| 4:03am | The Vocal Internet Anime Effect Via Googlefighting | | | | I have done almost no research on this topic, but it’s definitely the case that some loud, vocal minority tend to speak for a quiet but much larger group of people. On the internet, however, is this the case? In context of, say, “what is a popular anime” question, I think the internet... | | |
| 9:08pm | Top 5 Cool Things that Anime Bloggers Must Do (June 09 Edition) | | | | We all know humans are sheep and sheep are cool, so to be human you must be cool, and as a special breed of human known as the Anime blogger, your coolness needs to be upped to the maximum, to facilitate the electronic penis growth. But how? Fret not, in just a short 15 minute post written at 4.49 am,... | | |
| 3:41pm | Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 114 | | | | The Eye The HawkSasuke and Orochimaru finish it, and some of Orochimaru’s past is shown. The animation looked a little better than last’s, still bad. The anime added some filler to the flashbacks but, nothing too much, it complemented everything well. All of this doesn’t... | | |
| 1:01am | The Best New Manga of the Past Few Years: Beelzebub | | | | Amazingly, I did a quick search on the various anime blogs out there and found that absolutely nobody has blogged on the new manga series, Beelzebub, yet. It’s probably one of the best, if not the best, comedy battle manga I’ve read in years and yes, it’s far better than even M x 0,... | | |
| 11:08am | Bakuman is a metamanga you MUST Read. | | | | People constantly and right talk about the likes of Genshiken as an otaku bible, but the relatively new (started in 2008) manga Bakuman offers an even better perspective. See, Genshiken is from the viewpoint of the consumers, that is, otaku. Bakuman stars two wannabe-mangaka who single-mindedly want... | | |
| 6:00pm | Naruto Shippuuden Episodes 113 and 114 | | | | After half an year of reaaaaaally lame filler episodes, the Naruto Shippuuden anime finally produces an episode based on the manga. This season features the first Team Hawk ark from the manga.These are the first two episodes of the season, the opening song is “Hotaru no Hikari” by Ikimono-Gakari... | | |
| 3:37pm | Naruto Chapter 452 – Leaf vs Cloud Ninja | | | | Post Author: J-chanSince this week’s chapter wasn’t all that long or informative and since I don’t really have that much time, I won’t go into details too much.Naruto and Sakura are absolutely furious when they hear about Danzo’s orders. Kakashi however is not surprised,... | | |
| 10:17pm | [PR] VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW DVD RELEASES FOR AUGUST 2009 | | | | VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW DVD RELEASES FOR AUGUST 2009 San Francisco, CA, June 18, 2009 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced their list of DVD titles scheduled for release... | | |
| 3:12pm | Naruto 451-452 | | | | Ultimate Makeover: Hidden Village Edition The restoration of Konoha is going nicely, thanks to Tenzo’s haxxor woodshop skills, the help of carpenters (like Inari and Tazuna) from nearby villages, and the fact that all these elite ninjas have nothing better to do. Unfortunately, this brings up... | | |
| 11:36am | Naruto - Chapter 452 | | | | Closing In On Danzo So, it seems Naruto and Sakura won’t be running wild against Danzo and making problems for their selves but, the problem finds them. Omoi and the other shinobi hear them talk about Sasuke and go inquire about him. They are rather hot blooded and short really cool fight breaks.... | | |
| 8:41am | Quick Poll: Which Cosplay To Do? III | | | | We’ve done Vocaloid.We’ve done Katawa Shoujo.Time for the next cosplay poll.Like with the previous poll, I’m simply asking you to pick a series that you’d like to see us cosplay; no specific characters. If you want something that’s not on the list, feel free to put it in... | | |
| 3:44pm | Manga in Japan = One Piece |  | | | Manga in Japan appears synonymous with One Piece in much the same way that manga overseas is a shorthand for saying “Naruto“, if the latest manga sales figures are anything to go by. The collected Oricon Top 50 figures for manga sales through the first half of 2009 (shown below) give a... | | |
| 12:00am | Cutting Through a Forest of Swords: a Survey of Swordplay Anime | | | | [This post has no spoilers, pic somewhat related] As I’ve said recently, one thing that interests me almost as much as mecha anime is samurai anime. If there are swordfights, I’m somehow interested. In this post I’m going to give short impressions, or rather what I took away from... | | |
| 12:20pm | The Usagi! Effect @ Streetfest 2009 |  | | | A hot Saturday afternoon did not prevent a large number of cosplayers, photographers and curious onlookers from descending to the SCAPE! Youth Park to attend this year’s Streetfest event. I can see that nutcase23 have already given a detailed coverage of the event so I’ll be brief: Link... | | |
| 7:19pm | Kuroshitsuji Confirmed For Second Season | | | | Fans of the anime series Kuroshitsuji (黒執事) would be delighted to know they will be seeing more of the suave butler Sebastian Michaelis in action because there is confirmation of a second season! This news announcement can be seen on seiyuu Suwabe Junichi’s blog. According to Moetron, the... | | |
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