Irregular Reconnaissance is a chance to catch up and chat about the geeky aspects of entertainment. In Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime we chat about anime. You guessed that already, huh? What anime have you been watching lately? Share your thoughts and finds in the comments below? Which titles are a must watch? Which are a miss? […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #10
Which anime would you recommend to friends and fellow roleplayers? In Irregular Reconnaissance I run through some of the series I’ve been watching in a collection of mini-reviews. There are no spoilers, just a little description of what’s going on and what I either like or dislike. We’d love to have your anime advice in the […]
Dragon Ball’s Android 17 and 18 are called Lapis and Lazuli
Android 17 and Android 18 have had key roles in the Dragon Ball saga over the years. It looks like there’s a little more to their story to discover. At the start of the month Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama was featured in a Q&A session in Saikyo Jump. There’s new material in volumes 4-6 […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #6
What’s worth watching? What’s best giving a miss? If you’re making your way through any anime series then please leave your suggestions in the comments below. In the meantime; here’s a catch up on the latest batch of anime I’ve been watching. Consider these status reports or micro reviews. Strike the Blood Episode 9 Strike […]
The countdown to oblivion: Dragon Ball GT review
Dragon Ball GT season 1 is out in the UK this week. That’s 34 episodes, enough to start and finish the Black Star Dragon Ball Saga and take you deep into the Baby Saga. Dragon Ball GT (Grand Touring) is the last in the three original Dragon Ball runs as Dragon Ball Kai is a […]
171 pages of impressive Dragon Ball origami
Blogger and origami master Paperjuke published a guide on how you could build, if you wanted to, paper Goku from the Dragon Ball series from 171 pages. Over in Korea, Sinsis followed the guide and carefully created the stunning and life-size origami super warrior.
Dragon Ball Fries… are super!
Who knew the infamous Super Saiyan look from the Dragon Ball series would work so well as food. No ordinary food, of course, but super fries!
Asura trailer
The manga Asura, from George Akiyama, ran from 1970 to 1979. It was controversial at the time because of the violence. The anime Asura is being directed by Keiichi Sato (of Tiger & Bunny fame) and the screenplay was put together by Mononoke’s Ikuko Takahashi. The big names do not stop there as the voice […]
Anime top trumps
Anime Trumps is a game from NGames. On the 14th it opens its doors to welcome beta testers – and this phase will run until the 28th of March. After that all the data will be wiped. Actually, the blog title is wrong. It’s not “top trumps”. I think that’s a trademark but the idea […]
Popular JPop and anime band contained secret virtual singer
The popular Japanese pop band AKB48 who sung one of the Dragon Ball Kai themes, who were guests of honour at the 2010 Anime Expo in the US and have been involved with Kamen Rider W have revealed that one of their band is… well, rather anime herself. She’s 2D. She’s fake. She’s a computer […]
