| 6:22am | Otakon 2009: Day 0, 1, MELL in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands | | | | I can’t take credit with coming up with the blog post title, but it’s just her songs were in my mouth, honest! Unlike Kalafina, I realized my lack of MELL-fu, one of the founding vocalist of I’ve Soundvocals. So what’s that, 1 down and 2 left? I would have rattled off a set list,... | | |
| 9:39pm | Anime Con Culture Parallels Human Social Behavior, News at Eleven | | | | I was doing some reading on Yamakan and came across this article, which contains a translation and some paraphrasing of the stuff he said in a print article. In it, he expresses the oft-heard-before circle jerk/differentiation that exists in today’s TV anime, and how it peels away from the mainstream... |
| 2:16am | Additional Thoughts on Super Space Time Tanabata Sonic | | | | I have a lot more to say about this concert. Surprise surprise. 1. There’s this brouhaha about lack of a DVD release mainly via some Q&A coming from Victor/SEATBELTS, prior to the concert. While the answer was a vague “no,” and a relatively definite “no,” it’s... | | |
| 5:03am | More Convention Crap, 2009 | | | | Not much sleep, jet lag, fatigue, work to do But was it worth it? Probably. (What’s scary is that it isn’t everything, even.) What I need you to do: Got any questions for MELL or Yamakan? Let me know! I’ve been looking around but time isn’t on my side. Currently trying to push... | | |
| 5:38pm | Tokyo Travelog 2009 Part 4 - Tanabata of Legendary Proportions | | | | Okay, I was going to write up a Kanno Yoko concert report but that will probably take a whole lot of time, so read up on Mai’s comment spam if you’re into those precious, fresh-baked joe-hoes. Just some random last minute things: I picked up Asako Nishida’s art book. It came out 7/2... | | |
| 12:56am | Tokyo Travelog 2009 Part 3.x | | | | A much less exciting day, but much more painful for the wallet It’s always a good way to start the day with some fresh fish. However this is not an otaku eat, nor is it smart to wake up at 4am after being drained from concert-going the day before. At any rate, Nanako Broadway is definitely the... |
| 2:55pm | Tokyo Travelog 2009 Part 2 - Nana Mizuki’s Live Diamond | | | | Not a whole lot of pictures besides peaceful but chaotic crowds, but I guess this time enjoy some Kyuushu Jangara Ramen. It’s totally worth the wait and I so had that the day before but am squeezing these food pictures from Akiba over the next few blog posts. (Just for the curious ramen eater,... | | |
| 3:05pm | Tokyo Travelog 2009 Part 1.1 | | | | While it’s my first time actually doing stuff in Tokyo, it felt oddly familiar like my childhood home. Minus the stench, stray animals, and insects. And the relatively lower price of living. I actually don’t have a lot to share with you guys in terms of pictures, so you’ll have to... | | |
| 11:44pm | Japan 2009 | | | | It’s a little odd, but I think of going to Japan for the sake of some live performances, shopping and hanging out with friends just like what I do at an anime convention. I might or might not bring my camera; I might or might not go to a maid cafe; I might or might not see cosplayers; I might... |
| 3:28pm | Romance Is Code for Limited Bromance; Hatsukoi LLP Closed for Business | | | | Yes, a it is a Hatsukoi Limited wrap-up post. I actually was writing a longer, more theory-type thing, so maybe that’ll come later. Girl’s Side: Bad Luck Party plays the Takemoto card. Guy’s Side: RIUVA fires back, saying there’s a Takemoto card to be played. And girls to play... |
| 7:29pm | The Whole Eroge Nonsense | | | | This post is about reading casually and rambling casually in regards to the whole eroge thing that is going on. If 2009 continues the way it is, it will turn out to be a landmark year with some big public policy/legal rights issues regarding this fandom that come to the fore. This kind of crap always... | | |
| 4:03am | The Vocal Internet Anime Effect Via Googlefighting | | | | I have done almost no research on this topic, but it’s definitely the case that some loud, vocal minority tend to speak for a quiet but much larger group of people. On the internet, however, is this the case? In context of, say, “what is a popular anime” question, I think the internet... | | |
| 5:00pm | Yui’s Fine Whine, or Why Mio Is More Than What Meets the Eyes | | | | Azusa is a bullfrog. She’s a good friend of mine? I have a lot to say about K-ON, but there’s not a lot of impetus for me to write them down. In fact the only thing out there that nags me is the ongoing debate about people’s expectation of what K-ON is suppose to be. Generally that’s... | | |
| 4:24am | That Blogging Panel | | | | Just some critiques. It’s only fair that I’m as hard/soft on my panel as I am on anything else. Many apologies to SDS, Moy, and Super Rats. [imgsrc] For background information, please do note that for all four of us, this panel was probably one the firsts live panel we had to run. The convention... |
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