Instant Analysis: Haven’t You Heard? My Name is Sakamoto
What is it about Sakamoto that makes him the most liked classmate at his school, but the most despised classmate at the same time? Well for starters, he’s can do a shuffle designed specifically to NOT...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: Inuyashiki
I dunno guys, but I’ve never actually found a manga where the main protagonist is a doddering, seemingly worthless, yet misunderstood old man who is not respected by his family, strangers, or, anyone,...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: ALL of The Viz Select Manga Titles, Part 2
When last we checked, there were 43 Viz Select Titles Viz had decided to resurrect from the clutches of TOKYOPOP’s past. There’s now 44. We’ll keep doing our best to bring you a review of the imprint,...
View ArticleThe Directional Pad: It’s Tokyo Game Show 2015!
Hello again, Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses! I’m Geoffrey Barnes, from Damage Control, who you’ll (hopefully) remember from the first The Directional Pad entry in July, an ongoing video...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: King’s Game: Origin
Some of us have heard of the King’s Game before, like in Persona 4 when it pops up as a silly, light-hearted game between friends. But as the manga cover tells us (showing Kazunari covered in dripping...
View ArticleSubdued Figures: Nendoroid Cynthia Review
When the Nendoroid release of Pokémon Trainer Red was first announced, the figure community exploded. The figure quickly sold out and resurfaced at prices asking for over one hundred dollars, showing...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: Lance N’ Masques
The first 7 minutes had girls screaming because they needed to be saved. …That might be the least of Lance N’s Masques’s problems, since it’s just a good time waster at the moment. The first thought...
View ArticleReference Resource Mondays: It’s That Week I Suppose
Oh yeah, you know it’s time to read some good articles that took place while I was finishing up the summer anime season. Here’s some good tips from Lynn on breaking into JLPT N1, or code for learning...
View ArticleVersus: Magi
Long running series are sometimes the hardest to get into, not matter what the medium is. It can’t just have a good first chapter, it needs to have an amazing first chapter to get your very first...
View ArticleLife As An Anime and Manga Fan in Norway
The life as a anime and manga fan series continues! Last month, we had Vania from Bulgaria explain how life is down there, along with how anime and manga culture is like from her perspective. This...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace
There’s nothing like reading a manga based off an anime I watched in 2012 that was based off a light novel that involves SPACE and PIRATES. It’s still wrong that it’s not called Miniskirt Space Pirates...
View ArticleNo Seiyuu no Life: Kazuya Nakai
I have safely returned from Okinawa for two weeks already and all I want to do is to go back. After all, who wouldn’t want to go back to transparent waters and white sand? Thankfully I still have my...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: Fuuka
With a title that contains kanji that can be read as “summer wind” and the general summary on Crunchyroll’s manga reader, I expected Kouji Seo’s series to be a light-hearted, slice of life sports...
View ArticleThe Directional Pad – Octoberfest!
Hey there, OASG readers! It’s time for another entry of The Directional Pad and I’m tagging in for October. I’m Angela Moseley, the founder and owner of Damage Control Blog. If you’re not familiar with...
View ArticleReference Resource Mondays: Taking The Title Back
I lol'd pic.twitter.com/nY8Ep0QO9L — Justin Stroman (@Kami_nomi) October 19, 2015 This is literally the week of excitement and pressure. I think. More on that maybe later this week. For now, good...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: My Wife is Wagatsuma-san
When Crunchyroll began its simulpub distribution two years ago there was a lot of worry that many of its titles wouldn’t be picked up by traditional print publishers due to rights issues or fear that...
View ArticleSubdued Figures: Kashu Kyomitsu Nendoroid Review
Yet another web game has taken the figure community by storm! Created by the same team behind the personified warship game popularly known as Kancolle, Touken Ranbu is a game about swords—swords who...
View ArticleLife As An Anime And Manga Fan in Brazil
The life as an anime and manga fan series continues. I hope you guys have found some of the perspectives from those in other countries (UAE, UK, Bulgaria, Norway) enlightening and insightful. I should...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: The Ancient Magus Bride
The Ancient Magus Bride just feels like the kind of manga that deserves the oversized, hardback volume treatment. Which isn’t to say that Seven Seas’ standard, paperback release isn’t very nice, but...
View ArticleHow Did You Come to Japan?
By plane. Of course. Ok, I’m sorry, that was a bad joke. The title too is a joke but you’ll get the explanation only if you read on until the end of this post. And yes I am totally trying to trick you...
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