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Oct 12, 2011

It is once again time for one of the biggest conventions on the East coast for any and all geeks, nerds, gamers, and otaku. The 2011 New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival is at the Jacob Javits Convention Center and it is bigger than ever. This year it is going to be 4 days and take up the entire convention...


Oct 12, 2011

Episode 1 of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai is from AIC Build with the opening "Friends Making Group ★★☆" by Marina Inoue, Kanae Itou, Nozomi Yamamoto, Misato Fukuen, Kana Hanazawa, and Yuka Iguchi.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a...


Oct 12, 2011

Episode 1 of Future Diary is from asread with the ending "Blood Teller" by Faylan.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As always we only review new...


Oct 12, 2011

Episode 1 of Gundam AGE is from Sunrise with the opening ""To Tomorrow" by Galileo Galilei.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As always we only...


Oct 12, 2011

Episode 1 of Ben-to is from David Production with the opening "LIVE for LIFE ~Ookamitachi no Yoru~" by Manami.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As...