It’s finally here!! The newest addition to our D&A Friday’s segment has finally made its official debut tonight! We unfortunately didn’t get the chance to do our weekly Throwback Thursday segment like we had hoped, but we plan to make it up to you guys next week! Our Manga of the Week segment will be taking a backseat for a few weeks while we prepare for more new site updates (as well as build up some popularity with our newest page). It will make its return on the second Friday in June.
We’ve got some exciting news regarding the blog as far as updates are concerned. Coming this summer, we’re going to have a little anime couple’s page that’s going to be apart of Miscellany Monday segment this June. We’re also working on a way to bring you guys the latest and greatest news from us, FUNimation, Crunchyroll, and all the other North American Anime Distribution companies in an upcoming monthly newsletter! There will be more details about that coming soon. We haven’t forgotten about this month’s anime conventions that are happening every weekend, so be sure to check back in before the end of next week! All this and more as we thank you for making D&A, a part of you! ๐
Blog Updates
Sweetly And Simply Spellbound…
If your Monday’s have been rather sour to you, then allow us to be your sweet treat for escaping the ugh! moments of the beginning of the week! starting off this sweet ride will be a double scoop of our Miscellany Monday segment, with some lesser-known anime titles and Japanese treats for you to check out! Do you have a craving for any and all things CLAMP? Then check out our title pick for our Anime of the Day segment known as XxxHolic! Wanna dive into something sweet from the land of the rising sun? Then send your taste buds on a journey by trying out this delectable treat called Anmitsu!
Later this week and possibly the next, we’ll be bringing you some awesome anime conventions for you to check out this month on our Cons Near U page! Don’t forget that this Friday will mark the debut of our newest addition to the D&A Friday’s family known as Anime OVA of the Week! Be sure to check in for more updates on what we’ve got coming to the blog, as well as the status of our third stop on our mini anime convention tour! D&A, it’s a part of you! ๐
Summer Lovin’, Havin’ a Blast!
We’re pretty sure ya’ll know the rest of the words to that song, however we’ve got something for you that you’ll really have a blast about! When it comes to love and relationships, you tend to forsake the bad habits that you once had when you were single. I know some of us out there in the world are either struggling to find someone, or they’re just looking for love in all the wrong places. That’s why coming this Summer (late June/early July), we at D&A wanna bring you a brand new page that will become a part of our Miscellany Monday drop down called Anime Couples of the Week. It will focus on various couples in anime that you know, and a few that you don’t. One thing’s for sure, we’ll never stop bringing you our best when it comes to the blog! ๐
(P.S. We’ll return with our Slash Saturday segment next weekend!)
Monday Night Anime Titles & Blog Updates!!
With the cold-now-warm month of March about to march its way out of our 2017 lives (no pun intended), we turn our eyes to April; where our anime convention tour is up and running again, and we’ve got some awesome new updates coming to the blog! As for tonight’s Miscellany Monday, set your sights on some lesser known anime titles that we’ve been combing the internet for, and also check out some of our past picks of Japanese snacks if you haven’t gotten the chance to already!
If you’re looking for an anime title about the experiences of campus life one might face while living in Kyoto, Japan, then you might wanna check out this anime title called The Tatami Galaxy! Also, we’ve just uploaded a new update video on our youtube page, so be sure to check it out if you want to see where we’re heading for the month of April (and possibly beyond)! As always we thank you for the love and support that you’ve been giving us, and remember…D&A is a part of you! ๐
A New Playlist Title and Other News…
We’re sorry that we didn’t get the chance to do our weekly Throwback Thursday segment tonight, however we’ve got other great news regarding what’s coming up for D&A! Starting at the end of this month and on the last day of every month, we’re having a little monthly youtube segment known as D&A 411! During this segment we’ll be talking about what anime titles we’ll be reviewing next month, what exciting new updates FUNimation and Crunchyroll have for us, and (if we’ve got any) some possible blog updates. We’ve noticed that we haven’t been paying our youtube page a lot of attention, but we’re hoping that this new segment will spice things up!
Also, we’ve confirmed the new title name for our new music playlist feature coming to the blog in Spring 2018. The title name of the playlist is Tronicstyle, and it will feature original tracks/mixes from Dangantronic Bass (D.J. Lewis) that range in various types of electronic music genres such as Dubstep, EDM Trap, House, Electrohop, Drum n’ Bass, Chiptune, Moombahton, R&B, Video Game Remixes, and Experimental. Stick around our D&A Friday’s segment as always, and of course don’t forget about Saturday nights; where Toonami reigns supreme, and Jack is back! ๐
Pardon Our Dust…
If you’re wondering what we’ve been up to since our first (and last) winter storm, we’ve been doing some maintenance on the blog; making it both pretty and appealing to you guys, the fans! Spring is fast approaching (for real this time), so we’ve did another seasonal costume change as you’ll see when you visit the blog. There may be some future changes later on in the year, so be sure to swing back here for some updates on what’s coming soon, and what will be Archived on the site.
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!
An Underwater Classic, and a Return from our Vacation!
You know that feeling that you get when you haven’t posted or updated anything in the past two weeks? Well, that feeling’s now gone and we’re back on the web to bring you some awesome stuff as well as new anime and manga titles! This time we go back to the 60’s in our Throwback Thursday segment, as we visit an under-the-sea title known as Marine Boy, which you should check out if you’re looking for a sci-fi classic.
Due to our schedules being a bit more hectic than usual, we now have established a specific open window of time with which we spend on the blog for our segments. Monday’s for our Miscellany Monday segment the blog will be active between 8pm-12am. Thursday’s for Throwback Thursday is from 9pm-12am, and Friday nights is between 830pm-12am. Because Toonami comes on at 1130pm, Saturday nights the blog is active for our Slash Saturday segment between 8pm-11pm. The new changes will kick in next week, so stay tuned anime fans! ๐
Did You Miss Me?
We’ve been away for a couple weeks, but now we’re back to kick some more butt and strive to be one of the best anime and manga blogs out there! So without further delay, we’ve got some new updates for you guys!
We’ve re-modified the title name for our music playlist and called it the “Dealer’s Playlist” under the returning name; Blackkjackk Bassline. (The DJ/Producer moniker of Yours Truly.) We also have three new fan fiction stories coming to the blog; the first of which will be making its debut this April. Two of them are Danganronpa stories while the third is a Sonic the Hedgehog and Hyakka Ryoran: Samurai Girls crossover. Our 2017 mini anime convention tour continues with Nipponcon and Zenkaikon in April, Baltimore Anime Fest in June, Liberty City Anime Con in August, and finally Anime NYC in November!
We’re still working on the Toonami Legacy drop-down menu, but with some help from you guys (the fans) we can make it one of the best tribute pages on the web. We’ll also be in the process of creating a Vocaloid drop-down menu featuring Hatsune Miku and all her friends, so be sure to check in for incoming updates about this awesome and new development. By the way, if you plan on attending Animore 2018, we’ll be holding two awesome fan panels for you guys to check out! (Possibly three if we’re lucky.)
Alright guys, that’s it for now. Be sure to check out what old school titles we have for you on our Throwback Thursday segment, then Friday and Saturday see what we’ve got cookin’ for our Anime of the Week, Manga of the Week, Anime & Manga Trivia, and of course Slash Saturday! ๐
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