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EVOL, brahmacharya, Buddhism

EVOL, brahmacharya, Buddhism

Ren’ai-kinshi (恋愛禁止 “romance prohibition”) = brahmacharya (celibacy).

Amagami SS+ plus, epi 3, Sasuga Shinshi!

Amagami SS+ plus, epi 3, Sasuga Shinshi!

Ahh, Rihoko arc! This guy is so shinshi (紳士 “gentleman”)! Yes, hentai-shinshi (変態紳士 “pervert gentleman”). He did it again! This episode 3 is kami (divine)! Gentlemanship excels!

Bridging The Gap: The Value Of Penguindrum (An Ode To Change)

Bridging The Gap: The Value Of Penguindrum (An Ode To Change)

Well there was no real way this post could be avoided. After finishing this series and realizing that there was little to no way this couldn’t be openly discussed in mere tweets/Facebook discussions, it finally came to pass that an extended post would have to be made regarding Kunihiko Ikuhara’s return to anime television. The [...]

ミコノちゃんと合体したい!

ミコノちゃんと合体したい!

ミコノさん、あなたと合体したい!Mikono-san, I want to unite with you!

Winter 2012 Roundup, Part 1: The Most Promising Shows

Winter 2012 Roundup, Part 1: The Most Promising Shows

The first of Mike’s thoughts on nearly every new show this Winter 2012 season.

Aquarion Evol, zekkōmon

Aquarion Evol, zekkōmon

Zekkōmon, ぜっこーもん!The technique used by Obocchama-kun, passed down to Amata!

Papakiki! Honor thy father!

Papakiki! Honor thy father!

What an amazing new anime! Papakiki, or Papa No Iukoto Wo Kikinasai (パパのいうことを聞きなさい!”Listen to what Daddy says!”) Honor thy father! Kikinasai is an imperative form of a Japanese verb, kiku (to listen).

Rinne No Lagrange

Rinne No Lagrange

The OP is just awesome!

Kokuhaku Time! Amagami SS+ plus, Highschool DxD

Kokuhaku Time! Amagami SS+ plus, Highschool DxD

Kokuhaku (告白 “love confession”), the divinest moment!

Bridging The Gap: How Oncoming Trucks In Slo-Mo Went Mainstream

Bridging The Gap: How Oncoming Trucks In Slo-Mo Went Mainstream

Initially, I had been looking to avoid any posts on this subject after reading endless posts regarding the news in the wake of Bandai’s shuttering of new acquisitions of physical media, and now its backing out of several other regions, including France. But the ensuing talk and blogging that has come since has more or [...]

Catching up with Yamada’s first time

Catching up with Yamada’s first time

All Yamada wants to do is lose her virginity, and eventually sleep with 100 men. While the goal is definitely not as becoming as her gender, her antics of reaching this goal is quite funny. Since she has such high standards and is generally quite scared of committing, she ends up with pursuing Kosuda, the [...]

MMF: Sailor Moon Artbooks

MMF: Sailor Moon Artbooks

If you happen to google “Sailor Moon” “Manga” “Artbooks”, you shall definitely see images from the volumes of Sailor Moon. This is a series of seven art books that were published by Kodansha during the years when Sailor Moon was being released. Since that time, these books have been quite out of print. These images [...]