| 4:57pm | A Little Snow Fairy Sugar: Episode 21 Commentary | | | | I imagine Saga worked previously to support herself and not burdon her grandmother financially. To add working to save up for the cost of a piano on top of that is a lot to take on. Not only is it impacting her life and her friends, but even Greta can’t work in a challenge anymore. When Greta... |
| 6:53pm | Sakura’s Magical Footwear | | | | Lately I’ve been going through episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura episodes, preparing write-ups on Sakura’s Cardcaptor outfits. I’ve become more observant of what characters are wearing when, and am taking notice of when outfits are reworn in later episodes (something I hadn’t noticed... |
| 3:28am | Janggeum’s Dream: Episode 39 Commentary | | | | A dialogue-heavy episode is unfortunately one with little to say about; here’s hoping for a DVD release with English subtitles. I have only a few random observations. The story Lady Han told in the prior episode is retold by the elder lady, although slightly different. When the lady in the story... |
| 11:18am | Figures I’m Looking to Buy: Strawberry Marshmallow | | | | When I started buying anime figures and related items online, the first thing I learned is that whatever I want to buy is sold out and no longer being produced. Strawberry Marshmallow is no exception. I’m hoping someone willing to sell a Strawberry Marshmallow figure I want to buy will see this... |
| 2:01pm | ~con brio~ | | | | There are so many little things unique to a culture which lose meaning when viewed by another culture. When Miu sees her sister’s shoes, they might not be a pair Miu’s ever seen before. Rather, the style probably matches what Akiko wears. Seeing shoes by the door can indicate a visiting... |
| 7:33pm | A Little Snow Fairy Sugar: Episode 20 Commentary | | | | Greta’s been to so many schools due to so many moves, so hopefully she won’t move again. Upon seeing Greta’s parents, I can’t believe I didn’t put two and two together, and determine that it was Greta’s father at the music store. Saga has her reasons for not being... |
| 1:46pm | Cardcaptor Apparel: Red, White, and Navy Blue Caped Outfit | | | | This red and blue ensemble is Tomoyo’s first outfit worn by Sakura. Tomoyo has a lot more where this came from, and each battle will surely give her inspiration for more designs. Sakura wears this costume in the second episode, “Sakura’s Wonderful Friend”.Main Outfit The main... |
| 3:11am | Janggeum’s Dream: Episode 38 Commentary | | | | Things may be starting to pick up with the story now. Would be nice to know why the characters are heading out, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out once they reach their destination. Lady Han is no longer confined to the library, and Janggeum has been demoted. They, Janggeum’s friends,... |
| 7:09pm | Working with Organize Series | | | | I mentioned recently that I’ve switched from the “In Series” plugin to the “Organize Series”. Aside from my already using the “/series” URL, and needing to change it to something else (it would be nice to see that as an option in the settings interface for... |
| 10:47am | Thoughts on Lucky Star (Episode 8) | | | | At the International Comic-Con for 2008 in San Diego, I caught episode eight of Lucky Star. The first thing I noticed is that none of the voices were anything like what I’d expected based on seeing screenshots from the series. The theme song definitely wasn’t what I was expecting. It must... | | |
| 4:06am | Speeding Things Up a Little | | | | The main reason I relocated The Pink Sylphide away from DreamHost was due to how slow the site ran when I tried working with more than three posts at once. Actually, even working on one post would slow things down a bit. I moved The Pink Sylphide to Linode, and things improved. I could successfully... |
| 7:33pm | A Little Snow Fairy Sugar: Episode 19 Commentary | | | | With the man in the music store, then all the good events happening for Saga, it was very foreboding of what would happen at the end. It left me uneasy during the whole episode, especially near the end leading up to the piano being gone. Saga definitely does seem like a new person. While some of her... |
| 11:45pm | Janggeum’s Dream: Episode 37 Commentary | | | | For a good third of the episode, I’m quite confident I understood what was going on. Then, things went confusing every which way. Initially, I gather Janggeum is being punished for being out late. This includes Lady Eun giving notice to Yeonsaeng rather than Janggeum in class. As for Janggeum... |
| 4:23pm | Cupid Love | | | | Despite my foray into Neon Genesis Evangelion, my genre of preference is “cute”. Cute like a snow fairy. Cute like a bottle fairy. Cute like a petite princess. Cute like sweet strawberries and fluffy marshmallows. I first heard about Koi Cupid via a post by Sixten over at Hearts Content.... |
| 11:33am | A Little Snow Fairy Sugar: Episode 18 Commentary | | | | What can be more fun than a festival episode? A fictional festival, of course! No predictability, no commonly scene outfits, events, and traditions. Real-life festivals appearing in animation lose their interest if the characters dress the same and play the same games and see the same sights as in... |
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