This may or may not turn into an ongoing thing, but I know a lot of bloggers out there have themed posts, so I’m going to try my hand with a series called “Japan Envy” to compile all the things that make me wish I was living in Japan. Otherwise this would just be a … Read moreJapan Envy: Monster Hunter Diary G Orange Juice
I could spend a whole entry (or entries, even) explaining what boys’ love, or BL, is, but for the purpose of keeping things short I’ll provide a simple explanation: BL/yaoi/shonen-ai is a sub-genre of Japanese manga, written by women for women, that focuses on the romantic and often sexual relationships between men. The genre … Read moreIntroduction to Boys’ Love Games
Today literally was slow! I made my first stew, an Irish lamb stew from Frankie magazine, which was quite simple, took 3+ hours to cook, and tastes pretty good! Not that I have many stews in my repertoire to compare it to, but it’s a start. Ok, now that I’ve got that bad pun out … Read moreSlow Monday
It’s funny, when I first started this blog I really thought I’d have a hard time coming up with things to write about, but now I’m finding the exact opposite to be true! I have so much I want to write about that it’s actually quite hard for me to decide what I want to … Read moreRecent Articles on Women in Games: Female Characters, Feminism in FF, and the Lara Croft Reboot
So, big news if you haven’t yet heard–rumors that the famed Japanese director Takashi Miike is working on an Ace Attorney film adaptation have now been official confirmed by Capcom! Exciting, eh? I have to say the thought of Takashi Miike of Ichi the Killer fame doing a rendition of Nintendo DS game about goofy … Read moreCan the new Ace Attorney film compete with the Takarazuka musicals?
I don’t often do weekend recaps, but this time I think it was sufficiently nerdy enough to merit this post. That, and I wanted to do write-ups on both the Mana Bar StreetPass event I attended as well as the CG animated film Resident Evil: Degeneration, so I figured why not do one big weekend … Read moreRecipe for a Very Nerdy Weekend: StreetPassing at the Mana Bar and More!
Since this has been nagging me for a while now, I figured I might as well post about it. Back when I heard BlazBlue Continuum Shift II was coming out for the 3DS, contrary to some skeptics (aka my husband), I was actually quite excited about it. See, we played the original BlazBlue Calamity Trigger … Read moreBlazBlue Continuum Shift II Box Art Censored in US