| 6:50pm | Spring '09 Previews | | | | There are several interesting facts about this spring season. First with the exception of FMA, Hayate and Polyphonica, all other series are new. Another noteworthy fact is that all series are adaptions from manga, novels or games with Eden and Basquash as the only exceptions! As for my expectations ... | | |
| 3:08am | 39 New Winter Anime -- full previews: staff, cast, pic, story, trailer | | | | The winter season is usually the least exciting of the year, but there are always surprises. Last year, there were true tears and Spice & Wolf. Here are some of this year's possibilities, followed by a complete preview of almost all the new shows:-- Genji Monogatari Sennenki is a new anime based... | | |
| 11:13am | and you thought 2ch was bad | | | | (This link is old, but it’s new to me!!) Now, I know a lot of folks aren’t the biggest fans around of Seven Seas Entertainment, after all that KnJ unpleasantness and whatnot, but between trying to break into the US market with a whole bunch of light novels, trying to bring stuff done by... | | |
| 1:06am | Who killed Seven Seas Entertainment? | | | | Been ages since I talked about SSE, but in light of what’s going on lately I figured it was time to bring them up again. I’ve made no bones over my thoughts on SSE, the fact they wimped out of Kodomo no Jikan, giving into the fundies, the delays over their titles, and then the suspension... | | |
| 5:19pm | Weekly Round-Up: August 15th | | | | Sadly no- that’s why I dropped the series.Reviewed this week: Hidamari Sketch x365 5-6, Itazura na Kiss 18, Koihime Musou 5, Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 13, Nabari no Ou 19, Natsume Yuujinchou 6, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 5, Ryoko’s Case File 5, Slayers Revolution 6, Someday’s Dreamers ~Summer Skies~... | | |
| 2:00pm | Anime Review - Ballad of a Shinigami: 82.4% | | | | The Essentials Name: Ballad of a Shinigami, Momo the girl god of death Genre: Drama, Fantasy Episodes: 6 Released: March 2, 2006 - April 6, 2006 Based On: Shinigami no Ballad light novels by K-Ske Hasegawa Director: Tomomi Mochizuki Produced By: Pony Canyon, Group TAC, Ginga-ya US Distribution By: N/AMajor... | | |
| 1:14pm | Kinokuniya blues |  | | | This picture is for decorative purposes and has nothing to do with the content of this post at all. I went out to Kinokuniya today, mainly to post something and then go look for Superior Saturday, the latest book in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix. I’m happy to say I achieved both... | | |
| 1:14pm | Kinokuniya blues |  | | | This picture is for decorative purposes and has nothing to do with the content of this post at all. I went out to Kinokuniya today, mainly to post something and then go look for Superior Saturday, the latest book in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix. I’m happy to say I achieved both... | | |
| 3:17pm | Final Thoughts: Shigofumi | | | | Fumika is a mail carrier, but not your average one- the mail she delivers is no ordinary correspondence. Instead, her duty is to deliver Shigofumi, the last letters of the recently deceased to members of living. Together with her companion and talking staff Kanaka, Fumika steadfastly carries out her... | | |
| 3:17pm | Final Thoughts: Shigofumi | | | | Fumika is a mail carrier, but not your average one- the mail she delivers is no ordinary correspondence. Instead, her duty is to deliver Shigofumi, the last letters of the recently deceased to members of living. Together with her companion and talking staff Kanaka, Fumika steadfastly carries out her... | | |
| 9:15pm | Shigofumi ~ Stories of the Last Letter Review - 86/100 | | | | Shigofumi is another episodic series that takes an in-depth look at death. At first, it may seem like some strange cross between Shinigami no Ballad and Jigoku Shoujo, but it quickly finds its own style and identity to work with. The earlier episodes mostly focus on random cases, where Fumika, our... | | |
| 1:37pm | February Summary | | | | I must say that this has been the best winter-season we’ve had in years. usually, they just features one or two great series, but this season juast has a whole bunch of worthwhile watches, albeit you do have to look a bit harder than usual. #28 (28) - Dragonaut The Resonance - (6,6/10) - This... | | |
| 5:18am | I Cannot Touch You, But I Can Kill You. | | | | So, I hope everyone’s rushing to the local bookstores at the crack of dawn on March 25th to buy the light novel! I finally, after some ill-deserved neglect, finished Shinigami no Ballad. (Yes, it took me months to watch six episodes. Yes, you may call me a turtle, since that’s what the... | | |
| 1:23pm | Shigofumi ~ Letters from the departed |  | | | Also referred to as Shigofumi ~ Stories of Last Letter or just Shigofumi (シゴフミ).Produced by Bandai, the series follows the many stories of Fumika, the mail carrier, as she journeys the city, among other places, delivering the last words of those who’ve passed on. Fans of Shinigami no Ballad... | | |
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