| 9:32am | YAOI Poll | | | | Ok, pretty much everyone who has ever read my blog knows how I feel about Yaoi, but to refresh for those who haven’t read it in a while or who are new: I DO NOT HATE YAOI ITSELF, JUST DUMB FANGIRLS WHO LUST OVER GAY MEN BONKING EACH OTHER. I have nothing against yaoiporn is porn is porn |
| 5:13am | ANIME EXPO® 2006 SMASHES RECORDS | | | | ANIME EXPO® 2006 SMASHES RECORD WITH OVER 41,000 ATTENDEES FOR 15TH YEARANNIVERSARY CONVENTIONOver $21,650.00 Raised for the SPJA Charity Auction RecipientChildren¹s Hospital Orange CountyAnaheim, California (July 4, 2006) ‹Smashing all similar convention attendeerecords by a landslide. Anime... |
| 6:54pm | Anime AICN’s Anime Expo 2006 Report | | | | A great report on Anime Expo from Anime AICN:From Ain’t It Cool News: “Anime Expo, one of the, if not the, largest anime conventions recently wrapped up in Anaheim, California. Manga creation team CLAMP made a celebrity appearance. Distributors made a host of announcements with classics | | |
| 9:49pm | Fant-Asia St. Louis to Hold 9th Anniversary | | | | Fant-Asia St. Louis is set to hold their ninth anniversary on Saturday, July 15 at The Fantasy Shop, located at 2426 W Clay Street., Saint Charles, MO 63301-2548. Their telephone number is (636) 947-8330. The viewing will be from 11:00a.m.-10:00p.m. The anime and movie line up includes:-Otaku |
| 7:42pm | Gankutsuou: Review | | | | I was a wee little girl when I became fascinated with Alexandra Dumas' The Three Musketeers. I thought the friendship the four main characters shared was romantic and epic. In stark contrast to the Three Musketeers is Dumas' revenge novel, The Comte du Monte Cristo aka The Count of Monte... |
| 12:39am | Bon Odori in St. Louis | | | | The Japanese Festival held every year over Labor Day weekend at the Missouri Botanical Gardens has become an attraction for anime fans from St. Louis and the Midwest. I used to make the two hour trek to the gardens from Carbondale to St. Louis to enjoy the festivities and to see the traditional |
| 8:36pm | What’s Your View on Cosplaying? | | | | I still think that you should only cosplay if you do it right, but that’s my elitist opinion. I can only comment from a viewer’s perspective, not as a cosplayer.Although I would never dress up outside of Halloween as an anime character, I would consider dressing as a Lolita, since in my... |
| 11:50pm | Anime Clubs in the St. Louis Area | | | | With so much anime coming out and so much to catch up on, I have a hard time deciding what anime to buy, what to rent and what to avoid at all costs. I find it helpful at these times to turn to local anime clubs for help by getting the latest on what's coming out from people in the know, by |
| 11:22am | What Do You Snack On When Watching Anime? | | | | You’ve heard of mood music and ambient lighting to get the right atmospherewhat about mood munchies? Doesn’t it just seem better to nosh on authentic Japanese treats when watching anime than chowing down on a handful of greasy, boring potato chips? I find Japanese goodies to be |
| 3:45am | Tales of Symphonia: Spoiler-free Review | | | | Story: The "teenagers go on a quest to save the world" storyline at first appears shallow and clichéd but as it progresses through many twists and turns, the plot turns out to be complicated and deep. It is interesting, advances well, and addresses real life issues such as racism. The |
| 6:08am | Karas: the Prophecy | | | | "I have no idea what's going on" was my mantra the entire time I was watching the first volume of the six-part anime OVA series Karas: The Prophecy. This movie felt like a combination teaser trailer that never quite ended and a dream that you dreamed you were having and then "woke up" and |
| 3:17am | Top ten selling anime to date of 2006 | | | | The top ten selling anime to date of 2006 (with 2006 release dates) are:Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - read The Anime Blog’s review here!Howl’s Moving Castle - read The Anime Blog’s review here!Dragon Ball Z: Fusion RebornKaras - the Prophecy - The Anime Blog’s review |
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