| 7:57pm | Welcome to the NHK – A More Serious and Sombre Shut-In Story | | | | Unlike some other shows which use someone being shut-in as a comic relief or to show how weird they are (mostly with secondary characters), or as a setup for an uplifting story where the main character learns to overcome their problems and joins the productive life in society without a lot of trouble... | | |
| 6:30pm | Summer 2013 Season Preview | | | | Image sourceAs the season winds down and the shows you love turn into the shows you hate, it's time to turn to the siren call of the next season! This summer season is packed with good-looking shows, and it looks like there's something for everyone!Disclaimer: The following is my personal (and sometimes... | | |
| 1:21pm | Welcome to the Yumi Tamura Moveable Manga Feast | | | | Welcome to the May 2013 Moveable Manga Feast. I am Anna, your host, and I’m happy to feature one of my favorite manga creators, Yumi TAMURA, as the focus of this month’s feast. 2013 is a milestone year for Tamura: in 1983, she debuted with her short story Ore-tachi no Zettai Jikan (“This... | | |
| 12:05am | Crazy Anime Convention Story: I Want To Be Your Sora | | | | Big AndyThe following is an anime convention story that someone told me. The names of the cosplayers have been change to protect identities. “I want to be your Sora. Those were the words I use to get her to kiss me. Kairi that is (My girlfriend ). I meet her at a convention in the state of Connecticut... | | |
| 1:56am | Welcome to the Bizarro World | | | | For all you viewers who see anime as predominantly a visual medium, we have two shows that take the that view to heart and make some very experimental products. The first is Inferno Cop created by former Gainax staff members. The second is the latest iteration of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012). Though... | | |
| 3:00pm | Winter 2013 Season Wrap | | | | Yet another season ends, while another begins! Quite a few of the anime this season were late add-ins either because they were backlogged or because I overlooked them the first time around. Many thanks to the people who convinced me to pick them up and catch up with everyone! So you see, I do take... | | |
| 3:19pm | Princess Jellyfish – Anime Review |  | | | Title: Princess Jellyfish Format: DVD Published by: Siren Visual (Australia) | Funimation (North America) Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Special Thanks: Siren Visual for kindly providing me with a review sample of this release Amamizu-kan is an all female boarding house occupied by “The... | | |
| 4:30pm | If You Can Find Them, Maybe You Can Hire the C-Team | | | | I think at this point I am writing these posts more for myself than anyone else. They seem to be a nice way for me as the GM to determine what happens slightly off-screen. Usually they are recaps of certain parts of the game with a few little additions for me (and for any clever players who read this).... | | |
| 8:30pm | Spring 2013 Anime Previews: staff, cast, story, trailer, pic, etc. | | | | This is the season of science fiction. There are seven shows with something sci-fi about them, from a remake of the Space Battleship Yamato series to three mecha shows to a kids' show and a harem romance.But in this well-populated spring season, we have other genres, too: action fantasy, ecchi comedy,... | | |
| 2:02am | The Origin of the Tenkaichi Budokai | | | | Have you ever wondered where the idea of the Tenkaichi Budokai came from? Did Akira Toriyama think of it himself, or did he “borrow” it from somewhere else? This article will reveal the true origin of the Tenkaichi Budokai, and you’ll never see it the same way again.Re-Translating Tenkaichi... | | |
| 1:07pm | Sam’s Rewatch/Replay of February 2013 |  | | | For those who may have missed my post last month, the “Sam’s Rewatch/Replay of the Month” series is in response to a problem I have and I assume at least some others out there have. As we see new and sometimes innovative new video games and anime releases made available in market... | | |
| 8:00am | Sword Art Online Silica Cosplay Progress | | | | Why am I doing this oh god Skip to:ReferencesSkirtCrop TopShoesSocksGarterGlovesBlaze r (Bottom)Blazer (Top)Wig Cost of the costume are shown by part. Prices in parentheses are the costs if all of the raw materials had to be purchased instead of using leftovers or whatever is available in the house.... | | |
| 1:22pm | Sam’s Rewatch/Replay of January 2013 |  | | | Okay, so I am uncertain if this latest article series will go any further than this months installment, I would like you all to bear with me for just a while. I generally don’t have as much time on my hands as I did in the past, therefore most of the time I set aside for this site I dedicate to... | | |
| 3:56pm | Sentai Filmworks and Maiden Japan Announces April 2013 Anime Release Slate |  | | | North American anime publishers Sentai Filmworks and Maiden Japan have just announced their release plans for the month of April 2013 – and both bringing a couple of titles to the list. Most notable is Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 from Maiden Japan – but aside from this you can expect some DVD and... | | |
| 10:36pm | Winter anime notes | | | | Llamas and alpacas celebrate Christmas by going to Mass. (Via Aliens in This World.) ***** So, what am I going to watch this winter beyond the rest of Shin Sekai Yori? Let’s see • I might watch all of Satoshi Kon’s work in order and see what overall themes emerge. With four movies and... | | |
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