http://antenna.animeblogger.net/ Series Idolmaster: Xenoglossia - An aggregation of content from anime blogs. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss AnimeBlogger.net Antenna http://bignanime.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/taishou-yakyuu-musume-thoughts-so-far/ http://bignanime.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/taishou-yakyuu-musume-thoughts-so-far/ So, as this current anime season in Japan comes to a close, there have been a large amount of series that I’ve been watching that have been damn enjoyable. The interestingly epic combo (Bakemonogatari with SHAFT x NISIOISIN), the action-packed adventure (CANAAN), the juggernaut from last season ( Saki,... Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:27:19 GMT http://www.alafista.com/2009/08/31/nendoroid-petit-vocaloid-01/ http://www.alafista.com/2009/08/31/nendoroid-petit-vocaloid-01/ GoodSmile Company has announced preorder for the highly anticipated Nendoroid Petit Vocaloid series.There will be a total of 10 different characters and 1 secret character. This set of Nendoroid Petit is scheduled to be release in Nov 2009, and you can purchase them separately for 500 yen or just get... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:23:03 GMT http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/29/dream-c-club-beats-idolmaster-sales/ http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/29/dream-c-club-beats-idolmaster-sales/ Virtual friendship simulator Dream C Club may be set to eclipse idol molesting sim Idolmaster, as its opening day sales of 23,000 beat Idolmaster’s 19,000 handily.However, Idolmaster earnt enduring popularity and went on to sell 100,000 copies, and the sequel, Idolmaster Live For You, sold 28,000 on... Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:25:24 GMT http://www.alafista.com/2009/08/28/seiyuu-chiaki-takahashi-sexy-gravure-shoot/ http://www.alafista.com/2009/08/28/seiyuu-chiaki-takahashi-sexy-gravure-shoot/ Folks who have played iDOLM@STER might be familiar with the voice behind of Azusa Miura. Well her seiyuu Chiaki Takahashi recently did a gravure shoot for Sabra magazine and I must say that she does look smoking hot for a 32-year old. Here’s are a couple of scans from the October issue:Here’s... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:54:30 GMT http://kojioe.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/looking-forward-to-konamis-love-plus/ http://kojioe.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/looking-forward-to-konamis-love-plus/ From left to right: Rinko, Nene, ManakaI am so hyped about this game. I really hope I’m not let down on tremendous levels like I was with Idolm@ster on the PSP. I mean, it was kinda cool, but the real place you want to play Idolm@ster is on the 360 or in the arcades. Anyway, Love Plus is Konami’s... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:37:57 GMT http://www.alafista.com/2009/08/25/nendoroid-petit-vocaloid-pvc-preview/ http://www.alafista.com/2009/08/25/nendoroid-petit-vocaloid-pvc-preview/ Mika-tan has uploaded some kawaii preview photos of the upcoming Nendoroid Petit Vocaloid series that will feature 10 + 1 secret collectible figures.Preorder will commence next Monday. I’m contemplating on getting the set just for Miku because she looks so irresistibly cute with those two leeks.Source:... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:22:44 GMT http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/24/dream-c-club-xbox-360-eroge-ita-bus-itasha/ http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/24/dream-c-club-xbox-360-eroge-ita-bus-itasha/ The new Xbox 360 release of erotic hostess love procurement game Dream C Club was heralded over the weekend by a promotional mini-caravan tour through Akihabara of an ita-bus (presumably the same seen before as the Chaos;Head ita-bus), itasha, and several maid-hostess cosplayers.The game, a console hostess... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:11:12 GMT http://www.omonomono.com/2009/08/22/tsundere-evangelion-the-catharsis-of-emotional-intelligence/ http://www.omonomono.com/2009/08/22/tsundere-evangelion-the-catharsis-of-emotional-intelligence/ This is emotional intelligence.The notion of emotional intelligence is pretty much the foundation to understanding adolescent constructions of emotional complexes in the post-Evangelion generation of anime stories. How does it fit in? In a very broad stroke, we can summarize the setup of these stories... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:42:15 GMT http://www.beta-waffle.com/blog/?p=1329 http://www.beta-waffle.com/blog/?p=1329 It’s taken a few weeks, but the Royal Mails customs processing staff have finally released my Japanese media order for the month, admittedly along with a fairly significant customs charge in tow. Given how long, thin and three-times-the-size of the disks I ordered the box was, I guess it’s... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:51:11 GMT http://www.alafista.com/2009/08/14/difference-between-japanese-and-american-xbox-360-gamers/ http://www.alafista.com/2009/08/14/difference-between-japanese-and-american-xbox-360-gamers/ Here’s a look at what US gamers and Japanese gamers are downloading onto their Xbox 360.Source: Sankaku ComplexSeems like gaijin love action games while otakus love their iDOLM@STER ^^Related PostsIDOLM@STER Visa Credit CardDrunk Man Steals Police CarCrazy Otaku CrowdsMan Robs Post Office of 10... