Author Archives: Ubu Roi

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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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Occult Acadamy: Fail

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Ubu Roi

A lot of people dissed this show before it began, citing a lack of originality. I didn’t see it that way, although by the end of the first two episodes, I did see their point; it was a bizarre pastiche … Continue reading →

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Sekirei S2 (and a bit of manga)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Apparently, several weeks ago, I started a post on Sekirei’s second season, and never finished it. Given that we’re now past the third episode, and this is turning out to be one of the surprise quality shows of the season, … Continue reading →

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Classic Lines

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Ubu Roi

This one belongs in an anime somewhere. Or at least a webcomic. “Have I mentioned I’m part space alien?”

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OneManga Shutting Down

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Posted as a popup on the front page, or in the forums: It pains me to announce that this is the last week of manga reading on One Manga (!!). Manga publishers have recently changed their stance on manga scanlations … Continue reading →

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Highschool of The Dead & Summer 2010

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Ubu Roi

I don’t normally do this, but I’m going to post Jason’s thin slicing review of HOTD in its entirety, given its brilliance: BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS BRAINS … Continue reading →

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Sekirei II, ep. 2

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Holy boing-boing, Batman…. that episode was actually damn good! In the first season, they followed the manga up until the last episode, and only changed the aftermath of the battle on the bridge. The second season has completely departed from … Continue reading →

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