Much as Urusei Yatsura received a revival from David Production, now Ranma 1/2 has started to receive a revival from Mappa, distributed internationally by Netflix. It’s a pretty good adaptation, though thus far it hasn’t had any of the series trickier elements to deal with.
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I’ve got a bit of a medical procedure coming up that could interrupt my streams and videos, so here’s a heads up – and also some quick thoughts on things the VGAs can do to improve.
It’s the week of Christmas, and the last full week of the year, so it’s time for my holiday greeting!
Thoughts on Slay The Spire
So, I haven’t yet “beaten” Slay The Spire – but generally, I’ve gotten a handle on my feelings on the game, and I figure I might as well put my thoughts out there.
Continue readingTime for a bit of a Sealed Envelope Video, where I talk – in advance of the Analogue 3D’s release, of the feature I want the most from the console.
As a reminder, the weekend of November 8th I will be at Kumoricon. Desert Bus for Hope starts that week, so I won’t be streaming that Friday or likely the following Friday.
Reminder of upcoming schedule stuff
Like the title says – go vote!
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Anime Explorations Episode 25: Dark Gathering
We have some horror anime this month with Dark Gathering, which is available for streaming on Hidive & Hulu/Disney+.
The election is coming up in the United States – and in many states there is an option for early voting. In Oregon we do Vote By Mail (and also with ballot drop boxes), so have voted in the comfort of my home with a hot cup of coffee. This does mean we don’t get neat “I voted” stickers – but that’s okay. Instead, this weekend I’m going to borrow a custom from Australia, and have a homemade Democracy Sausage (though probably in an actual roll instead of a slice of bread – blasphemy, I know). So, this is my encouragement to you, if you are registered to vote, to go vote. And then have a yummy sausage, and maybe post a picture in the comments.
Go Vote! (In the US)
Nintendo’s getting antsy about who talks about their games and how, so Nintendo Power retrospectives is going to take some time off until Nintendo settles down.
Anime Review: Spice & Wolf (2024)
I absolutely missed the boat on Spice & Wolf when it first aired – which probably may have worked out for the best, since the main series of novels was still ongoing at the time, so the original TV adaptation was never quite able to provide an adaptation of the big emotional climax of the story and its core romance. Fortunately, the series is back with a reboot, with much of the original cast returning, making for a good time to jump on board and see the story told once again.
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Remembering my Kitty, Patacon
So, I’ve posted a bunch of pictures on the blog of Patacon, but I never really got around to talking about Patacon. I should do that.
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Reminiscences Inspired by Current Events
So, I had something else in mind for today, but recent events inspired me to write about something else – particularly something somewhat formative from my past – my time spent volunteering in my local library.
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Anime Review: Sand Land
For decades, the gateway to the works of Akira Toriyama in the US has been Dragon Ball Z – the point where Toriyama’s opus shifted gears from gag manga with fighting to shonen fight manga. In 2024, the year in which he sadly passed, we got an anime adaptation of another work, one which I think serves as a better jumping on point to Toriyama as an artist – Sand Land.
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The next game I’ll be Let’s Playing once I finish Halo Infinite will be Citizen Sleeper.
Also, I fell a little behind on putting episodes together, so I will be putting together a Youtube video on my experiences getting my CPAP machine and getting diagnosed with Sleep Apnea.
Anime Review: The Apothecary Diaries (2024)
The Apothecary Diaries, in a few respects, drew me in by both being very similar but very different from a historical fiction mystery series I was really into when I was younger – the Brother Cadfael novels by Ellis Peters – which worked really well to hook me, with the characters and the mysteries keeping me hooked.
Continue readingI got through my surgery and the recovery, so it’s time to give my thoughts on how the surgery went, along with a really quick update on the whole Polymega situation.
Vlog: More Aftermath from Chengdu Worldcon
More information has come out about the appalling behavior of Dave McCarty and the Chengdu Worldcon committee, with a full report from File 770. I give some thoughts on the new revelations and next courses of action.
For the past few years – since the pandemic – I’ve done the unthinkable and watched anime with my parents. I talk about how that started, how it’s gone since then, and some of the series we selected and how that went.