A Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Wall of Text Review: STRUCTURE DECK Samurai Warlords

      Well sometimes I wonder exactly what they think when they release new decks (or tins for that matter) and it just seems like they're trying to fix the game a bit when it comes to balancing issues in organized play.  Granted unlike Magic The Gathering where it is only the last so many sets that are allowed in tournament use, Yu-Gi-Oh! has only its shifting ban list and the sometimes crazy market for selling individual cards to keep it...well enough of such talk, back to the deck
      The cover of the box is Shadow of the Six Samurai - Shien, the new Xyz made for this deck, and while we received this deck the OCG received a new water Structure Deck, and with any luck eventually we'll have it as well.  If you ever wanted to build a Six Samurai deck, this is a decent base to modify with any other Six Samurai cards you may have or want to put in.  Now, let's get a talking.

Carfight!! Vanguard: A Cursory Glance

      I picked this up a little while back, and I'll do a proper review on the game itself when I get a chance to pick up the other deck.  If you don't know about Cardfight!! Vanguard, in short it was created with a melding of the minds from Duel Masters and Yu-Gi-Oh! R (which if that doesn't sound familiar it was an alternate original series Yu-Gi-Oh! manga which is the origin of The Wicked Dreadroot, Eraser, and Avatar cards), and overall its a rather nice game, but again I'll do a proper Wall of Text on that in another post.  The great thing though in short is that this game's first rule is "everything the card says is true" and "consult the manual if needed" as the mat/quick rules it comes with have the basic layout of what you can do on them.
      More to come later on this though, for those curious I bought this for $20US at a retail store that randomly had them.  I've known about the game for a while though.  If interested here is the official website.  http://cf-vanguard.com/en/

New Stuff

Working on some new stuff, more to follow.

Spoiler Free Movie Talk Thing: The Avengers

I'll keep this sweet and short, chances are due to its record breaking opening for America, you probably have seen it, or know someone who has, and I have a few things to say.
1. Good movie, worth it to go see it.
2. Some nice effects.
3. Story had good pacing to it.  It did not feel like their were moments where it seemed to drag or had too much info in a small space of time.
4. Good cast overall.
4a. Samuel Jackson, enough said.
4b. The Hulk was done well.

Pro Tip: As it is a lengthy movie, stating the obvious and recommending you pace the soda.  You don't want to miss a second of the movie.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-21/adult-swim-toonami-block-to-air-casshern-sins-deadman-wonderland for source

Apparently the schedule for Toonami might be this, although I'll still not believe it to be set in stone as they originally said it was gonna be secret til day of.  Then again, people change their minds.

"Update: Adult Swim's entire anime schedule for early morning May 27 is as follows:

12:00 a.m. - Bleach
12:30 a.m. - Deadman Wonderland
1:00 a.m. - Casshern Sins
1:30 a.m. - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
2:00 a.m. - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
2:30 a.m. - Cowboy Bebop

The schedule then repeats between 3:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m."

That being said, still watch regardless of what your opinions may be if you are a Toonami fan, as according the article ratings are the key as they do not seem to have a lot of pull money wise.

Toonami's Back?!?!!

http://www.adultswim.com/shows/toonami/ so yeah, link to the site, apparently starts next Saturday 5/26, but full info still not up

A Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Wall of Text Review: STARTER DECK: XYZ SYMPHONY

Well, it is that time of year again, where those of us who play the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG get to see the new Starter Deck come out.  And boy, there are some rather nice things to come in this one, at least in my humble opinion as both a player of the game and a general fan of it.  Biggest thing to point out is this comes with 5 monsters for the Extra Deck, which I believe was a first for a preconstructed deck, and all of them are different to boot.

Rather odd to have that 39 cut out and a separate illustration underneath the top of the box, although I rather like it.   The general deck box format has kind of gotten monotonous.