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Fall 2021 Anime First Impressions

  86 Eighty-Six: Part 2   (seen 3 episodes)   One of the best anime of the spring season, possibly of the entire year, is back with more delicious social commentary that does not know the meaning of the word "subtle". This time with an entire new country and a chuuni loli! Quite a change from the first cour's grim war story. But fear not, for the Anvils That Need To Be Dropped are still being dropped, in beat with those sweet Sawano/Yamamoto BGMs. Oooh yeah. Also the new OP is great .  Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc (seen 3 episodes)   It's train time, baby! Again. Yeah, this is a TV broadcast version of the movie that I have already seen. Not much to say about it. The OP and ED are pretty good, although to be honest neither is Gurenge or Homura levels of instant classic. So yeah. Um. I guess this is a thing that exists.  Mushoku Tensei: Part 2 (seen 3 episodes)  This show does not need an introduction: if you haven't seen it, you have at least heard of...

Unboxing the Nausicaä Manga Box Set

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There are very few things a manga collector can get that are cooler than what I got today. It's just impressive in almost every way, to the point where even knowing roughly what it contains couldn't prepare me for actually seeing it with my own eyes. I am, of course, talking about the Viz Media deluxe edition box set of Hayao Miyazaki's legendary Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind .  Bought from Amazon Germany at the price of €57.18, the package arrived on time and in good condition. I had it delivered to a Posti parcel point (just across the street from where I live) from where I picked it up. I luckily had a bag with me to carry it because let me tell ya: it is heavy. 3.5 kg to be exact, might not sound like a lot to some, but I'm a scrawny weeb not used to carrying around stuff that heavy.  Anyway, on to the actual unboxing. The set is in a large (26 x 10 x 18 cm) rigid cardboard box, with an illustration and the title on the front cover, an introductory text on the ...