The Odds and Ends of Galaxy Express 999 (part 2)

I’ve almost made it halfway to the Andromeda Galaxy with Maetel and Tetsuro, which means I’m just about ready for another odds and ends post. I did one of these when I reached episode 25, which feels far longer ago than it probably should. I will say that overall, my pace has slowed down a […]

The Otakusphere: Video gaymes, bad romance and punching the heavens

Good morning, afternoon or evening to everyone out there in internetland. It’s Sunday in my corner of the hinterlands, so that means it’s time for another trip around the Otakusphere. So it’s nearing the end of the spring anime season, and with summer shows just around the corner, we have nearly everyone wrapping up their […]

From the New World and the problem of unused weaponry — an #Anitwitwatches post

The rest of the #anitwitwatches crew and I finished From the New World, and I have some thoughts. Oh, boy. Do I have some thoughts. Wait. You out there reading this may be wondering what #anitwitwatches is. It’s a project started by Jon Spencer Reviews where a group of us watch a show and tweet […]

To push the rock or not in Galaxy Express 999

Sometimes it’s best to start at the beginning with one of these posts. I don’t really have a clever anecdote or a personal revelation to start this with. I just have a quote. A perfectly nonsensical quote stuck sideways in my head. It comes near the end of Episode 52 – Artemis of The Transparent […]

The Otakusphere: Pride, Feelings and APPLE PICKING BEAM!

Good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are in the world. By my count, today is Sunday, so it’s time to take another trip around The Otakusphere. It’s been a pretty good week in my corner of the hinterlands. I’ve been watching Flowers of Evil, which has been on my shelf for about five or […]

Impressions: Honey and Clover and a story about love

Nearly 20 years ago, I had a crush on a punk rock girl. She was the coolest person I had ever met. She had a near-encyclopedic knowledge of music that was staggering. Not only that, but she dyed her hair, and had cool stories, liked cool movies and had lived in California. I was entranced. […]

In Search Of … The Great Passage

Hi, you fine folks out there in the Otakusphere and beyond. It’s time once again for me to take another pick from the anime that people have submitted to me and give something else a shot as I go In Search Of… my next favorite anime. Yes. All of that was a lead-in so I […]

The Otakusphere: Crime dramas, travelogues and what you should be watching

Good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are, or whenever you are. It’s Sunday here in my section of the hinterlands, so it’s time again for another trip around The Otakusphere. This has been a pretty decent week for me. I randomly finished up the second season of Honey and Clover for a second time. […]

The Best of the Worst Anime Openings

About a month ago, a group of fellow bloggers, YouTubers and Twitter users set out to complete a spectacular project. We were going to rate the worst anime OPs of all time. Beyond giving me a chance to express my absolute hatred for the Wolf’s Rain opening (more on that later), it allowed me to […]

Dying free or living a slave in Galaxy Express 999

Though it’s only half a month away, the media’s gone An entertaining scandal broke today, but I can’t move on I’m haunted by a story and I do my best to tell it Can’t even give this stuff away, why would I sell it? Everybody’s pointing while at me they point a finger A world […]