An unscheduled catch-up from the life of an anime fan. In Irregular Reconnaissance you’ll find a collection of mini-reviews, quips and insight on a bunch of anime. The goal is to help you work out which series might earn their way into your schedule and to serve as a discussion focus for fans. Are you […]
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Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #8
Here we have another unscheduled look at anime series both old and new. In Irregular Reconnaissance I share mini-reviews of anime that’s won my time recently in the hope they’ll help guide your choices. Anime fan too? Found something good to watch recently? Share your thoughts and reviews in the comments below. Arpeggio of Blue […]
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 […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #5
There’s a batch of micro-reviews and status updates on a range of series in Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime. The column acts as a way to measure what’s grabbing my time and attention and what’s falling out of favour. What’s the point? There’s a lot of anime to watch and sometimes a nudge yes or a nudge […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #4
It’s time for an Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime catch up. The holidays have provided some time to catch up on a series or two. Geek Native’s recently looked at part two of Blue Exorcist and Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere but what of those shows that are being watched one episode at a time? In […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #3
The holidays are sneaking closer and the combination of extra hours at work and endless shopping has made anime watching more of a challenge. Bah! It’ll take more than a bit of time pressure to stop this geek from getting his dose of animated action. In this Irregular Reconnaissance column I offer a collection of […]
How to deal with zombies
One Piece is incredibly popular anime. It’s the story of pirates, with zany humour and strange powers. Monsters and creatures are common hazards but it looks like zombies aren’t a problem for Luffy.
E3: One Piece Pirate Warriors
The mammoth anime and manga series One Piece made an appearance at the 2012 E3. Bandai Namaco have One Piece: Pirate Warriors ready for a 2012 release on the PlayStation 3. Luffy and his crew are available for online and offline co-op missions. The game allows players to be Luffy, Zoro, Nami and other pirates […]
The top 100 selling manga in Japan this year
Japanese entertainment hub Oricon have published two lists on which manga have sold the most in the first half of this year. There are plenty of names which will be familiar to western audiences as well as titles to watch out for. The first list shows the 10 most purchased series. One Piece [13,833,116] Naruto […]
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 […]
