| 4:30pm | And Then Emperor Palpatine Fell into an Explanation | | | | The other day I went to see the movie Fanboys, about a group of Star Wars fan one year before the release of Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. I won’t say much about the movie itself except that I thought it was hilarious, but it reminded me that there’s a lot of Star Wars “lore”... | | |
| 12:00am | We Enjoy Our Perfect Service! How We Like Our Fanservice (Studios Take Note!) | | | | Yes, she's a robot, and she's flashing us her bits Reading how fanservice can create a blinder effect and cause a viewer to dismiss a show got me thinking about fanservice in general and my tastes in particular. As far as the article is concerned, yes I am indifferent to most harem-type fanservice... | | |
| 3:09pm | 1/6 Yoko PVC [Crimson Chapter] | | | | Kotobukiya announced preorders for this lovely figure of Yoko from the first movie Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Crimson Chapter.She is scheduled for release in June and will be retailing for 9,450 yen. Interested folks can | | |
| 12:59am | Shameless Shipping ‘09 #5 - Simon and Nia |  | | | We all knew this was coming. In reality, it’s not shameless shipping, as the couple is very much canon. Still they’re my favorite couple ever, and perfect for Valentine’s Day. At this time, I’m sorta of the opinion if you don’t know who Simon and Nia are, you should... | | |
| 11:55pm | emphatic fight - one last call to arms, for fans of ef | | | | I think, if you’ve seen my posts over the last week or two, you know where this is going. So do I. And I ask you, with no regrets: http://www.internationalsaimoe .com/voting/ Vote Yuuko. And if you’re not convinced, read to the end of this post. It’s not even 800 words. It’s... | | |
| 11:11am | Cool Items Wednesday, February 11, 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... | | |
| 6:06pm | The true tears of Bandai |  | | | Did anyone notice one thing suspiciously missing from Robert’s blog post? The true tears, coincidentially available from Robert’s store, was not mentioned at all. As it happened, I was buying nothing but Bandai for months, between Gurren Lagann, Rocket Girls, Tokikake, and Lucky Star (with... | | |
| 11:40am | Gurren Lagann introduction EPIC~! | | | | Now that i’ve rewatched gurren lagann , i get what the starting is all about. They first showed gurren lagann fighting with the dimensional government and boota’s evolved or humaniod form talking to “simon” but of course you wouldn’t know who is who other than it all looks... | | |
| 10:34am | Revisiting gurren lagann | | | | Gurren lagann is almost 2 years old since it last debut and it also been that long since i’ve saw it. I’ve not watched the movie yet but i’m waiting to get their dvd though. For some reason, i decided to re-watch it and i still felt sad when kamina passed away and i still felt sad... | | |
| 8:32am | Best in Anime 2008 – Part 7: Top Anime #5 - #1 | | | | If Kure-nai hadn't flubbed it's ending so badly, it might have made the listWe’re finally here, the last part of my reflection on the best anime of 2008 – the top 5 anime. If you’ve looked at the other parts then this list probably won’t be much of a shock so let’s not waste anymore... | | |
| 1:27am | December 2008 News Highlights | | | | On December 9, Bandai Namco Games released a variant of a karaoke machine using its Afrec! technology. Instead of having fans add their voices to music, Afrec! allows fans to voice over anime segments. The machine was released under the Joysound label. The process for the seiyuu wannabe has three... | | |
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