| 2:58am | Comic Fiesta 2008: pimping thee performance. | | | | I missed out all the fun at the Comics Fiesta event, mainly because I need a proper passport to pass the border, and enough cash to send me over. In spite of that, I managed to obtain 2 of the singing performances that didn’t manage to be done in this year’s local EOY event. Here’s... | | |
| 1:59am | Mecha updates : 12/2008 | | | | Some news from NgeeHiong that got me drooling again. First off, the Gunpla segment. 1/144 HG 0-Raiser, January 2009 release, 840yen. 1/144 HG 00-Raiser, February 2009 release, 1890yen. 1/144 HG GN Archer, January 2009 release, 1260yen. 1/144 HG Gadessa, January 2009 release, 1525yen. 1/100 MG GM... | | |
| 2:05pm | Shikabane Hime - 12 | | | | Short Synopsis: “It” has happened. I’m not going to spoil here what exactly “it” is, but you can pretty much guess. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8,5/10 (Awesome) After the previous episode, I already had some suspicion that this episode would be awesome, and indeed it did... | | |
| 10:35am | Fanboy Fuel | | | | What does this mean to you? Have a closer look: I got it Saturday, December 20. Is it Christmas yet? It is, especially after what I found and failed at not buying: It’s nothing else but a 1/72 scale model kit of the VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie Alto Custom. It’s Alto’s bird in Macross... | | |
| 8:39pm | Cool Items Saturday, December 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... | | |
| 10:00pm | Face Off: Ray and Mike on Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (Part 2) |  | | | Ray:It’s more like, no I just don’t feel like doing it, therefore I can’t. Again, how has guts, passion and hard work changed? Mike:In Gunbuster, it’s assumed. In Diebuster, it has to be recovered. (Well–arguably, Nono always believes in it.) Both Gunbuster and Diebuster... | | |
| 8:25pm | Mushi-Mushi?!? ~ Yeah I’m Still here… | | | | Hey all. Sorry for the long wait between entries. Despite my lack of employment the last month has proved to be rather busy for me, between drama, family stuff, side work, and looking for new work. Anyway, it’s that time of year again, Christmas. Can’t say I’m a huge holiday fan, but... | | |
| 5:03pm | Face Off: Ray and Mike on Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (Part 1) |  | | | vs. Mike: I shed a tear at the end of Gunbuster. What an awesome piece of work. My Hideaki Anno shrine just got bigger again. Ray: Yes! Yessss! That, my friend, is the awesomest work ever. Mike:It’s so emotionally direct and sincere compared to most things produced these days. I have heard... | | |
| 9:36am | Yoko Ero-Moe Figure, by Gift |  | | | Relative newcomer to the figure making business Gift will soon be releasing this attractive figure of redhead Yoko from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, with pre-orders having recently opened. The figure will be a 1/5 PVC, sculpted by 近藤貴之 / Takayuki Kondo, probably most known for his excellent... | | |
| 1:42pm | 12 Anime Moments in 12 Days (Day 4) - April: “I’d like to thank the Academy…” | | | | Speaking as someone who develops new technology for military systems, this is one of those times where I wonder if technology has gone backwards On a non-anime side note, both bro and I have been playing gpro alot recently. I just received another 5th place in the last race which makes it my third... | | |
| 8:00am | Twelve Moments in Anime 2008 - #09: Kodomo no Jikan ch. 42 | | | | (Part of a 12-day series fondly remembering some of the best moments in anime this year. Participants include: lolikitsune, lelangir, FuyuMaiden, IKnight, Zeroblade, Nazarielle, ghostlightning, TheBigN, ETERNAL, Mike, A Day Without Me, digitalboy, Josh, otou-san, Culchann and Pontifus, IcyStorm, Cokematic,... | | |
| 2:02am | Blog Stuff, Meta And Personal | | | | First and foremost, Ghostlightning’s latest post at Oi, Hayaku is one of my favorite blog posts ever and it is fucking sexy. It perfectly conveys a sort of cool pulp atmosphere that I adore and with a Gurren Lagann backdrop the awesomeness is just solidified. In other news, I updated my About page... | | |
| 12:10am | Need bloggers for best anime of 2008 roundtable |  | | | Reading through a GamesRadar article about the best co-op title, I thought a similar format could work for anime. We’re nearing the end of the year, so why not a series of roundtable discussions on 2008 anime? Ten of the most acclaimed and popular anime shows can be chosen and a small group of... | | |
| 9:49pm | The Fun of Collaborative Top 10 Lists | | | | Or Top 20, 50, 100, etc. Anime and manga are full of these things. There’s lists in Shounen Jump series ranking the popularity of their characters. There’s Saimoe, which is essentially one giant list. Every forum in every language devotes some time to getting together to compile a list... | | |
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