| 5:14am | Fall 2009 |  | | | So I heard you like sequels Most of this information comes from the chart at Denizen’s blog, as well as MAL and ANN. I’m excited because we’ll have three people blogging again, which means more series covered by SS!AB. I might cut my load to 3 new series (depending on episode counts),... | | |
| 6:05am | Take the X Train | | | | Many of the more significant anime directors of the 1970s and 1980s learned the ropes at Toei Doga or Mushi Pro in the 1960s. The different approaches to animated filmmaking learned at each respective studio consequently provide the foundation for these directors. Some started out at Toei Doga but... | | |
| 6:59am | The Restaurant of Many Orders and Kenji Miyazawa anime | | | | Many of the best directors working in animation in Japan have adapted early 20th century poet Kenji Miyazawa's timeless short stories. The last film made by Japan's pre-eminent indie animator of the 70s and 80s, Tadanari Okamoto, was an adaptation of Kenji's The Restaurant of Many Orders. Okamoto died... | | |
| 10:57pm | SDF Macross Episodes 03 and 04 – The Great Indoors |  | | | It’s Wednesday and that means Macross. We have two somewhat less eventful episodes this week but we do get an introduction and much screentime for Minmay as well as a bit of information on the capabilities and structure of the Macross. Fighting continues on South Ataria Island as the Macross lifts... | | |
| 6:01pm | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 2-3: Analysis, Thoughts and Random Comments | | | | [Disclaimer]: This entry might contain MINOR spoilers. However, while the analysis might push you to these minor spoilers, NO foretelling spoiler is present. Therefore, please follow the same guideline, and understand that any spoiler can just ruin this critical part of the story for any reader. ... | | |
| 9:19pm | Sora no Manimani Episode 07 – Last Time’s Regrets | | | | After many slow weeks of waiting for episodes we have two fansubbing groups working on SoraMani and now two episodes released rapid fire. And it couldn’t be at a better time too as the show is really going into high gear lately. Several meaningful conversations this episode, a variety of great Hime... | | |
| 2:05pm | ｢Saimoe ‘09｣ “Group F – Day 2″ Block ~ 1st Round Results | | | | Winners: Ana, Ami, Kuroko, and Yue. Azunyan versus Index next! An extremely hard choice to make for me personally, but in the end I decided to go and support Index. Yui is my real representative for K-ON anyway. And also, go Taiga! Full results after the jump Group F-2 Results:1位 325票 (Ana... | | |
| 5:00am | Canaan – Symbolism in Style | | | | I’m mildly surprised that CANAAN seems to have received a fairly mixed reception so far. It’s one of my favorite shows this season, not only for its gorgeous art and memorable characters, but also because of the strong emphasis on symbolism and metaphor used to portray the deeper elements... | | |
| 4:28am | Crimson Wolf | | | | Each era in the history of anime has its distinguishing qualities. One of my favorite periods is 1990-1995, when you get OVAs with a sort of crazed energy in the directing and storytelling, and realistically tinged yet fun and manic animation. Unlike in the late 80s, one of the things in the air at... | | |
| 2:03pm | ｢Saimoe ‘09｣ “Group F – Day 1″ Block ~ 1st Round Results | | | | Winners: Maria, Mikuru, Mizore, and Nagisa. Kagamin is gone. Mikuru is in. Maria showing a huge level of support from her fans. And everyone else, as predicted. But yes, there will be a new Saimoe champion this year. Full results after the jump Group F-1 Results:1位 748票 (Maria @ Hayate no Gotoku!!)2位 611票 (Ryuu... | | |
| 6:53am | Moshiraba:Chihaya | | | | “I am a god of misfortune”. Clumsy and apologetic, Chihaya is the resident loli (who’s actually over 500 years old) and the person that cursed Akiho to her death. She was born with a very ill body, and because her disease was contagious, she was always confined to her room. The... | | |
| 2:05pm | ｢Saimoe ‘09｣ “Group E – Day 3″ Block ~ 1st Round Results | | | | Winners: Mikan, Rika, Francesca, and Minori. 4 for 4, however a bit on the predictable side — just glad to see Rika’s sweet face again, にぱー☆. Looking at the next set of matches, I see former champion Kagamin and main Clannad heroine Nagisa. It’ll be interesting to see how they’ll... | | |
| 2:05pm | ｢Saimoe ‘09｣ “Group E – Day 2″ Block ~ 1st Round Results | | | | Winners: Hinagiku, Yui, Ayumu, and Teru. Saimoe veteran Hinagiku, with a total of 870, has earned the most 1st round votes this far in the main tournament. So congrats to her and her fans. K-ON finally has someone to represent their campaign as Yui advances to the next round — the first from that... | | |
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