| 3:09pm | New York Anime Festival 2009, Day 0: Cake |  | | | The Dave and Buster’s was crowded. Black-attired waitstaff in crisp uniforms nodded professionally at me as I entered, pointing me up to the third floor when I inquired about the event hosted there. The cake-cutting katana. Photography by Linda Yau. It was hard to miss – a frothing mass... |
| 4:26am | Gundam Creator Tomino @ NYAF | | | | Mobile Suit Gundam celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, and creator Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 由悠季) was the guest of honor at New York Anime Festival. Anime Diet recorded his keynote address. (Edit, 9-30, 10:13 AM: the progress bar and time are now working. Plus, the video is watermarked,... |
| 8:00pm | Canaan 13 – a lot sure has happened… | | | | snapshot20090927204638snapshot 20090927204653snapshot20090927 204702snapshot20090927204710sn apshot20090927204724snapshot20 090927205004snapshot2009092720 5042snapshot20090927205050snap shot20090927205056snapshot2009 0927205111snapshot200909272051 18snapshot20090927205146snapsh ot20090927205159snapshot200909... |
| 8:58am | Do A Cencoroll | | | | Cencoroll premiered in America at the 2009 New York Anime Festival. Contributing editor moritheil was on hand to review it. Picture unbaked dough. Give it eyes and teeth. This is Cenco, title character of Cencoroll. Along with his human handler, he wreaks havoc on the countryside and transforms into... |
| 7:14am | New York Anime Festival 2009, Day 1 | | | | NYAF Video, Day 1: Moritheil’s liveblog of the New York Anime Festival, Day 0:11:44 Attention New Yorkers: Moritheil walks among you. #nyaf #12:19 @misuzulive Wow, how far are you driving to come to #NYAF? (Cars. NYC. Brave soul!) #12:22 Tonight we dine in . . . Hell’s Kitchen? #nyaf #12:55... |
| 3:45am | Bakemonogatari 12 – sweet and ironic tasting note | | | | snapshot20090927112919snapshot 20090927112933snapshot20090927 112949snapshot20090927112958sn apshot20090927113014snapshot20 090927113023snapshot2009092711 3037snapshot20090927113052snap shot20090927113100snapshot2009 0927113109snapshot200909271131 15snapshot20090927113149snapsh ot20090927113155snapshot200909... |
| 3:23pm | UVA prof finds yuri, takes pic | | | | A University of Virginia professor was teaching to a class of 200 when he accidentally unveiled a massive drawing of two girls in an amorous embrace. A student present reported the outcome: The teacher finally picks up the eraser. “I don’t want to erase the SOS club’s work, but I have to move... |
| 2:53am | Queen’s Blade S2 01 – My Staff and Rod shall be your comfort | | | | snapshot20090925102741snapshot 20090925102826snapshot20090925 102857snapshot20090925102913sn apshot20090925102935snapshot20 090925102946snapshot2009092510 3012snapshot20090925103036snap shot20090925103221snapshot2009 0925103232snapshot200909251032 41snapshot20090925103258snapsh ot20090925103310snapshot200909... |
| 3:00pm | Ni-pah, Yaan, Au, Fuwa-Fuwa (NYAF) | | | | Anime Diet East will be spreading its banner and once again making the sacred pilgrimage to New York for the New York Anime Festival. Oddly enough, the only set items on the schedule are the Del Ray pre-party, the Yui Makino concert, and a certain karaoke gathering for those of exceptionally refined... |
| 12:15am | Meidonomics | | | | Pat Galbraith has an interesting article about how maid cafes are a bulwark of stability in these troubled economic times. He dryly notes, “Maids in the original sense are not sex workers, though this is perhaps not always the case at the 200-plus cafes around the country.” This I find... |
| 2:00pm | Princess Lover 12 – even this one takes a jab at KyoAni | | | | Good Morning! Don’t we all just love a true fairy tale style (NOT) happy ending? For men, isn’t it even better that you win the real princess, gets a blowjob frolic with her under the sun, and have 3 other girls that still don’t know when to give up on you? Isn’t it? So Teppei... |
| 8:02am | Adapting Bubblegum Crisis for a movie? | | | | From ANN - Live-Action Bubblegum Crisis Hires via Reality TV Show The contest describes the project as a “US$30 million, live action feature film production, which will be filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney.” Australia’s Arclight Films, Canada’s Wizzfilms, the Infotainment China... |
| 7:52am | Canaan 12 – Yep, confused. | | | | snapshot20090922154434snapshot 20090922154447snapshot20090922 154459snapshot20090922154510sn apshot20090922154515snapshot20 090922154519snapshot2009092215 4550snapshot20090922154610snap shot20090922154619snapshot2009 0922154631snapshot200909221547 02snapshot20090922154743snapsh ot20090922154755 This... |
| 4:53am | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya S2, 23-24 (END) | | | | An Unscored, Sort-Of Final Review This is a sort-of review for a show I sort-of didn’t watch all the way through–you can see my reasons here–so it’s fitting to point out that the conclusion The Sighs of Haruhi Suzumiya can sort of be seen as a redemption for the battered series.... |
| 2:00pm | Bakemonogatari 11 – I’m in Despair! | | | | snapshot20090920214451snapshot 20090920214511snapshot20090920 214522snapshot20090920214556sn apshot20090920214610snapshot20 090920214620snapshot2009092021 4640snapshot20090920214652snap shot20090920214702snapshot2009 0920214711snapshot200909202147 19snapshot20090920214727snapsh ot20090920214734snapshot200909... | | |
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