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Urusei Yatsura - 182

2012-01-29T12:00:00.000-07:00

うる星やつら episode 182 (TV anime) Urusei Yatsura Ep. 182 review SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Sakura is waiting for Tsubame, who's over two-hours late for their date and she's not happy about it. Tsubame, knowing he's late, races to a mansion to perform an exorcism. He yells at the evil spirit, sending it from the rich woman's daughter, then as he leaves, he gives the woman a detailed explanation of

Negima! Chapter 351 SPOILER Images

2012-01-28T07:39:00.000-07:00

Negima! 351 SPOILER Images 魔法先生ネギま！Chapter 351 (Image) Here's what I know many of you have been waiting for -- the original-sized, sneak-peek SPOILER images for Mahou Sensei Negima! Chapter 351 as brought to you by World Turtle (click pic to make bigger, y'all). If people find more, I'll share (all my normal sources are dry).

Negima! Omnibus Volume 03 Manga Review

2012-01-27T12:00:00.070-07:00

魔法先生ネギま！Omnibus Volume 03 --> BUY FROM RIGHTSTUF! --> BUY FROM BARNES & NOBLE --> BUY FROM BUY.COM ^_^ For the third omnibus volume of Negima! from Kodansha Comics, volume seven, eight, and nine are covered. Featured are Negi learning Chinese martial arts with Ku Fei, magic training with Eva, Asuna's and Negi's fight, Kotaro's return for Count (Graf) Herrman's arrival, and the preliminary

Ah! My Goddess Ch. 278 Manga Review MASSIVE SPOILERS

2012-01-26T12:00:00.097-07:00

Ah! My Goddess Manga/Oh My Goddess! Manga ああっ女神さまっ Chapter 278 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Hagall is amazed that Keiichi was able to dispel her magic as he desperately tries to wake Belldandy. Belldandy wakes just in time to warn Keiichi of the danger from Hagall attacking, allowing them to get away just in time. However, Hagall isn't worried because Belldandy no longer has any power.

Shakugan no Shana III (Final) - 15

2012-01-25T12:00:00.131-07:00

灼眼のシャナⅢ（Final） SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: At an airstrip, a group of dejected Flame Haze wait while in the cockpit of a 4-engine prop plane, the Flame Haze partners Sāle and Chiara with their respective Crimson Lords discuss the situation before receiving a radio transmission they'd apparently been waiting on. Meanwhile, Sophie stops the group of retreating Flame Haze she's with that with most

Negima! Manga Vol 38 Ch 349 Review

2012-01-24T12:00:00.001-07:00

魔法先生ネギま！Volume 38 Chapter 349 (manga) Mahou Sensei Negima! Manga Chapter 349 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Akira still has trouble kissing Negi for a pactio for what is clearly not a life-or-death situation. Chamo argues that whatever artifact she gets will allow her to get Negi out of danger, and since Negi doesn't mind, she goes ahead and kisses him. The pactio moment is recorded by Asakura's

Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing - 13

2012-01-23T12:00:00.032-07:00

ラストエグザイル-銀翼のファム-/Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Both Ades and Glacies are prepared to use Exile ships as weapons, while Ades sends its fleets and provincial fleets to attack Glacies. Fam, discovering the trap being laid for Glacies, returns to warn Dion, as Dion and her fellow Winged Priestess rocket fighter pilots launch to engage Ades vanguard fleet. They devastate it and

Urusei Yatsura - 181

2012-01-22T12:00:00.050-07:00

うる星やつら episode 181 (TV anime) Urusei Yatsura Ep. 181 review SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: At Tomobiki High School, rumors spread that Onsen-sensei has retired, some rumors even saying that he's gone to the mountains to train. Indeed, Onsen-sensei has gone to the mountains to undergo misogi, including waterfall training, meditation, running, and mountain climbing, where he deals with a daily

