| 3:29pm | Do You Watch Anime On the Sony Playstation Network? | | | | Do you have a Sony Playstation 3? If so, did you know that there’s a ton of anime series available on the Sony Playstation Network? Here’s the complete list of anime available for September 2009:Anime Network Angelic Layer Appleseed Aquarian Age Burn Up Excess E’s Otherwise Madlax Neon... | | |
| 7:21am | Aoi Hana - 04 | | | | I love the subtitle of the Noise timeslot: “War Cry of Animation Monster. GAOOOOO!!” Let alone the awesome roar, it’s ironic how despite such an aggressive motto, the past two series of the timeslot have been very charming and very quiet slice of life series. At the moment, I’m... | | |
| 11:15pm | Jyu-Oh-Sei Vol 3 by Natsumi Itsuki Manga Review | | | | Title: Jyu-Oh-Sei Vol 3 Author: Natsumi Itsuki Publisher: Tokyopop ISBN: 9781427810175 May Contain Spoilers In this concluding volume, Thor learns the cold and calculated details behind his existence and the murder of his family. The very survival of humans in the colonies is at risk, and with... | | |
| 8:38pm | Hanasakeru Seishounen (Youths in Bloom) Episode 1 - Innocent Girl | | | | Why is this show going to slip through the cracks of Western fandom? Is it because Natsumi Itsuki isn’t very well known over here? I mean, Demon Sacred’s coming out from Tokyopop I think, and Jyu-Oh-Sei was a pretty good anime; I just don’t know why this show isn’t getting... | | |
| 9:54pm | 48 Spring Anime -- full previews: story, trailer, cast, staff, pic | | | | These may be difficult times in the anime industry, but you couldn't tell it from the number of anime being produced. Forty-eight titles come out this spring -- series and OVAs -- about the same number as last spring.But quantity doesn't necessarily imply quality. Nothing here seems like an instant classic.... | | |
| 2:32pm | To Terra Vol 1-3 - Thoughts & Impressions | | | | About the Mangaka Takemiya Keiko has two licensed works (that I know of) Andromeda Stories and To Terra, both of which are three volumes and have gained both fans and naysayers. She’s more famous however for Kaze to Ki no Uta, who many attribute as being one of the original pioneer titles of shojo... | | |
| 12:48am | Jyu-Oh-Sei Volume 02 - Thoughts & Impressions | | | | About the Mangaka Itsuki Natsumi is best known for writing science fiction manga. She debuted in 1979 with Megumi-chan ni Sasageru Comedy in LaLa. She won the 1993 Seiun Award for best science fiction manga for Oz and the 1997 Kodansha Manga Award for shojo manga for Eight Clouds Rising. Several of... | | |
| 8:31am | Jyu-oh-Sei Vol 01 – Thoughts & Impressions | | | | About the Mangaka Itsuki Natsumi is best known for writing science fiction manga. She debuted in 1979 with Megumi-chan ni Sasageru Comedy in LaLa. She won the 1993 Seiun Award for best science fiction manga for Oz and the 1997 Kodansha Manga Award for shojo manga for Eight Clouds Rising. Several of... | | |
| 12:47am | JYU-OH-SEI Vol 2 by Natsumi Itsuki Manga Review | | | | Title: JYU-OH-SEI Vol 2 Author: Natsumi Itsuki Publisher: Tokyopop ISBN: 9781427810168 May Contain Spoilers This is a fantastic series. I was looking forward to reading it, but even I am surprised by how much I am enjoying it. The deadly world of Kimaera grabs hold and doesn’t... | | |
| 7:05pm | NYAF08: FUNimation | | | | Okay, I’m now sitting in on the FUNimation panel, hosted by Adam Sheehan. So far it’s pretty much the same stuff we’ve heard at the last few panels, but we’re not yet through the panel! Apparently they’ll be putting some show that we’ll “probably be really happy... | | |
| 6:43pm | NYAF: Funimation Panel Liveblog |  | | | 2:42 PM: still gathering. I see fellow bloggers sitting across from me, they are liveblogging too. I wonder who they are? The camera is all set up and ready. 2:45 PM: a Darker than Black preview trailer is playing now. 2:46 PM: Adam Sheehan starts speaking. Commends fans for “honesty” (ie,... | | |
| 8:41pm | awa08: Funimation | | | | Aaaaand AWA has no internets. But never fear– speed gia and her smartphone are here! If there’s anything new in the FUNimation panel (or the Bandai panel after it), you can bet I’ll let you know. Unrelatedly, why are panel rooms so dang cold? ;.; The men of the hour just entered the... | | |
| 10:24pm | 46 New Fall Anime -- full previews (story, trailer, staff, cast, etc.) | | | | With just over two weeks to go until the new season starts, it's time to think about what's coming. Tastes differ, but the shows I myself am most looking forward to are:the mysterious moe romances ef - a tale of melodies and Clannad - After Story the absurd comedy Hyakko (with Orikasa Fumiko and Hirano... | | |
| 12:04am | Jyu-Oh-Sei Vol 1 by Natsumi Itsuki Manga Review | | | | Amazon.com Widgets Title: Jyu-Oh-Sei Vol 1 Author: Natsumi Itsuki Publisher: Tokyopop ISBN: 9781427810151 May Contain Spoilers After Thor and Rai’s parents are murdered, the twins find themselves far from the luxury of their space colony home. Instead, they are kidnapped and sent to Kimaera,... | | |
| 3:58am | Taking Another Ride On The DRM Train | | | | The main reason why I rarely buy download-to-own episodes of anime or TV shows in general is often DRM lockdown preventing me from watching the content how I want. However, I feel the need to try out a system and blog about it; previous examples are ADV Universe, iTunes, and AnimeNation’s PPV.... | | |
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