http://antenna.animeblogger.net/ Series Nishi no Yoki Majo - An aggregation of content from anime blogs. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss AnimeBlogger.net Antenna http://that.animeblogger.net/2009/09/20/sora-no-manimani-episode-10-%e2%80%93-death-letter/ http://that.animeblogger.net/2009/09/20/sora-no-manimani-episode-10-%e2%80%93-death-letter/ After a little slowdown in the subs we have episode 10, a very character and drama centric episode. The students are busy with exams after a field trip (which I’m guessing was in the manga but left out of the anime), and once back in school Mihoshi and Souma-sensei are arranging what Hime and Edogawa... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:42:45 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nekosthinkbox/~3/_txvM7TyL9M/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nekosthinkbox/~3/_txvM7TyL9M/ Chaos. It is always nice to be surprised by such a seemingly boring anime, which turns out to become one of the best shows of the summer season.Not to repeat myself on what I’ve said in my previous impressions of this anime, I’ll just focus a little on... Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:16:19 GMT http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25092/A+Week+in+Tokyo+45.html http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25092/A+Week+in+Tokyo+45.html Going to try to do these as they were meant to be done - every week ^^;So much happens every week that the only way to keep track of my life is to take pictures.First photo taken last Thursday at the Good Smile Company offices - will cover that later on in this post. New daughter head compared to Saber... Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:26:00 GMT http://www-ss.blogspot.com/2009/09/115-kamui-gaiden-new-movie-review.html http://www-ss.blogspot.com/2009/09/115-kamui-gaiden-new-movie-review.html Hello, fellow Japanese movie fans. I have recently watched the new Kamui Gaiden film at the Toronto International Film Festival, and here are my thoughts on the film. As many movie-info websites can tell you, this was a big, $18million USD budget ninja fiction film based on a 1960s manga called Kamui.... Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:30:00 GMT http://www.epicwin.org/2009/09/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-moe-summer-2009-anime-rankings/ http://www.epicwin.org/2009/09/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-moe-summer-2009-anime-rankings/ 17 different shows from the summer ‘09 anime season, analyzed and ranked from the bottom up.Disclaimer: These rankings are purely a reflection of our own opinions and tastes, which are admittedly rather different from your average anime fan. Just because we don’t like a particular show doesn’t... Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:24:53 GMT http://animehistory.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/umineko-no-naku-koro-ni-episode-2-6-back-rank-mate/ http://animehistory.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/umineko-no-naku-koro-ni-episode-2-6-back-rank-mate/ The witch claimed more and more victims. As the door of the Golden Land is about to open, unyielding wills are confronting Beatrice, but it is all vain. Until ______________________________ ______________________________ ________ After Gohda’s fall, Beatrice barges with her furniture before... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:31:57 GMT http://that.animeblogger.net/2009/09/18/editorial-empires-in-anime/ http://that.animeblogger.net/2009/09/18/editorial-empires-in-anime/ Empires in anime are a fairly common phenomenon, especially in science fiction series. Looking at Japan’s history with being an empire and encountering others, here’s a rather too long post about how I see history perhaps influencing anime in the portrayal of different kinds of empires. This editorial... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:43:25 GMT http://animewriter.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/death-in-japan-japanese-funeral-customs-practices-and-a-story-of-obligation/ http://animewriter.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/death-in-japan-japanese-funeral-customs-practices-and-a-story-of-obligation/        After becoming involved in several forum discussions about Yuuki’s death from Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 I realized how little most western anime fans know about current Japanese funeral customs, practices, beliefs, and the concept of obligation between the living and the dead. So, I ‘ve... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:53:48 GMT http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php?title=the_secret_of_kells&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php?title=the_secret_of_kells&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 I got to see the wonderful Irish-Belgian-French co-production The Secret of Kells this evening. I'd been impressed by the trailer when I saw it a few months ago, and the film didn't disappoint. Kells stands right up there with the films of Michel Ocelot and The Triplets of Belleville in leading today's... