March 2016

Anime Boston 2016 is happening in just a couple short weeks at the Hynes Convention Center, and the Boston Bastard Brigade is getting ready to give you the lowdown on the convention that wasn't just our first to experience, but has

**WARNING: WHILE THIS ARTICLE IS SAFE-FOR-WORK, THE FOLLOWING REVIEWED GAME IS INTENDED ONLY FOR PLAYERS 18 AND OLDER. READER'S DISCRETION IS ADVISED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STEAM VERSION** After waiting nearly a year, the follow-up to Nekopara Vol. 1 has finally

As listeners of my No Borders No Race podcast show can attest, my thoughts on the Japanese idol group scene can be a tad bit negative. Sure, there are some exceptions to the rule (i.e. Babymetal, Perfume, Ladybaby), but for the most

King Baby Duck, TheDCD, and Scarlet Rhapsody's Eri Kagami sit around the movie balcony and talk about the best, the worst, and the WTF moments of this year's Academy Awards! Who got snubbed? Did Mad Max: Fury Road win as much

King Baby Duck is a little riled up as the recent release of Street Fighter V is lacking of, well, just about half of the promised game! The nominees for this year's Tokyo Anime Award Festival, and a film our host

G-Rev has been in the Japanese STG scene for a long time, but many of their games never made their way to the West. Finally, after many years, they have made their debut on Steam. Strania is a rather interesting

Nyu Media released Gigantic Army to Steam in 2014, and nearly two years later its successor from ASTRO PORT Steel Strider hits the store to mecha fans everywhere. While the game still bears inspiration from Assault Suits Valken and Leynos,

It's been well over a year since we last saw Clementine do what she had to survive in the Season Two finale of The Walking Dead. Much had been seen, the majority of it difficult to wipe away from one's

Ah, the junior high/high school slice-of-life comedy. We've seen many incarnations of this in the past; some working out great (Azumanga Daioh!, Lucky Star), others not-so-much (Hyakko!, YuyuShiki). However most of these series manage to walk away from the anime

After regretting to watch Erased as it airs on Crunchyroll, King Baby Duck welcomes TheDCD and the Fantastic Forum's Mayor Young as they review the hotly-anticipated movie Deadpool! Did the hype live up to expectations, or did Fox screw up another comic