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ISMLdo

I finally know why I am participating in ISML, and why it is so important for all otaku. It is not as a lone individual…

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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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La La La Mio

With a line like “there’s just something about a girl with a bass guitar,” how could I resist? La La La Mio based on “La…

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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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