| 8:25am | Why does everything I like have to be like this |  | | | The following image is what started this FANBOY/NERD RAEG rant: Gatoh Shoji, what the fuck are you doing? Why are you writing anime scripts instead of finishing Full Metal Panic? Why do you hate your fans so much? The last book was published more than a year and a half ago, and ended on a unsettling,... | | |
| 1:18am | Nendoroid Raspberyl PVC Preview | | | | Mika-tan has uploaded some preview photos of the upcoming Nendoroid Raspberyl from the PS3 RPG game Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice [é”界戦記ディスガイ゠¢3]. She looks really cute, especially with the glowing red eyes *cute and tsun tsun* Source: Goodsmile Blog by Mika-tan I always thought... | | |
| 9:14pm | Bleach - Episode 225 | | | | All Vice-Captains Annihilated! The Terrifying Demonic BeastWell, I haven’t been talking much about this but, the truth is that the Bleach anime has been censoring the manga more and more. And the creation of chimera was just too much. They destroyed the coolness of a scene for something... | | |
| 4:03am | The Vocal Internet Anime Effect Via Googlefighting | | | | I have done almost no research on this topic, but it’s definitely the case that some loud, vocal minority tend to speak for a quiet but much larger group of people. On the internet, however, is this the case? In context of, say, “what is a popular anime” question, I think the internet... | | |
| 12:10am | Bleach - 225 |  | | | Summary:Lilynette tries her best to hurt Ukitake, but nothing she throws at him has any effect. | | |
| 2:45pm | Nendoroid Kureha in Kimono | | | | Reader kodomut has embarked on more customisation projects for his Nendoroids. This time he has created a lovely kimono outfit for Kureha. He even added a lovely big red flower on Kureha’s head, just like the flower accessory when Nendoroid Kureha Goes For A Ride. Source: A Daily Slice of Nendo... | | |
| 10:58am | Bleach - Chapter 362 | | | | Howling Wolves Stark releases. He and Lilinette take some time getting ready lol. Kyoraku doesn’t wait and to kill instantly. He has realized how dangerous and strong Stark is. This surprised me and Stark, I was expecting Kyoraku to never go for a "cheap" shot. Stark uses his guns... | | |
| 1:01am | The Best New Manga of the Past Few Years: Beelzebub | | | | Amazingly, I did a quick search on the various anime blogs out there and found that absolutely nobody has blogged on the new manga series, Beelzebub, yet. It’s probably one of the best, if not the best, comedy battle manga I’ve read in years and yes, it’s far better than even M x 0,... | | |
| 11:08am | Bakuman is a metamanga you MUST Read. | | | | People constantly and right talk about the likes of Genshiken as an otaku bible, but the relatively new (started in 2008) manga Bakuman offers an even better perspective. See, Genshiken is from the viewpoint of the consumers, that is, otaku. Bakuman stars two wannabe-mangaka who single-mindedly want... | | |
| 3:46pm | Figma Reika Hijacks Kyon’s Ride | | | | Here’s a series of photos that was posted on figma’s blog, featuring the upcoming figma Reika in a hilarious scene – hijacking Kyon’s car and leaving off with the kawaii duo of Nendoroid Shana and Yoshika. LOL Source: figma Blog I wonder where she is headed off to with Nendoroid... | | |
| 4:17am | Nendoroid Asakura Yume Announced | | | | Circus’s official website has been updated with an exciting announcement of the second upcoming Nendoroid from the Da Capo II series – Asakura Yume, the younger sister of Nendoroid Asakura Otome PVC,. She is scheduled for release in October, but there is no pricing details yet. Hopefully... | | |
| 2:03am | Nendoroid Shana Joins Bleach Society | | | | Reader kodomut has done an lovely customisation to his Nendoroid Shana, and now she looks really good in her Shinigami outfit. He evens generously share how he created the customised outfit by showing a simple tutorial with Nendoroid Kureha. Source: A Daily Slice of Nendo by Kodomut So have any of... | | |
| 10:17pm | [PR] VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW DVD RELEASES FOR AUGUST 2009 | | | | VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW DVD RELEASES FOR AUGUST 2009 San Francisco, CA, June 18, 2009 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced their list of DVD titles scheduled for release... | | |
| 3:44pm | Manga in Japan = One Piece |  | | | Manga in Japan appears synonymous with One Piece in much the same way that manga overseas is a shorthand for saying “Naruto“, if the latest manga sales figures are anything to go by. The collected Oricon Top 50 figures for manga sales through the first half of 2009 (shown below) give a... | | |
| 3:36am | Highlights of AnimeNEXT 2009 |  | | | If I had to cite the biggest turning point in my anime blogging career, I would have to say that it was the AnimeNEXT convention last year. AnimeNEXT was the first convention to ever grant me a press badge, which opened myself and my writing to far more information and opportunities than I had ever... | | |
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