| 12:24am | The Good, The Bad, and the Moe: Summer 2009 Anime Rankings | | | | 17 different shows from the summer ‘09 anime season, analyzed and ranked from the bottom up. Disclaimer: These rankings are purely a reflection of our own opinions and tastes, which are admittedly rather different from your average anime fan. Just because we don’t like a particular show... | | |
| 3:06am | Blogrolls, PageRank, and Comments Oh My! | | | | First, I should clarify that I have nothing against Pete Zaitcev; I like him and the stuff he writes. I just can never resist the opportunity to heckle him about his backwater “no comments” policy, especially when his excuse for not allowing them seems to be “well it’s just too... |
| 9:58pm | The Modern Blogroll | | | | For a long time now I’ve been dissatisfied with my current blogroll, and indeed I’ve never been particularly keen on the concept for traditional blogrolls to begin with. The standard “list of links on the sidebar” doesn’t give much useful information, hardly ever generates... | | |
| 6:50am | A Testament to Courage » Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 – Episode 10 | | | | “Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” – Seneca the Younger It’s no mistake that Yuuki’s name means “courage” (勇気). Throughout the story of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Yuuki more than anyone else has been the one who held on to hope, who had courage in... | | |
| 4:00am | I Met the Real Life Yotsuba | | | | Well it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, and although this is most assuredly due to my laziness, it’s not entirely accurate to say that I’ve been doing nothing but loafing about drinking shochu and watching anime during the punishing summer months here in Japan. Not... |
| 1:19am | Touhou Summarized | | | | This article is probably the best and most accurate explanation of Touhou I have ever seen, highlighting both the fact that the games are incredibly punishing and also highly bizarre. Not that that should come as a surprise, considering they were made in Japan, the product of what the article refers... |
| 3:30am | Canaan 4 – 6 » Get Some Get Some | | | | “Get some!” I’m sure this is exactly how terrorists behave in real life. Somehow I feel like this should be “the rejected Nintendo Wii commercial”. Fun for the whole family if your family happens to consist of crazy siscon maniacs and masochist henchmen. Maybe cut to Liang... | | |
| 10:00pm | Canaan 01 – 03 » Canaan is Such a Hacker | | | | I mean seriously. Look at her blatantly wallhacking, shooting people right through the walls. And her movements? Pretty obvious speedhacks going there. Possibly even a bunny hopping script. And I don’t care what game you’re playing, anyone who spins in circles while shooting everybody within... | | |
| 5:00am | Canaan – Symbolism in Style | | | | I’m mildly surprised that CANAAN seems to have received a fairly mixed reception so far. It’s one of my favorite shows this season, not only for its gorgeous art and memorable characters, but also because of the strong emphasis on symbolism and metaphor used to portray the deeper elements... | | |
| 2:30am | Meh Carpal Tunnel | | | | Unfortunately I’ve started developing some symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome in my left hand, so I’m currently wearing a brace and trying to take it easy as much as possible. It’s actually rather frustrating, not only because it affects my ability to perform my job, but also because... | | |
| 6:59am | Spice & Wolf II – Episode 0 (OVA) | | | | Korosu! Poor Lawrence Craft may be a genius at business, but he sure is dense when it comes to other matters. I haven’t kept up with the Spice and Wolf manga or light novels much since the first season of the anime aired. Fortunately, the first anime season was brilliant and captured most of... | | |
| 12:32am | Saki and Probability – Episode 19 | | | | Saki’s epic win over Koromo in episode 19 was unquestionably amazing, with lots of lens flare, typhoons back and forth across the mahjong table, fiery Terminator eyeball glare, and LOL MAHJONG IS FUN LOL. It was also completely ridiculous and unrealistic (surprise!). Obviously that’s par... |
| 10:35pm | This Was My Face After Watching Endless Eight | | | | After Endless Eight (Episode 1)After Endless Eight (Episode 2)After Endless Eight (Episode 3)After Endless Eight (Episode 4)After Endless Eight (Episode 5)After Endless Eight (Episode 6)After Endless Eight (Episode 7)After Endless Eight (Episode 8 ) Congratulations KyoAni for taking a short 1 chapter... | | |
| 1:36am | Bakemonogatari is Brilliant… But It Put Me To Sleep. Twice. | | | | And yet I’m still watching it, anyway. That’s not hyperbole, either. This series literally made me fall asleep on two separate occasions when I was trying to watch it. Just, face on the keyboard snooze. I don’t know if it’s something subliminal in the funky music or what, but... | | |
| 9:38am | Rewatching Read or Die | | | | “Zaaaa Paaaay-paaaaah!!” Man, even years later hearing that ridiculous Engrish pronunciation of Yomiko Readman’s codename still makes me laugh out loud. I really should go back and rewatch my favorite classics more often. It helps recapture some of that nostalgic enjoyment that got... | | |
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