| 7:16am | Eden of The East Finale=Gundam 00? | | | | Don’t know what the gg half time break is talking about with regard to Code Geass R2 comparisons, but so many parts of this finale made me feel like I was watching Gundam 00 without the mecha and with a different goal and a smaller scope that I’m wondering what the deal is:Ato SaizoJuizSelecao... | | |
| 8:52pm | Eden of the East review |  | | | Although it was one of the shortest anime TV series to air recently, I feel it’s definitely one of the best The story/plot of Eden of the East (a.k.a. Higashi no Eden) is one that’s not only creative, but it also makes a worthwhile commentary about the current political and economic status... | | |
| 8:32am | C.C. Oppai Exposure |  | | | Code Geass heroine C.C. appears in this tasteful official art, which is rendered either more or less tasteful, depending on your point of view, by the careful subtraction of clothes below Large versions. | | |
| 12:45am | The Recency Bias and How it Affects Anime Appreciation | | | | [Pic somehow related] I just finished watching a lot of shows in the past 2 months, as well as read a lot of manga. I look at my recent archives and see how much samurai anime and manga I’ve bee consuming. Sometimes I catch myself thinking, ‘oh wow, this is just the best thing ever.’... | | |
| 11:18pm | Summer '09 Previews | | | | With several shows that I enjoy carrying on from spring; add 14 new ones, plus Haruhi new episodes, Zetsubou Sensei 3rd and Ookami 2nd season; this summer looks very promising! The highlights are of course Canaan from the Type-Moon team, Umineko from Higurashi creators and SHAFT's second TV show this... | | |
| 8:31am | Valkyria Chronicles 9-11: Oh be still my stomach |  | | | The point of marching is that you are all in step, Ersatz Corpo Truppe Volontarie indeed. I have to say episode 9 was just as bad if not worse than the paper thin plot of Selvaria’s DLC. I Say this butter bar Karl is just another bed wetter like Johann. Given how these Imps don’t even speak German... | | |
| 5:45pm | [Cosplay] 遠くへ… | | | | I was a bit surprised when someone noticed my Tosshi cosplay because I was pretty sure Gintama is less popular than any other Shounen Jump-related anime like D-Grayman or something like that. In this way, no matter how rare it is, there is always someone who could notice who a cosplayer is meant... | | |
| 7:00am | valkyria rips off minami-ke character, mai hime scene | | | | What I expected from Valkyria Chronicles was a half-way decent strategy anime (a less ridiculous Code Geass) crossed with Yakitate Japan (with insects instead of bread) with a touch of biology, botany, and bosoms (Selvaria’s, of course). What I got was a lightweight slice-of-life and quite poorly... | | |
| 3:21am | Nostalgic upload: English Pokemon CDs |  | | | Back in the day, I used to collect everything Pokemon, including the English music CDs that were released in 1999 through 2001. Recently, I grew nostalgic for these old songs and, realizing that it’s hard to come across the CDs nowadays, I decided to upload the 6 English Pokemon CDs that I have... | | |
| 12:00am | Cutting Through a Forest of Swords: a Survey of Swordplay Anime | | | | [This post has no spoilers, pic somewhat related] As I’ve said recently, one thing that interests me almost as much as mecha anime is samurai anime. If there are swordfights, I’m somehow interested. In this post I’m going to give short impressions, or rather what I took away from... | | |
| 10:48am | Cool Products Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | | | | Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see... | | |
| 7:21am | CLAMP Illustrates Hatsune Miku MAD |  | | | Famed doujin circle turned professional mangaka group CLAMP recently turned their art skills toward Nico, uploading a PV of an existing Hatsune Miku song, Mugen no Yami (Infinite Darkness). The art consists of only still images, but still makes for a excellent viewing as CLAMP’s version of Vocaloid... | | |
| 11:06pm | Anime Summer 2009 -- full previews w/cast, staff, story, trailer, pic | | | | Last summer, I could find only 30 shows to preview. This summer, there are 36, without even counting movies.And that doesn't include strong continuing shows, such as Requiem for the Phantom, Pandora Hearts, Cross Game, Before Green Gables, Mazinger Z, Guin Saga, Hanasakeru Shounen, Saki -- and new episodes... | | |
| 10:28pm | Somerset Somersault: AnimeNEXT 2009 | | | | This past weekend I attended AnimeNEXT in New Jersey. While held this year in Somerset at the Garden State Exhibit Center and conjoined Somerset Doubletree Hotel, in years prior the convention was held at the Meadowlands Arena in Secaucus. However, seeing as this was my first ever AnimeNEXT this did... | | |
| 9:32pm | Summer 2009 Anime -- full previews w/staff, cast, story, trailer, pic | | | | Last summer, I could find only 30 shows to preview. This summer, there are 36, without even counting movies.And that doesn't include strong continuing shows, such as Requiem for the Phantom, Pandora Hearts, Cross Game, Before Green Gables, Mazinger Z, Guin Saga, Hanasakeru Shounen, Saki -- and new episodes... | | |
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