| 8:29pm | Ef This and Ef That ~ Ef You Too | | | | Well I’m writing this at two a.m. because I’m not quite ready to hop in bed yet. I’ve always avoided using this blog as a personal space to talk about my problems, but from time to time I don’t think it hurts to say what’s on your mind. At the same time we can talk about... | | |
| 2:54pm | Cromartie High School Review - 82,5/100 | | | | In terms of describing Cromartie High School, I think Jascii put this the best way: Cromartie High School is not about delinquents; “it’s about a bunch of morons who look like delinquents”. It’s Production IG’s shot at a comedy, and while it’s not one of the funniest... | | |
| 3:23am | Me Again, In Otaku USA Magazine #9 | | | | Back again, it's another issue of Otaku USA Magazine. Once again, I've got a bunch of music stuff in it, from a really cool interview with the super sexy and super bad-ass all-girl surf-rock group Thee 50's High Teens, to the huge round-up of various American labels releasing some pretty nice compilations... | | |
| 5:18pm | Manga Releases for November 2008 | | | | It’s November, so you know what that means - more new manga! This month offers up new mangaeverything from Chibi Vampire to Higurashi When They Cry. Companies with new fall releases include 801 Media, Aurora Publishing, Broccoli Books, CMX, Dark Horse, Del Rey, Digital Manga Publishing, DrMaster,... | | |
| 11:25pm | Dear Sunohara: Separation Anxiety | | | | Miss me? Don’t cry my babies, your Baby-Faced Eros King of Love, Sunohara Youhei is back to answer all of your relationship, dating and sex questions. Over the past 4 weeks I’ve been flooded by your emails. 14 of you emailed me asking for my expert advice. Listen - if you seen CLANNAD... | | |
| 3:00pm | ef - a tale of melodies - 02 |  | | | Kuze spends another day with Mizuki as she learns more about him, and Himura’s past with Yuuko is revealed. Impressions: I thought this episode was great, but then again I’m likely to find most episodes of this series great. It set up some very interesting and potentially very important parts... | | |
| 2:48pm | A 12 year anime fan speaks - His road to fandom Part 1.5 | | | | For the record, I liked Megumi the most in Nadesico for a while until she turned into a real bitch and then my love shifted to Ruri who was so much more superior. So, up to this point my anime watching was rather limited but I think I had a fairly diverse background with a bunch of different shows.... | | |
| 1:06pm | Hakushaku To Yousei Ep 2 - Half nakedness! |  | | | Half nakedness! Oh my joy is due to thee. As souls un-bodied, bodies unclothed must be. To taste sweet joy! First and foremost, just so we’re all clear here. I’m neither a pervert nor am I an otaku. Liking the ED of this anime series simply shows I appreciate art. How can anyone not appreciate such... | | |
| 7:38am | [Ascaloth] ef ~a tale of melodies~, Episode 2 | | | | And so, the relationship between the mysterious Himura Yuu and the even more mysterious Amamiya Yuko have finally been brought to light; having known each other since they were both charges at an orphanage, their connection persists into the high school days which is currently the focus of the story... | | |
| 1:13pm | Anime Releases for October 2008 | | | | October, 2008 features a diverse collection of anime titles. There are a variety of anime releases this month, including the first 13 episodes of Ghost Hunt, the debut of Claymore, a box set of Witchblade and more from Funimation…including a few former Geneon titles. Viz Media offers up the latest... | | |
| 11:33pm | First Date: Kuroshitsuji | | | | Title: KuroshitsujiStudio: A-1 PicturesGenre: Horror/Comedy Ratings (out of 5):Story: ♥♥♥Animat ion: ♥♥♥Charac ters: ♥♥♥♥ OP/ED Themes: ♥♥♥½ Overall: ♥♥♥½ Thoughts: Kuroshitsuji... | | |
| 6:33am | Hyakko: First Looksies | | | | Turns out it doesn’t suck!This is my first ever current Anime season post. So you can imagine I’m a little excited about it. Well, I’m a little excited about a few other things happening in my life right now, namely the otaku girl returning my phone call and my internet returning to... | | |
| 1:27am | Birdy the Mighty Decode Review | | | | Birdy was one of the pleasant surprises of the summer season. I’d written off the show before it started for two reasons: the publicity pictures of the show were not enticing in the least and I read that there was a decade old OVA of Birdy that was not too memorable. Thankfully, I read a few good... | | |
| 11:10am | Cool Items: Friday, October 3, 2008 | | | | Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see... | | |
| 8:25am | The Fall Call: Fall 2008 Anime Preview | | | | I know, I know, I’m late– things have gotten very busy with my project. But here it is: your Fall 2008 anime preview! A couple of interesting trends this season. First off, I was struck by how many shows this season are the directorial debuts for the people helming them. Hyakko (Michio Fukuda),... | | |
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