Archive for May, 2011

By G-Nitro 2 CommentsMay 29, 2011
Otaku In Review Episode 67: HD or Bust

This week Scott and I go guest free. I discuss some recent SHMUPs I have been playing on the XBox 360, as well as my thoughts on the first season of Black Lagoon. Scott gives his final thoughts on Princess Jellyfish. We break down some news from the past week that includes Sentai Filmworks licensing  [ Read More ]

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By G-Nitro 5 CommentsMay 25, 2011
Anime Review: Koihime Musō

Koihime Musō is an anime series based off of an eroge title of the same name. Both are loosely based off the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. I say it is loosely based, as they only really uses the names, an older time period, and the fact war and generals are involved. Due to this,  [ Read More ]

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By G-Nitro 0 CommentMay 24, 2011
Otaku In Review Episode 66: Erica Friedman vs. the World

Scott and I are back this week with a very energetic and fun filled episode. Before we have an interesting discussion with our guest this episode, I give a brief review of Koihime Musō, and and we talk about the possible end of the Akira adaptation, and Eiji Nonaka’s new Moe anime.   Our guest  [ Read More ]

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By G-Nitro 4 CommentsMay 18, 2011
Get: Sasami Sasasegawa (Alter)

  *Update* I would like to thank Nigri who corrected me on who the character actually is. In my rush to start getting these figure posts complete, I mistakenly thought this to be Rin Natsume, when it is actually Sasami Sasasegawa. I apologize for this error and my lack of attention, and have updated the  [ Read More ]

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By G-Nitro 0 CommentMay 16, 2011
Otaku in Review Podcast Episode 65: Why is Touhou A Thing?

Scott and I are joined this week by Thomas from Stepping Up to the Anime Plate to help learn us a thing or two about Touhou, as well as discussing Funimation’s release schedules and what anime we have been watching.   In news this week, we discuss Madoka Magica Kyubey Face Cushion, Good Smile Company’s  [ Read More ]

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By G-Nitro 1 CommentMay 11, 2011
Get: Noumi Kudryavka (Alter)

I buy a lot of figures based off of anime or games that I enjoy, but lately I’ve also been on a string of purchases with figures that just happen catch my eye. The Alter crafted figure of Noumi Kudryavka is one that was hard to ignore. The moment I saw the first images, I  [ Read More ]

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By G-Nitro 3 CommentsMay 10, 2011
The OtakuGamer Update - 05/10/2011

Many may have realized that in the past few days, I have posted no new episodic reviews for ongoing anime series. I have decided that I can no longer maintain writing these daily posts. It is taking away from me working on other content for the site. I will now be focusing on first impressions  [ Read More ]

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By G-Nitro 2 CommentsMay 8, 2011
Otaku in Review Podcast Episode 64: Planning a Riot

Scott and I are back with a normal episode again. We start off with an intro discussing what has been been going on for the both of us since the last episode. We break down the news, discussing such topics as Sentai Filmworks nabs Kobato, Square Enix iOS game teaches English, Funimation grabs hold of  [ Read More ]

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By G-Nitro 0 CommentMay 5, 2011
Spring Anime 2011: Steins;Gate Episode 5

Amane is staring at something in her hand, when she steps outside and sees Okarin and Makise  carrying the IBN. Suddenly Amane recognizes Makise and goes in to an attack stance, but is distracted by the landlord. After a few episodes that were slowly progressing the story, that critical moment felt like a long time  [ Read More ]

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By G-Nitro 0 CommentMay 4, 2011
Spring 2011 Anime: The World God Only Knows Episode 4

Elsie realizes the students are just unconscious, and then Haqua arrives. Elsie asks if it is a level 3 loose soul, and Haqua has no luck with the detention bottle. The loose soul is controlling all the students, and it is actually pretty creepy. Suddenly the loose soul takes off, and Haqua acts like a  [ Read More ]

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