Category: Anime

NAISHO NO TSUBOMI IS FOR PEDOPHILES

Naisho No Tsubomi is some manga that got an award for being a kids comic that talked about issues like sex and “what’s going on down there” in a sensitive and educational manner. Recently, an anime adaptation was made and it was… an OVA. Now, if this was some...

Quick Gotham Knight review

I don’t give two shits about American comics or this Batman character, but I did watch The Dark Knight only because of the block-busting lines at The Uptown (it was an ok movie) and when some of my coworkers decided to screen Gotham Knight at my workplace, I figured...

ALTER MAID DOUBLE ASSAULT: Mikuru + Siesta

More preorders from six+ months ago have come in! Alter 1/8 Mikuru Asahina Maid Version  Yet another figure of Mikuru in her oh-so-cute cultural festival outfit. This Alter version features slightly greyed out colours for a more realistic look, and lacks MaxFactory’s Neko Miki Mode option. The sculpt is...

Comic Site Rant: “I’m a 20th Century Girl”

Original Post …and with this strip, the entire comic takes place in Massachusetts. Well, I guess that was already the case when I made the characters hanging out at T Stations, but still. The location of the comic has always been a vague thing, but lately I’ve been opting...

August 2008 Anime

Current Chi’s Sweet Home: I’m almost confident that I have not seen an episode within the past month. Oh well. Code Geass R2: Feeling really Gundam Seed Destiny at this point. The stupidity is actually getting to me now. Golgo 13: …. Hidamari Sketch x365: Liking it better than...

Still catching up on Zettai Karen Children

Watching this raw is kind of a challenge– my Japanese sucks and this show delivers a lot of its entertainment by way of each episode’s individual plot. I can still follow the general plot points, but I miss a lot of the fine details. That’s okay, though– the real...

Comic Site Rant: ケロ⑨destiny

Original Post At one point I decided I was going to make a determined effort to make comics about all the shows I care about this season, and as such I decided I’d move from Strike Witches to my second favourite of the season, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu (while...

MoY Podcast 2 BEYOND THE TIME: Episode 1– Kurenai Attacks

Download [audio:http://mistakesofyouth.com/podcast2/MoY_2_ep_1.mp3] Yes, it’s true! It’s not a dream! It’s not fantasy! The spectacular, amazing and totally cool Mistakes of Youth podcast is BACK, and this time we’re talking about Kurenai. This is kind of a general discussion of the show, so there will be spoilers. Listen with caution!...