| 8:50pm | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 1-5: Fool’s mate | | | | The Eighth twilight is now over. So many died, yet the culprit is nowhere to be seen. Battler and everyone else can only helplessly wait for the resurrection of Beatrice. Will the journey to the Golden Land end as promised in the epitaph? ______________________________ ______________________________... | | |
| 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. ... | | |
| 12:00pm | ZB's News from outside the blog | | | | In case you've been wondering where all the daily content has been here on the A-Z, well, what can I say? Life is busy and Zac is lazy. But that doesn't mean that I've been totally dormant! Just in case you didn't already know, I am also a regular contributor to Japanator. A few of the recent Japanese... | | |
| 11:08pm | Umineko character log 1 |  | | | Let’s see what I get so far when I compile what I know after 4 episodes. Spoilers are ahead for the 4 Umineko episodes. However I have not played the games or read any of the original material; everything will be purely speculation from an anime-only-viewer’s perspective. This story... | | |
| 5:48pm | Highlights and Stories from Otakon 2009 |  | | | Ah, Otakon. That time every year when all the otaku living on the east coast make that pilgrimage to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for three days of anime craziness. For a more in depth report of my time down in Baltimore, you can read my complete coverage of the event through my “In Tweets”... | | |
| 6:22am | Umineko no Naku Koro ni episode 4 review; time is quickly running out. | | | | This episode begins with all the remaining living people looking at the latest scene of carnage, George breaks down after seeing both his mother and father killed. Another strange envelope is found at the murder scene, and Natsuhi orders the room sealed until the police arrive. In... | | |
| 1:28am | Umi Monogatari - 03: The Most Diligent Loli |  | | | Go right ahead ladies While it seems that Umi Monogatari has been consigned to the dust bin by many I still find the yurilicious subtext to be very enjoyable. Even if it is slow, it does lend itself wonderfully as an alternate universe of Canaan where Canaan (born here as Kanon) was born to a boring... | | |
| 1:27am | When the Seagulls Cry #04 — Face Plants | | | | Deen, you’re one of a kind. Impressions: Not as decent as last week’s episode, although the art and animation was at least a bit more consistent, although Natsuhi’s hair has certainly seen beter days. Deen did make absolute tits of themselves with their idea of an appropriate image... | | |
| 12:40am | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 1-4: Blunder | | | | Another tragedy occured. The remaining survivors have barely the time to realize what’s going that another incident strikes them mercilessly. Forced to keep a defensive stance, Battler and the rest are sheltering themselves, but an unexpected event will plant the seed of discord among their group.... | | |
| 10:37pm | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 1-3: 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. ... | | |
| 5:00pm | Kanon Final Patch Released | | | | Today non-directional translations released their final patch for Kanon in honor of Key’s anniversary. Although Kanon has been fully playable for a while this patch addresses typos, things that could use explaining and malformed sentences. The patch is compatible with both the standard edition... | | |
| 4:34am | Key 10th Anniversary Letter Project Drawing | | | | Today is my favorite company Key’s 11th anniversary so for the past few weeks I’ve been working on a drawing to submit as part of Cloud668’s 10th Anniversary Letter Project. Basically messages and illustrations addressed to Key to commemorate their 10th Anniversary will be compiled... | | |
| 1:42am | Otakon 2009 – Day 2 – Yamakan Stalking with Kanon Wakeshima | | | | Surprisingly, got some good sleep for Day 2 of Otakon 2009 waking up at 9AM with little planned or to do or at least so I thought. Thanks to my roommates and how the stars aligned, Day 2 became what I will be calling “Yamakan Stalking 101″ with Kanon Wakeshima and karaoking as side dishes... | | |
| 2:48pm | Umineko No Naku Koro ni – Episode 3 (I-III) |  | | | Episode I-III Dubious MoveThe episode begins where the previous one ends. Everyone is in the Rose Garden Storage Shed where George begins to ask his father about if the corpse of Shannon has a ring on it and what hand. Eva snaps when she realises that George proposed to her however Hideyoshi stops her... | | |
| 4:35am | Otakon 2009 - Day 2 in Tweets |  | | | Reni Makes Her Big Con Debut On Site: Jon I. from JANAiBlog Scott from The Anime Almanac Edward Sizemore from Comics Worth Reading animevice from Anime Vice OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions Greg Kim Alex from alexleavitt.com Peter Tatara from New York Anime Fest VIZ from VIZ Media Narutaki... | | |
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