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All Points Bulletin: Team Blogging Arcueid’s New Mini Skirt

August 12, 2012

If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on an APB drop us a line via email or Twitter.

Narutaki’s picks:

  • New Toy Story Short Sneak Peek
    As much as I try to keep up on animation news, some things always slip by me! I didn’t even know they were making a Toy Story short, but no matter, it looks great and will surely be another memorable vignette from Pixar.
  • Team Bloggers Speak Out
    Anti-Social Geniuses ask bloggers about the ups and downs of team blogging. Plus, advice on starting a team blog.
  • The Avengers Isn’t Optimistic Just Because It Takes Place During the Day
    Great opinion piece on how The Dark Knight and The Avengers take on themes like cynicism and optimism.
  • ParaNorman Knows Graphic Design
    Had seen these plastered around the city, really looking forward to this movie.
  • Subscribe to Your Favorite Toy Lines
    This sounds like a great way to go broke, faster than usual for a hardcore toy collector. Still the promises of not having to worry over pre-orders is very attractive.
  • Black Jack Coming to American TV?
    I believe the live action American Black Jack TV series was called House, but hey I’m down for a sequel! Okay, so it isn’t the return of House as a wandering unlicensed doctor, but it could still be plenty good. Of course if they try to stick closely to the source material Pinoko will be an interesting problem.

Hisui’s picks:

Because it cracked me up:

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All Points Bulletin: SPOILERS: Ataru Loves Lum

March 18, 2012

If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on an APB drop us a line via email or Twitter.

Narutaki’s picks:

  • Marvel Movie Marathon
    AMC’s has been coming up with all kinds of interesting marathons to get people back in the theaters. This latest one is five Marvel movies leading up to the midnight premiere of Avengers. Six movies for $40 is a pretty good deal!
  • Finally. A Shiuzo Figure.
    They have been teasing this coming out for a while, but now there is an actual physical figure to see. It will be mine!
  • Spoiler Etiquette
    Via College Humor. I especially liked the part where . . . nevermind just watch!
  • A Kiss is Just a Kiss
    Except when people can only see it as a political statement.

Hisui’s picks:

Nothing reenforces her iconic status like saying that she can still sell anything 34 years later.

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Ongoing Investigations: Case #161

March 16, 2012

When we went to go see A Letter to Momo our little group went on a side trip to Kinokuniya. These trips are always dangerous. I did not pick up anything but my roommate purchased the Fate/Complete Material volume 5 art book which of course was of no small interest to me.This is a very hefty art book all about Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. As I have never played Fate/Hollow it is always nice to get some more insight into that game. I have to say that I was slightly surprised that Bazett was the character on the cover. While she is one of the most important characters in the game she generally tends to be overlooked in most materials.The first part of the book shows all the designs from the returning characters. I never noticed how many odd little outfits Rin gets in this game. Interestingly enough all the new characters are near the back of the book in their own section. Also apparently that trio of girls who are the stars of Fate/School Life are rather prominent in Fate/Hollow. While they are no main characters that is a still a major upgrade from barely having names to becoming reoccurring minor characters. I wonder how they got that popular. There is also an amazingly wealth of background images and production sketches. Sadly I could not read the accompanying notes but I am sure they are filled with fascinating little details. Overall like the rest of the Complete Material books this is an amazing resource. As a side note they don’t have any materials from the sex scenes. I know that is a selling point for some people and a deal breaker for others. There is a whole page of naked Saber bum but other than that it is all clean as a whistle. It is definitely something I will pick up for myself when I have money again. If nothing else it only makes me want to play Fate/Hollow Ataraxia even more.


The Knight in the Area isn’t the best soccer anime you’ll see, but it does a solid job. I have to say I was surprised about the brother’s fate, I mean it was obvious Kakeru would have to go it alone, but the details of it were unexpected. As Kakeru finds his soccer spirit again, he decides to change schools looking for a player his brother respected. The players at Enoshima are a colorful bunch and I’m really enjoying the way they play off each other. The pacing is almost too fast however which leads to people saying a lot of things rather than showing them or us feeling them. I am pleased that in episodes 9-10 Seven is getting more of story. And she is a force to be reckoned with, quickly showing she has more skill than Kakeru and the boys of the team. It was really gratifying to see her far bypassing our main character. Kakeru is a player who will struggle for each new step and that is just fine.

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Ongoing Investigations: Case #159

March 2, 2012

I remember hearing about Friends with Boys when I was listening to Manga Out Loud podcast and thinking it sounded interesting but I forgot to look into the title further. But when I remembered I could read the comic online as web comic as mentioned again on the 3 Chicks Review Comics podcast I set aside some time to read Friends with Boys. The first thing that stuck me was the art reminded me of the art of Chynna Clugston. Both women have a style that is clearly manga aware but is equally informed by a wide variety of comic traditions. Faith Erin Hicks will discuss Tezuka as quickly as Bone when she is commenting on a page of her comic. She has an expressive style that lends itself equally well to web comics as well as traditional print comics. The story itself has two main layers. The first is the story of how Maggie McKay has to deal with going to a public high school after being home schooled all her life. At the same time there is a supernatural element of Maggie being able to see ghosts. The highest praise I can give the story is that if you removed all of the supernatural parts I would have found the story equally enjoyable. Maggie learning to make friends outside of her brothers with the punk Lucy and her brother Alistair was perfectly wonderful. While the ghost story tied the mundane drama together it was never forced to pick up the slack on the story. If anything it felt slightly thrown it just to make the story stand out as more than a mundane tale of friendship and self discovery. It did not detract from the story but it was an unusual addition. I will mention that not every plot element is wrapped up. If you want answers to every question the story poses you will be disappointed. The main story arc is resolved satisfactorily but certain side elements are left to your imagination. I don’t think the story is purposefully written to be a ongoing series. A sequel could be written but nothing in the book demands it. I would read more about the life of Maggie McKay and her friends and family but do not feel cheated if I never got more. The story itself is only up as a web comic for a few more days if you want to sample it but you can buy the physical book right now as well. As a side note what has Chynna Clugston been up to recently?

Avatar the Last Airbender: The Lost Adventures is a collection of short comics with mini-stories that happened during each of the seasons of the TV series. The book is divided into sections based on the books in which each story takes place. It is a little disconcerting if only because you are somewhat forced to remember what was happening at that particular moment, but you get on board fairly quickly. There are lots of different artists and writers so some are more stand out than others. I particularly liked the stylization by Brian Ralph for Momo’s adventure and the youthfulness of Gurihiru’s art. The greatest and most hilarious moments include the return of Wang Fire. It is a fun collection of mostly humorous anecdotes but nothing that screams buy this!

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