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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]