| 5:45am | Nijuu-mensou no Musume -- Another Spring Favorite | | | | Nijuu-mensou no Musume 二十面相の娘 -- also known as Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief -- debuted Saturday, starring Hirano Aya. I liked Nijuu-mensou enough that it is now one of my five early-season favorites: Kurenai, Macross Frontier, Vampire Knight, Allison & Lillia, and Nijuu-mensou... | | |
| 10:19pm | Spring Anime: 24 First Looks | | | | After one episode, Kurenai, Macross Frontier, and Vampire Knight are at the top of my list. In fact, there are lots of watchable shows, but unless Kurenai steps up, there is nothing really in my drama sweet spot. Here are some reactions to first episodes (which can be misleading).Kure-nai -- the director... | | |
| 10:07pm | Hayami Saori: The Next Great Seiyuu/Singer | | | | Okay, I know I'm going overboard here, but I just saw the first episode of Wagaya no Oinari-sama, and I have to enthuse over Hayami Saori 早見沙織, who plays the young priestess Kou.Not only does she do an excellent job with her simple but important role, but she elevates herself to the top of my... | | |
| 5:06pm | Hirano Aya Tokyo Mini-Live -- Report | | | | Hirano Aya performed a "mini-live" in Tokyo on March 15. Reports (Animate, axive) say that the crowd was enthusiastic and Aya was at her best.One report commented on the "rough" sound of the excellent four-piece band, not like a seiyuu band at all, and said that the beginning of a "Hirano sound" was... | | |
| 4:58pm | New Shows Starting Over the Next Week, Listed Day by Day | | | | today (Thursday 3 April) -- Kyou kara Mao 3, Allison & Lillia, xxxHOLIC: Tsugi, Macross Frontier (first ep preview already broadcast), To Love-ru, Kure-nai.tomorrow (Friday 4 April) -- The Tower of Druaga: Aegis of Uruk, Itazura na Kiss, Amatsuki, Kirarin Revolution 3.Saturday 5 April -- Kanokon,... | | |
| 8:36pm | Yukana -- Great Voice, Strong Pheromones | | | | Yukana is both an outstanding seiyuu and a controversial personality. Her voice has great range, from Cure White in Precure Max Heart to Dominura in Simoun, and from Mashiro in Mai-Otome to C.C. in Code Geass. Recently, she seems to be centring on roles that are like her: strong, sexy, and mature.She... | | |
| 5:34pm | spring anime calendar w/staff-cast highlights | | | | Here's this season's calendar showing when each show is on TV in Japan through the week, and giving highlights of staff and cast. The calendar includes both new shows and shows continuing from previous seasons. Click here or on the image to go to the calendar.Shows tend to be broadcast at different times... |
| 8:58pm | 49 New Anime: preview, staff, cast, story, pic | | | | As usual, what looked like a poor season is actually shaping up to have a number of interesting shows. Nothing so far looks like an instant classic, but there are always surprises. And with 49 shows (including OVAs), there could be plenty of surprises.Hirano Aya returns to anime in a big way, starring... | | |
| 6:10pm | Takagaki Ayahi to Graduate from College | | | | In her blog yesterday, Takagaki Ayahi reported that she is graduating from college.She described the scene of crowds at the notice-board where the results were posted, with cries of joy and cries of pain all around her, her legs shaking with nervousness, and then joining her friends in celebrating their... | | |
| 5:56pm | Hirano Aya Wins Top Seiyuu Award | | | | The 2007 Seiyuu Awards were presented last night, and Hirano Aya walked away with the top female lead award, as well as sharing the award for top song with her compatriots from Lucky Star.j1m0ne has an excellent report on the ceremony, so I'll just concentrate on Aya, with photos and info from her blog... | | |
| 7:59pm | Why People Hate Hirano Aya | | | | There is a large body of Japanese otaku who actively dislike Hirano Aya. She and Mizuki Nana seem to have the highest negative to positive thread ratio on 2channel.I usually put it down to two things: first, that otaku have a limited and conventional idea of how seiyuu should sound; and second that they... | | |
| 5:46pm | Hirano Aya: Live Shows in Osaka, Tokyo | | | | Hirano Aya had a live show in Osaka on Saturday, and will put on a similar show in Tokyo on March 15.The Osaka show consisted of a musical quiz at the beginning, then a set of six songs and two encores. Reaction from a few attendees who posted on 2channel was mixed. A couple of people commented on there... | | |
| 7:59pm | Video: Seiyuus Visit "true tears" Real-Life Setting in Toyama | | | | Here's a video from YouTube showing the director and the main female seiyuu from true tears visiting the real-life setting of the anime, in Toyama Prefecture.The video shows locations that are part of the anime -- the shopping mall, the shop where Ai-chan works, Shinichirou's house, the snowy streets... | | |
| 12:59am | "true tears" Becomes Most Popular New Show on 2channel | | | | The romance drama true tears has passed Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei to become the most popular new-season show on 2channel, the Japanese forum site.true tears is on its 88th thread, having passed 87,000 posts. Zetsubou Sensei is on its 85th thread (84,000+ posts).A little over a month ago, Zetsubou... | | |
| 9:52pm | Short-Haired Aaya | | | | After about a week of silence, Hirano Aya started reposting to her blog yesterday with shots of her getting her hair chopped off.Here's the final product, with Aaya dressed for her regular Friday gig on the internet variety show Midtown TV as "Princess Aaya" in "Cinema Renaissance -- Aaya's Castle."She... | | |
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