Given the recent inauguration of America’s first black president and, more importantly, the release of the first episode of Hetalia Axis Powers, the times call for a critical examination of race in anime.

Japanese People

Madarame is one of about five anime characters who actually look Japanese. The rest all look white.

Even Pesche admits that Ishida looks [...]

I picked up several shows from Fall 2008, but I’m only giving midterm grades for these five. You know why? Because most of them were too damn short. One season = 26 episodes. Let me reiterate:
1 Season = 26 Episodes
I’m generous enough to give out midterm grades for series with 24 or 25 episodes. 13 [...]

I made a promise that I’d write an unbiased review of FFXII, and I’m damn well going to keep it.
Three Things That Sucked:
1. Boring Townsfolk

Booooooooorrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnggggggg
Is it just me, or do 90% of the townspeople in this game have nothing interesting¹ to say? If I wanted to hear boring conversations go absolutely nowhere, I’d talk to [...]

Tytania 10: Discount Space Pornography

Fan Hyulick picks up a prostitute as soon as he lands on planet Barghash (and you thought I was joking about Tytania being Space Pornography). The prostitute says she’ll give him a discount because he’s sexy. Here’s a little advice: they all say that (you don’t know her going rate, so [...]

1. Real Pocky

Product placement isn’t funny, unlike Trademark infringement.

Two girls in swimsuits are trapped in a closet and all I can think about is trademark infringement. Why? Because I’m not a pedophile. Speaking of lesbians and pocky…
2. Not Enough Lesbian Pocky Scenes

Speaking of lesbians…
3. No Lesbian Scene between the Director and her Assistant

Talk about wasted [...]

1. Start using a Rich Site Summary Reader

2. Create a My Anime List Account

I currently keep track of all the anime I’ve watched in a file called C:\anime.txt. It’s undeniably manly but highly inconvenient when I don’t have access to my computer for two weeks.
3. Respond to e-mail
If you’ve ever e-mailed me, chances are I’ve [...]