Hinamizawa Bus Stop Stage Play

I doubt that anybody else is gonna mention or post about this, but it seems that the Japanese stage play adaptation of Hinamizawa Bus Stop had its first showing the other day on the 26th, and R07 actually put up a picture of himself with the play's cast on Twitter. Pretty neat if you ask me. Also, you might want to check out its website for more details, and the official twitter for more pics, too. Furthermore, there was an Australian guy who planned (announced before the Japanese one, FYI) to have his own stage play adaptation of the same story sometime late this year, but I wonder if it has fallen apart or if it will actually go ahead and happen. Who knows, but I'll e-mail the guy and see what's up. Anyhow, I'm unsure if the Japanese stage play will come to video or not, but I guess we'll have to wait and see. Bye!

Fixed lighting version. Check out proto-Irie and Takano.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: ORENOGELION Q (Doujin)

Just noticed this cool looking Evangelion doujin  artbook of sorts. It's got all kinds of designs based on other shows (I think), and even a Persona one so check it out if you're interested. Also, you may remember EVA FIX Abnormals in Dairy Life, this one is much like that. Bye!

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Neo Devilman Volume 3 Chapter 3 English Translation

Now, if you know anything about me or have at least followed my blog for some time, then you would know that I am an avid Go Nagai and Devilman fan. That said, it was sad to see that not all of Neo Devilman was translated, and it seems that everyone cherry picked the short stories based on who wrote them because the guy who wrote this chapter and all the other guys who did the rest of the untranslated ones are either nobody's, have done very little manga, or just work at Dynamic Pro. Anyhow, I also plan on translating the rest of the untranslated short stories on the side while keeping my weekly Terra Formars release, FYI, so I hope you enjoy this chapter and its translation, and look forward to my next Neo Devilman chapter release sometime in the future. See ya!

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P.S. - The story and ending of this chapter is a rather odd thing. Still, enjoy. Also, I'll be changing to batoto for the read online versions of chapters. I just linked mangafox out of laziness before.

Terra Formars Manga Chapter 135 English Translation

Man am I glad to have this chapter over and done with. I mean, there was a fuckton of redrawing to do and it was way too much and hard for my current skills to handle. There wasn't much room (not literal room) on some of the pages for the most part so the redraw may look bad at times. That's not to say it looks doesn't look "okay", but I'm not too satisfied to say the least. Anyhow, I'll not hold you too much longer so you can find the necessary links below. Also, enjoy the credits page. I just know you'll love it. Ah ha ha ha ha!

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P.S. - There are some TL things that I could rant about, but I'm not really in the mood so I won't bother. Not that anyone would read it, anyway. Meh. 

Review: Gakuen Taikutsu Otoko

Now, this one I have a love/hate relationship with because it’s just so darn over the top crazy and insane but at the same time one of the most retarded messes that I have ever read. Let’s begin. It is very funny and the comedy works for the most part, but the amount of unnecessary violence leaves a sour taste in my mouth because this could have been a really good parody/comedy manga without it. I’ll give you some info about the plot so you can understand why though. Okay, the school system has fallen apart and students of all kinds are rebelling so the government allows teachers to carry and use guns and also brings in hired guns to keep law and order. I’ve already lost you, haven’t I? Anyway, it’s done in the style of a western with shootouts, cowboys, robberies, stagecoaches being used for transport except with motorcycles instead of horses? And yes, they do lift up when the driver order them to stop, and then there’s all that other jazz you’ll immediately notice if you start reading. Oh, did I mention there’s nobody even on the motorcycles. Hilarious. Nagai can be real funny when he wants to.

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Well, now that I got those parts out of the way, let’s move onto a little criticism. The first volume is pretty much an 7/10 but if all that violence (heads being blown off and much more) was removed I’d actually give it a glowing 9/10. I mean, the comedy works and the way the plot is set up is like an actual parody/comedy manga, but then people start to get their heads blown off, their throats cut, dragged to death on the backs of motorcycles, and all that just makes me scratch my head and wonder what exactly Nagai is trying to get across with this. Is it a parody/comedy, or is it just Nagai fucking around? Though Nagai is like that a lot so you could say that is his thing, but I still think it would have been better if it was just a parody/comedy. Meh. Anyway, while the first volume is still pretty good even with all that shit, the second and third volumes dip in quality drastically. The second is at best a 5/10 and the third hits rock bottom at a 2/10 or 3/10. Now, while the first was about our zany insane lead taking down a high school, the second is not and the third involves some horror house full of monsters and it’s really lame to say the least. I don’t want to go into too much detail because I’d ramble on forever and never stop, so I think I’ll end things here. This manga is a weird thing because as it is insanely enjoyable it is at the same time ridiculously stupid and bat shit insane, and I recommend you to check it out for just that.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi Graphics Rip

Like how I sorted out and organised the Sui rip, I actually did the same for Matsuri all the way back during late of last year. But, I kinda forgot about it and only remembered recently. That said, while you could say that Sui is superior in every single way to Matsuri, I still think that it's worthwhile to keep a backup of its assets since there were changes made to Sui's so you can have those which you prefer (Sui or Matsuri) or maybe even if you'd like to compare the differences. Either or, enjoy the rip. It has been on the net for a long time but at least now it's sorted. Bye!

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Review: Jushin Liger (Manga)

I wasn't even going to write a review of Jushin Liger because it left such a sour taste in my mouth after reading that I really didn't want to bother. But alas, I must, even if it is months later. Yes, I did read it a few months ago but talking about it is pretty straightforward so it shouldn't be a problem and I’ll try to keep this short, too. Now, Liger is more or less the generic boy gets giant robot and superpowers to fight the bad guys Power Rangers sentai bullshit that you’ve seen a million times already. It’s doesn't add/bring anything new to the genre and it’s very generic with plot lines like one of the bad guys turns good guy (Example: Tommy from Power Rangers) and practically everything in it. It’s unoriginal, the characters are uninteresting, everything is bland, and it’s Nagai’s worst work that I have read. Though I haven't read that much Nagai so there’s probably something worse out there. Also, speaking of Power Rangers, Liger’s transformed mech state kinda reminds me of Lord Zedd himself. I just wanted to mention that. Umm, moving on. To sum things up, Liger is an unoriginal soulless piece of garbage that you shouldn't bother reading. There. Actually, one last thing, the scans suck and whoever did them didn't know what they were doing. They're freaking ugly and they should be ashamed. Done.

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