Nephrus – 2011 – November

November 2011

All articles posted in November 2011.

Fullmetal Alchemist volume 27

Frederick Linsmeyer • November 20, 2011 • Manga

Fullmetal Alchemist volume 27

This is it! The climactic battle against “Father” heats up with the Edward Elric leading the attack. However, Alphonse Elric has a plan to help out his brother – a plan which may cost him his own life.

Greed joins in the fray and subsequently is absorbed by “Father” but in one last hurrah, Greed gives Edward a chance at retribution. Can the Elric brothers defeat “Father” and save both the world and themselves?

The final volume of Fullmetal Alchemist will be available for purchase on December 20^th, 2011.

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Giants 11 – Royals 3

Frederick Linsmeyer • November 19, 2011 • Hockey

Victoria's Kevin Sundher and Vancouver's James Henry battle for the puck.

It was an exciting night for fans at the Pacific Coliseum, but a royal pain for the visitors. The Vancouver Giants blew past the Victoria Royals in an energetic 11-3 win: it was all Vancouver in the first two periods until Victoria woke up in the third.

Two Vancouver players, Dalton Sward and Neil Manning picked up their first ever hat tricks, while Taylor Makin got his first goal as a Giant. Marek Tvrdon scored twice with Brendan Gallagher and Cain Franson each finding the net once.

Victoria’s Steven Hodges got his team on the board in the third period. Jamie Crooks and Logan Nelson were able to get two goals on Vancouver’s Jackson Whistle, who replaced Adam Morrison after Hodges’ goal. Royals goalie Keith Hamilton was replaced with Jared Rathjen after the fourth Giants goal.

With five straight wins in hand, Vancouver heads across the border to face the Everett Silvertips on Saturday, November 19^th.

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Longest running anime series

Frederick Linsmeyer • November 6, 2011 • Anime

If you thought The Simpsons was the longest running animated television show, take a look at some of the series from Japan. While a lot of the mainstream series such as Naruto, Bleach and Dragon Ball Z seem neverending to those who watch them outside of Japan, there are some shows which eclipse these shows easily. This is a select list of anime shows, with episode counts up to November 6^th, 2011 – the original broadcast start and end dates are in parentheses. While Pokémon has an insatiable list of episodes (more than 700), it was difficult to sift through the numerous series and versions available to get an accurate count.

Sazae-san – 6,000+* episodes (October 5^th, 1969)
Doraemon – 1,787 episodes (April 2^nd, 1979 – March 25^th, 2005)
Case Closed/Detective Conan – 635 episodes (January 8^th, 1996)
One Piece – 521 episodes (October 20^th, 1999)
Bleach – 346 episodes (October 5^th, 2004)
Dragon Ball Z – 291 episodes (April 26^th, 1989 – January 31^st, 1996)
Naruto Shippuden – 235 episodes (February 15^th, 2007)
Naruto – 220 episodes (October 3^rd, 2002 – February 8^th, 2007)
Inazuma Eleven – 127 episodes (October 5^th, 2008 – April 27^th, 2011)

* Fuji TV’s web site lists 5,620 episodes for Sazae-san which is not up-to-date.

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Fullmetal Alchemist movie screenings in Canada

Frederick Linsmeyer • November 2, 2011 • Anime

Canadian anime fans can take part in watching Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos on the big screen! Three events across the country are screening the movie this month: Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival and the Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema.

If you’re in Vancouver, you catch Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos as part of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival on Saturday, November 5^th, 2011 at 9:15 pm PDT.