| 5:12am | Blogsterbastion | | | | Yes, even Epic Win is not immune to that greatest of cliches, that bane of bloggers everywhere - metablogging. If you’re a regular, you’ve most likely noticed that our usual routine of posting every 1 - 2 days has slowed over the last week to, wellnone. Guff got KO’d by a nasty flu,... |
| 7:33pm | Darker than Black 25 (Final) | | | | It’s the climactic conclusion we’ve been famished for here at Epic Win, and might I say that few words other than “epic” can adequately describe the ending of Darker than Black. With the impending demise of all the contractors will it be Li or the Black Reaper that has the final... | | |
| 7:25pm | Darker than Black 22-24 | | | | Darker than Black draws near to the climactic conclusion, as the final battle at the gates of Hell is about to begin. Through the turmoil of conflict and the ghosts of the past that shape the present, Hei comes ever closer to the answer of his sister’s disappearance. | | |
| 3:36am | Nice Dango! | | | | I think I’m in love with the CLANNAD ED. The OP isn’t bad either, especially with KyoAni’s awesome art, but it feels a bit cookie cutter, pretty much much like every other visual novel theme song. Anyway, here’s the lyrics for the TV size version of Dango Daikazoku, sung by Chata.... | | |
| 10:52pm | Shakugan no Shana II Trailers | | | | A couple new trailers are out, and they’ve revealed some very interesting information that has me really psyched about the second season of Shakugan no Shana! The first interesting thing that caught my eye was the introduction of two new characters. Well ok, the first thing that caught my eye... | | |
| 7:01am | School Days, Bad End | | | | I didn’t enjoy it at all. You know, it’s funnyafter all the build up, all the delays, all the bloggers flaming away at Makoto with the heat of a thousand internets, when I finally got to see the long awaited moment - it didn’t make me happy at all. Watching the cast slowly spiral out... | | |
| 8:31am | Japan’s New PM - Fukuda, Not Rozen Aso | | | | Stories about the recent series of ax murders have certainly dominated Japanese news over the last few days, and in particular the aniblogosphere has been in a frenzy over these events and their connection to the cancellation of School Days 12 and the postponement of Higurashi. There have a number of... | | |
| 8:36am | 48 Reasons Why Lucky Star Is Awesome | | | | Because 24 just wasn’t enough. 4-koma by our very own guest artist, Jupeboxgal. After hearing Motteke! Sailor Fuku over and over and over again, it’s certainly lost some of its charm, but nevertheless I still find it enjoyable. The song’s sugar-crack catchiness is much like the show... | | |
| 5:55am | Lucky Star 24 (Final) | | | | Iikagen ni shinasai! It’s one last hurrah for choco cornets, Haruhi references, and everyday hilarity. The final episode of Lucky Star definitely delivers - not too sincere but not too irreverent. Just right.. And for once, the answer to the question “is this a dancing animu?” is... | | |
| 6:14am | Why you take my stabby? | | | | Finally when I had something to look forward toeagerly camping Tokyo Tosho, hitting F5 over and over again, gleefully envisioning the long awaited scene in which Makoto finally gets his just desserts Some little girl in Japan had to go all Higurashi on her dad, resulting in the final episode of School... | | |
| 11:19pm | The End of Lucky Star | | | | My Darling Darling Puriizu! I must admit, it was with a little sadness that I watched the ending credits for episode 24 roll, with no “Jikai no Raki Suta!” episode preview to follow them. On the other hand, KyoAni did a great job of making sure that the series went out with a bang. I predict... | | |
| 6:26am | Lucky Star 23 - Gotouza-sama FTW! | | | | It’s a return to the whimsical side of things in the second to last episode of Lucky Star. As touched as I was by the previous episode, it was refreshing and quite cathartic to see the gang back to their typical everyday humorous antics. | | |
| 3:58pm | Abe Shinzo Resigns, to be Replaced by Rozen Aso? | | | | Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who’s been under the gun ever since his party (the LDP) was royally whupped in the July 29 elections, has finally announced that he’s stepping down. Considering all the troubles he’s had with his Agricultural ministers lately, as well as his push... |
| 5:42am | Fall ‘07 Preview | | | | In a little under a month, the Fall Anime Season will kick off and a whole slew of new and interesting shows will start up. The fall season is, in my opinion, generally the strongest season of the year. Four years ago, during the fall of 2003, a number of excellent new shows aired, most notably Fullmetal... | | |
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