| 9:22am | [Ascaloth] ef ~a tale of melodies~, Episode 12 | | | | His days with his beloved Yuuko a thing of the past, Yuu sets out to create the future of his dreams, a mirror image of his home city in a beautiful land, a reflection of a happier past before tragedy and sorrow struck the original city, and at the same time the reflection of a happier future which has... | | |
| 7:27pm | Gantz + Bleach + Matrix + Hunter x Hunter = Psyren | | | | Yup, after my last manga post, I went to check out some of the newer JUMP manga, namely Psyren and Toriko, to mixed results. Toriko started off interesting, in the fantasy One Piece mould, but turned to rubbish very quickly. It started off something like Monster Hunter, but halfway through became more... | | |
| 2:50am | [Ascaloth] ef ~a tale of melodies~, Episode 11 | | | | The tragedy of the past is over and done with, but the seeds have been sown for the stories yet to be. Out of the remaining embers that was the tragic romance of Himura Yuu and Amamiya Yuuko, the connections that will lead to a new generation of romance and heartache have been formed, and under the... | | |
| 9:16am | [Ascaloth] CLANNAD ~After Story~, Episode 12 | | | | As the relatively carefree days of being a student recede further into the past, Tomoya begins to look forward to the future, as the important decisions of his life looms ever larger. But beyond school life does not mean beyond a life of learning, for mentors can be found even when one has become a... | | |
| 11:21am | [Ascaloth/Akira] Nodame Cantabile ~Paris Chapter~, Episode 9 | | | | Oh sure, a mirror will show a reflection of Tanya’s figure with her legs open when she has her legs closed. J.C. Staff, you fail. So. Hard. Despite the glaring (if few) animation inconsistencies that I can’t help but pick on, I am actually as pleased with this episode as I was annoyed with... | | |
| 1:05pm | Simple Plan’s “I can Wait Forever” Chosen as LaMB’s Opening | | | | View the official MTV here. I heard this song before, since it was in my playlist. Simple Plan is about the only non-Japanese music I listen to, due to my having attended one of their live concerts here in Singapore back in junior college. "I can wait forever" is their typical slow emo ballad,... |
| 12:22am | So, What is the Best Shounen Manga Series Now? | | | | I hear you scream, "NOOO, not the dreaded S word!" Despite anime fans’ love of bashing shounen series due to its perceived noobiness, many of us still follow quite a few of the genre’s works. We say "Ew Naruto sucks!" but go out and buy the latest volume when it arrives.... | | |
| 7:10am | [Ascaloth] ef ~a tale of melodies~, Episode 10 | | | | An episode done in almost purely black-and-white marks a new turn in Shinbou-WTFness, or perhaps it’s Oonuma flexing his own creative muscles even more with his own brand of WTFness. It also underlines the utterly unreal feel of the almost-utopian life that Yuu and Yuuko found themselves sharing... | | |
| 7:09am | [Ascaloth] CLANNAD ~After Story~, Episode 11 | | | | When both parties in a relationship are living drastically different lives, and they didn’t have quite as much in common as they used to have before, what does it take to keep their relationship alive? When the regulated schedule that school life affords to a school-age couple is no more, and... | | |
| 3:36pm | EOY’08: 57 Cosplayer Pictures Here and Filtered for Your Eyes. | | | | The traditional local end of year cosplay event was hugely overshadowed by AFA this year, to the extent that we weren’t even aware it was taking place today if not for a timely email from the organisers. They sent out an invite to all bloggers to go cover the event, and despite it being a huge... | | |
| 6:36pm | [LianYL] Public Announcement Service To Dimwits | | | | I know this probably has nothing to do with most nerds and geeks, but I believe there are quite a few juveniles and immature pricks reading this blog. Therefore I’ll be the nice guy here and tell them how their ego is causing problems for themselves and everyone around them, just like everything... |
| 4:00pm | AFA Highlight: The KOWTOW MAN STRIKES!! Pictures Here! | | | | I suspect there’s a sinister plot behind this, but I got sent some very interesting pictures, and I’m guessing they want me to be the bad guy and show the world how idiotic otakus are, and scare them into behaving like good boys next year. Either way, I’m not one to pass up Dorama,... |
| 8:36am | [Ascaloth] ef ~a tale of melodies~, Episode 9 | | | | In the end, Amamiya is the one who is, unlike Yuu, unable to let go of his past, wallowing irretrievably in his personal tragedies as he hurts the ones around him with his selfish behaviour. Too unwilling to live, and yet too afraid to die, the character who has by this time been popularly nicknamed... | | |
| 4:43am | [Ascaloth/Akira] Nodame Cantabile ~Paris Chapter~, Episode 8 | | | | Well played, J.C. Staff, you managed to troll me by inserting The Sorcerer’s Apprentice into the episode right after the one where I lamented the absence of it. In any case, just like the eponymous apprentice, Chiaki realizes that he’s become overconfident of his own abilities, and the washout... | | |
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