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A N00b Reads Bleach: Volume 3

We come to the deepest and the most emotionally stirring volume of Bleach so far, with the “6/17” arc that covers the entire tankoubon. It’s…

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A N00b Reads Bleach: Volume 2

The desire for resurrection–or at least bodies–animates, so to speak, the main stories in this volume, which is bringing back all the memories of the…

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Beginner Anime

Two major categories have sprung up in anime discourse. There are referential anime such as Yakitate Japan and Lucky Star, and there are anime which…

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A N00b Reads Bleach: Volume 1

Recently, with the help of a Borders gift card, I acquired volumes 1-21 of the Bleach manga in a big box set! I’m not a…

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The cancer that is killing Bleach

While K-ON devours the souls of the moe crowd and Full Metal Alchemist helps people remember a time before the present economic crisis, Bleach heads…

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Alien Nine: Utter Alienation

To steal a line from Spike Spiegel, there are three things I hate: crying kids, incompetence, and strange, unidentifiable fluids. So tell me, why has…

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