| 3:25pm | What Could Afro Samurai’s Emmy Nomination Mean For GONZO? | | | | In case you haven’t heard, the GONZO-produced, Samuel L. Jackson-backed made-for-tv animated movie, Afro Samurai: Resurrection, has been nominated for an Emmy in the category of “Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more.” Granted, there isn’t a lot of competition... |
| 12:03am | Otakon 2009: When Guests Are the Real Deal | | | | Otakon 2009 was punctuated by a number of personal differences and changes in my life, not least of which were a new method of travel, as well as a variety of new travel buddies. It was also my first year at Otakon as a member of the Press (thanks to the existence of this blog), and while I can’t... | | |
| 9:03pm | Ruminations on Harem Anime, Part 1: Responsibility | | | | I’ve been doing some thinking about the concept and tropes of harem anime recently. Here is Part 1 out of I don’t know how many parts but expect at least one more. Today’s topic is the concept of responsibility in harem anime. The basic concept of a harem show is that it involves... | | |
| 2:00pm | Another Review Grading System | | | | Anime World Order every so often will talk about how Letter and Star-based grading systems are a waste and don’t explain anything. For example, what’s the difference between a 4 star and a 5 star in animation quality? How can a show have like C’s in multiple categories but end up... |
| 2:39pm | Haruhi vs Lucky Star vs K-On! | | | | No I am not pitting each cast of girls against each other to see who would win in a fight, but rather I want to talk about the ways in which these three shows differ beyond a superficial level. You’ll sometimes hear people say that Kyoto Animation’s about is all the same, and I will agree... | | |
| 3:00pm | What if Bokurano were in SRW? | | | | Bokurano is a manga by Kitoh Mohiro, creator of Shadow Star: Narutaru. The centerpiece of Bokurano is a large robot called Zearth, and so one technically is able to call it a giant robot manga, though as you might expect from the man who created Narutaru there are some serious twists. When it was adapted... | | |
| 8:12pm | Let’s Get Ready for Otakon 2009 | | | | Otakon is upon us, and I will be attending this year. Unlike previous years however, I will be running around trying to get interviews which I hopefully will be able to post right here on Ogiue Maniax. Below is a list of panels and such I want to attend. A lot of these conflict and a lot of them are... |
| 6:28pm | “Gundam Fighters” Flash-based Fighting Game | | | | I’ve wanted to talk about this for a while but just couldn’t ever seem to get around to it. That ends today. This is Kenkoudaa’s Gundam Fighters game, which crosses over Gundam heroes from multiple series in a humorous and highly referential 1-on-1 fighting game. Choose from Amuro... |
| 7:03pm | “Why Spend Money on Entertainment?” | | | | Let me tell you a guy I know. This guy makes quite a bit of money. He enjoys fancy cars and spending on expensive jewelry and fine clothing. He’ll take his girlfriend and friends and family out to fine restaurants. He is a big spender, in other words. By the way, he also downloads movies for... |
| 8:30pm | The Improved Character Art of Initial D | | | | Initial D has always been ridiculed for its poor character artwork, though for a series like Initial D it doesn’t matter too much as long as the races are sweet and intense and there’s Eurobeat playing, real or imaginary. However, upon actually viewing some of the recent chapters, I’ve... |
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