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Tweeny Witches...

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I picked up three volumes of Tweeny Witches . They spoke to me and whispered -- buy me. So I did... Volume 1 Arusu In Wonderland Arusu, a young girl who believes in magic with all her heart, one day finds herself suddenly dropped into the middle of a magical world that's beyond her wildest imaginings. At first, it seems that her life's wish has finally been granted, but things quickly change as she finds out more about the less-than-perfect wonderland.

The X's...

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In October 2007, in the aftermath of the Ultimate Otaku Fall Cleanup , I decided to let my collection of X's on VHS go. Spending time with the X's is a guilty pleasure that I indulge in from time to time. So, I replaced my VHS collection of X's with the Nick Picks Volume 5 DVD which had one episode of the X's. For some time now, I've been debating whether the one episode of X's that I had on DVD was enough for the archive.

Farscape...

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In October 2007, in the aftermath of the Ultimate Otaku Fall Cleanup , I found myself in a dilemma. I had the entire Farscape series from beginning to end. But, the entire first season was on VHS and the remainder on DVD. I wanted to replace the first season with DVD, but, after visiting sites like Amazon and Ebay and seeing outrageously overpriced used (and "like new")sets going for upwards of $400, I decided to hold on to my VHS tapes for the time being. Farscape is genre television at its most ambitious, inspired both by the cult appeal of Babylon 5 and the continuing success of the Star Trek franchise, but taking a visual and conceptual leap beyond those shows. Making extensive use of CGI, prosthetics, and state-of-the-art puppetry, courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, the Farscape concept has a freshness that makes it look and feel completely original.