Platform Decay is the most recent installment in the Murderbot novels, and definitely shows a new gear for the series to move into. Past novels have had investigative stories, corporate thrillers, planetary adventure SF stories, and hostage rescue stories. Platform Decay tells a pursuit road trip story.
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Peter & Harry rescue Tombstone.
Peter remembers when he first met J.J.
This week I’m reviewing a very well done anime for a sadly failed mobile Gatcha game. Find where Takt Op Destiny is currently streaming on JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/takt-op-destiny
We say goodbye to a friend from the first game.
Peter & Wraith take on a cult stronghold.
This time we’re discussing the first Boogiepop series to come out in the US. Next month, we’re watching Garden of Sinners Part 6 & 7, and the Epilogue.
We’ve had some fun Disaster Yuri series lately, with Rock Is A Ladies Modesty being a strong one, in the Music Anime sub-genre. Now we’ve got another great one with a different take on the sports battle anime – except with fighting games with Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games.
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Peter & Harry experiment with Harry’s abilities, and I play with Photo Mode.
Kraven’s cronies crash Coney.
Time for my convention report for Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026. Wishlist Unstable Scientific On Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2487850/Unstable_Scientific/
Peter, MJ, and Harry finish up their date.
After Miles gets out of the attraction, Peter, MJ, and Harry go on a date.
It’s been a while since I watched my last Nanoha series. So, when I saw Nanoha EXCEEDS on the streaming list this season, I decided it was time to get back in. What I got was both very familiar, and also very different. Different in a good way.
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Explainer Anime and Manga normally are my jam. Give me a show or a book about something I don’t know a lot of the nuts and bolts about, and then have characters explain that to an audience perspective character who knows as much as I do. It’s why for September on the podcast I do Explainer anime alongside adaptations of literature. So, Drops of God should be my jam. It’s about a character who is unfamiliar with wine getting plunged into the wine world, and I’m from a state with a reputation for good wine. Sadly, it didn’t work for me.
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Miles checks out Quentin Beck’s new attraction at Coney.
Peter finishes with Sandman’s crystals and learns what set him off.
The Summer 2026 season has ended, and it’s time for me to now give my picks for my favorite returning show, favorite new show, and what disappointed me. Drops of God and season 2 of The Elusive Samurai are available Read more
Peter recovers a few of Sandman’s memory crystals.
Peter sets up an experiment to save bees.
When I got into anime and manga in middle school and high school, there were four main manga I read off and on. Ranma 1/2. Ghost in the Shell. Blade of the Immortal. Oh! My Goddess. Ghost in the Shell was short, a relatively quick read. The others were longer, and it was hard to figure out where you were in a particular series and I never finished them. However, now I’ve completed one of those – Oh! My Goddess.
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Record Journey Volume 1 is a very fun little anthology manga, with the journey here not necessarily being one made by the characters finding records, but rather people on journeys that end up being touched by music on vinyl. While there are some common plot threads between chapters, the key focus of the manga is about how people are brought together through the act of listening to music, both in general or on vinyl in particular.
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Peter sets up a power generation experiment.
Miles goes looking for a missing senior citizen.