Category Archives: The Written Word

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How to Offend Everybody

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Ubu Roi

I don’t think you’ll see many Texans wearing “We Are Charlie Hebdo” t-shirts in Texas any more.

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Daybreak on Hyperion (LN)

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Ubu Roi

I know, I know, every story I run across is the greatest Light Novel ever. I refuse to say that about this story, because not enough of it has been written yet! More! MORE! Why? Well, to start with, it’s … Continue reading →

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LN: Mushoku Tensi

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Ubu Roi

Well, for some values of light… starting from it’s origins as a web novel, there are over 280 chapters, running 4,000 – 5,000 words each. At well north of a million words (even without the side-stories), it’s about 4 western-length … Continue reading →

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Done Deal

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Ubu Roi

Going back to this post, I can finally say that I’ve been redshirted. I didn’t make the announcement when it actually happened, because I still maintain anonymity (though Houblog has been defunct for a while now). So yes, somewhere, in … Continue reading →

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It’s Been a While…

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Ubu Roi

So I think I’ll talk about a LN for a little bit. I’m still following the Baka-Tsuki translation of Ichiban Ushiro no Daimou (Demon King at the Back of the Classroom). The twelve-episode anime series covered the first five novels … Continue reading →

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Ichika’s STILL a Dumbass … But so’s Houki

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Ubu Roi

So I was threatening to derail a conversation over at Chizumatic into a two-sided discussion of Infinite Stratos, and decided to move my response to Topkiller over here. I’ve only got a few minutes on lunch, so I’ll be brief. … Continue reading →

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A Little Topic Drift: Infinite Stratos

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Ubu Roi

I was going to post this in a thread at Chizumatic, but realized it would constitute topic drift, and Steven hates that. But posting it here allows me to wander further afield anyway. To Steven’s remark: I think this is … Continue reading →

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