Monthly Archives: June 2009

An Overarching Methodology Behind Anime and Manga Appreciation: a Reflection

I feel younger every day. Seriously. I turned 32 half a year ago, but I feel like a fan a quarter my age. When I was 8 years old, the first run of SDF-Macross was still showing on local TV, … Continue reading

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Making a Manga is a Man’s Love: Bakuman Teaches Me to Be a Man

I find out about a manga from a review, shared via google reader shared items. I read all 42 scanlated volumes only pausing only to comment on the review and sleep. This has never happened to me before. Ever. Suffice … Continue reading

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Not Cheatin’ on Mai Waifu I Promise! Anime Women that I’d Marry Had I Been Single

Here in this post is a list and a gallery of female anime characters I hold in very high esteem. I’ve profiled them without using spoilers when I can, and I’ve provided warnings when I cannot avoid spoiling. Recently otou-san … Continue reading

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Baron Febdash is showing a bit of character…

[spoilers for Crest of the Stars as well as the former portion of Banner of the Stars I (that's up to episode six)] At first glance Baron Febdash — or Atosryua Syun-Atos Lyuf Febdak Klowal — is a pretty simple villain.  He’s … Continue reading

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I Love Gundam, I don’t Love Gundam Wing

[No spoilers here] I’m pretty much a Gundam fan. I totally buy into the whole thing: the toys, the significance in otaku culture, the inside jokes, and whole tradition. I haven’t seen all of the franchise (nor have read the … Continue reading

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