An American Writer's Thoughts on Japanese Animation

Children’s Card Games Are Serious Business – Yugioh, the Abridged Series (April Fools Commentary)

Okay, normally I have a habit of doing something for April Fools. I’ve reviewed dubs that don’t exist, explored alternate timelines, promoted my books, delved into Keit Ai, and when April 1 fell on a Monday even put up with being hacked by Femt. This year, I wanted to talk about something… still a little goofy, but more on the level.

And you know what? I’ve referenced Yugioh quite a few times and will likely do so again… but even just delving through the Duel Monsters era (the stuff everybody knows and mostly liked) would be more raw episodes of anime than all of Macross March put together. So, since today is a silly day for silly things, how about we talk briefly about the version that can be watched in a reasonable time frame?

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Protoculture Shock – Super Dimension Fortress Macross Spoiler Review

I have a tradition, in the month of March, to at least approach the Mecha genre. Giant robots are cool, there are a ton of shows featuring them, and of course it’s hard to resist the alliteration. This year, though, things are going to be a bit different… or rather, a bit more specific.

Welcome, my friends, to Macross March.

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