| 7:39pm | Ponyo | | | | I got to see my first Miyazaki film on the big screen last night, and it couldn't have been a better film. Ponyo is my favorite Miyazaki film in a good long time, thanks in large part to its rich and dynamic animation, which makes it a film that truly benefits from being seen on the big screen. It's... | | |
| 6:15pm | 10 Conclusions of the Japan Trip | | | | Hey, in a blink of an eye, the entire 3-week long Japan trip is now over and I’m sitting back in my once-favourite spot here inside my own room. I pretty much stopped updating after one and a half weeks, because my girlfriend came over from the US to Japan, and the time I used for blogging was... | | |
| 1:04am | Light Novel Maria-sama ga Miteru: Bara no Mille-Feuille, Intro & Part 1 | | | | IntroductionRei: I realize parts of this translation will sound stilted or exist only as frozen language, and I apologize. On at least one occasion I have been called, "too rigid" and this is due to the method I use to translate. Having studied translation to some extent in college, I tend to approach... | | |
| 3:32am | Tomonori Kogawa's Cool Cool Bye | | | | A lot of OVAs were produced in the 1980s, most of which have been forgotten today, usually for the best. Some have been forgotten undeservedly. Cool Cool Bye (1986) is one of the ones that's been undeservedly forgotten. Not only does Cool Cool Bye boast one of the most awesome titles ever, it also... | | |
| 4:00pm | Review: Hatsukoi Limited (78%) |  | | | Animation: 85% Sound/Music: 75% Voice Acting: 80% Story: 75% Overall: 78% See explanation of scores here. Hatsukoi Limited is a best-of-breed shounen fanservice comedy, with enough emotional sincerity and empathy to make it better than the average show of its type. This is no surprise, of course,... | | |
| 11:30am | Spiral Review - 77,5/100 | | | | Spiral is a battle of wits. It’s set up in such a way that the lead character (Narimi Ayumu), who is a highly gifted teenager, has to face a number of opponents who rather than simply shooting him to death attempt to bring him down by creating all sorts of puzzle situations for him to overcome.... | | |
| 10:41am | Cool Products Wednesday, August 12, 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... | | |
| 10:41am | Cool Products Wednesday, August 12, 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... | | |
| 2:05pm | ｢Saimoe ‘09｣ “Group C – Day 2″ Block ~ 1st Round Results | | | | Winners: Louise, Tsuruya-san, Kyou, and Kotomi. No surprises here. For the next match, I was tied between Mugi and Becky, but I think I’ll go with Mugi just because she doesn’t get enough love as the others from K-ON. Full results after the jump Group C-2 Results:1位 413票 (Louis... | | |
| 2:05pm | ｢Saimoe ‘09｣ “Group C – Day 1″ Block ~ 1st Round Results | | | | Winners: Hisa, Mion, Mika, and Megumi. Two Saki characters advance today. This year belongs to that series it seems. Let’s see if the strength of their campaign continues on in the future. Full results after the jump Group C-1 Results:1位 473票 (Takei Hisa (Buchou) @ Saki)2位 257票 (Charlott... | | |
| 11:08am | Cool Products Monday, August 10, 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... | | |
| 7:13am | Saimoe 2009 Main Tournament Rounds B3 b6 B9 B12 |  | | | 2 surprises in store this time around: Group B03:1th 617 votes | Ikeda Kana @ Saki2nd 262 votes | Kouzuki Kallen @ Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R23rd 146 votes | Midarezaki Kyouka @ Kyouran Kazoku Nikki4th 93 votes | Sahashi Yukari @ Sekirei Another Kana wins, this time from... | | |
| 8:00pm | Gundam 08th MS Team – Cool battles but everything else meh | | | | Those Zaku look so beat up from battle. Moe~! 8th Ms Team was an excellent watch, but not because of the story or characters but more for how the field of battle using mecha was portrayed. The mecha battles in MS Team were much more on the realistic side for once. Instead of seeing giant robots moving... | | |
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