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Richard Eisenbeis
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Japanese Correspondent. Player of Japan-first and Japan-only games. Watcher of way too much anime. Occasional streamer.

The poll is your chance to give your opinion on the best anime of the year through a popular vote. This article is our opinions on best anime of the year. In other words, they are two different things when it comes down to it. Read more

The Perfect Insider is the first in a series of novels (and short stories) staring Shuhei and Moe. From what I have gathered (as I have not yet watched it—though I have the rented DVDs in my hot little hand), the Drama was choice stories from among the written series—including the final book: The Perfect Outsider. Read more

I’m not sure about Fire Emblem. I’m not good with permadeath, I’d rather have an option to turn that off. Read more

There is no such thing as a “Tu” sound in Japanese. Instead it is approximated as “Chu.” So “tune” becomes “chun.” So yeah, to a Japanese person, it’s Tune + Rhythm = “Tunythm” or “Chunithm” Read more

Because of the adult content, I doubt it (or the first game) will ever be on steam. Read more

.... Yep. Just screwing with me at this point. Thanks for the correction. Read more

Short answer to avoid spoilers: this is pretty much what the movie is about. Not all that you cover is brought up, but most of it is. Read more

Actually, you might want to hunker down. It actually set off a world war. Three factions battle across the globe now. Those who champion the originals, those who think the new film is much better, and... the evil known only as “millennial prequel lovers.” Dark times are ahead. Read more

Sometimes my fingers... they just type things... wait... when is it? Who are you? Who am I? Where is this strange place!? Read more

While similar in many ways, Psycho Pass is a distopia with an inherently flawed system. Harmony is an actual utopia. Read more