| 9:58pm | WAH on Toradora and H+C |  | | | He says that one cannot compare Toradora and Honey and Clover, because wait for it they target different demographics. Here’s my explanation why comparing the above is valid (any two shows in fact). I don’t care what demographics are targeted, I only care about what I like. So, I watch show... | | |
| 9:32pm | JP.Hinano Spring 2009 preview | | | | No matter how wrong previews get (I had high hopes for Hyakko one time, and dismissed Sekirei as a boob show on the other), they can always be made fun. Sadly, they not always are. But JP/Hinano’s one is. BTW, I could not stand School Rumble either. | | |
| 4:06am | Zyl on Aya Hirano | | | | Hand of Glory: I’m not a fan of Aya Hirano. While I think she’s talented, I’m just not swept away by her voice acting the way I am by, say, Shizu-sama or Maaya Sakamoto. That said, I have enjoyed her work as Haruhi Suzumiya (megalomania ♥) and Shizu Shidou (Ijimekko~~) but,... | | |
| 12:18pm | Shopping in Akihabara |  | | | Member meronpan goes on a spending spree in Akihabara and shows us his goodies with more details at kare no burogu. I remember the first few times I went to Akihabara - spend most of my money in one visit! Back in those days, there wasn't really any more stuff (over 15 years ago) and I spent most... | | |
| 2:23pm | No, Anime is NOT Creative. | | | | In response to a recent blog post I chanced across on animenano, I’ve felt compelled to respond with a post of my own. Saturnine says all the good blogs link to each other in posts, so I shall do some linking because that makes me a good blogger right? The post I shall address is by some small... | | |
| 5:03am | Sekirei vs. Strike Witches | | | | Steven posted a small teatrise that lauds Strike Witches and pits it against Sekirei: But the real reason the [Strike Witches] works for me is the characterization. All the girls are good, but the characters of Miyafuji and Sakamoto make the show. They’re both really interesting, and the interaction... | | |
| 5:37am | Ita-Curry Craze Sweeps Akiba |  | | | The latest consumer good to receive an upgrade via the otaku fine art of ita-fication is modern Japan’s favorite foreign dish, curry. Toradora, ef: a tale of melodies, Musubi of Sekirei and even dear Nagisa-chan of Clannad have received their own ita-curry products, catered specifically for... | | |
| 5:13am | Vote for your Favourite 2008 Anime | | | | Hy look, it’s anotehr Anime-Source survey (: I have a lot of fun with these. I especially like to see the results of what anime fans think. Especially since it’s selective to just recent anime. Well, you can head over to anime-source.com and look at the newspage to see how to vote. Or you... | | |
| 5:40pm | Perceptions of Tattoo in Real Life Vs in Anime & Manga | | | | Remember the post that I did on the 1st Singapore Tattoo Show? How was it? (:My brother’s temporary tattoo.The common folks’ perception and reaction towards “Tattoo” and “Tattooing” varies from place to place but I can safely say that negative connotations are attached... | | |
| 9:39am | Toradora! / A Certain Magical Index Maid Café Event | | | | A nekomimi themed maid café in Akihabara will be holding a special “Toradora x Index” event next week, with the menu offering the likes of “Minori’s Purin” and “Index’s Donburi”. The maids are sure to be dressed in appropriate cosplay, plus there is... | | |
| 8:41pm | Platonic Heart Torn Clothing Schoolgirl Ero-Figure | | | | The recent OVA series “Zettai Shougeki ~Platonic Heart~” has come out with the latest good in its multi-pronged media project, a cast-offable figure of buxom schoolgirl Aya Iseshima. Since news of the martial-arts fighting girls series (ala Sekirei and Ikkitousen) seems to not have reached... | | |
| 8:08am | Ero-Doujinshi vs Doujinshi: 2008 Ranking | | | | The scope of doujinshi, or unofficial fan-works of existing anime, manga or game series is gigantic, generating over ¥55 Billion (over $600 Million USD) in 2007 alone. Most otaku know one of the main reasons for the huge proliferation of doujinshi is the fan-artist’s freedom (or sometimes even... | | |
| 10:29am | 2008 TV Anime DVD/Blu-ray Grand Sales Ranking | | | | 2008 has seen a huge variety of anime released, and the difficult question of assessing their success can approached in all sorts of ways, from TV ratings to 2ch thread activity, but DVD sales are usually given most prominence in such analysis. This final summary of the TV anime of 2008 incorporates... | | |
| 4:54am | Happy Freakin’ Holidays | | | | Random yuletide rantings to confound and confuse. Oh, Canada. The second season of the absolutely spectacular Spectacular Spiderman series was finally announced recently for a broadcast. Canada will be picking it up with a few episodes airing starting on January 11th, though if Wikipedia is... | | |
| 1:29am | Wani Strikes Again! Gelatin: purupuru color original comics | | | | It seems strange that no one has mentioned this recently, so my apologies if this had been known for years on end: Wani Magazine has a little bit of info up on their c75 page about what appears to be the successor to ROBOT, their full-color genre-defying anthology full of a lot of my favorite artists.... | | |
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