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Symbolism and Biology of Witches in Puella Magi Madoka Magica

In a prior article, I mentioned how spoiler-ridden any discussion of that show’s ‘monsters’ would be. This continues that trend. Though each Witch is...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 13, 2012

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Man From Hong Kong Revisits The Late Night Kung Fu Classic
SNUFF BOTTLE CONNECTION

Forces of Geek’s Man from Hong Kong, Big Mike Leeder delves back into the vaults for a look back at another slice of classic...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 7, 2012

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OTAKU LOUNGE:
Japanese Music That Won’t Hurt your Ears

In some respects, Japanese popular music has a very distinctive sound that can make it difficult for non-Japanese audiences to engage with. Although there’s...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 5, 2012

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Man From Hong Kong Revisits 1988’s
THE DRAGON FAMILY

Forces of Geek’s Man from Hong Kong, Big Mike Leeder delves into the vaults for a look at a classic slice of true Hong...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 1, 2012

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Symbolism and Biology of KYUBEY
(From Puella Magi Madoka Magica) .

Warning: This post contains extreme spoilers for Puella Magi Madoka Magica. If you want to see it without knowing some key plot twists, then...

Stefan BlitzAugust 30, 2012

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The Man From Hong Kong Looks Back at THE WARRIOR (Jaka Sembung)

This week Forces of Geek travels back once again to the glory days of VHS & Betamax classics from the 1980’s. If you were...

Stefan BlitzAugust 10, 2012

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SECRET RIVALS – a Look Back at a Kung Fu Classic

Forces of Geek delves into the vault for a true slice of classic kung fu cinema, the Ng See-yuen produced Secret Rivals. A simple...

Stefan BlitzJuly 27, 2012

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OTAKU LOUNGE:
Anime Review – Usagi Drop (Bunny Drop)

When thirty-year old businessman Daikichi returns to his family home for his grandfather’s funeral, he learns that his grandfather had an illegitimate six-year-old daughter,...

Stefan BlitzJune 27, 2012

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FOG! Exclusive!
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Ray, a 14-year-old who lives with his mom and granddad, has been recruited by the Duel Masters to study Kaijudo: The Way of the...

Stefan BlitzJune 22, 2012

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The Symbolism and Biology of RODAN

Rodan was the first giant monster movie Toho did in color and it is something to behold. Both the original Japanese version and the...

Stefan BlitzJune 21, 2012

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FRUiTS: Japanese Street Fashion at its Street-iest

Since 1996, a monthly magazine called FRUiTS has been documenting street fashion in the district of Harajuku in Tokyo. What makes this fashion magazine...

Stefan BlitzJune 13, 2012

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The Symbolism and Biology of MOTHRA

Toho Studios has produced a LOT of giant monsters over the years, many of them easily recognizable by name alone: Godzilla, Rodan, Ghidorah –but...

Stefan BlitzJune 7, 2012

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The Man From Hong Kong Takes A Look At MACABRE!

The wonderfully named Gorylah Pictures was established in 2009 in Singapore by Zhao Wei Films & Infinite Frameworks, with the intention of creating an...

Stefan BlitzJune 1, 2012

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Otaku Lounge: 5 Recent Anime Stinkers

I briefly considered writing about some of the best anime out there, but let’s be honest, hating on something can be so much more...

Stefan BlitzMay 16, 2012

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Sailor Fuku: The Long and Short of it

Despite or perhaps because of their prevalence in anime, sailor fuku is one of the more misunderstood articles of clothing out there – particularly...

Stefan BlitzMay 2, 2012

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CYBORG: REVISITED

“First there was the collapse of civilization: anarchy, genocide, starvation. Then when it seemed things couldn’t get any worse, we got the plague. The...

Stefan BlitzApril 20, 2012