| 10:44pm | Pokemon Reflects the Changing Times | | | | The Pokemon anime is making the transition to digital broadcast in the coming months in Japan, and I think it more than anything else marks the beginning of the end for standard television. The Pokemon anime is older than some of the kids who are fans of the show in the first place. It’s seen... |
| 8:16pm | The Go Go Curry Rant | | | | I found out from kransom recently that 2ch has its own curry board, and by extension its very own threads about Go Go Curry. A 2ch poster decided to do his own spin on the infamous “2ch Yoshinoya Rant,” so I’ve gone and translated this variation, seeing as how it differs here and... |
| 10:11pm | Idea: A Comprehensive Guide to Essential Episodes | | | | Mazinger Z. Galaxy Express 999. Ranma 1/2. Astro Boy. There are a lot of anime out there that are considered classics (and rightfully so), but the problem with getting into them is that they can be very, very long with anywhere from forty to two-hundred episodes and beyond. Because of this, trying... |
| 6:03pm | Saying Farewell to the 90s | | | | You may be looking at the title of this post, and figuring that I’m somehow a decade or so off. Perhaps you assume I’ve hit my head and am living a part of my youth vicariously once more. But no, what I’m referring to is the spiritual death of the 90s, particularly when it comes to... |
| 9:37pm | My Response to Tamagomago’s “Otaku Girl Moe” | | | | Yesterday I posted my translation of Japanese blogger Tamagomago’s post about the moefication of the “Otaku Girl.” This is my own follow-up to it, and how I feel about the various themes and ideas put forth by Tamagomago. While I think the threat of otaku confusing reality with fantasy... |
| 3:51pm | Go Go Curry Celebrating Its 2 Year Anniversary in America | | | | Today, May 5th 2009, is the second anniversary of Go Go Curry’s American debut. Located at 38th street and 8th Ave in Manhattan, it was one of my favorite places to eat while living in Japan, and it’s one of my favorite places to eat living in New York. To celebrate their anniversary, Go... |
| 12:02am | Lady Boobsalot and the Gluteus Gladius | | | | With American comics and animation you’ve got Vampirella, Lady Death, Heavy Metal, and Witchblade. With Japanese manga and anime you’ve got Ikkitousen, Queen’s Blade, Grenadier, and Witchblade. All of these titles and more center around buxom ladies kicking ass and taking names but... |
| 6:01pm | Deceptive Marketing and Copywriting | | | | “In the future, boys will be boys and girls will be robots!” “A story of love, dreams, and perseverance.” “Slowly, Satou comes out of his reclusive shell, and his hilarious journey begins, filled with mistaken identity, Lolita complexes—and an ultimate quest to create... | | |
| 1:14pm | Wait, you can impersonate anime staff now? | | | | Anime News Network has reported that a man who was pretending to be animator Honda Takeshi and teaching at colleges in Japan has been discovered and forced to resign. The first thing I have to say iswhat kind of balls does a guy have to pull off a stunt like that?! I mean, yeah, people probably don’t... |
| 6:58pm | Kick, Attack, Contemplate Your Existence: Casshern SINS | | | | Casshern SINS is the story of an amnesiac robot named Casshern who lives in a post-apocalyptic world where even robots, once known for their ability to live forever, are now faced with the spectre of death as their bodies rot away due to a “disease” known as the Ruin. The only immortal... | | |
| 2:52am | Anime cons are pretty cool, you dig? | | | | When it comes to talk about anime conventions, a lot of complaining happens. I’m guilty of this myself on numerous occasions. So to combat some of the general negativity that comes with convention talk, I want to talk about the things that make anime conventions good, possibly even great. 1)... | | |
| 2:35am | This Has Nothing to Do with Nissan | | | | So after submitting my entry for NYAF’s mascot competition, I’ve been looking around at the other entries. Regardless of age, talent, creativity, whatever, I can really feel that everybody who submitted a design put effort into their creations. I don’t think anybody plagiarized... |
| 3:05pm | My NYAF Mascot Submission | | | | So my entry for New York Anime Festival’s Mascot Design competition is over at the contest site now. You can view my entry here. I uploaded the image twice because I felt that the first upload’s resolution wasn’t high enough (they actually expand a smaller image so the enlarged image... |
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