We have one last group of undead to contend with.
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Blade Runner: Black Lotus – Anime Review
Blade Runner, as a franchise, has had a lasting impact on anime, particularly in the Cyberpunk genre. In the lead-up to Blade Runner 2049, an OVA – Black Out – was released to expand the setting. As a further part of those efforts after 2049’s release, Adult Swim & Crunchyroll collaborated with Shinji Aramaki & Kenji Kamiyama to put out a CGF animated series set between the Black Out OVA and 2049 – Blade Runner: Black Lotus. Crunchyroll & Adult Swim’s last collaboration – Fena: Pirate Princess, was somewhat mixed, and unfortunately, this series, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, is much the same.
Read moreMy Neighbor Totoro: Anime Review
My Neighbor Totoro is, undoubtedly, one of Studio Ghibli’s (in general) and Hayao Miyazaki’s (in particular) most beloved films. IF there was a film that established, clearly, Miyazaki as the “Japanese Walt Disney” to international audiences outside of anime fandom, this was it, whether Miyazaki wanted the title or not.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 121 – Hot Stuff V
We finally start to regain control of the battle.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 120 – Hot Stuff IV
I continue my efforts to try to keep the party alive, burning through a lot of my resources.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 121
A slow issue this month, but we’ve still got a big one, with Mario Kart 64.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 119 – Hot Stuff III
One of our party members goes down, as we try to keep our head above water (lava?)
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 118 – Hot Stuff II
We end up getting swamped by a variety of dragons and other large units.
Read moreThe Black Fleet Crisis: Shield Of Lies – Book Review
Book 1 in the Black Fleet Crisis was not very good. Book 2 isn’t much better.
Read moreNextGen #23: November 1996
Well, we’re breaking even when it comes to catching up to Nintendo Power.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 117 – Hot Stuff I
What’s better than a fight on a bridge in a castle? A fight on a bridge over a volcano!
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 116 – Training Episode
Before heading on to the next story mission we buy some skills for our characters.
Read moreBreaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Bloodlines Part 2
It’s time to finish off Bloodlines, before we return to Knightquest.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 115 – Battle of the Little Bridge III
We finally take down the Galgastani commander, but sadly Vyce is having none of it.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 114 – Battle of the Little Bridge II
We almost make it all the way across the bridge.
Read moreFast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift Film Review
Any movie franchise, when it goes on long enough, will have its rough spots. For the Fast & The Furious franchise, Tokyo Drift is that film – or potentially the first of those.
Read moreMonthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun: Anime Review
It is a long-standing trope in romance fiction to have an author protagonist whose own romantic inexperience drives them into the relationship that is the focus of the plot. Normally, the way this premise works is that the author has a degree of self-awareness of their own inexperience, in turn leading to them being self-conscious about it as they look for a partner. Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun, however, is not one of those stories. Oh, the male lead is inexperienced, but he’s also a grade-A Wholesome Himbo.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 113 – Battle of the Little Bridge I
It’s time to deal with the last holdouts of the Galgastani monarchy.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 112 – Battle of the Big Bridge IV
We finally take the enemy commander down.
Read moreNeon Genesis Evangelion Ultimate Edition Unboxing
Haven’t done an unboxing in a while – I’ve received my copy of the Neon Genesis Evangelion Ultimate Edition, so let’s take a look at what’s on the inside of the box.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 111 – Battle of the Big Bridge III
We almost catch up with the enemy commander.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 110 – Battle of the Big Bridge II
We continue this sort of circular chase.
Read moreSpace Pirate Captain Harlock: Comic Review
A while back, I reviewed the 1978 Space Pirate Captain Harlock anime on the blog. My general verdict was that, after finishing the show, it was an enjoyable work of space opera. Well, almost 40 years after the series originally aired, the story is getting revisited and expanded in the form of a comic by Leiji Matsumoto & French comic writer Jerome Alquire.
Read moreThe CRPG Book: Book Review
Bitmap Books is a company that’s been on my radar for a while, but whose books I’d never gotten around to picking up. They had built up a very solid reputation for generally very well-written books about video games, both on the computer and the PC with really solid production values, both in terms of the layout of the books, and the quality of the materials used. The book I’m reviewing today – The CRPG Book – is no such exception.
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