| 7:42am | Summer 2009 Anime Preview and Watchlist | | | | This seems to happen every time, just when I’m finally feel like I’ve got used to the season’s mix of shows, a new season comes along and offers a completely different set of shows to watch.At the start of the spring season, I was unsure if there’d be as many quality titles as the past several... | | |
| 11:08am | School Culture Festival | | | | My son is in the second year of junior high, so it's time for us to start thinking about what high school he'll be attending. Unlike in the U.S., Japan's compulsory education ends with junior high, making high school an optional choice, not unlike university. Different high schools cater to different... | | |
| 12:00am | Hatsukoi Limited is Where all the Males are Limited | | | | I’ve grown rather fond of Hatsukoi Limited. It feels every bit the generic junior/high school hijinks romance comedy with some dramatic elements. What sets it apart for me is the gorgeous character designs by J. C. Staff, that to me, is superior to their work on Toradora! Why is this a critical... | | |
| 1:49pm | T.H.A.T. Summer 2009 Anime Preview |  | | | Are you ready for your swine flu vaccination? Welcome to the 2009 Summer Anime Preview. I hope everyone is enjoying the time off, because I have none -_- (damn Bar review). Regardless, enjoy our seasonal preview, the format is the same as last time. Much of this info is pulled from Fansub Wiki,... | | |
| 1:11pm | Manga Releases for June 2009 | | | | June 2, 2009Viz MediaBaby & Me, Vol. 14Bleach, Vol. 27Dragon Drive, Vol. 14Eyeshield 21, Vol. 26Happy Happy Clover, Vol. 2Honey and Clover, Vol. 6Hoshin Engi, Vol. 13Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya), Vol. 26Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 4Monkey High!, Vol. 6Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural... | | |
| 12:05am | Review of “The Manga Guide to…” Series |  | | | One time when I was getting a job interview for an entry level position, my potential employer took a good look over my resume. “So I see you’re really into this anime stuff,” he said. Since I had run a number of anime clubs in college and minored in Japanese, it was a pretty obvious... | | |
| 9:15pm | Summer 2009 |  | | | Oops, I did it again Summer’s almost here, and so it’s time for the preview post. I decided to go all out again, and even tried to make the preview a little more readable. As usual, this post ignores any series that look like they were made before 1985, series that look like they were... | | |
| 3:40pm | Anime DVD and Manga Releases for June 2 - 8 | | | | Anime DVDs and Blu-RaysJune 2, 2009 Detective Loki - Box Set Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (Blu-Ray)MangaJune 2, 2009 Baby & Me - Volume 14 Bleach - Volume 27 Dragon Drive - Volume 14 Eyeshield 21 - Volume 26 Happy Happy Clover - Volume 2 Honey and Clover - Volume 6 Hoshin Engi - Volume 13... | | |
| 12:55am | You can smarten your mind and your skirts if you’re motivated. | | | | I would so seriously lose any ability to care 2+2=4 had I been a high school student in Japan.Ah, I see clearly how 2+2=4 now. :p The title of the post came out of a quote from the news article: Are short high school uniform skirts in bad taste? Posters urging high school girls to wear longer uniform... | | |
| 9:26pm | Cross Game: These are the Moments… | | | | There are poignant moments in Cross Game I feel like capturing in some way, in any way possible, such that I will NEVER EVAR forget them even for the years to come. Time is fleeting, and unless we do something to capture the momentous events in our lives (or even the mundane, taken for granted special... | | |
| 8:30pm | Manga in Japan = Naruto |  | | | Detractors of hit manga Naruto will be gnashing their teeth in anguished frustration with the news that the manga sales charts for the first weeks of May show a spectacular showing from the orange ninja in Japan, with his compiled adventures crushing all comers The ranking below shows the sales volume... | | |
| 11:00am | My Son and the Coming Exam Test Hell | | | | On Sunday my wife and son drove to his juku, or evening preparatory school (a.k.a. "cram school"), for a formal meeting with the teacher who oversees his studies there. Next year my son starts the third year of junior high, which is the beginning of juken hell as he prepares for the entrance exam to... | | |
| 6:54pm | Most Wanted Live Action Manga Movie Ranking | | | | A recent survey conducted by Japan’s chart masters Oricon asked participants which manga they would most like to see made into a live action film. The results are bound to disturb some, although several answers do seem reasonable They are ranked as foolows: 1. Slam Dunk 2. One Piece 3. Kimi ni... | | |
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