Michael Blaker,

I'm a gamer, and voracious reader. I love stories of all kinds, except Twilight, and will partake in any meal subsisting of any type of medium. Raised in the Pacific Northwest and an avid admirer of Japanese culture and language.

Video Game Tuesday: Hearthstone

September 9, 2014 Michael Blaker

This week on Video Game Tuesday Michael covers the iPad version’s functionality of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.

Gamer Blogs

Manga Monday: Shokugeki no Souma by Yuuto Tsukuda

September 8, 2014 Michael Blaker

Manga Monday is covering the culinary hijinks of a boy named Soma Yukihira this week in the hit series Shokugeki no Soma.

Gamer Blogs

Anime Sunday: Bakemonogatari

September 7, 2014 Michael Blaker

Anime Sunday is a weekly column written by Michael Blaker covering various Anime series. This week covers Bakemonogatari, the first anime season of the acclaimed Monogatari series of Light Novels.

Gamer Blogs

Shoujo Saturday: Fuuka by Kouji Seo

September 6, 2014 Michael Blaker

Shoujo Saturday is a weekly column by Michael Blaker covering various manga aimed at female audiences. This week is Fuuka by Kouji Seo and contains spoilers for Suzuka.

Gamer Blogs

Retro Game Friday: Lost in Blue

September 5, 2014 Michael Blaker

Does anyone remember Lost in Blue? We do, and revel in this coming of age classic for the Nintendo DS.

Gamer Blogs

Light Novel Thursday: Mushoku Tensei by Rifujin na Magonote

September 4, 2014 Michael Blaker

Light Novel Thursday finds a really good read in Mushoku Tensei by Rifujin na Magonote. If you like these translated Japanese texts, this is a good one for the collection.