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Tag Archives: Otaku corner
Otaku Corner: Tokyo Tribes Vol 3
Tokyo Tribes Vol. 3 looks at dynamics of gang life Previously, I reviewed Santa Inoue’s Tokyo Tribes, an experiment mixing hip-hop with manga. Volume 3 is here and to be honest, this volume is a collision course of fathers concerned … Continue reading
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Otaku Corner: Black Lagoon
Black Lagoon a fast-paced, fun action adventure Pop quiz, fellow otaku. You have questionable items you need transported, safely and without questions; who do you call? I’d be flattered if you said Gaming Insurrection, but due to many legal requirements … Continue reading
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Otaku Corner: Great Teacher Onizuka
Great Teacher Onizuka inspires kids, otaku alike In this issue’s Otaku Corner, we’re going to time travel back to the late ’90s/early 2000s to focus on an anime classic that is situated in a high school setting. Instead of having … Continue reading
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Otaku Corner: Women’s health and video games
Insensitivity knows no boundaries when it comes to women’s reproductive health Editor’s note: Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court on June 22, 2022. On May 2, political news website Politico obtained and released a 98-page draft document … Continue reading
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Otaku Corner: Outlaw Star Ep. 1-26
Outlaw Star shines among anime of early aughts I’m paying homage to an anime series that has made a major impact on otaku culture as well helped in the renaissance of anime in America. First, I’ll give a little background. … Continue reading
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Otaku Corner: Death Note Vol. 12
The Death Note saga comes to an end in Volume 12 Here we are, at last. The last volume of Death Note is here, and I could not be any happier to close the chapter on manga’s most self-righteous and … Continue reading
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Otaku Corner: Death Note Vol. 11
The light at the end of the Death Note tunnel is clear Light, Light, Light. I keep finding more reasons for confining Mr. Yagami to a high-level mental health facility than having him in ANY level of employment in public … Continue reading
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Otaku Corner: Gundam Thunderbolt Vol. 1
Gundam side story delves deeper in the mecha ethos “Only the dead know the end of war.” — Plato As many of our readers know of my love for the Gundam series, I have mentioned the series’ legendary mark on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Q2021, anime, Brandon Beatty, Gundam, Issue 38, Kirby Morrow, manga, Otaku corner
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Otaku Corner: Pandemic blues or a geek’s battle cry against Covid 19
Or how we will learn to emerge awesome from Downersville As I write this, like many of our fellow geeks around the country and the world, GI staff are dealing with a new and unknown “normal.” Ever since January 20, … Continue reading
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