| 8:28pm | Bizarre Japanese Vending Machine Gallery |  | | | Japan’s undeserved reputation for being a nation where anything and everything can bought from its omnipresent vending machines might be slightly less undeserved than previously thought if 2ch’s collection of vending machine aberrations is anything to go by:Visit the article to see the rest of... |
| 8:06pm | PMX 2009: EXCLUSIVE Interview with Nabeshin! (Part 1 of 2) |  | | | And now, the cream of the crop of our activities at Pacific Media Expo 2009: an exclusive interview with the famous anime director, Nabeshin! He’s directed such gems as Excel Saga, The Wallflower, Puni Puni Poemi, and many other wacked out anime–and his be-afroed persona has been included... |
| 7:43pm | Beck Live-Action Movie Dated 04 Sept 2010 | | | | A couple of weeks back, we saw the first trailer of the Beck Live-Action Movie, now the official website has been updated with the movie scheduled to premier in Japanese theatres on 04 September 2010. And here’s the first trailer for those who had missed it: |
| 7:03pm | Ladies vs Butlers! #06 — Biggest Balls of Them All | | | | And now I have AC/DC stuck in my head. Impressions: As usual, it helps that expectations for this show are minimal, but this was still a fairly weak episode. They’re having a ball and the guys are being forced to dress up as random crap. Why anybody would need someone in the costume of a lion... |
| 7:03pm | Ladies vs Butlers! #06 — Biggest Balls of Them All | | | | And now I have AC/DC stuck in my head. Impressions: As usual, it helps that expectations for this show are minimal, but this was still a fairly weak episode. They’re having a ball and the guys are being forced to dress up as random crap. Why anybody would need someone in the costume of a lion... |
| 6:57pm | Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood 43 |  | | | Wait for it Wait for itSummary:Riza takes some 'alone time' after pleasing the Fuhrer Proving themselves to be quite incompetent, the Dracha army doesn’t even manage to dent the Briggs Wall with giant cannons as they are completely slaughtered by the Briggs army mulling around at the top... |
| 5:51pm | Anime Review: Soul Eater (Part 1) |  | | | Set in the world of the “Death Weapon Meister Academy,” Soul Eater tells the story of students who partner with weapons in order to battle demons and monsters. The weapons are normally human, but they transform into swords, pistols, and various other inanimate objects in order to do battle.... |
| 5:13pm | Haruhi Movie Reaches #7 in Japanese Box Office |  | | | The recently released Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu movie attained the #7 spot in the Japanese nation-wide box office during its opening weekend, an exceedingly impressive figure for an otaku oriented anime film, although not nearly as high as last year’s incredible Evangelion 2.0’s debut... |
| 3:46pm | Sea Shepherd to Attack Tuna Fishing Boats |  | | | Eco-terrorist group Sea Shepherd has announced it intends to attack boats fishing for Northern Bluefin Tuna, a species for which most demand comes from Japan. In an interview with the terrorist group’s leader, Sankei was told that the group’s next target is the Mediterranean tuna fishing industry,... |
| 3:15pm | 1/10 Kagami Hiragi PVC [Beach Queens Ver.] | | | | Together with the kawaii figure of 1/10 Konata Izumi PVC [Beach Queens Ver.], Wave Corp is also releasing Kagami from Lucky☆Star wearing a very cute bikini with star prints. She is scheduled for release in August 2010 and will be retailing for 3,990 yen. Interested folks can place your preorders... |
| 3:09pm | 1/10 Konata Izumi PVC [Beach Queens Ver.] | | | | Wave Corp has announced preorder for a new figure from their Beach Queens lineup, and this time it is the kawaii Konata from the anime series Lucky☆Star. She is scheduled for release in August 2010 and will be retailing for 3,990 yen. Interested folks can place your preorders with Hobby Search, Hobby... |
| 2:04pm | Sexy Pizza Munching C.C. Cosplay |  | | | Code Geass’ pizza munching heroine C.C. is here alluringly cosplayed by Tatsuya, although some will doubtless be wondering why she chose not to order from Pizza Hut despite being accompanied by Cheese-kunVisit the article to see the rest of the images in this gallery post |
| 8:52am | Goodbye Samurai Sentai Shinkenger | | | | The final episode 49 of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger [侍戦隊シンケンジャ ] was aired last weekend and it provided a splendid conclusion to the series. I must say that amongst the many super sentai series that I’ve watched, this is definitely one of the best!! In particular, I liked the... |
| 7:00am | Durarara! 5 – You only need One Key |  | | | Maybe I’m being Mr. Obvious. Maybe it’s a “duh”. But I got a very strong sense after watching 5 episodes. And yes, that means I believe there is only one connection among all these seemingly random people. Screen shot 2010-02-09 at 2.19.58 PMScreen shot 2010-02-09 at 2.23.01... |
| 6:59am | Hidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆ – 04 |  | | | "Okay but just this once *smooch*" "Hmm I feel funny"YES!!! I intoxicated her with my upper-lip, and that's not the only thing I've intoxicated! OH YEAAHHH!!! *HONK HONK* Nori visits The Haus of Yuno asking where to buy some certain-curtains, but she never heard the term nor... |
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