"The evocative and lurid tale transposes the political with the obscene." ― Suehiro Maruo's The Strange Tale of Panorama Island has been out of print for years, but fortunately got a recent reprint by Last Gasp Publishing. The evocative and lurid tale transposes the political with the obscene, capturing the anxiety of Western influence that marked the Taisho era and commentates on Showa era's push to...

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This Week in Anime - The Gremlins and Beasties of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun

Nov 15, 14:55

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This week, Nick and Andy pay a friendly visit to the monsters of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun. ― Halloween may be technically behind us, but the holiday spirit lives on throughout the fall anime season. This week, Nick and Andy pay a friendly visit to the monsters of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the...

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Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story - Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyogoku GN 1

Nov 15, 14:45

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"Hopefully things will pick up story-wise in the next volume – fans of both the original series and mystery in general stand to find a lot to like if this can steady its pace." ― Bungo Stray Dogs' chief conceit is that it pulls great authors from the past and gives them new life as modern-day detectives and gangsters with special powers, so bibliophile readers can experience the thrill of seeing F. S...

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This Week in Games - Fairy Tail Hands-On

Nov 14, 13:00

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Heidi's got a sneak preview of the upcoming Fairy Tail game - plus the new Sonic the Hedgehog, absolutely no Pokemon discussion and more! ― Hello, gaming friends! It's a big release week, with Pokemon Sword and Shield on the horizon! Let's check Twitter and see what everyone's getting hyped about the most in the games-- Yeah, uh, I think I'm going to stay the hell away from that. We're at the point w...

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Brothers Conflict BD+DVD

Nov 14, 12:01

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"On the whole, Brothers Conflict isn't a perfect reverse harem, but it is far better than you might expect." ― It is perhaps unsurprising that Brothers Conflict is based on a light novel which was also adapted into an otome game, given that it hits all of the reverse harem checkpoints in spades. (Not that all otome games are reverse harems, but it seems that most of the ones that get animated are.) E...

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Re:ZERO OVA

Nov 13, 12:00

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The Re:ZERO OVA has all the issues present in a flashback episode. It's fun to see a glimpse of the characters in different circumstances, but it lacks the appeal of the main course. ― After watching this OVA, it became very clear why the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- series received two OVAs. Memory Snow and Hyōketsu no Kizuna complement each other and provide an effective bridge to the u...

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