Episode 20: Update on the closing of Anime Avalon in Houston. 40%
off everything in the store. 5$ rental anime dvds. General overview
of the series Hikaru No Go for readers that have not read any of
the previous volumes. Then it's on to a review of Volume 6. Story
by Yumi Hotta and art by Takeshi Obata, who also worked on Death
Note. Supervised by Yukari Umezawa, a pro Go player in Japan.
Price: $7.95 Published by Viz under their Shonen Jump line. Rated:
All Ages. Hikaru takes the insei exam to rise up another notch in
his quest to beat Akira without Sai's help. Akira has a test of his
own as he enters the Shinshodan Series, in which new pros take on
veterans as a sort of coming out ceremony.
About the Podcast
My main focus is reviewing manga and anime, but I also review Japanese literature, movies, and videogames. Basically, if it has anything to do with Japan, I'll talk about it, along with a dash of Korea and China.