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:03:00 GMT http://animealmanac.com/2009/09/16/anime-review-sgt-frog-season-1-part-1/ http://animealmanac.com/2009/09/16/anime-review-sgt-frog-season-1-part-1/ Sgt. Keroro is a frog from outer space on a mission to invade Earth and enslave the human race. There’s a small problem - he’s a complete idiot. His plan for world domination is cut short when he is accidentally discovered by the Hinata family after hiding out in their household. The humans... Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:55:49 GMT http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php?title=explorer_woman_ray&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php?title=explorer_woman_ray&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Another noteworthy OVA relic from the post-Akira period of 1989 to the early 90s is Explorer Woman Ray from 1989, which I just picked up out of curiosity. I'd seen it often on the shelves of video stores 15 years ago when I rented anime regularly, but the package failed to impress me, so I'd never seen... Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:03:42 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2009/09/57-fall-anime-story-staff-cast-trailer.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2009/09/57-fall-anime-story-staff-cast-trailer.html There are more new shows this fall than in any season over the past few years. But I'm not sure the quality -- or at least the appeal to my taste -- will be that high. I don't see any shows I expect to be as good as the great shows of this past summer season, such as Aoi Hana and Bakemonogatari. But... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:30:00 GMT http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/?p=3519 http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/?p=3519 VIZ MEDIA SCIENCE FICTION IMPRINT HAIKASORU TO DEBUT NEW NOVELS ZOO AND USURPER OF THE SUN New Books Debut In September And Push The Boundaries Of Japanese Science Fiction San Francisco, CA, September 14, 2009– VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:10:12 GMT http://sam.animeblogger.net/?p=1419 http://sam.animeblogger.net/?p=1419 Yep, I have spent a good number of hours into Persona 3 and am now ready to do my review on this series. Questions that must be asked by myself are “Was it a good investment of my time?”, “Was it worth the stress hunting for it”, “Does it keep the standard I got from Persona... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:08:16 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/09/13/cross-game-24/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/09/13/cross-game-24/ I’d like again to hijack this post for a bit to post up some impressions of the past half year of anime. Now that most of the series of the past Spring and Summer Season are about to end, it’s time to reflect on them again, and how they matched up to previous years. My general impression... Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:42:47 GMT http://www.riuva.com/?p=1505 http://www.riuva.com/?p=1505 A turn of the body, a glimpse of an armband with the words "Ultra Director" of it, and a face bearing a shit-eating grin, were the first real glimpses of the titular character of the 2006 hit series, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu. It was the last moments of the pilot episode of the 2006 broadcast... Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:30:30 GMT http://ghostlightning.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/mf07/ http://ghostlightning.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/mf07/ A moment of silence as we remember love for the fallen, and the heroes during 9/11/2001.The episode itself is a showcase of the martial capabilities of the SMS. By this I mean the tactics, the personnel, and the ordnance; and how they all come together against what pretty much counts as an unkown foe.... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:23 GMT http://rainbowsphere.oniichannoecchi.com/archives/2499 http://rainbowsphere.oniichannoecchi.com/archives/2499 If that’s so, Kyon’s just the perfect Messiah, only that he’ll save us from the true god herselfBefore you start reading the article, please do take heed of its first paragraph: I’m not a fan of  the Haruhi franchise, nor am I engaged with any of its current content except for... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:59:59 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nekosthinkbox/~3/zFjaxLnBJ7o/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nekosthinkbox/~3/zFjaxLnBJ7o/ My Dragon Ball franchise reminiscent revival spree is coming together, as I have now obtained the Dragon Ball Z Manga Box Set. I am yet to read the Dragon Ball Z manga, but I am currently reading volume 7 of Dragon Ball. (expect a review of the first half after volume 8, all I can say is that it is hilarious)... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:15:09 GMT http://animealmanac.com/2009/09/09/anime-review-dragon-ball-season-one/ http://animealmanac.com/2009/09/09/anime-review-dragon-ball-season-one/ Ladies and Gentlemen, please forgive me as I’m about to lose a shed of my “professional journalist” facade in order to go totally fanboy over my review today.Like any geeky adolescent in the late 90’s, I was a fan of the Dragon Ball Z series being aired on the Cartoon Network.... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:17:14 GMT