| 8:19pm | Genshiken 2 R2 Single Box Re-Release | | | | After 6 DVDs worth of Region-2 Genshiken 2 goodness, the official site back in August announced a December 2009 release of a single Genshiken 2 box containing all 12 episodes for the enjoyment of Japanese fans and those willing to spend lots of money on anime but didn’t do it the last time they... | | |
| 11:53pm | The Effects of Visual Falsehood | | | | In the Anime World Order review of Nobody’s Boy Remi, Gerald Rathkolb discusses the way in which the narrator plays with the expectations of its viewers by saying things that turn out to be completely false a short while after. If the narrator says that Remi found some money and spent it happily,... | | |
| 10:48am | Asahiya NY Closes October 31st, 2009 | | | | I really regret having to say this, but apparently the NY branch of the Japanese bookstore Asahiya is seeing its final days. Located on 45th St in Manhattan between Madison and 5th Ave, Asahiya for many years provided a smaller, yet less expensive alternative to Kinokuniya for buying new Japanese manga... |
| 2:40am | So Then Japan is All Like, “Oh You Crazy Ameritaku!” | | | | In case you couldn’t tell from all the posts I make about the Otaku Diaries, I dig any attempts by people to get a better sense of what otaku are like, be they in America, Japan, Germany, South Africa, or anywhere in the world. Recently, Famitsu revealed the results of a survey they conducted... | | |
| 10:49pm | The “Anime Canon,” You Say? -The Anime Canon Project | | | | Back in May of this year, I wrote about an idea to create “A Comprehensive Guide to Essential Episodes.” What it basically entailed was a desire to create a database of some sort to archive which episodes in a series could be skipped, and which episodes should be watched to really understand... | | |
| 12:16am | Am I “Qualified?” | | | | This is one of those weird blogging about blogging posts. If you have no interest in waxing philosophy on such matters, then I suggest you go watch some anime (because anime is awesome). If you look at the way in which I form ideas and write them out here at Ogiue Maniax, you will see that I have a... |
| 12:47am | Taisho Matthew Musume: A Biblical Look at Moe | | | | In thinking about my Taisho Yakyuu Musume-related post from yesterday, I was reminded of one of the difficulties some people have with understanding how varied the appeal of moe can be while still being considered moe. Sometimes people ask, “Why would you want to see helpless girls? Do you like... | | |
| 11:00pm | Noe is Moe. No, Not That One. | | | | Sometimes I watch an anime, and I get amazed at just how well that anime portrays a certain simple act. Years ago I was quite impressed by the level of skill and animation used to depict crying in Alien 9, years before Kyoto Animation would make it a trademark of sorts with their Key adaptations.... | | |
| 10:23pm | The Otaku Diaries and the Somewhat Forbidden Topic | | | | This past Monday saw the Reverse Thieves post their latest statistics from their Otaku Diaries project. The topic: Bullying. The original question basically asked whether or not you were ever bullied or were a bully, and probably to no one’s surprise the vast majority of those surveyed mentioned... |
| 2:32am | Donburiya: The Place for Donburi | | | | In the past I’ve talked about a small Japanese-style curry shop in Manhattan called Go Go Curry, which serves a very authentically Japanese yet very unique take on the classic dish, and I tout it as one of my favorite restaurants to eat at for under $10. This time though, we’re gonna bump... |
| 10:40pm | Brilliance of Life, Billions of Stars: Rintaro’s Galaxy Express 999 | | | | Whenever I am asked to list my favorite anime of all time, I unequivocally give the same answer: the Galaxy Express 999 movie. Released in 1979 and directed by Rintaro, I first watched it theatrically many, many years later, when I was about 16 years old. Galaxy Express 999 is instrumental in defining... | | |
| 10:13pm | Check Out My Ponyo Review | | | | For the past month or so I’ve been writing articles for the site Otaku Crush, and my latest article there is a review of Miyazaki’s Ponyo on the Cliff. Otaku Crush’s site is still in beta, but feel free to check it out. It’s a dating site devoted to getting people with the common... |
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