With my eyes currently out of commission, I’ve had to ignore a lot of anime I’d otherwise carefully and diligently research before ignoring. Spice and Wolf II: She still has a tail – get over it. Basquash: Stupid title Revolutionary Girl Utena Movie: Why bother watching anything that’s open to interpretation? Evangelion Movies: All I’ve heard [...]

1. Fix my Eyes A year of pain deserves a year to fix. Here’s the story so far: Eleven months ago: I experience discomfort in my eyes, assume I can walk it off Eight months ago: I watch K-ON, ruin my eyes permanently Five months ago: Doctor #1 diagnoses me with blepharitis Two weeks ago: [...]

(From Maddox’s Comic) Last season I was watching this lesbian show called Aoi Hana. It started off pretty slow, but approximately halfway into the series, one of the girls got dumped. Perfect. All the slow-moving drama would pay off tenfold if that goody two-shoes lesbian kid were to transform into a rancorous and psychotic distortion [...]

Here’s the link to the game visual novel:  http://not.dotq.org/ccy/. Warning: the game is still in development, and it’s a huge inside jokkake that presumably has minimal appeal to anyone who doesn’t appear in it. Play at your own discretion. Interview #2: Gargron Gargron recently finished up his third piece of fanart and thus was granted [...]

The following emails are real and completely unedited, except the parts I very obviously edited. Hello Baka-Raptor, Question A (Anime): Let’s say that Negishi from DMC became a pussy again and stopped being Krauser. Later, you were I was assigned the task to devour him and become Krauser. As we all know, dinosaurs I have [...]

The following emails are real and completely unedited, except the parts I very obviously edited. Dear Baka-Raptor. Ill skip the sucking up to you and get right to the point: Why the rush? Question A While I was at work of of my female colleagues,lets call her Hot Lesbian A Natsuki, was talking to our [...]

To propagate/leech off the continuous and systemic brilliance that is the KSK Football/Sex Advice Mailbag, I am now introducing the Baka-Raptor Anime/Life Advice Mailbag. Why not an Anime/Sex mailbag? I don’t expect any of you to have sex lives (and if you do, I probably wouldn’t want to hear about it). Here are the rules: [...]

It’s funny because it’s relevant I recently took at a look at the Odex v. Pacnet decisions that the Singaporean bloggers have been raving about. Were they properly decided? Worth the hype? Moral victories with little practical effect? As always, I tackle these subjects in the most objective, unbiased manner possible. That means you won’t [...]

1. Punchline Overkill Holy shit, it’s like I’m watching Lucky Star all over again. Cut the bullshit punchline reinforcement and move on. Even Kanako’s lesbian observations are getting on my nerves. REALLY?!?! Perhaps some viewers have difficulty picking up lesbian innuendo. Not me. My lesbian mangekyou sharingan identifies lesbian innuendo 100x faster than Kanako and [...]

The day after Christmas is a magical time when people flock to stores to return all the crappy gifts they’ve received. Certain anime personalities would like to make returns as well… Lelouch: Hello, I’d like to return this stupid-looking hat. Baka-Raptor: Do you have a receipt? Lelouch: No Baka-Raptor: No receipt, no return. Lelouch: Take [...]

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Somebody vector this pic Krauser-tan murdered her parents, and then raped them. She also does a mean cover of the Bitch Pig Symphony. How could you vote for anyone else? But Baka-Raptor, Krauser-tan isn’t in SaiMoe 2008! I’ve started this campaign for SaiMoe 2009. SaiMoe 2008 is already over. No it’s not! Yes it is. [...]

“Arubaito is a gairaigo (foreign loanword) rather than a native Japanese term. It is derived from the German word for work, arbeit. Arubaito refers mostly to traditional part-time labor, but it can also refer to moonlighting, or even working as a ‘temp’ when more stable employment is not available.” – Japanese 1-2-3 Press Release – [...]

Financial Bailouts Even Krauser looks chaste compared to the fiendish Secretary Paulson. 700 billion dollars for bailouts = 700 billion rapes per second. SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP DEAR AMERICAN: I NEED TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AN URGENT SECRET BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF GREAT MAGNITUDE. I AM MINISTRY OF [...]

Code Geass is about a genius named Lelouch. Lelouch has a power called “Geass,” which allows him to control people. Sometimes Lelouch wears a disguise. Lelouch wants to create a world where he can live happily every after. But many obstacles lie in his path. Lelouch formulates some brilliant strategies. And defeats all his enemies! [...]

I was planning to report on Anime Weekend Atlanta, but Hoshi broke her sacred vow to suck up to me by not finding me a place to stay. Luckily, I discovered another convention right in town! Best of all, it was conveniently located in my new apartment (not this overpriced dump). I hopped into my [...]

Prehistoric fans of this site know that I organize my archives into half-year seasons. This is no longer necessary because WordPress automatically archives my posts; nevertheless, it’s a tradition I shall continue. Today marks the end of Season 5, the approximate 2.5 year mark of Baka-Raptor.com, as well as my half-year milestone since selling out. [...]

lolikit took that picture. I met some other bloggers as well… The dealers room stretched as far as the eye can see, which would probably be awesome if I cared. Shopping blows. When I get married, I’m giving my wife all my money and making her do all my shopping for me. I know it [...]

The ShizNat in the Rain Blame this post on Michael: Michael: I’m trying to get a bunch of anime bloggers to write about The Catcher in the Rye. We’ll all read each other’s posts and laugh and dance and be merry and gay. I know it might sound like a circle-jerk, but trust me, it’s [...]

[vid]pyyiILTxvQE[/vid] Stuff from the episode: show [vid]ZGp0hCxSg98[/vid] Find Kibure! You can find the other Talk-A-Raptor episodes HERE. UPDATE: Indisputable proof that I breathe fire

Last year I listed four New Year’s Resolutions on this site. Let’s see how they’re progressing: 1. Play More Video Games Goal: Beat Kingdom Hearts II and Final Fantasy XII Status: Beat Kingdom Hearts II in early March, currently about halfway through FFXII Progress: 75% 2. Make More References to Heretofore Underrepresented Anime Progress: -20% [...]

According to anime, there are worse things in life than lesbian rape The All-Girls Round-Robin (and a dude) recently took on the topic of rape fantasies. I’ve already given my opinion on rape fantasies, but now I’d like to push the conversation in a new direction: why rape fantasies might exist in the first place. [...]

Shinji runs away. Then he comes back. Final Thoughts: Shinji comes back after running away This episode was filler Not much to say

You might think I’m lazy for picking shows like this. Yeah. So I don’t have a “rational” basis for picking anime. Who does? Picking shows based on descriptions is an exercise in futility. One of my all-time favorite shows is about an ambiguously gay ghost who teaches a boy how to play go. Who in [...]

[vid]MVYAJ3r1Pmo[/vid] Help Find Kibure! 100 Reasons to Vote for Baka-Raptor Don’t expect me to update for about a week. I’ve got a writing assignment to work on (which it’s almost as lame as Michael’s “I didn’t update because I was reading” excuse). Deal with it. This video is worth at least five written posts. If [...]

People v. Goetz, 73 N.Y.2d 751 (Nov 22, 1988): Goetz entered a NYC subway car and sat down next to four young men. One of them said to Goetz, “Give me five dollars.” After the second request for money, Goetz rose from his seat and fired five shots. All four men survived, though one was [...]

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With all the one year anniversary posts popping up recently, I thought I’d get in on the action by celebrating my not one, not two, but 2.2 freaking years of rocking the internet. I could take the opportunity to humbly thank all the people who’ve helped make this possible, or I could crank out one [...]

*No lesbians or tales thereof ef – a tale of memories: Amazing anime, horrendous title. They might as well have named the show please ignore me: the animation. At least please ignore me: the animation trumpets the X-factor of reverse psychology. ef – a tale of memories is just plain worthless. Great titles, like EF [...]

Everybody loves to bitch about how anime sets unreasonable standards for relationships, but what about food? People don’t need relationships, but we sure as hell need food. I’m hungry. I think I’ll eat some more of my brother’s birthday cake. Buying this cake was the nicest thing I’ve ever done intentionally. I’d say it even [...]

When I use the word epic, I don’t cheapen it like everyone else on the internet: epic cat fight Second most epic song on the show epic banana peel slip epic win Epic wasn’t meant to be some watered-down internet catch phrase. First of all, epic can only describe stories/accounts/tales/legends/recollections/etc…. The following things aren’t stories [...]