Negima! Chapter 350 SPOILER Images

2012-01-22T04:07:00.000-07:00

Negima! 350 SPOILER Images 魔法先生ネギま！Chapter 350 (Image) I know that the RAW for Mahou Sensei Negima! Chapter 350 is already out, but I felt that I just had to share these images, especially for those who wait for the unofficial release (click pic to make bigger, y'all). So, for those who called for a time-jump, you scored it, though it only skips to the middle school graduation. However,

OK, I'm Going to Watch "A Certain Magical Index"

2012-01-21T12:00:00.034-07:00

Having gotten into the canon A Certain Scientific Railgun manga, followed up by the canon anime adaptation of said series, I have found myself with a desire to go back to the root of this series, namely A Certain Magical Index (Toaru Majutsu no Index/とある魔術の禁書目録（インデックス）). While I may attempt to get to the actual light novel origins, for now, I am going to watch the anime adaptation of the series

Genshiken Volume 10 (Tankoubon Manga Review)

2012-01-20T12:00:00.005-07:00

げんしけん: 二代目/Genshiken Nidaime --> PURCHASE FROM YesAsia! *SPOILERS! The Genshiken manga series was quite popular in Japan, and as I understand it, it did pretty well in the U.S. as well. However, Kio-sensei decided that his manga would only cover the four years of college for the series two leads, Saki and Sasahara. So, once they graduated, the manga ended with nine volumes. As happens with

Urusei Yatsura - 180

2012-01-19T12:00:00.000-07:00

うる星やつら episode 180 (TV anime) Urusei Yatsura Ep. 180 review SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: It has been raining for a week, and Lum is not happy with how fat Ataru has become in his sloth. As such, she suggests they take a yoga class, which Ataru readily agrees to since there should be women there. Upon arriving at the building with the class, they are surprised to see the receptionist is none

Shakugan no Shana III (Final) - 14

2012-01-18T12:00:00.087-07:00

灼眼のシャナⅢ（Final） SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: With the Serpent of the Festival's body now in the world, Yuuji makes his grand announcement, stating that during his time sealed away in the rift, he reformed his original plans and now will create a copy of Earth in the space between Earth and Guze, calling it Xanadu, a paradise for Tomogara and the like with never-ending Power of Existence to consume.

Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing - 12

2012-01-17T12:00:00.077-07:00

ラストエグザイル-銀翼のファム-/Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: In Anatoray-Disith, the docked Urbanus comes under attack by the Guild's Assassination Squad and Alvis runs for her life. As the squad moves in on her, she's found by Dio, who then slaughters her pursuers and gets her to safety. Their bodies are discovered by Alauda. In Ades, Luscinia lays out his plans for the invasion of

Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing - 11

2012-01-16T12:00:00.133-07:00

ラストエグザイル-銀翼のファム-/Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Ten years ago at the last Grand Race, a young Fam and Gisey come with Gisey's mother to the event, stopping to see Gisey's father, Atamora, and Kaiser, whom are the Kartoffel navi and pilot for their Vanship (Vespa) entry into the Grand Race. While this is going on, Ades Empress Farahnāz Augusta, with her infant child, Sārā,

Kobato. Manga Volume 05

2012-01-15T12:00:00.002-07:00

こばと。/Kobato Volume 05 Manga --> Purchase from BUY.COM --> Purchase from Barnes & Noble --> Purchase from RIGHTSTUF! ^_^ SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: The angel Kohaku pays for her cake buy singing a song at Genko's request. Meanwhile, Kobato is late for the kindergarten and after being chastised by Fujimoto, he reluctantly agrees to allow her to sing after she suddenly expresses a desire to

FUNimation's Lawsuit Against ADV/Sentai

2012-01-14T12:00:00.059-07:00

I saw the buzz about this yesterday and thought I'd throw my 2-cents into the mix ('cause that's how I roll). Phoenix Wright wallpaper image courtesy of Allerka. When ADV closed shop, I thought it was very odd that they didn't truly close shop, but instead became several, smaller companies, one of which is Sentai. It made no sense to me unless there were some shenanigans of some kind going on

