| 3:04am | Looking back at Anime Expo 2008 | | | | It was one of the better years. Some nice news about various things, but I wont be covering it since there’s other sites that do a much better job then I do. Some people knew that I was working for hendane this year. Instead of being a con attendee, I was doing sales to people who were unfamiliar... | | |
| 3:00am | Light Novels Reviews - GoMetal Spice and Dragon XXXVI |  | | | ToraDora manga. Don’t let that look fool you - she’s called the Palm-sized Tiger for a very, very good reason. It’s holiday time, and I’m in Hong Kong, enjoying a well deserved break after a particularly stressing exam period. Within 3 days of my arrival, I’ve already... | | |
| 2:48am | Watching Code Geass on My New Monitor |  | | | Nice. I have a new love for my monitor and Sayoko. Not nice. I still love my monitor though. Shirley’s death is harsh for Lelouch, but it also reemphasizes the point that Lelouch really can’t go back, no matter how much he wants to. Him continuously trying to Geass Shirley to live was... | | |
| 2:45am | Life Sized Sky Crawlers |  | | | Famitsu has photos of a life sized Sky Crawlers plane from the upcoming anime by Mamoru Oshii.Yes it is life sized check the guy in the left portion of the photo bending over.Cool Cockpit controls! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fabanzai.animeblo gger.net%2F2008%2F07%2F08%2Fli fe-sized-sky-crawlers%2F';... |
| 1:39am | SOUL EATER - 14 |  | | | Summary:With the big test only three days away, Maka is fervently preparing in hopes of beating a boy named Ox who was at the top of the class the previous year. | | |
| 1:27am | Some Info on Gundam 00 Season 2 |  | | | Gunota has compiled all the new info for the second season of Gundam 00 coming out. Most of it is pretty simple stuff, but there’s a couple things that really caught my eye: The second season will revolve around an independent security enforcement organization within the Federation called “Arrows”... | | |
| 12:50am | Chrono Trigger DS | | | | Chrono Trigger DS Debut Trailer Uploaded by silk56 Square-Enix recently announced the port of Chrono Trigger to the Nintendo DS. I guess the rehashing of old franchises is the only way for the company. [ext links]Gamevideos |
| 12:42am | Today’s Menu: Lazyness, Eagerness and Lulz |  | | | Well, as you can already figure out from the title, I haven’t done much on this blog these past few days - as expected, I won’t be able to focus on it until I’m done with Venice. Of course, with my departure being only 2 days and 7 hours away, I’m so eager to arrive |
| 10:09pm | Anime Expo Round-up | | | | So, who scored big and who lost big (if that’s the best way to put it) at Anime Expo? Well, it looks like the convention itself scored big once again with 43,000 paid attendees, which is up from 41,500 last year, a 3.6% increase. Now, here is the licensing round-up from the convention: ADV Films... | | |
| 9:36pm | Sayoko the Combat Maid | | | | There’s no actual sense to this post, rather I was just struck with the fact that Geass has hyper-competent house servant working for a master who is adverse to physical activities - that’s aside from the obvious Meister Otome references that everyones making at the moment. Entirely random... |
| 9:05pm | Saimoe 2008 1st prelim results- 7/7 (Tanabata) |  | | | Yes, Saimoe has begun.Here is the list of the first group of winners:1.Ayumu Nishizawa -Hayate2.Izumi Segawa-Hayate3. Nanoha Takamachi -Nanoha Strikers(What Saimoe isn’t complete w/out Nanoha)4. Teana Lanster-Nanoha Strikers5. Tōma Minami-Minami-ke: Okawari6. Rin Kokonoe-Kodomo no Jikan (. . .... | | |
| 8:56pm | The death knell for yuri?? | | | | Over at Okazu Erika broke the news that many have been suspecting for a good few months now. Seven Seas have put almost their entire yuri line on hold. Apparently the only one not to be put on hold is Strawberry Panic, and lets face it that’s probably only because they’ve fully released... | | |
| 6:33pm | Heroes of Mana | | | | Many generations ago, the spirits of Mana battled against the dark witch Anise and sealed her away, before the whole thing faded into legend. Now, however, the forces of good and evil are about to do battle again, thanks to the actions of a bored king and his ambitious general. It all begins one night... | | |
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