Many of us like to make that little trip to Starbucks or any coffee place of your choice every Monday morning, but why not spice it up with a lil’ bit of Jell-O? That’s right anime fans! It’s yet another Monday night filled with some lesser-known anime titles and some delicious Japanese snacks straight outta Tokyo! Love the sport of table tennis? Then check out this little series known as Ping-Pong! (Aaron Dismuke’s in it! ^.^) Wanna put a little spin into your Monday morning coffee? Then why not chug down some Coffee Jelly that you can find here, in Japan, or you can make right at home!
We’ve been doing a little brainstorming about what new segments we can bring to the blog to keep the fire and desire going. So far we plan on doing a new weekly youtube segment known as D&A Recap, where we recap some things that have taken place both on the blog and as well as what’s new at FUNimation and Crunchyroll (plus inform you on some new updates too). If there’s something new that you want to see on the blog, let us know on our Contact Us page! ๐
Month: March 2017
Samurai Jack…Is BACK!!!
Tonight is the night!! After a thirteen year hiatus the legendary samurai returns home to Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. during the early 2000’s Samurai Jack was one of the most popular shows on CN, and now it has returned home for its 5th and final season. For our Slash Saturday segment we’ve not only inducted Samurai Jack as our Hall of Fame inductee, but we’ve given him a slot in our Samurai Anime of the Week as our first Non-Anime title. We could go on all night about this Cartoon Network original, but we think it’ll be better if you just see it for yourself! ๐
D&A Fridays: Where Fridays are a Part of You!!
Ever since we started this little segment, we’ve been getting a lot of love from our fans as well as recommendations for anime and manga titles (both old and new) for us to give you a brief rundown on. For that we say thank you! Friday nights for us have always been exciting on the blog and we have you (the fans) to thank for that. As long as the two of us have limbs on our bodies we’ll continue bringing you guys some of the latest and greatest anime and manga title reviews to check out, and trivia to test your otaku knowledge on!
As we’ve mentioned a thousand times already, Saturday marks the season premiere of Samurai Jack! So to celebrate the upcoming fifth and final season of this Cartoon Network original series, we’re going to have a special Samurai Jack themed Slash Saturday segment! There will be more updates and more excitement coming to the blog soon, so stay tuned for us and keeping making D&A a part of you! ๐
Throwback Thursday: Kickin’ It Old School!
Anime has been around a long time, longer than any of us millennials have even been alive. (Or even born.) So on that note we can just say that there would be no new school anime, without those old school titles! One of those titles is known as one of the first anime superhero titles of the 70’s, and its name is quite familiar to both new and old anime fans. To see what we mean by this statement check out our 70’s Anime of the Week pick under the drop down known as Throwback Thursday!
Tomorrow is Friday once again so you know what that means, right? Full on anime and manga titles for you to check out and enjoy, plus some trivia on both sides to keep your otaku knowledge up to date. Saturday night is a BIG night for one reason only: Samurai Jack, is BAAAAAACK!!! Stick around for more updates and more fun, as we at D&A continue our trend of bringing you the latest and greatest in anime and manga, snacks from Japan, and so much more! ๐
D&A’s Fan Fiction 2017!!
It’s worth noting that one of the coolest things we like to do, is write fan fiction! So much so in fact, that we’ve already created a drop down menu for it so you (the fans) can check out what we’ve got goin’ on! Here’s what we’ve got in store for our 2017 fan fiction…
Sonic Danganronpa
Sonic Danganronpa, is an upcoming crossover fanfiction title and will be my first crossover title with Sonic the Hedgehog and Danganronpa! Sonic and Shadow are investigative agents who work for G.U.N. who helped fund the cost of having Hope’s Peak Academy built. During the tragedy that took place two years prior, the military has discovered the culprit who was the cause of the first mutual school killing, but has been unable to apprehend the suspect due to unforeseen reasons. The suspect’s name is Junko Enoshima.
G.U.N. sends Sonic and Shadow to Hope’s Peak Academy (disguised as Super High School Level students) to find and capture Junko Enoshima and bring her to justice, however the mission won’t be as easy as it seems. Fifteen other students have enrolled into Hope’s Peak in order to further enhance their superior skills, and various talents. There’s just one grim detail: in order for any of the students to graduate, they have to put another student in a body bag and get away with it. Sonic and Shadow become a part of a dangerous game of survival; as they not only have to deal with a sadistic yet psychotic remote control teddy bear (who’s the principal of the school), but they have to survive against the other students long enough to find Junko and put her out of commission!
Junko: The Ultimate Mastermind
Junko: The Ultimate Mastermind, is an upcoming fanfiction title and will be my first ever Danganronpa fan fiction as Cool November. Although the franchise is known for its suspenseful murder mysteries, strawberry milk blood, and court trials, this fanfic will take on the mind of an abridged parody. (Basically 25% serious, 75% dark humor and comedy with parody elements.) The setting you ask? It’ll take place in an AU after the events of Daganronpa 3’s Despair Arc.
