. Adrienne Beck was kind enough to spend... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT