Author: John

A Winner is This

For so many reasons the first episode of Ojisan to Marshmallow may have already won the season. It’s only three-and-a-half minutes long. Just watch it, and you’ll understand
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The Shield Hero Manga Rises

The critique, “The book was better” is cliche because it’s typically true. While novels lack visual motion and color, and lack a soundtrack, prose is able to vividly
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Sailor Ranma Strikes

I love collecting anime esoterica, especially American historical items, so I was a bit giddy to discover this forgotten American doujinshi while browsing a local comic book store
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Marvel Going Berserk?

Artist Daniel Acuña appears to be tipping his hat to Kentaro Miura with his cover illustration for the January 2016 issue of Marvel’s Captain America: Sam Wilson #5
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Examining Aquarion Evol Volume 3

Shouji Kawamori’s Sousei no Aquarion franchise has always been typified by its odd hybrid of enigma and humor. The Aquarion Evol manga adaptation’s third volume plys both characteristics
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Suffering Shield Hero?

I’ve encountered a few references to “grammatical errors” in the published Shield Hero novels. If anyone can point out specific examples, preferably with page numbers, I’d be very
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