Dead Tired

by Punch Rockgroin

highschoolofthedead

Just in case you thought this zombie series was about zombies

Zombies + Fan Service + ??? = Profit!

Apparently otaku everywhere have just been jizzing themselves in the pants over High School of the Dead and its follow-up OVA.  Not that I have any real excuse for watching this, because I already knew that it was just an excuse for fanservice when I finally got around to watching this otaku porn.  Yes, I know some of you will be butthurt that I called it that, but frankly that’s part of what makes writing fun for me.  Whether you like it or not, this anime, with its decent enough premise, was overshadowed by its fanservice and simply became nothing more than otaku porn.

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You had to be there

by Bob Johnson

Sayonara, Zetsubo-Sensei is hilarious … so I’m told

The Taisho era (1912-1925) has become something of a nostalgic period in the Japanese memory; I guess the appeal is an old-guard Japan that wasn’t all evil and stuff. There’s a bit of truth to this: The era was characterized by the poor health of the Taisho emperor, Continue reading