| 11:04am | Cool Items Monday, February 23, 2009 | | | | 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... | | |
| 8:35am | Red-haired Shana figma! | | | | This time I’m gonna review my newly opened Shakugan no Shana figma. I actually opened this at the same time I opened Hayate, but soon after I opened Hayate I was left with only an episode of Index before bedtime so I decided to postpone this post. The next few posts will be about my newfound... | | |
| 3:38am | Funimation licenses God, Planet | | | | OK, Funimation didn’t quite license that much, but they went on yet another licensing spree today, picking up both Tower of Druaga shows, Dragonaut - The Resonance, and Blassreiter from GONZO and Bamboo Blade from D. Rights. Now, personally, I’m not sure if any of these are actually good... | | |
| 4:13pm | Choice harems, Stripey’s picks | | | | White Album has clinched the much coveted attribute of ‘Choice Harem’ on The Tanuki’s anime list. This happens when the Striped One deems 3 or more girls within the harem setup to be worthy of pursue. WA was elevated to such an exalted position via the combined charms of Rina, Yuki... | | |
| 8:11am | Shakugan no Shana III, The Unwanted Return | | | | I expected it to be over for good. I thought wrong. Many of you are undoubtfully aware of it but just in case there are some like me who managed to miss the news last autunm let me type it up here. Shakugan no Shana, a light novel series adapted into two seasons of mainly sub-par anime, is getting another... | | |
| 5:20pm | S.O.Y.A Cosplay 2009 - Have You BEAN There? |  | | | S.O.Y.A 2009 @ Ngee Ann PolytechnicS.O.Y.A.(Start Of Year Again) Cosplay convention is back again at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Taking photos for blogs or any community sites requires a media pass and luckily, we got ourselves a pass. Nonetheless, it is an awesome event with brilliant hosts and our well beloved... | | |
| 7:16pm | Shakugan no Shana III Likely Due in Autumn |  | | | Fans of classic tsundere anime Shakugan no Shana have been aware of the impending release of a new series for some time, but in a recent interview Geneon all but dated it to April: “In autumn ‘that title’ which everyone loves will get its continuation.” Since they have dated plenty of their... | | |
| 11:08am | Cool Items Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | | | | 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... | | |
| 9:12pm | Kabitzin’s January 2009 List |  | | | I finally finished up Shikabane Hime: Aka, but I haven’t yet gotten to SH: Kuro like I wanted to. From a quick scan, however, it looks like the first few episodes are mostly training and flashback episodes. I’ve watched most of the shows I was interested in, except White Album. I might... | | |
| 5:10am | KKnM opening hours durnig CNY |  | | | They will be close from 25th (Sunday) - 29th (Thursday) January and they will be open for business on the 30th (Friday) onwards @ 11am.Here’s some figures that have arrived:- Muv Luv Sumika (Goodsmile)- Nanoha Striker S Signum (Alter)- High School of the Dead Miyamoto Rei (Organic)- Figma Shakugan... | | |
| 5:21pm | The Index Post To End All Index Posts | | | | It’s time for Nova to yet again whine about To Aru Majutsu no Index but this time is different - different because I promise that this will be the last post I’m ever going to write about it. As such I’m going all out to clear my mind of this cancer that has been infecting it yet again... | | |
| 7:04pm | The Hidden War Within Japanese Visual Culture |  | | | Japan is up in your moon, alright with your otakus Or so you thinkI don’t know if you should take this account, since I might be the only one noticing and giving some “importance”. But take a very long look at a piece of popular otaku visual material. Let’s try an anime adapted... | | |
| 7:17pm | Favorite Anime of 2008 | | | | As if anyone cared, here's my personal list of top anime of 2008.I'd say "best" anime, but "favorite" is more accurate. I can't imagine how to be objective about this. We all have our own likes and dislikes. Even adding up points in various categories -- animation, story, characters, etc. -- seems pretty... | | |
| 3:04am | Top 10 Anime of 2008 | | | | It’s that time of year againtime to rank the top 10 shows of 2008. Of course, the usual caveat: this only includes shows which I watched, which this year was only about 20, so it was a kind of slow year for me. Nevertheless, this list still boasts a pretty impressive list of shows. 10. Birdy... | | |
| 10:42am | Cool Items Friday, January 9, 2009 | | | | 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... | | |
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