| 8:54pm | [PR] VIZ MEDIA PARTNERS WITH JAPAN’S IKKI MAGAZINE TO LAUNCH SIGIKKI.COM | | | | VIZ MEDIA PARTNERS WITH JAPAN’S IKKI MAGAZINE TO LAUNCH SIGIKKI.COM, AN ONLINE MANGA WEBSITE TO PRESENT A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF TITLES ACCLAIMED FOR CREATIVE QUALITY Innovative Online Destination Pushes Boundaries Of Manga With New Content Available Each Month For Free San Francisco, CA, JULY... | | |
| 3:30pm | Shangri-La - 15 | | | | Okay, you know that a series is is badly received when even the raws of the local World Masterpiece Theatre series get released faster. It’s really such a shame to see that Gonzo is going through such bad times right now. In July 30th, they’re going to be delisted from the the stock exchange,... | | |
| 4:09am | Code Geass C.C. & Shirley Ero Dakimakura |  | | | Proving that the Code Geass universe is still alive and well, two more Code Geass dakimakura covers are being rolled out, featuring C.C. and Shirley Fenette, showing off C.C.’s legendary hindquarters, and Shirley’s less legendary oppai. Both dakimakura covers are the standard double-sided... | | |
| 4:30am | Daicon Day 2: An Investigative Indepth Look at the Behind the Scenes | | | | You know, reading ignorant blog and forum posts about the recently concluded Daicon has left me with a sense of achievement - it appears I now know more about the event than almost any other non-staffer, no thanks to my 2-day long investigation, aided by nerdy sidekick Darkmirage, beefy Owen S and medic... | | |
| 9:10pm | Summer 09 Anime - First impressions, part two |  | | | I believe summer should be all about the beach, the blue sea, and girls in bikinis with light swords. I believe summer should be all about the beach, the deep blue sea, girls in bikinis and, of course, light swords. Thanks everyone for all the comments to the first... | | |
| 1:59am | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 1-2: 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. ... | | |
| 10:54pm | Summer 2009 Anime Impressions – Umi Monogatari (Sea Story) | | | | I’ll remind readers that as of last season, I started to hold off on doing anime impression posts until I saw at least a couple of episodes because I wanted a more accurate representation of the show and oftentimes one episode isn’t enough. This might put these posts a week or two behind other blogs... | | |
| 7:58am | Newtype Female Character Poll – Yui Beats Mio |  | | | The regular monthly character rankings poll results from the August issue of Newtype have come out, with the rankings for Female characters being especially interesting this month. The new Evangelion and Haruhi releases have naturally propelled their leading ladies even higher than their already lofty... | | |
| 7:54am | Newtype Male Character Poll – Kyon, Lelouch & Shinji |  | | | The masculine half of the regular monthly character rankings poll results from the August issue of Newtype have become available along with the female version, with Kyon returning to the #1 spot with other otaku icons Lelouch and Shinji close behind. Newtype August 2009 Male Character Rankings 1.... | | |
| 10:35pm | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Vol 1 & 2 by Majiko! Manga Review | | | | Title: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Vol 1 & 2 Manga by: Majiko! Original Story by: Ichirou Ohkouchi & Goro Taniguchi Publisher: Bandai Entertainment ISBN: 9781594099731 & 9781594099748 May Contain Spoilers After the Holy Empire of Britannia conquers Japan, its people... | | |
| 5:02pm | NYAFF Double Feature - I’m Your Toy, Your 20th Century Boy |  | | | Why do we care so much whenever our favorite novel, comic, or cartoon is adapted into a live-action movie? After all, we already have the original version right there in front of us, and we know that something in the story is going to be lost when squeezed into a 2-hour-long flick. So why do we care... | | |
| 12:00am | Tomino Yoshiyuki: Laughing Out Loud (LOLTOMINO in Gundam) | | | | [Spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam, Turn A Gundam, and other works directed by Tomino] When I first tried watching the Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy, something really disturbed me. I’ve said this before, but I think it merits repeating for the sake of my subject in this post: In Soldiers of... | | |
| 7:05am | Top Seven Anime of the Spring 2009 Season | | | | The final part of my look at the best of the spring season is the countdown of the best titles of the season. This is always a difficult process since I enjoy so many different types of shows and there’s no clear-cut way of comparing a slice-of-life show to a shounen action show to a thought provoking... | | |
| 1:53am | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 1-2: First Move | | | | The Ushiromiya family is finally reunited on Rokkenjima on the 4th october 1986. However, as the typhoon is engulfing the island, an harbringer is sealing this family meeting into madness and mystery. ______________________________ ______________________________ ___ During dinner, Rosa is trying... | | |
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