Anime Review: Hanabi-chan ~The Girl Who Popped Out of the Game World~

Front row: roasted gnus. Middle row from left: Versus, Hanabi and Thunder. Back row: Kuma.

Anime Review: Hanabi-chan ~The Girl Who Popped Out of the Game World~ Musashi Shinonome has recently come of age, and has decided to reopen his inheritance from his grandfather, the pachinko parlor Shitamachi God Heaven. It’s been closed for a few years, so the new manager is surprised to find a pretty young woman living… Continue reading Anime Review: Hanabi-chan ~The Girl Who Popped Out of the Game World~

Comic Book Review: Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes 1

Comic Book Review: Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes 1 edited by Cory Sedlmeier As has been mentioned on this blog before, by the late 1940s, superheroes had become passe in comic books. A handful continued to be published over at National Publications (DC) on a regular basis, and there was the odd minor publisher title,… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes 1

Comic Book Review: The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll’s House

Comic Book Review: The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll’s House written by Neil Gaiman, art by Mike Dringenberg & Malcolm Jones III In the mid to late 1980s, DC started to have a “British Invasion”, bringing over several talented British authors that had new perspectives on the DC universe characters. One of these creators was… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll’s House