| 5:00pm | Free Comic Book Day Netherlands 2013 | | | | May 4, 2013 marked the second anniverary of Free Comic Book Day in the Netherlands. An American institution which I’ve participated in for over a decade now, I was amazed last year to see it brought over to other countries as well. This year the full selection of free comics was raised from 7... | | |
| 2:02pm | Girls und Panzer is the Best Show of Its Kind | | | | Girls und Panzer is one of the latest in a long line of anime and manga which mix a unique activity or concept with a cast of cute girls, in this case World War II-era tanks. I’ve enjoyed many such shows over the years, but I think Girls und Panzer is actually the strongest anime I’ve seen... | | |
| 6:13pm | The Fujoshi Files 72: Shigeta Mina | | | | Name: Shigeta, Mina (重田三奈) Alias: N/A Relationship Status: N/A Origin: Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture Information: Shigeta Mina is a former classmate of Ogiue Chika’s from their middle school days in Yamagata Prefecture in Tohoku. She was a member of the... | | |
| 4:40pm | Strength in Precure | | | | With its combination of cute characters, kid appeal, and detailed fighting scenes, the Precure metaseries is presently the most popular and prominent magical girl anime. Though each series has its own share of unique features, one constant that always impresses me is the approach Precure takes to showing... |
| 8:10pm | Proof-of-Concept Singapore Mahjong Manga | | | | Note: the page is is read left to right. Further reading: For my thoughts (and a summary) of Singapore-style mahjong, go here, as well as here. The American-style mahjong conceptual narration and comic page (the two are somewhat unrelated). My initial idea of having manga about all styles of mahjong.... |
| 10:15am | Genshiken Nidaime Voice Cast…and a NEW OGIUE?! | | | | UPDATE: Small point made below. Ever since the announcement of the new Genshiken anime, I’ve speculated about the voice cast. Courtesy of one Anonymous Spore and the official anime website, the new cast for the Genshiken Nidaime (or Genshiken II as I prefer to call it) has been revealed,... | | |
| 6:18pm | The Fujoshi Files 71: Nakajima Yuuko | | | | Name: Nakajima, Yuuko (中島裕子) Alias: N/A Relationship Status: N/A Origin: Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture II Information: Nakajima Yuuko is a fujoshi from Yamagata Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan. An old classmate of Ogiue Chika’s from their middle... | | |
| 4:59pm | Spring 2013 Robot Variety Extravaganza! | | | | Despite its iconic nature, mecha is often considered a dying genre of anime these days due to a number of different forces, from kids’ changing tastes in entertainment to a shifts in demographic. This is why this season of anime is quite a surprise, as three new giant robot anime have debuted... | | |
| 4:58pm | Wacomplex: Genshiken II, Chapter 87 | | | | First thing first, Genshiken anime info dump! it’s been confirmed that the Genshiken II (or Nidaime) anime will be starting this summer, with a different studio but with a lot of old staff. I do find it kind of funny that Genshiken can’t seem to get a consistent animation studio or anime... |
| 4:52pm | Attack on Titan is the Mobile Suit Gundam of Shounen Fighting Manga and Anime | | | | Attack on Titan, the manga and now anime about a world where humans live in walled cities for fear of being eaten by nigh-invulnerable giants, is an interesting and unique title in that it goes against the grain of shounen action series and their conventions, especially when it comes to heroics. In... | | |
| 4:37pm | The Fujoshi Files 70: Shiguma Rika | | | | Name: Shiguma, Rika (志熊理科) Alias: N/A Relationship Status: Single Origin: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai! Information: Ostensibly a high school student at St. Chronica Academy, Shiguma Rika is a technological genius who performs her own independent research as her “curriculum” away... | | |
| 5:10pm | Ogiue Maniax on The Veef Show’s AKB0048 Podcast | | | | A new podcast is out where the Veef and myself discuss that most radical of idol-themed science fiction anime, AKB0048. We cover personal opinions on the show, the influence of director Kawamori Shouji and writer Okada Mari, favorite characters, trends in current and old anime, and I make a remark... |
| 5:00pm | Thoughts on Casual Gaming | | | | I once had a conversation with friends where they expressed bewilderment that people could enjoy casual games. To them, games are about challenges, puzzles, something to figure out in order to overcome or outwit an opponent be they computer-generated or another human being. As a gamer myself it’s... |
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