| 5:00pm | Funimation acquires some Geneon Titles |  | | | Funimation Entertainment has announced that it plans to “manufacture, sell and distribute” 20 live-action and anime series previously owned by Geneon, according to Anime News Network. Titles include Higurashi (When They Cry,) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (apparently retitled ‘Lyrical... | | |
| 3:40am | I will not be attending Otakon 2008 - It’s a shame | | | | A friend of mine who reserved the hotel and what not last year doesn’t feel up to doing it this year. Honestly, I’d take charge and do it myself but I’m not really up to it. Otakon is in the beginning of August and leave for Japan only a few weeks later. It would be a big waste of... | | |
| 2:01am | Toradora!, or: A Taiga to Call My Own (and that fits in the palm of my hand) | | | | So, after hearing the news that the highly popular (in Japan, because very few seem to have heard of it over here) light novel series Toradora!, the thrilling and sometimes comical misadventures of one (1) Aisaka Taiga, the Palmtop Tiger (with more bite than bark) and one (1) Takasu Ryuuji, the Dragon... | | |
| 2:00pm | Summer 2008 Anime Preview | | | | It’s that time again: It’s time to look at what anime is airing in the Summer 2008 season. Shows are listed in alphabetical order. There are 7 possible levels of ratings that I’ll give a show:Will definitely blog itMay blog itWill definitely watch itMay watch itMay watch it if I hear good things... | | |
| 8:06pm | Arts Central Animania - Are you Supporting your Local TV Station? | | | | My blogging friend blogged on news of Shakugan no Shana coming to Arts Central (I’m keep her site url a secret since she always commented without including her link). I went to Arts Central official site to check and it’s true, Shakugan no Shana is indeed coming to Arts Central! Being a... | | |
| 6:49pm | Shakugan no Shana II - 18 | | | | This episode was just all talk no action. Sure Sakai was able to use some spells, but there was no real action. It was purely talk only. | | |
| 5:57pm | Full Summer Anime Preview -- staff, cast, trailers, pics, stories | | | | For me, the best way to guess how good a coming anime will be, is by looking at its staff: the director and writers and animation director and sound director, and so on. People who have made good shows before tend to make good shows again.I sometimes start watching a show for its voice actors, but I... | | |
| 5:57pm | Full Summer Anime Preview -- staff, cast, trailers, pics, stories | | | | For me, the best way to guess how good a coming anime will be, is by looking at its staff: the director and writers and animation director and sound director, and so on. People who have made good shows before tend to make good shows again.I sometimes start watching a show for its voice actors, but I... | | |
| 11:02am | Cool Products: Friday, June 20, 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... | | |
| 6:15am | Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka gets anime adaptation |  | | | Yet another h-game to anime adaption?Popular H-game (non H ver on PS2) gets a TV anime adaptation featuring many popular voice actress from Hirano Aya (CV for Konata in Lucky Star), Kugmiya Rie (CV for Shana in Shakugan no SHANA), Inoue Marina (Kana in Minami-ke).No definite release date is confirmed.Source:... | | |
| 11:39pm | Shakugan no Shana Tracks | | | | Having just finished Shakugan no Shana Second, I realize that the series has great tracks, so I’ve linked a few from both the first and the second series. Watch them. They are quite good. Shakugan no Shana OP. 1 -Shana Version- Title: Hishoku no Sora (緋色の空) Artist: Mami Kawada/ 川田まみ... | | |
| 11:39pm | Shakugan no Shana Tracks | | | | Having just finished Shakugan no Shana Second, I realize that the series has great tracks, so I’ve linked a few from both the first and the second series. Watch them. They are quite good. Shakugan no Shana OP. 1 -Shana Version- Title: Hishoku no Sora (緋色の空) Artist: Mami Kawada/ 川田まみ... | | |
| 4:34pm | [Hynavian] Round-Robin: Otaku Stereotypes and Perception | | | | I’m participating for this round’s R-R and the topic is "Otaku Stereotypes and Perception". I actually view this topic differently. Instead of how non-Otakus stereotyped and perceived Otakus, I’m going to touch on the norms and perceptions that Otakus have. What do Otakus... | | |
| 3:26pm | 戦隊萌え・特撮萌え[sentai-moe/tokusatsu-moe] | | | | I am not too sure if this can be moe for anime fans, but this is absolutely a genre of moe for otaku. If you really like any ranger-style bishoujo anime such as Magic Knight Rayearth, Yes! Puricure, or Sailor Moon, this could break the barrier between the fantasy and the real world. To get... | | |
| 4:00am | Anime Dads |  | | | Ah, it’s Father’s Day over here, so here are some good and not so good anime dads. I tried to highlight fathers in recent series, because we can’t keep milking Evangelion for inspiration. It’s surprising how few have much of a role in anime series. Most of the time they are... | | |
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