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Just wanted to point out the Salvage Mice movie thread I made before. Looks like it has that Karate Girl in it. Okay, read it a bit closer. Looks like it has staff from Karate Girl in it, but not actually Takeda Rina in it. These are different girls.

You can also see AkibaRanger's director in the background of the article pic. Figured it's relevant since it's referenced in Akiba 11.

Why hello there. I didn't see you come in. <Adjusts glasses>

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Version 2 with a graphical boost, nothing more. Ole!

By the way, the new 720p encode for Mega Max is encoded. Just needs to be released.

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Recognize these guys? You should, they're in this episode

Akiba 9 released

 
So cute. An interview with Yuuki's actress

Fourze released

Hello! Tsukada here, everyone please enjoy this episode of AkibaRangers!

Episode 8 released

Busters ready go! Kono ketsui unbreakable~

I feel like this episode is an homage to the manga series "Twin Spica." Spica is a story about teenagers who are training to become astronauts. Maybe it's all in my head, but a lot of the scenarios and specifically, the girl pictured really does remind me of the manga. If you like a slice of life style manga, check it out. It's pretty much a jdorama in manga form.

Episode 37 released.

"Twin Spica" review

So like I said earlier, this is a slice of life manga. The focus is mainly on the characters and their interactions with each other. There are a few fantastical elements to it. The training that they go through is ridiculous, it sort of reminds me of the Hunter Test from Hunter X Hunter in that sense. But there's also a ghost in the story and stories about death, the afterlife, etc. Basically there is a mystery to a tragedy that occurs in the past that has rippling effects on events that occur in the present day.

But overall it's really heartfelt and sometimes emotionally burdensome. Like, "Oh man, that was kind of heavy and sappy. Let's read some more Full Metal Alchemist to cleanse the palate." But that can be good sometimes.

There is also a lot of little neat things that the author throws into the manga. Like at the end, there's an extra story that took me three volumes before I realized that it was about the author (I had thought it was some side character that I had forgotten about.) Plus, the three main female protagonists names spell the author's given name (Realized that today.) Apparently this series didn't sell very well, but maybe check it out and see if you like it. It's probably a good side dish for Fourze.

Released last night, in case you missed it.

I know it's been a while, but thank you guys for waiting for this. Dogu-chan 6 released.

Over halfway done?!

The Junior Kamen Rider Squad?!

So you might notice the torrent is twice as big compared to usual. That's because it includes the Fourze Quiz 1 bonus from the Blu-ray. I think people will enjoy the segment since it shows how well the Fourze actors get along with each other. Plus you (and me) get to learn a bit about Rider history.

Fourze 36

Quiz 1

The actress for Kozukozu has her friend from DANCEROID join. It's Itokutora as Ikura as Umeko! (Ikura is Japanese for "salmon roe"). Here's the blog post this picture is from. Come to think about it, maybe she's always been there and this is the first time they said her name? I dunno.

Oh yeah, we're also looking for splashes for Akiba, since we're running out. You can always submit them to the thread about it.

So let's talk about Akiba 6 in the release thread.

The choice is yours!

Go-bus 12

You look so different, Fourze!

There we go. All rolled out.

HD Released!

This show is pretty good. So why don't people like it?

Watcha!

Remember to always wear your glasses... and stay out of direct sunlight?! Maybe the Go-Busters are secretly vampires.

Ten, ready!