The 2024 edition of Media Bug introduces a new format with a headlining game, “Psychonauts”, and two featurettes, including “Pokemon Concierge” series and “Opal” film. Each offers unique storytelling and visual experiences. Continue reading
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A Very Special Episode of Media Bug – Understanding the Concept of Love
The 2024 edition of Media Bug introduces a new format with a headlining game, “Psychonauts”, and two featurettes, including “Pokemon Concierge” series and “Opal” film. Each offers unique storytelling and visual experiences. Continue reading
Media Bug – Enter the (Cerebral) Cortex
The 2024 edition of Media Bug introduces a new format with a headlining game, “Psychonauts”, and two featurettes, including “Pokemon Concierge” series and “Opal” film. Each offers unique storytelling and visual experiences. Continue reading
Media Bug – “K-pok!”, “Wahoo!”, and “Ho, Ho, Ho”
or How I Learned to Love the Sex Bob-omb By Conner BloomerDecember 15, 2023 Welcome to a very merry Media Bug (for real this time). Last week we celebrated the surprise revenge of Halloween, but we have entered the Holiday season in earnest. As the winter continues to encroach and the blankets pile on, you … Continue reading
#6 – Card Shark
By Conner BloomerNovember 15, 2023 Cheating is a most dangerous, thrilling game, is it not? Perhaps you wish to sneak a peek at a deck of cards in a high-stakes gamble. Perhaps you wish to steel your wits and hone your memory by counting cards. But beware, as all gambles have a cost, and when … Continue reading
#7 – Ghost Trick
This Ghost is Trickin’!Tony Hawk By Conner BloomerDecember 1, 2023 Ghost Trick is a game where, the less you know going in, the better your experience will be.You can play the beginning of the game for free and it’s available on all major platforms, including Consoles, PC, iOS, and Android. So yeah… go play Ghost … Continue reading
Media Bug – Murder! Mystery! MACHINIMA!
By Conner BloomerDecember 1, 2023 Welcome to a very merry Media Bug! While the weather outside is frightful, is there anything more delightful than cozying up under the kotatsu and enjoying some Movies, TV, and Video Games? So, fire up your heaters, and pour your warm drink of choice (hot cocoa for me), as we … Continue reading
Media Bug – Of Blue Eyes, White Dragons, and Card Games
By Conner BloomerNovember 15, 2023 Welcome to the second issue of the newly metamorphosized Media Bug! Today, we will be discussing another trio of Movies, TV, and Games. I wonder if there’s a better way to categorize them; I mean, both of the “TV” series I’ve discussed so far aren’t even available on traditional “TV”. … Continue reading
#3 – How Do You Live?
By Conner BloomerNovember 1, 2023 Did you know the very first issue of Media Bug on GMA was a report on Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement in 2013? In a somewhat full circle moment, we will be closing today’s issue with How Do You Live?, Miyazaki’s first theatrical film after coming out of retirement. This is a … Continue reading
#1 – A Short Hike
By Conner BloomerNovember 1, 2023 At any given time of the day, everyone’s fighting their own battles, in their own unique ways, at their own paces. The daily struggles that life throws at us are often surmountable with varying levels of grit and determination. Everyone has different limits to what they can take but eventually, … Continue reading
#2 – Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix
~~We interrupt this cozy broadcast of Media Bug for a completely different tone~~~~This showy article is required viewing and failure to do so will result in a 500 credit* fine~~ By Conner BloomerNovember 1, 2023 Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix is a bit of a paradox; it is a series that builds its world … Continue reading
Media Bug – Cozy, Showy, Melancholy
By Conner BloomerNovember 1, 2023 Welcome to Media Bug: GMA’s not-so-subtle plan to get you hooked on Movies, TV, Video Games, and any piece of media that makes you feel good. Whether it be the all-time greats, hidden gems, or anything in between, there’s an almost endless catalog of experiences that we hope to introduce … Continue reading
Au Revoir, Mon Aomori
By Brent Peters Saturday, August 13. I’d anticipated that day for months: Komiket 100. Even before the ticket came in, I knew I’d go. I waited to book my flight out of Japan until the convention dates were announced. Signed up for the ticket lottery as soon as it became available. Not even Covid stopped … Continue reading
But Who Can Blame Us?
by Brent Peters Impulse Buy From the shelves of the secondhand shop, stylized katakana called out from the shelf. Idle curiosity took it down and flipped through the pages. The art struck me. “Huh,” I thought to myself. “These clothes look like French aristocracy. What’s this about? フランスの革命 ? That means ‘French Revolution.’ Seriously? That’s … Continue reading
Takos and Chainsaws and Bears, oh my!
by Brent Peters I like manga. Here’s some short manga. They’re good. Here’s why: My Brother’s Husband by Tagame Gengorou (4 volumes, 28 chapters) Short version: A widower and a single father overcome grief through wholesome adventures. Long version: Depending on who you are, this is either exactly what you expect from the title or … Continue reading
It’s not about Baseball
by Brent Peters Two children were born on the same day, in the same hospital. Koh Kitamura’s family owns a sporting goods shop. Wakaba Tsukishima’s family runs a batting cage (and café). From the first panel, Cross Game makes it clear that this isn’t a typical sports series. First, look at the art. Simple characters, … Continue reading
Trauma Triple Feature
by Brent Peters “The Problem here isn’t the fiction… but that I was never given any of the facts in the first place.” Kabi Nagata Nightmare and parody continue to define reality. The Pandemic, that gluttonous reaper, trudges along. Putin damns countless people to needless and brutal deaths. American lawmakers seek to ban LGBTQ+ awareness … Continue reading
The Girl with the Yellow Roses
By Pokere Paewai Welcome back to Media Bug. Winter might almost be over but it’s chill is still clinging on, and I for one am not quite ready to abandon my heaters just yet. So to everyone out there stay warm and stay safe. In this edition of Media Bug we are looking at the … Continue reading
A God for the New Age
By Pokere Paewai Welcome back to Media Bug. The new year is upon us and I hope everyone had a good break over the holiday period. I also hope everyone out there is safe, snug, and wrapped up under the kotatsu. I’m gonna do something a little bit different in this version of Media Bug. … Continue reading
Animal or Mineral?
by Brent Peters It started with Odd Taxi. A friend and I began watching anime on the weekends. Now that an ocean separated us, we took every chance to stay touch. Anime helps. For our first series, we chose Odd Taxi. This recent masterpiece gripped us. We started calls early and stayed on late to … Continue reading
Good Morning Aomori 