We get a bow, and run into Slayn & Ghim.
Continue readingI give a few quick notes about whether the SAG-AFTRA Podcast guidelines (as of 7/29/2023) will impact the Anime Explorations Podcast, and talk about why actors and writers matter, and why we need to keep talking about performances and writing (brought on by a podcast I listen to saying that talking about that is scabbing).
Continue readingDeedlit awakens in some ruins, starts to explore, and is taunted by Karla.
Continue readingThe war has ended, so it’s time to find out how everyone turned out.
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Manga Review: Devilman
I’ve been endeavoring to fill some of the broad gaps in my manga back catalog – I’ve watched far more anime than I have manga – and one of the particularly significant gaps is in the career of one Go Nagai. While I’m familiar with him as being frequently referred to as “Anime’s Horny Uncle”, or “Perpetually Horny On Main” – not all of his works necessarily seemed to fit with that tonally, Devilman more than any other. So, considering the reputation of that work (and its, shall we say, end of The Elric Saga-esque ending), once the Devilman manga became available in print, I decided that eventually, I would take the time to seek it out and give it a read. Having finally finished reading it, I do indeed have some thoughts. There will be spoilers.
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Manga Review: Hayate the Combat Butler (Complete)
So, the manga of Hayate the Combat Butler concluded a few years ago – and while the official US English release has not yet reached its conclusion (Viz is moving at a somewhat glacial pace with their releases), the rest of the work has been translated through (*ahem*) other avenues. Consequently, I can provide a reasonable analysis as to whether it’s worth the wait for Viz to reach the ultimate conclusion of the series.
Continue readingIt turns out it wasn’t even Dorgalua’s Final Form!
Continue readingCome tonight! Come to the Ogre Site! Come to Ogre Battle Fight!
Continue readingWe have a new Yoshi game this issue!
Continue readingGood news! We’ve killed those two knights and have the sword. The day is saved… right?
Continue readingIt’s time to finally fight Barbas & Martym.
Continue readingAnime Explorations Episode 10: JoJo Part 3 – Stardust Crusaders (Battle in Egypt Arc)
It’s time for the final showdown with Dio!
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Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch From Mercury Season 2
This season had the second halves of not one, but two very LGBT-ish anime from Bandai/Sunrise, and a lot of worry about whether these would be able to stick the landing. Let’s start with the mecha series: Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch from Mercury, Season 2. There will be some spoilers.
Continue readingWe clear our way through the last of the enemy’s defenders.
Continue readingWe catch up with the enemy commanders.
Continue readingGot a whole bunch of stuff to cover this time.
Continue readingI cheat a little to deal with the Undead.
Continue readingWe start our delve into the depths of the Hanging Gardens.
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Anime Review: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen – Final 2 Seasons
The last two cours of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen went back-to-back, feeding directly into the other, at a total of 24 episodes (which was the same length as the previous seasons of the show) but with two different subtitles – Chaos in Urbanrama and Doom of Dragon’s Sanctuary. The two series are somewhat mixed in quality, but they go one into the other to such a degree that it’s hard to talk about them in isolation.
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Anime Review: Oshi No Ko
If you have followed the anime industry in Japan, and with it have paid attention to Japanese voice actors and the pop singers who do the opening and closing songs of the shows you like, you may have come to the realization that the Japanese music industry kinda sucks, and maltreats people (something that was also previously covered in Key The Metal Idol and Perfect Blue). This past season we got Oshi No Ko, an adaptation of a manga from the writer of Kaguya-Sama: Love is War and also the artist of Flowers of Evil, which gives its own take on this, which I think gives a different spin on some of those beats.
There will be spoilers below the cut. There is some real benefit of going into the show – at least the first episode – completely unspoiled, but if you’d rather not, that’s perfectly okay.
Continue readingWe win the fight, but now must delve into the Hanging Garden’s depths.
Continue readingThe bottleneck becomes enough of a hassle that I end up using some cheats.
Continue readingIt’s time for a couple stand-alone issues, where AzBat comes to the aid of an immigrant whose son was taken to be sold to Yuppie Scum, and AzBat’s first match with a superpowered member of Batman’s Rogue’s Gallery – The Corrosive Man.
Continue readingWe learn more about Andoras’ Backstory.
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