Tag Archives: anime

From the Fanboy Q: Cyber Team in Akihabara

By Jason | Published: June 14, 2009
Against my better judgment, I forced myself to sit through this entire series, despite all of the criticisms, and negative comments it garnered. Ultimately, I was left with an “eh” feeling the entire time. Ordinarily, I have no problems with magical girl shows or the tropes of the “genre”, but this series still felt weak. The [...]
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Familiar Myths

By Jason | Published: May 9, 2009
I've been watching anime a lot more lately than I have been posting about it. As a matter of fact, I just wrapped up two series this week, courtesy of Netflix. So, I'm going to use this as an excuse to post something. Don't worry about spoilers - there isn't much material for me to spoil.
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We are NOT alone!

By Jason | Published: April 27, 2009
It's nice to see that I am not the only one suffering from the horrors of my own creation (an anime backlog). I think this post tackles the subject well enough...
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Two months later…

By Jason | Published: March 1, 2009
At the beginning of the year, I made some resolutions. I had intended to write an update at the one month mark, but procrastination took over until the timing was no longer relevant. So, as February comes to an end, I decided to do a two month update instead. Let's see how they're going...
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Hajime no Ippo – New Challenger ep.1

By Jason | Published: January 14, 2009
Ever experience a series that you liked so much, you were sad to see it end? Fighting Spirit was kind of like that for me. That in itself is amazing since I assumed I wouldn't like it as I put the disc in my player.
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12 Days Project, Day 8

By Jason | Published: December 21, 2008
I was well aware that sports-themed anime and manga were popular in Japan, but they were something that never appealed to me, especially after I stopped following sports of any kind as I got older. But, a whimsical choice at one of the many Gamestop locations I ransacked for free DVDs (they were running a Buy 2, Get 4 Free promotion) changed all that. As a result fo the promotion, I picked up many DVDs I wouldn't have otherwise tried, figuring free is the best way to gamble on a new series. One of these gambles was the first volume of Fighting Spirit.
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