| 5:39am | Chihayafuru 2 Episode 22: Long Last We Meet |  | | | Fashion fades, only style remains the same. Coco’s infinite fashion wisdom in those words defined and continues to shape my wardrobe choices. Two weeks ago, as some of you know, Mike was invited to speak at the launch of Lacoste’s Tezuka collection. I can only hope that Chihayafuru will... | | |
| 8:27pm | Magazine Extras: Animedia May 2011 – Surveying 100 Voice Actresses | | | | I used to get Japanese magazines like Newtype, Animage, and Animedia every once in a while – usually around the start of a new anime season but also sometimes for the extras. While cleaning around last night, I found a little booklet from Animage‘s May 2011 issue. They gave survey forms... | | |
| 7:38am | Cool Products Wednesday, June 5, 2013 | | | | For the new update, we've got some excellent products from Japan for you. You can view all new J-List products by clicking this link. Today's New & Restocked Items Young Ace July 2013The latest issue of Young Ace is here, and it's... | | |
| 7:52am | Use of Alternate History in Anime: Samurai Girls | | | | Like other forms of media, there are many types of stories to be found in anime, including love comedy, various kinds of romance story (love triangles, yuri, yaoi), and of course plenty of hard-core sci-fi action. There's also a healthy traditional of "alternate history" to be found in anime, such as... | | |
| 9:58am | Nendoroid Miyafuji Yoshika: Shinden Ver. | | | | Phat Company has commenced preorder for a new Nendoroid version of Yoshika Miyafuji from the anime series Strike Witches 2. She is produced using the new Nendoroid specifications, with updated Nendoroid design and and coloring of her guns. Her Striker Unit is the new ‘Shinden’ unit that... | | |
| 10:13pm | Fighting fanservice | | | | The recent airing of the second series of Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls poses the question of why the stylish but lacklustre first season was deemed worthy of a sequel, but also conjures up the spirit of genre stalwarts such as the long running Sekirei and Ikkitousen franchises – each series... | | |
| 12:07am | Seven Seas Announces Three New Licenses | | | | Seven Seas has licensed Strike Witches, Devils and Realist, and Dragonar Academy. All three series will start to be released next year. Strike Witches: Maidens in the Sky Vol. 1 Street Date: February 2014 Price: $12.99 Format: Manga Trim: 5″ Continue reading → | | |
| 2:17am | Wai AnimeSols Akari AnimeSols Daisuki | | | | I think I’m going to have a good time making fun of Daisuki. Daisuki, the international effort of a Japanese congolmerate trying to promote digital streaming distribution overseas, opened its doors last Thursday and featured a sampling of free streaming anime with both new shows like Gundam Seed... | | |
| 2:21pm | Recalibrating Expectations in Suisei no Gargantia | | | | Suisei no Gargantia is one of the three mecha anime airing this season (four if we count a certain HD remaster). Out of them, it’s the one with the loftiest concept in the vein of Toward the Terra or Battlestar Galactica. That said, it’s more of a science fiction show with robots than a... | | |
| 2:21pm | Recalibrating Expectations in Suisei no Gargantia | | | | Suisei no Gargantia is one of the three mecha anime airing this season (four if we count a certain HD remaster). Out of them, it’s the one with the loftiest concept in the vein of Toward the Terra or Battlestar Galactica. That said, it’s more of a science fiction show with robots than a... | | |
| 2:02pm | Girls und Panzer is the Best Show of Its Kind | | | | Girls und Panzer is one of the latest in a long line of anime and manga which mix a unique activity or concept with a cast of cute girls, in this case World War II-era tanks. I’ve enjoyed many such shows over the years, but I think Girls und Panzer is actually the strongest anime I’ve seen... | | |
| 2:02pm | Girls und Panzer is the Best Show of Its Kind | | | | Girls und Panzer is one of the latest in a long line of anime and manga which mix a unique activity or concept with a cast of cute girls, in this case World War II-era tanks. I’ve enjoyed many such shows over the years, but I think Girls und Panzer is actually the strongest anime I’ve seen... | | |
| 6:00pm | RDG Red Data Girl | | | | Although several episodes of “RDG Red Data Girl” had already aired online on Nico Nico Douga ahead of the televised run, waited for the latter to start before picking up this series. Based on the “RDG レッドデータガール” light novels written by Ogiwara Noriko, must admit this show... | | |
| 10:32am | Cool Products Friday, May 10, 2013 | | | | For the new update, we've got some excellent products from Japan for you. You can view all new J-List products by clicking this link. Today's New & Restocked Items Newtype June 2013Newtype is one of the hottest magazines in Japan... | | |
| 10:31am | Cool Products Wednesday, May 8, 2013 | | | | For the new update, we've got some excellent products from Japan for you. You can view all new J-List products by clicking this link. Today's New & Restocked Items Young Ace June 2013Another fresh volume of Young Ace, packed with... | | |
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