Lupin III: Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid TV Special

2012-01-13T12:00:00.327-07:00

ルパン三世血の刻印 - 永遠のMermaid Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin Eien no Mermaid SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Lupin is forced into a meeting with the older, female crime lord TOUDOU Masae and her young, timid, female assistant Misa. Toudou wants Lupin to steal the Mermaid's Scale jewel that's coming up for auction, and to force the matter, Toudou reveals her ace in the hole -- a captured Fujiko. Lupin agrees to

Genshiken Nidaime Manga Chapter 71 Review

2012-01-12T12:00:00.107-07:00

げんしけん: 二代目 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: With Yajima and Rika having a falling out over their contribution to the Mebaetame Magazine, combined with Hato's informing Genshiken that he cannot do the manga, Ohno decides to propose a cosplay festival event instead, which Ogiue rejects. Hato reveals his problems drawing as a guy vs. as a girl, which Yajima finds hard to believe. Ogiue has never heard of

xxxHOLiC Manga Volume 18 Review

2012-01-11T12:00:00.051-07:00

xxxホリック Volume 18 --> Purchase from Buy.com --> Purchase from Barnes & Noble --> Purchase from RightStuf *SPOILER WARNING* With this penultimate volume of xxxHOLiC, there's still no indication of the death that is soon to come to this manga series. That's because even at this point, the stories written were interesting and felt indicative of how the series would continue to progress, only

"A Certain Scientific Railgun" OVA Review

2012-01-10T12:00:00.129-07:00

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun/とある科学の超電磁砲（レールガン） SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Kuroko desperately teleports to a location, directed by Uiharu at their Judgment office, where trouble is brewing. However, Kuroko makes it there too late as Mikoto has electrocuted all of the suspects. Since there is a big, adoring crowd, Kuroko takes Mikoto into custody for her own protection while Anti-skill arrives to take

Shakugan no Shana III (Final) - 13

2012-01-09T12:00:00.064-07:00

灼眼のシャナⅢ（Final） SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Inside the realm beyond God's Gate, Nbh'w battles Sabrac and manages to do enough to construct his giant form from the rubble around them. However, Sabrac is not impressed and simply increases the levels of attack so that Nbh'w's "armor" is defeated, allowing Sabrac to get a blow in on Nbh'w. Meanwhile, Shana faces Yuuji, and after a few clashes of

"A Certain Scientific Railgun" TV Anime Review

2012-01-08T12:00:00.053-07:00

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun/とある科学の超電磁砲（レールガン） *SPOILERS BELOW!* I was trying to think back to when I first heard of A Certain Scientific Railgun, but I'm not quite sure when that was. I first mentioned it in the blog during my Pizza Hut and anime article. (As an aside, Pizza Hut managed to get a big cameo moment in episode 18, which amused me for some reason.) When Seven Seas licensed the source

Negima! Chapter 349 SPOILER Image

2012-01-07T02:06:00.000-07:00

Negima! 349 SPOILER Images 魔法先生ネギま！Chapter 349 (Image) Here's what I know many of you have been waiting for -- the original-sized, sneak-peek SPOILER images for Mahou Sensei Negima! Chapter 349 as brought to you by CurtLe (click pic to make bigger, y'all). There ya go! Akira's artifact. ^_^

A Funny Comic Strip on Manga (and Anime) Adaptations

2012-01-06T12:00:00.005-07:00

Hey gang! Well, the new year kicks off and India is back with a roar. So, that's why my Twitter has suddenly, mostly gone dead, why I'm not playing Skyrim like I'd like, and why my blog is suffering as a result. ^_^; During my next window of opportunity, I'm going to really have to get busy, starting by finishing my review of A Certain Scientific Railgun anime. In the meantime, Ultimaniac