| 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... | | |
| 2:06pm | 「Saimoe ‘09」 “Group B – Day 3″ Block ~ 1st Round Results | | | | Winners: Kana, Haruna, Isumi, and Chihiro. Konata has lost to Chihiro. And another Saki character appears to be a strong contender. Can Kana eliminate last year’s runner-up? Full results after the jump Group B-3 Results:1位 617票 (Ikeda Kana @ Saki)2位 262票 (Kouzuki Kallen @ Code... | | |
| 2:08pm | 「Saimoe ‘09」 “Group B – Day 2″ Block ~ 1st Round Results | | | | Winners: Tsukasa, Fuuko, Kana and Nagi. Bossu has upset K-ON fans by eliminating Mio in the first round. Too shocking. Oh well, my main concern is Fuuko, especially with Tsukasa earning quite a large number of votes so early on. Full results after the jump Group B-2 Results:1位 688票 (Hiira... | | |
| 9:00am | [Ascaloth] Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu (2009), Episode 19: Endless Eight | | | | The Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody of three weeks ago was but a teaser to whet appetites, but this week the God Empress Herself makes an emphatic return. And how! It has been three years since the first season burst out from obscurity to capture the imagination of an entire generation of otaku, and things have... | | |
| 6:27am | Crusher Joe | | | | One of the classics of the 80s I never got to see back in the early days was Crusher Joe. I've been curious about it for a long time, and finally got the chance to watch the movie from 1983 and the two OVAs from 1989 today. They're both very different but very nice in their own ways, and are a time... | | |
| 4:39pm | Figure Fun+: Reunion | | | | Click picture for bigger size! Ok brought you in for 3 months and you’ve gain an attitude, huh? Good going, you’ve struck the right note there. “Almost there, you guys will be out soon!” Yup, its been left in the pile for quite a bit. Had to open it sooner or later so I decided... | | |
| 9:19am | The Antique Gift Shop Volume 08 – Thoughts & Impressions | | | | Many thanks to Yen Press for providing a review copy. About the Mangaka Not a lot of info available on Lee Eun, and what is available seems to be conflicting. According to Wikipedia Lee is a film director, though there is no mention of this in the brief biography available at the front of this volume.... | | |
| 2:06pm | 「Saimoe ‘09」 “Group A – Day 2″ Block ~ 1st Round Results | | | | Winners: Last Order, Shuri, Mei, and Nunnally. 4 for 4. No way is that happening again next round. However if Yuuki doesn’t advance, I will be sorely disappointed. Full results after the jump… Group A-2 Results:1位 421票 (Last Order @ To Aru Majutsu no Index)2位 251票 (Ikaruga Ibuki... | | |
| 2:06pm | 「Saimoe ‘09」 “Group A – Day 2″ Block ~ 1st Round Results | | | | Winners: Last Order, Shuri, Mei, and Nunnally. 4 for 4. No way is that happening again next round. However if Yuuki doesn’t advance, I will be sorely disappointed. Full results after the jump… Group A-2 Results:1位 421票 (Last Order @ To Aru Majutsu no Index)2位 251票 (Ikaruga Ibuki... | | |
| 6:58am | Taku Furukawa | | | | A while back I mentioned that Anido was working on the English version of their web shop. Well, it's up now, and there are a number of items of interest on there, so I thought I would talk about one of them today. I bought the Taku Furukawa DVD a few months back but just got around to watching it yesterday.... | | |
| 8:10pm | Anime Releases for August 2009 | | | | It’s August and summer is almost over, but there’s quite a few noteworthy anime titles being released this month. Some of this month’s releases include Fullmetal Alchemist (Premium OVA Collection), Slayers (Seasons 1-3 Collection), Devil May Cry (Complete Collection), Bleach (Volume... | | |
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