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Musings of a Blerd: Sailor Moon Crystal Recap Episode 1

Happy Taco Tuesday folks! Hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend. Mine was somewhat stressful as my mom was in the hospital.  Thankfully all went well and she’s back at home recuperating.  That also means that I didn’t get to watch Sailor Moon Crystal until Sunday and there won’t be a Sailor Moon…

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Musings of a Blerd: Sailor Moon Revisited-Episodes 1& 2

Welcome to Sailor Moon Revisited! Here is where I watch the original Sailor Moon anime episodes every Mondays on Hulu (2 episodes each week for free) which I recap on Tuesdays. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Sailor Moon aka by its original title Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon is a Japanese cartoon (anime) based…

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Musings of a Blerd: The Re-Up

Greetings my fellow nerds and geeks. After some thinking, I decided to revise what I’ll post on this new column. A lot of the things I wanted to do were brought over from my previous columns and though they were fun to write, I think they should remain where they were. So I’ve reshuffled and…

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Musings of a Blerd: JIMAA Throwback-Tali’s Top 8 Sites to View Anime

Welcome back anime lovers to JIMAA! It’s another manic Monday but no worries, I have a list of places where you can go online to watch anime and relax from the chaotic start of the week. This list first appeared on Comics Crux two years ago, but I thought I share it with you again!…

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Musings of a Blerd: JIMAA: Mite Kudasai Yonde Kudasai #1

Musings of a Blerd Presents: Journey Into Manga and Anime (JIMAA): Mite Kudasai, Yonde Kudasai. Welcome to the first Mite Kudasai! (Watch!) Yonde Kudasai on the new column! Once a month, I’ll pick one-three anime series or films for fans to watch and give my reasons why. One pick will be a classic anime while…

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The Next Exciting Episode of Robotech

In 1985, Robotech was first brought to the US by Harmony Gold.  The series blended animation from 3 different Japanese series – Super Dimension Fortess Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber Mospeada.  This amalgamation created a series which captivated American audiences and helped usher in the huge surge in anime’s popularity during…

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The After-Con Report: Anime Milwaukee

Anime Milwaukee celebrated it’s 4th year recently and I was lucky enough to be in attendance.  For such a young convention, I was pleasantly surprised by the professionalism of the staff and how smooth the whole thing operated.  The Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee was a fantastic venue with helpful, friendly staff  and the Delta Center…

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Anime Companies Begin International Streaming Venture

Exciting news came for Anime fans across the world yesterday when Japanese advertising company Asatsu-DK announced they were launching a joint venture to stream anime globally in multiple languages. While previously fans have had to wait months or years for a series to be available legally in their language, this new service seems to be…

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