Anne 
With the Japanese release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf rapidly approaching, I’m finding my head full of cute, colorful animals and visions of collecting everything from fish to furniture. In honor of its impending release, I decided to round up some of my favorite Animal Crossing: New Leaf merchandise… plus a bonus Style Savvy: … Read moreJapan Envy: Animal Crossing: New Leaf Merchandise
Two weekends ago, I participated in the Extra Life 24-hour gaming marathon to raise money for children’s hospitals for the first time ever, and I must say it was quite the experience! First, I want to give a huge thank you to everyone who donated –– I exceeded my goal of $300 by a whole … Read moreExtra Life Marathon Round-Up: One mayonnaise machine, two tsunamis, and many stray sheep
As someone who takes pride in her love for (virtually) all things Japanese, including video games, it’s hard to ignore the influence the Monster Hunter series has in Japan. But anyone with even a passing knowledge of MonHun (as it’s affectionately called by fans) probably knows about its notoriously overwhelming systems that make it rather … Read moreThe Monster Hunter Beginner’s Guide is a must-have for aspiring hunters
After spending a week writing about vampire manga for the vampire Manga Movable Feast, I think it’s high time I went back to video games! In honor of Halloween I thought it’d be appropriate to post some long overdue impressions of an overlooked 3DS title, Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove 3D. Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove 3D is part … Read moreGabrielle’s Ghostly Groove 3D Impressions
Surprise! Well, either I’m a little messed up with the time zone differences, I missed a lot of submissions, or people got theirs in just after the deadline, but the moral of the story is there are quite a few submissions to the vampire MMF that didn’t get covered in the last roundup – enough … Read moreVampire MMF Roundup: Part Four
The last couple of days of the vampire Manga Movable Feast saw some really interesting and varied submissions! Tony from Manga Therapy took a look at a slightly different kind of vampire that first make their appearance in volume 14 of Gantz. These nanomachine-infused humans are Vampires in that they are both weak to UV … Read moreVampire MMF Roundup: Part Three
The reviews continue to come in for the vampire Manga Movable Feast! I’m happy to see all the shojo titles, but where’s some of the shonen love? I hope we see a Hellsing post or two before it’s all over, because I’ve never read it! Ash over at Experiments in Manga returns to Vampire Hunter … Read moreVampire MMF Roundup: Part Two