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TokoRetreat Anime Cinema 2019
So, its been all quiet on the TokoRetreat side lately…or has it? As usual at this time of year we have been busy in the background planning all our events for this years Tokonatsu 2019. And as I have finished ripping and cutting the videos for this year.. we are finally able to bring you some well needed news on what we are showing. But first… In the many years we have been running the anime cinema at Toko the great guys over at MVM have done us proud and supplied the anime every year for the cinema! This year is no different. So please head over to https://www.mvm-films.com/ and show your…
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Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn Review
Well, here we are again with another Manga review! Today we will be reviewing Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn Creator: Akira Amano Born: 22 June 1973 Volumes: 42 from 2004 to 2012 Currently reading chapter 30. Story. Tsunayoshi Sawada is just a normal school student living his everyday life…all be it that he has no talent, is clumsy and really is just no good at anything he has been given the nicknamed Loser Tsuna by his classmates. He is also has a crush on his classmate, Kyouko Sasagawa (though she doesn’t really show up much in the manga so far and plays a little part). However, Tsuna’s boring life is about to change…
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Battle Angel Alita Manga Review
And we are back from your Christmas break 🙂 And with that said! Its now time for a new review. With the release of the new film, Battle Angle Alita, we though that we should head back to the beginning of it all and have a review around the manga. Picture the future… Sadly for some its very bleak. The rich live in the sky “Tiphares” and the poor live on the ground “Scrapyard”. All the rubbish that the rich have is dumped on the ground onto the scrapyard and onto the people and cyborgs that live there. One day A Ido, “A scientist in cyborg physician”, is out looking for parts…
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Merry Christmas and happy new year!
All of us at Toko Retreat would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy new year! In addition, how better to do this then with a little video! So we got together and shot a short video for you all.  So once again, from all of us a Toko R have a great Christmas and New year! See you next in 2019!
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Horror; God’s left hand Devil’s right hand… What am I reading!?.
Still riding on the coat tails of the writer… Kazuo Umezu. See the following Reviews. Fourteen and My Name is Shingo. As you know in the last couple of weeks I have been reading some of this guy’s work and have been taken in by the oddness of his mind. This week we have God’s left hand Devil’s right hand. This is based around family of 4 and the main characters are the 2 younger children. One day odd things start to happen and the younger girl “Izumi” find herself in the possession of some old scissors and the younger boy “Sou” gains an unknown power. They all written like…
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Stan Lee Dies at the age of 95
Today see’s the passing of one of the greatest writers of our time. Stan Lee Stan’s first work started with the Fantastic four and later went on to create Spider-man X-men, The hulk and Thor. He will be missed but his legacy will live on forever. As well as his cameos. Excelsior!
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My name Is Shingo… What am I reading!?
Well once again, I have delved into the heart of. What the heck is this? Today we have: My name Is Shingo… “Watashi wa Shingo” The story is about an assembly line robot that acquires consciousness… and then goes on a journey of discovery looking for its parents… I kid you not… from the same writers as the amazingly bad/good Fourteen. Umezu Kazuo. “Reviewed here” The story starts off as a love story around two children Marine “Girl” and Satoru “Boy” that meet on the off chance one day and then form a deep connection with each other. Satoru’s father works on an assembly line constructing small motors. But as…
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Fourteen manga review. What am I reading!?
Well, where to start really… I have been reading manga for many years and in that time I have seen some truly terrible ones. Then we have Fourteen by Kazuo Umezu … this manga has a place in the terrible hall of fame for me personally. The art style is pretty bad, at times it almost like a team of children put this together but didn’t talk to themselves on what they were doing… Let’s point out that this is listed as a horror manga… I’m not sure how they decided that but for me, it currently falls in the category of, “What the hell am I reading” and “my…
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Tokonatsu 2018… The live steams that where.
Just in case you missed it… or you could not make it… *what was you thinking!*… Here are some of the live streams that we broadcasted at Toko 2018. This was a first for Toko R, Tokonatsu as it happened… Live 🙂 So sit back and relive Tokonatsu 2018. PS… For more videos of Toko 2018 visit our Facebook site. This little Shrine of mine 1 This little Shrine of mine 2 Tokonatso 2018 Opening ceremony Tokonatsu 2018 Cosplay Masquerade The first Zonbidoggu! “Saturday” Tokonatsu 2018 Closing ceremony The Second Zonbidoggu! “Sunday”
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Rebby, My Toko 2018 Review.
Tokonatsu 2018 for me was a big eye opener. It was the first time I’d been fully involved with the Toko-R pre-Festival process. I learned how dedicated they are and how much time, effort and planning goes into conceptualising, creating and running the awesome events they put on! In the weeks and months running up to the event, there were regular meetings and ongoing discussions to agree on the best way to achieve what they had planned. Alongside that is all of this… the content you’re reading now. It’s important for us to share the anticipation we feel ahead of the event and the genuine excitement that builds in each…
