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Quick Update on my Anime Holy Grails
Another item on my Anime Holy Grail List is getting a US release – AnimeNewsNetwork has reported that Gkids, in addition to distributing Angel’s Egg in theaters, will also be giving the film a physical release as well. Now, this is just one item on the list, so I’m not going to do a full revision as yet (I’ll want 3 items off the list before I add some replacements), but it’s good to see this title get distribution.
Here’s hoping I don’t have to wait too long for those next two titles to make it off the list.
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Reminiscences Inspired by Current Events
So, I had something else in mind for today, but recent events inspired me to write about something else – particularly something somewhat formative from my past – my time spent volunteering in my local library.
Read moreWhere I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 18 – Natural Science
Where I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 17 – Brothers in Arms
Vlog: When Is Your Fandom Mainstream?
Inspired by a piece from the PBS News Hour, I discuss how to tell if your fandom is actually mainstream.
Where I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 16 – Free
Where I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 15 – Max Headroom
Anime Explorations Episode 20: Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure – Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 1
Manga Review: We Started a Threesome – Vol. 2
It feels weird to be reviewing not just softcore erotica, but a manga series that is softcore erotica, but here I am. I attribute this to the fact that other series by Katsu Aki have gotten releases here, but undoubtedly his biggest work, in terms of length, and the one that he will most likely be remembered for after his passing – like Toriyama with Dragonball & Dr. Slump – is Futari Ecchi, a series that seeks to both educate and arouse. So, when the first volume of We Started A Threesome ended on a cliffhanger related to the risk of sexual assault, I felt a little hesitant to recommend it. I feel a little better about a recommendation now, though it’s still one with some caveats.
Also, no cover excerpt this time, it’s very NSFW.
Read moreWhere I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 14 – Sleeper Parent
Where I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 13 – Garden Path
4 New Holy Grails of Anime (Video)
A bunch of shows on my old Anime Holy Grail List have been licensed, so it’s time to update the list!
Where I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 12 – Ticket to Ride
Where I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 11 – Road to the Greenway
Book Review: Shards of Honor
Shards of Honor is the book that kicks off the long-running Vorkosigan series, though this book serves more of a “How I Met Your Mother” story – only in a case where the fact that our two leads will get together is a foregone conclusion strictly because I’m reading this now after there have been a slew of sequels based around their son, Miles. So the question then becomes, “How does this book hold up when you know that there’s only one destination it can arrive at?”
Read moreBook Review: Iron Widow
When Iron Widow came up on the list of the list of rejected Hugo Award nominees in the controversy over the Chengdu Worldcon, I figured that I should bump the book further up my reading list (it was already there, it was just further in). Then it became a Sword & Laser book club pick, and I made sure to get ahold of a copy from the library – and I was not disappointed by this book at all, and I’m eagerly looking forward to the sequel.
Read moreWhere I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 10 – Incarcerated Killer
Where I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 9 – Broken Man
Vlog: Another Polymega Update
I’ve gotten my Polymega back, and while I’m not ready for a full review yet, I give some notes on where I’m at with the system, and a few more things I need to do before I’m ready for the review.
Where I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 8 – Hunting the Hunter
Where I Play Citizen Sleeper: Part 7 – Scumbag Bounty Hunter
Video Game Review: Trails in the Sky SC
I sort of missed striking an item off my New Year’s Resolutions list last month (as I finished Halo Infinite – but did make a bunch of progress in Final Fantasy XIV), but this month I have nocked the third of 5-6ish games off my list, with Trails of the Sky SC.
Read moreAnime Review: Sand Land
For decades, the gateway to the works of Akira Toriyama in the US has been Dragon Ball Z – the point where Toriyama’s opus shifted gears from gag manga with fighting to shonen fight manga. In 2024, the year in which he sadly passed, we got an anime adaptation of another work, one which I think serves as a better jumping on point to Toriyama as an artist – Sand Land.
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