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:17:40 GMT http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/09/idolmster-life/ http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/09/idolmster-life/ Idol groping adventure Idolmaster seems capable of exerting a fascination over otaku few other franchises can match, exemplified by the astonishing quantity and variety of Idolmaster merchandise seen in this otaku room.As expected of the men who buy hundreds of identical figures and scores of identical... Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:48:51 GMT http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/09/idolmster-life/ http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/09/idolmster-life/ Idol groping adventure Idolmaster seems capable of exerting a fascination over otaku few other franchises can match, exemplified by the astonishing quantity and variety of Idolmaster merchandise seen in this otaku room.As expected of the men who buy hundreds of identical figures and scores of identical... Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:48:51 GMT http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/09/idolmaster-life/ http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/08/09/idolmaster-life/ Idol groping adventure Idolmaster seems capable of exerting a fascination over otaku few other franchises can match, exemplified by the astonishing quantity and variety of Idolmaster merchandise seen in this otaku room.As expected of the men who buy hundreds of identical figures and scores of identical... Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:48:51 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lyricalspark/~3/Y0E-HKpJH2A/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lyricalspark/~3/Y0E-HKpJH2A/ So I was bored so I decided to translate the iM@S Dearly Stars manga sample pages released in Comic REX recently. For those who don’t know there will be 3 Dearly Stars manga running simultaneously starting in September corresponding to the three main characters and each will be drawn by a different... Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:35:19 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lyricalspark/~3/mwSEnQHNcCc/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lyricalspark/~3/mwSEnQHNcCc/ Like I mentioned before in my previous post I have been slowly working on a new iM@S picture. Technically I’m not even close to done but I decided to finish sketching Haruka and Ai and posting it in honor of the fourth anniversary of the release of the arcade version of iM@S. I really liked drawing... Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:28:49 GMT http://www.thebanzaieffect.com/articles/shiro/cosfest2009-shiro/ http://www.thebanzaieffect.com/articles/shiro/cosfest2009-shiro/ Setsuna & Sara (Angel Sanctuary)One of the biggest local cosplay event is back again, Cosfest 2009, held at Downtown East. Where every cosplayers slog hard, burned weekends, and lose their sleep to finish their costume(s) to prepare for this event.For me, it’s my 6th year to this event, and... Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:00:45 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lyricalspark/~3/lWIxDo4Di8Y/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lyricalspark/~3/lWIxDo4Di8Y/ In the course of looking for references and ideas for the iDOLM@STER picture that I am currently working on, I somehow found myself on Niconico Douga watching a video featuring iM@S music but with different characters dancing to the music. With the tag “Dance×Mixer” as a guide I did some... Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:23:57 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lyricalspark/~3/7dyCFPIKP4w/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lyricalspark/~3/7dyCFPIKP4w/ In the course of looking for references and ideas for the iDOLM@STER picture that I am currently working on, I somehow found myself on Niconico Douga watching a video featuring iM@S music but with different characters dancing to the music. With the tag “Dance×Mixer” as a guide I did some... Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:23:57 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lyricalspark/~3/FHzIu6ytmIk/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lyricalspark/~3/FHzIu6ytmIk/ While looking for an iDOLM@STER image for my wallpaper I came across a bunch of new pictures featuring Dearly Stars idol Akizuki Ryo in strange situations such as her shaving and being at a pool topless in a pair of swimming trunks. Wondering if there was some new information that became meme fodder... Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:29:46 GMT http://www.alafista.com/2009/07/13/idolmster-akizuki-ryo-is-a-trap/ http://www.alafista.com/2009/07/13/idolmster-akizuki-ryo-is-a-trap/ Bandai Namco seem to have played a big tricks on otaku gamers. It has been revealed that one of the characters (Akizuki Ryo) in iDOLM@STER Dearly Station is in fact not a girl!Following the release of the first promotional trailer of Dearly Station, Bandai Namco has revealed that one of their characters... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:43:15 GMT