| 8:26pm | Next topic: The effects of iyashikei (healing anime series) | | | | After 3 days and a new post by our dear Manga, I think I am right to assume that there won’t be many more votes for which editorial topic will be covered next on Heterochromia. Therefore, the ‘results’ will be announced now! But first of all, thank you all of you who have commented!... | | |
| 4:42am | Sennin and Rein on Nymphet |  | | | I do not usually read manga, so I regard the scandal with the cancellation of Nymphet (aka “Kodomo no Jikan”) as a small piece in the puzzle of mainstreamization. The official letter by Jason DeAngelis read, in part:It was not until these past few days, actually, that I personally took | | |
| 2:49pm | Rocket Girls capsule design | | | | As I mentioned before the movable engine going through the heat shield is a huge safety concern. However, there’s plenty of smaller oddities as well.For one thing, pilot position is wrong. Here’s the whiteboard sketch:A better view would be to turn it so the acceleration line is | | |
| 2:00am | Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto parody episode 20 | | | | In the freezing snow, Hijikata tries to warm himself up with BI, whilst Enomoto practises Evil Stare.(Enomoto: Not yet, Hijikata- save your Pleasure for me.)In a small fishing village, Akidzuki is taken in by the family of the DOG.Meg: Mum! A main character has washed up on our doorstep- that means | | |
| 6:27pm | Figure News: Konami shows us Kamina, Simon, Gurren and Lagann in miniature | | | | Konami has updated their Gurren Lagann goods page with the news that a set of small figures is currently in production, slated for release in synthesis with the Gurren Lagann card game, an item which is as yet veiled in mystery (there's a tab for it on the Konami site, but as of posting it's a | | |
| 10:38am | Ever17 -the out of infinity- |  | | | Played this game through a trial version, so I didn't get the full experience. However, I have to say that the visual novel's story captured my interest and made me want to keep playing through the day. However, when all these random, out-of-place scenes started to appear, I knew it was the end of | | |
| 3:48am | Weekend Rollup - July 16-17 2007 | | | | Well howdy doo, ladies and gentlemen. Semi-eventful weekend. I joined a gym. Pretty soon I will be ultra buff. That's the good stuff. Ah, and I spent a chunk of yesterday learning to do dynamic flash tie-in stuff for the SUPER SECRET PROJECT. Yes, I am back to working on it. Largely because I | | |
| 8:07am | I think I have too many DVDs… | | | | Last week, I foolishly bought 25 Geneon DVDs for $100 from RightStuf and they arrived at my regular home Wednesday, waiting for me until I came home from Davis on Friday. The problem is that I had to pack three small boxes to take home the discs that I had in my apartment. While I was carrying them | | |
| 2:16am | Devil May Cry - 01 | | | | Episode 01 starts off with Dante going into an alley at night and walking into a bar. Once inside, a bartender asks him what he wants. Dante then ordered for a strawberry sundae. The bartender tells him that he’s in a bar and not in some kind of kid’s place. Dante mentioned that | | |
| 6:23pm | “The Manga is SOO Much Better than the Anime.” Think so? Read More Here! | | | | People always compare and complain about the differences between manga and anime. But I feel before we look into each individual case, we have to first learn the fundamental differences that manga and anime have in terms of narrative concepts, which affect how we perceive it.There are two terms we | | |
| 6:52am | Wooden Supercar |  | | | This is for all the fans of wood out there. What else can you buy now that you have already pre-ordered your wooden Gundam? How about a wooden car for 3,900,000 yen?This car is produced by a local furniture maker in Maniwa city - and like all small companies in Japan, they dont have a site that I | | |
| 5:53am | On Rewatching Bartender |  | | | It’s easy to forget just how great this series is. I am amazed by it every time I watch an episode. Its themes, style, directing, editing, acting, everything is on a completely different level than normal anime. One of the few anime I can definitely say deserves merit as a mature work of art.... | | |
| 4:30am | VS. Versus Vol. 2 - Manga Review | | | | The emo violin adventures continue in VS. Versus Vol. 2! Now with twice the emo!Story:After saving his sister from their abusive father, Reiji has fallen into a slump. Without his sister around, he has no will to play violin. His teacher Mitsuko tries getting him to relax, but when he returns to the... | | |
| 11:26pm | Summer 2007 Anime Preview! Part 1! | | | | It’s about that time again for some anime season previews! I’m doing these in small chunks, since I’m going to be out of town, and this is awesome post fodder!Tetsuko no TabiTetsuko no Tabi is apparently some kind of non-fiction anime based on a manga writer who accompanied his | | |
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