One of the things I’m most proud of is my Yakuza collection. It might be not as big as the ones you see on Instagram, but it’s really special to me. I’m a huge fan of this series …
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This month’s haul brings back Eureka’s Master of Cinema series, Kodansha Comics and VIZ SIGNATURE brand with more titles joining the collection, as well as another batch of…
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My Journal, Page 17, 15 September 2022 – A Small Guide to the Yakuza Series – Where to Begin?
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My Journal, Page 36, 26 January 2023 – Death Come True
We play as a young man, Makoto Karaki, who wakes up in a hotel room with no memory of his identity or his past. This could be easily…
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Birdie Wing eclipses even the ever-formidable Spy×Family this week! Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings.
MAY I TIE UP THE YAKUZA? REVIEW
Hello and hello! Gloomy and cold weather has been weighing me down a little lately, but I’m happy that I can actually sit down and write regularly! Looks…
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The Fabulous Fairy Five. Just in the nick of time, here is Tim and me doing a collab on Fairy Ranmaru, a rather flamboyant piece of manservice with some…
My Journal, Page 52, 18 May 2023 – I’m gonna have more fun… and live crazier than any one of ‘em – Yakuza 0
We’ll follow the adventures of our two protagonists, Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima, whose apparently unrelated paths happen to cross due to a small plot of land, called…
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My Journal, Page 9, 21 July 2022 – Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends
I saw that the streamer SmallAnt had been paid to speed run Cooking Mama 2 Dinner With Friends by its World Record holder. His aim was to get…
NaNoRenO – Aidos ~Day 26 & Day 27~
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Round two of AniMarch Madness 2022 continues with our next four matches! For those coming here for the first time, AniMarch Madness is our annual one-on-one anime tournament…
My Journal, Page 5, 23 June 2022 – Stardew Valley
Today I’m going to talk about my experience with Stardew Valley and why I had to restart it about 4 times (although to be honest I’ve lost count)!…
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The Eminence in Shadow, My Dress-Up Darling, Nights with a Cat, Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest, Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
The Journal, Page 105 OF THE END – Yakuza Dead Souls
Oh no, Kamurocho is getting invaded by… zombies? How could that even happen? Either way, time to ready our guns and eliminate all those pesky zombies, as we…
Il Journal, Pagina 105 OF THE END – Yakuza Dead Souls
Oh no, Kamurocho è stata invasa da… zombie? Com’è possibile? Comunque sia, è ora di preparare le nostre pistole ed eliminare tutti quei rompiscatole, per proteggere la nostra…
The Journal, Page 98, 2 May 2024 – Farming to Immortality – Immortal Life
A young Chinese farmer arrives at Ferry Stop to join the Guiyun Sect, a group that uses farming as the means to immortality; little do they know that,…
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It is day 26 of the second 30 Day Anime Challenge, and it seems as though I have in fact failed. I was pretty busy recently so that…
My Journal, Page 6, 30 June 2022 – Dragon Star Varnir
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My Journal, Page 47, 13 April 2023 – Yakuza Meets the Samurai Age? – Like a Dragon Ishin!
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Hardware sales are overall healthier when compared to their performances the week before. The PlayStation 4 marked the most increase in terms of percentage gain, 147.17% more than…
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Day 26: Fire Emblem Engage
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Summer 2022 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 2
Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Summer 2022 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episodes of Lycoris Recoil, Shoot! Goal to the Future, Teppen—!!!! Laughing…
Engage Kiss, Lycoris Recoil, Shoot! Goal to the Future, Utawarerumono
Spring 2022 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 2
Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Spring 2022 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episode of Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove…
AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 2, Day 4
Round two of AniMarch Madness 2022 concludes with our final four matches! For those coming here for the first time, AniMarch Madness is our annual one-on-one anime tournament…
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Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Fall 2022 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury. If you're…
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AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 2, Day 1
Welcome to the second round of AniMarch Madness 2022, our annual one-on-one anime tournament you vote to determine the outcomes of each match, round by round, until only…
AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 1, Day 2
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Author Journey (December 26, 2022)
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