Category Archives: The Written Word

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Sword Art Online

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Ubu Roi

The light novel Sword Art Online will be made into an anime by A-1 Pictures. I don’t see anything about broadcast dates, but I imagine Winter or Spring is to be expected. SAO was actually a single, self-contained light novel … Continue reading →

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Oh, Pete….

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Since Steven closed that thread, let me set the record straight here. You misunderstand. Why the hell would I move files from my laptop directly to the SERVER? Ok, let me break it down for you. Win XP desktop. NT … Continue reading →

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Sword Art Online

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Holy vorpal blades, Batman! There’s a Sword Art Online manga adaptation now! Can an anime be far behind?

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Strike Witches novels

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Steven’s been writing about the Strike Witches second season, which he’s enjoying a lot. As usual, a brief comment got out of hand, so here it is, rather than take up his space… Curiously, there are also a series of … Continue reading →

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FMP: Nick of Time Excerpt

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Below the fold is a key passage where Leonard explains the oddity that is Kaname, and may inadverdantly drop a clue about Souské as well. Huge spoilers!!! Also, very Engrishy. It’s quite a long segment, with a lot of talking. … Continue reading →

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