An FBI-like federation known as the Federation of Ultimate Narcissism (F.U.N.) is known to capture high-level narcissistic criminals who pose a threat to the world as well as everyday citizens. One criminal however (named Enoshia Yamakato), has managed to escape the federation’s asylum and has asserted herself as the Ultimate Despair of the world, by stealing a specialized anime video that causes the viewers of it to go mad with despair, and initiate her own mutual killing game. In order for F.U.N. to handle a situation of this caliber they need a top-notch certified expert in the field of despair, and who better to handle a replica of the Ultimate Despair, than the Ultimate Queen of Despair herself? They may be screwing themselves dry by making a deal with the devil, but sometimes you’ve gotta fight fire with fire! A lot of OCs will be in this fanfic plus Monokuma’s back to cause more misery and despair! (Nuk-nuk-nuk!) So hold onto your butts cuz’ Junko Enoshima’s about to make her epic entrance!
Hyakka Ryoran: Samurai S
Hyakka Ryoran: Samurai S, is a crossover fanfiction title between Sonic the Hedgehog and Hyakka Ryoran: Samurai Girls. The story takes place after the first season of Samurai Girls in the wake of the final battle between Jubei and Gisen. A mysterious samurai from a land on the other side of Mt. Fuji appears on the grounds of Buou Academy. Unknown to the students or the Tokugawa Shogunate, the samurai is known across the land as Sonikku Sokudo (Sonic Speed); one of the Five Samurai Demigods of Great Japan. The anthropomorphic hedgehog samurai makes his way towards Yagyu Dojo when he suddenly hears a loud crash coming from inside the gates. Using his super sonic speed Sonikku leaps over the gate as he discovers that the outside courtyard has been destroyed, and looks over to see a group of girls alongside a silver-haired male. The girls themselves were fighting against another group of girls carrying various samurai weapons; making Sonikku assume that they were the ones who caused the destruction of the courtyard, and that the group of girls and the male were the ones trying to stop them.
Grabbing the hilt of his Shimo Daito, he glares at one of the girls who has headphones on her head before she looked in his direction. Sonikku demanded that they leave or he would be forced to fight them, an action that he’s trying to minimize as much as possible. The girl wearing headphones (known as Musashi Miyamoto) smirked at the samurai hedgehog before signalling to her girls that it was time to leave, but not before pausing just a moment as she felt the aura coming from Sonikku herself. The other girls that were with Musashi noticed the look in her eye, as she only gets that look whenever there’s an opponent stronger than her around. After their departure Sonikku approaches the group of girls alongside the male that was with them, as he gave them a foxy grin and introduced himself. That was the day that changed the lives of the master samurai that lived in Yagyu Dojo…
The post dates have changed a bit but these are the fan fiction titles that will be coming to the blog, as well as on Fanfiction.net! Stick around for em’! ๐
Cons Near U: March Anime Cons 2017!!
January and February have been noticeably warm this 2017 year, but as we make our way towards the first day of Spring, we’re spring into the forefront of the anime convention season. There are some awesome anime cons going on in March and right here at D&A, we’ve got what you’re looking for! On our Cons Near U page we’ve got new anime cons in the following regions; Northeast, Southwest, and Southbound. So if you’re heading in any of those directions this month, you’re in for an awesome time!
Virtual Reality and Daifuku! A Tasty Monday with Awesome Graphics!!
So here we are three months into the 2017 year, and so far we’re still here and still bringing you what’s good in the anime and manga world! Next month we’ll be back on the road again (if you haven’t already heard) with two anime cons known as Nipponcon, and Zenkaikon! If you’re a fan of virtual reality and sci-fi, then this lesser known anime title known as Denno Coil will be the answer to your cravings. Got a sweet tooth for some Japanese treats? Then check out our snack pick on tonight’s segment of D&A’s Talkin’ Snack!
Before the week is out we’ll be posting some anime cons for you to check out (and possibly go to) for this month, as well as keep you up to date on all the cool things we’ve got coming up later on in the year. Until then my fellow otaku, keep making anime and us a part of you! ๐
There’s The Deadly Six, and Then There’s The Seven Deadly Sins…
It must be Friday if we’re making a Lost World reference to this post heading, right? Just like a person being revived by the dragon balls, we have returned with some anime and manga goodies for you to check out! Feeling foxy? Then swoon your way to this awesome manga title known as Foxy Lady! Wanna know what makes the seven deadly sins so deadly? Then check out this anime title known as the Seven Deadly Sins; a big favorite of our Co-Founder A. Goldman! At the beginning of next week we’ll start posting some upcoming anime conventions for the month of March, then in April we’re back on the road again as D&A makes its way to Nipponcon 2017 in Westminster, MD, and then to Zenkaikon 2017 in Lancaster, PA.
There’s so much going on between now and the first day of spring (plus Easter/Spring Break), so be sure to stick around for all the updates we’ve got planned for the blog this 2017 year!! ๐
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