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I waded out into the stream to see Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut ... Two world superpowers' space race spawns the Nosferatu Project. The goal: send a vampire to space before the first human flight. Human overseer Lev must train subject Irina in time for liftoff. Their shared passion for space will face the ego of nations! I've rarely met a vampire that I didn't like and Irina doesn't disappoint. We have vampires and cold-war era politics in a world not too different than our own. The great powers of this world have recently concluded a war have have turned their considerable efforts toward the conquest of space. The only problem is getting there. The eastern power, UZSR has taken the lead in spaceflight by successfully placing an unmanned satellite into orbit and by sending a dog into orbit. Meanwhile, in the west, the UKA's initial efforts resulted in a publicly humiliating explosion on the launch pad. But behind the UZSR's apparent public successes lie that ...

This convention report is very, very overdue. I was away from Blogger for a few years and I'm just now getting around to making a post. Sharp-eyed viewers will notice the same white DVD case used as a makeshift white background for my photos for some of my previous convention reports which were also way overdue. I did them all in one day. Moving On. Despite the complications that kept me away from Blogger for a while, I still made the time to go to Fan Expo 2026 on May 30th. As usual, I decided to be fashionably late to avoid the crush of people all clamoring to get in all at once, so, I arrived at 11:00am. Imagine my surprise when I find a line two blocks long and looping back on itself three times. To this day, I have no idea what happened to cause the delay, but, that was definitely a first. Amazingly, the line was cleared pretty quickly and I made my way to the convention floor before noon. Everyone was in good spirits. We were all happy to be there. I met a few p...

I had the opportunity to see My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered! ... When Yogiri Takatou and Tomochika Dannoura are transported into another world along with classmates, they seem to be left out when others are gifted with amazing superpowers and the chance to become Sages. Are they doomed to become dragon bait? Or could it be that they already have a few special abilities of their own from back home that no one is expecting? That would be extremely helpful, as there aren’t many people left they can trust, least of all their now power-mad former classmates and the Sages who supposedly defend this world in My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered! A bus full of students is suddenly transported to another world and a woman who identifies herself as Sage Sion appears before them. Sion quickly sorts the class into those with magical abilities, sage candidates, and those without. Sion and the newly christened sage candidates leave the other students to their fate, then a dragon ...

Recently I watched the first season of From Old Country Bumpkin To Master Swordsman ... Season 1 Beryl Gardinant, a self-proclaimed humble old man, is a sword instructor at his dojo in a rural, backwater village. In his younger years, he dreamed of glory as a master swordsman, but those days are long behind him. Out of the blue, he receives a visit from a famous former pupil who brings him news--he's been appointed as a special instructor for the knights of the Liberion Order! With his life now turned upside down, Beryl travels to the capital and reunites with some of his former students. What does fate have in store for Beryl? Season 2 Beryl Gardenant, a swordmaster from the countryside, is settling into his new life as a special instructor for the Royal Order of Knights and the guardian of an orphan. A peaceful life is not in the cards, however, and Beryl is confronted with new obstacles. At the magic institute, in his hometown, at the kingdom's border, away in a foreign l...

I took a look at Handyman Saitou In Another World ... Handyman Saitou has never felt special in his life. When he's dropped into a medieval fantasy world, he gathers a party of unique beings to survive. Surrounded by a heavy warrior, a spell-forgetting wizard, and even a divine fairy princess, he yearns to be helpful. But after Saitou saves everyone during a raid, it's clear that having a handyman on an adventure isn't just useful, it's essential! Join our intrepid handyman, Saitou, as he picks locks, fixes equipment and does whatever odd jobs a handyman does out in the field. Most of the series unfolds as ongoing vignettes that showcase Saitou's usefulness in some way or center on a particular character. All of the characters are intertwined in various ways, but, it's not until the latter part of the series, that one particular character emerges as the central figure to everything that has happened and it's NOT Saitou. Most of the series feels somewhat dis...

I had to see My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I'm Out for Revenge! ... After being recruited to join the Concord of Tribes, a group consisting of one each of the other 8 races, Light was shocked when they suddenly attempted to kill him! Miraculously managing to escape and survive in the deepest depths of a dungeon, Light is shocked to learn that he’s much more powerful than anyone thought and his thoughts quickly turn to revenge. It won’t be easy, and it may take years, but with the aid of his newly summoned Ever-Seeking Maid and his increased abilities, he’ll cut a bloody path through their dead and dying bodies in My Gift Lvl9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I’m Out for Revenge! Light has a curious power called Gacha which allows him to randomly acquire cards that can be redeemed for something. The catch is that the value of the "something" that Light receives corresponds to the amount of mana in the space ...

How A Realist Hero Rebuilt A Kingdom seemed like something I might enjoy, so I bought it... Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Souma Kazuya is crowned the new king. Unlike the royalty before him, he won't be using swords or magic to rule. Will his administrative reform really get this kingdom back on track? After being summoned to another world, Souma finds that the kingdom is in dire financial straights and needs to either come up the cash or send their newly summoned hero off to repay their debts. Souma isn't pleased with his situation and asks to see the kingdom's financial statements instead. After reviewing the financials with Souma, the king abdicates the throne and dumps his responsibilities onto Souma. Souma, now the newly appointed king, along with a host of accountants, solves some of the kingdom's most immediate issues. In the process, Souma manages to stir up political issues both with nobles whose finances have come und...