No Seiyuu no Life: Aoi Yuuki
Welcome back in my little corner of this blog for a new edition of your weekly seiyuu fix. To be honest though, the more I write this columns the harder it gets to find girls to talk about. I knew my...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: The Morose Mononokean, Volume 2
After a few months of silence The Morose Mononokean has returned! We pick up right where we left off: Ashiya is off to retrieve a mask for a mononoke who left it behind the last time he was exorcised...
View ArticleThe Directional Pad — All the Valkyrias, Clouds, and Quests You Can Handle
Hello there, Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses. It’s Geoffrey Barnes from Damage Control again. If I’m making an appearance here, you (hopefully) know what that means: It’s time for another...
View ArticleAround Japan: Hokkaido
After nearly 8 months in Japan I have been lucky enough to visit 10 of the 47 prefectures in Japan. And I have a few more scheduled before the end of the year. Mainly Kyoto and Nara. Tomorrow actually....
View ArticleSubdued Figures: Nendoroid Pokemon Trainer N
Another month, another Nendoroid! This time I’m covering another Pokemon Center US release of fan-favorite Trainer N from Pokemon Black and White! Right out of the box, he’s just as clean and easily...
View ArticleNo Seiyuu no Life: Tomokazu Sugita
I am just back from Kyoto and already writing, aren’t I great? I definitely think I am but not as great as Tomokazu Sugita. Definitely not. Known for: Gintoki (Gintama), Leon Mishima (Macross Frontier)...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: Dragons Rioting Vol 1
Dragons Rioting tells a story involving one of the dumbest shounen protagonists in manga history. He has Hentai Syndrome (or whatever Tsuyoshi Watanabe decided to make up when looking at this list), a...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: Monthly Girl’s Nozaki-kun
In early 2014 I stumbled across images from a 4-koma gag manga on tumblr — Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, which none of my friends had even heard of. Happily enough, the anime was announced shortly later, a...
View ArticleAround Japan: Okinawa
I have now returned from Kyoto and am going to talk about Okinawa. I know there is absolutely no logic in my writing except for one thing. I’m going back to Okinawa and I’m so happy I can’t stop...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: Horimiya Vol 1
Horimiya, which tells a story about two people living two different lives in school and out of school, is sweet and also good for a chuckle or two as you learn their motivations the more they interact...
View ArticleThe Directional Pad — The Hottest Holiday News
Happy holiday season, OASG readers! It is the third Saturday of the month, so that means it is time for another episode of “The Directional Pad.” Be sure to read Geoff’s November column if you missed...
View ArticleAround Japan: Ibaraki Prefecture
Today, we’re going to move a bit closer from Tokyo and discover a place that absolutely no one ever goes to, I’m talking about Ibaraki prefecture. To be fair, I have only been to one city in Ibaraki...
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