| 12:14am | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 1-5: 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. ... | | |
| 8:29pm | Saimoe 2009 catchup- 2nd Prelim Round 4 |  | | | Laziness rears it’s ugly head: time for some catching up-_-. Round 4: 1st 154 votes | Tenshi @ Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R22nd 142 votes | Shigimori (Rokubyo-chan) @ Wagaya no Oinari-sama.2nd 142 votes | Yoko Rittona @ Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Guren-hen4th 136 votes |... | | |
| 1:34pm | Bandai and the Marketing Blitz of Kannagi |  | | | When the Japanese company Aniplex held an industry panel at Anime Boston last May, their emphasis on the unlicensed series Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens baffled the audience and bloggers. “Why are they spending so much time talking about Kannagi?” “The show’s still unlicensed,... | | |
| 10:06am | July Summary | | | | I must say, that we’ve got ourselves an awesome Summer Season here. Sure, there aren’t many series, but a significant majority of the new series succeed at what they intend to do. There may not be a lot of shows with awesome and ambitious story-lines, but in terms of slice of life and characterization,... | | |
| 6:07am | Should anime be converted to manga? Or are they doomed to failure? | | | | In my last review, Infinite Ryvius, I criticised it due to it being a failure compared to the anime. Digitalboy left the following comment: Of course – there is pretty much no such thing as a manga that’s based on an anime that’s any good unless it’s an alternate universe retelling. PERIOD.... | | |
| 5:05am | Chiptune | | | | Something I've always liked in animation is the notion of restrictions. Animation itself seems to impose certain inherent restrictions. Sometimes, more interesting results can be achieved when a set of restrictions are imposed. For example, the way Norman McLaren made a film entirely out of vertical... | | |
| 12:15am | Yakk! Deculture: A Close Encounter with Macross Frontier | | | | I discovered anime blogs only very recently. How recently? Spring 2008. I apparently missed out on the heyday of anime blogging where significant events and shows (that still have influence over current opinion) were written about and discussed. While I don’t deny this particular feeling of... | | |
| 12:14am | Otakon Day One - Kikuko Inoue Panel Q&A, Pt 2. |  | | | Part 1 is here. Kikuko Inoue is a famous seiyuu associated with many popular anime. Her past performances include Belldandy of Aa Megami-Sama, Kasume Tendou in Ranma 1/2, Rune Venus in El-Hazard, Kazami Mizuho in Onegai Teacher, Lust in Fullmetal Alchemist, Miria in Claymore, Grace O’Connor in Macross... | | |
| 3:00pm | L'Ange | | | | Patrick Bokanowski's L'Ange is one of the great masterpieces of filmmaking of the last half century. If Oscars were given out for experimental films, it would surely have taken the award in 1982, when after 5 years of filming and editing Patrick finally unleashed this magisterial visual feast upon... | | |
| 2:02am | It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No…its THAT new guy |  | | | When the great Prince Ali called for a new uprising against the hated Azadistani occupier, one man answered the call to arms against the regime of Marina “Couch Potato” Ismail, EO, Engineering Officer ExecutiveOtaku (added by Crusader) Introductions are in order I sing of blogging and a man... | | |
| 1:44am | Hold On To Your Sanity, It’s the Happy Science Platform | | | | Here’s the sequel to my original post about the Happiness Realization Party, in which I discuss their amazing party platform. This article has zero relevance to anime, but after the original story was posted to MetaFilter I feel like this blog is the best place to put it. I’ll make it up... | | |
| 10:57pm | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 1-4: 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. ... | | |
| 4:17pm | Anime DVD and Manga Releases for July 28 – August 3 | | | | Anime DVDsJuly 28, 2009 Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA – Box Set MD Geist Pokemon Elements – Volume 1 (dub) Pokemon Elements – Volume 2 (dub) Voltron: Fleet of Doom (dub) xxxHolic – Box SetMangaJuly 28, 2009 Air Gear – Volume 13 Fairy Tail – Volume 7 Kamichama Karin... | | |
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