| 3:42am | Bleach |  | | | The big battles that we’ve all been waiting for is finally going to begin. For those who have not been following the manga Aizen has invaded the sky above Tokyo with his top minions and lieutenants. His goal is to sacrifice everyone on the planet to unlock the door to heaven. But first he has... | | |
| 10:40pm | sdcc: VIZ Shojo Beat | | | | In just a few! We’ve got Marc Weidenbaum, Pancha Diaz, and Narasu Rebbaprasada. They’re going to show three anime clips, including Vampire Knight– which, again, they do NOT have the rights to. We’re walking through titles we’ve heard about recently: Honey Hunt, Magic Touch,... | | |
| 8:12pm | Comic Con: Tite Kubo Panel Liveblog | | | | No video or photos were allowed. I guess this is the way Japanese guests are usually handled–it’s like AX. Starting in about 5 minutes. 1:15 PM - Kubo has entered the stage in sunglasses. Looks like a pop star or something. 1:16 PM - Kubo presented with an award from Comic Con Int’l.... | | |
| 8:00pm | sdcc: Tite Kubo spotlight | | | | Starting shortly. There is a giant Kon hereI’ll add him to my mass photopost for later. (Only barely got him, too) Wow, they’re not allowing ANY photography during the panel. I know that’s common enough with bl magaka, but apparently some mainstream creators, too. Much applause for... | | |
| 1:38am | Yen+ Issue 1 August 2008 - Thoughts & Impressions | | | | Review copy kindly provided by Yen Press Please be warned, this post is HUGE!! Yen+ is the long anticipated and much publicised anthology being released by Yen Press. For me, well, today has been the worst day of the year. I went through hell at the hospital, my physio was cancelled half way through... | | |
| 10:06pm | Comic Con: Viz Industry Panel Liveblog | | | | 3:06 PM - Introduction, sweepstakes introduction 3:08 PM - Information about Bleach Day and the screening of Bleach movie, Kubo appearances. I will be going to the afternoon signing at 3:30-4:30 PM. 3:10 PM - Slam Dunk related events. Apparently Greg Oden, NBA star, will be helping promote it. 3:12... | | |
| 9:48pm | SDCC: VIZ | | | | Heading to VIZ nowThis is my last panel today. All I have left is a LOT of waiting to try and get into Kevin Smith, and then I’ll be at the Eisners reporting on manga wins (and losses). okay, looks like Marc Weidenbaum and Mark Chang are back, plus some others: Eric, Beth Kawasaki, and Candace.... | | |
| 7:29pm | natsu de—su! |  | | | It’s that time again. The flood of new shows. Damn. First off, finished a few series. Writing this at work (because I’d rather be watching anime at home LOL), so will have to remember what I finished off the top of my head Kurenai: I really liked this series except for the end. It was disappointing.... | | |
| 5:01pm | SDCC: VIZ Shonen Jump | | | | Hokay, still fail Internets, but phoneposting ftw! The Shonen Jump panel is starting now, with Marc Weidenbaum, Pancha Diaz, Mark Chang, and a Kon plushie presiding. To no one’s surprise– Ultimo will be talked about, according to the first slide. And of course, Tite Kubo. The September issue... | | |
| 5:13am | [Dinner Discussion] Suggesting anime to non-otaku |  | | | People unfamiliar with anime often associate it with nudity and sex; most of my friends do not watch anime and usually joke that all anime and manga are hentai. It doesn’t help that most of the anime they’ve seen are shounen like Dragon Ball Z and game-related shows such as Pokémon. Their... | | |
| 2:04am | Bleach - 181 |  | | | Summary:Despite being surrounded by Soifon's forces and stopped by Soifon herself, Ichigo tries to make an appeal to Rurichiyo. | | |
| 9:42am | The Daily Dose | | | | According to an announcement in the September issue of Nakayoshi, the Shugo Chara! anime will be continuing for a second year. You may remember last month that I mentioned that there's a CODE GEASS themed laptop being sold. Well now you can buy a USB memory stick in the shape of the key to the Lancelot.... | | |
| 3:29am | Anime Diet Goes to Comic-Con: Tentative Schedule | | | | I've got my eye on you, Comic Con This year, for the first time ever, Anime Diet is going to go to San Diego Comic Con–the biggest convention of any pop culture kind in America! From all the bombardments of email that I and the other press members of our humble site are receiving, it is definitely... | | |
| 6:25pm | Link: Where are the Shonen OEL Artists? | | | | I was just trolling through the interwebs today, as I often do, and found an interesting LiveJournal post from Jason Thompson (aka khyungbird), author, manga fan and artist of the webcomic The Stiff. In this post he poses an interesting question: Where are the OEL manga targeted to boys? From his post:... | | |
| 5:59pm | VIZ Isn’t Fooling Around With This Movie Stuff | | | | While TOKYOPOP movie projects remain in a sort of limbo– announced, but with no specific details like cast or dates –VIZ continues their slower but firmer roll into the movie industry, with Variety now reporting that the new office, VIZ Productions, has brought on former Amblin and Dreamworks... | | |
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