Category: Fandom

Fate/Zero: Spoilers, Anakin Skywalker Becomes Darth Vader

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SPOILERS FOR FATE/STAY NIGHT AND FATE/ZERO

While there is a good deal of Sayre’s law styled controversy surrounding the Aniblog Tourney, I do find that it can a show you a previously unseen segment of the anime and manga blogosphere if you let it. While perusing sites that are participating in the tournament, I came upon a curious phenomenon surrounding Fate/Zero. There were several blogs that were reviewing Fate/Zero without ever experiencing the original material that Fate/Zero is a prequel to. That sort of blew my mind. But then again, it is not that hard to imagine. The Fate/Stay Night anime came out in 2006 so there is the distinct possibility that a good number of current anime fans have neither watched the original anime or played the visual novel but at the same time are interested in watching Fate/Zero cold. Like many things that fascinate me it is not that the phenomenon is that hard to imagine. What caught my attention was how it changed the way the bloggers looked at the show.

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You Must Obtain the Answers to the Riddle of the Penguindrum!

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Listen up you lowlives that will never amount to anything! Today is the day that the penultimate episode of Mawaru Penguindrum is released to your undeserving eyes. With so many twists and turns in this series we are curious what your puny minds incorrectly assume will happen in the final episode. Give us your mongrel howling in the comments below and we shall see exactly how incorrect you are next week. And just because some of you are foolish fools who foolishly fool themselves into ignoring how foolish you really are remember that there will most probably be spoilers in the comments below. Now go forth and obtain the answers to the riddle of the Penguindrum!

The Speakeasy #024: The Last Word, Looking Back on 2011

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Drink #024: The Last Word,
Looking Back on 2011

Once again the end of the year means the jet setting billionaires Hisui and Narutaki attend their yearly collaboration to muse on what has occurred in the anime and manga industry during the course of 2011. This year finds them looking at the coast Monaco from Narutaki’s private yacht as they open up a bottle of Dom. Romane Conti 1997, dig into Wagyu steaks prepared by Koumei Nakamura, and reflect on some of the biggest events of 2011. As they digest their meal they talk about the quake, the closing of Borders, and the other events that shaped the year and reflect on how these events will reverberate on the year to come. Come, open up a bottle of your finest vintage, and reflect with them on your memories of 2011.

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

The Last Word

  • 3/4 oz gin
  • 3/4 oz lime juice
  • 3/4 oz Green Chartreuse
  • 3/4 oz maraschino liqueur

Preparation:

  1. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Shake well.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.