| 11:42am | Eureka7 - Pocket Full of Rainbows Review - 70/100 | | | | I haven’t been looking forward to the Eureka7 movie, for the following reason: the series was pretty conclusive, wasn’t it? Why ruin it with a movie. I therefore just assumed that it was going to be one of those recap movies like with Gurren Lagann, but as it turns out it takes place in... | | |
| 11:40pm | Punie-chan fails |  | | | Take Dokuro-chan, replace the sex with more violence, add jokes from the kind Sunred made: that is the recipy for Punie-chan (Dai Mahou Touge). Jokes, actually, were ok to great — in particular I remember the suiciding potato man — but I started skipping the rest before the first episode... | | |
| 1:32pm | Quick thoughts on dubbing | | | | Can’t Twitter this. But I’ll try a Twitter’d version in a bit.The issue about dubs today is that they suck, sounds the same no matter what, and the original feel is lost.Ironically, the second complaint can be applied to the original work as well (Kugimiya Rie being typecast being... | | |
| 7:26am | EVA 2.0 opens a.k.a WTF ANNO WTF?! |  | | | Warning: Spoilers ahead. Show ▼ Asuka does in her usual way tsundere way express feelings for Shinji, for example feeling lonely and coming to sleep in his room (this is not sleep walking as in the TV series) and confronting Ayanami about her feelings for him (this is after she calls Ayanami a... | | |
| 12:00am | WORLD, INTERNET, DO YOU FEEL ALIVE!!!! | | | | Basara certainly gets it. Basara gets it. So does the whole cast of Macross 7. The Yapan Express also gets it. The whole bloody cast of Gurren Lagann get it (YES, EVEN THE ANTI-SPIRALS.) Tomino finally gets it. Kawamori probably got it, but seems to have lost it in some bizarre ritual involving a giant... | | |
| 5:51pm | Avatar(xADV) on Gurren-Lagann | | | | Andy’s take is positive and agreeable, albeit short and thus unable to look at the whole picture in detail Gurren Lagann deserves, but that’s blogging for you. But the most interesting character in that respect is Rossiu. He’s there to comment that, no, you can’t run a society... | | |
| 7:52am | Anime Expo Pre-show Podcast! | | | | Ok then so I was a guest on Anime Genesis’ podcast for an AX pre-show. We’re pretty excited about Anime Expo, our upcoming panel, concerts, Gurren Lagann related panels and my many many cosplays. It’s long i know, we rant but it’s entertaining! We also talk about how amazing... | | |
| 6:09pm | Crossdressing (?) Nagato Plays K-ON!’s “Cagayake! GIRLS” |  | | | This video shows a not at all unskilled performance of K-ON!’s popular OP theme, Cagayake! GIRLS, by a mysterious figure in Nagato Yuki cosplay. As is usual with these sorts of videos, the major questions being asked seem to center on the gender of the hapless cosplayer, although with more fervor... | | |
| 7:11pm | Animator Spotlight: Sushio (すしお) | | | | Ishizaki Toshio or better known as Sushio is a talented Japanese animator affiliated with the studio Gainax. Dating back to 1995, Sushio is known for his action and effect scenes which he is a praised and popularize by. After graduating from Yoyogi Animation Gakuin, he got his start at Gainax working... | | |
| 6:25pm | Spring 2009 Anime Songs Compilation | | | | Many of the best anison (anime songs) of the Spring 2009 season have been collected and rearranged into this recent video, earning it considerable popularity on Nico in the few weeks since its release. Those who may have missed much of the season’s shows will find it instructive, as around... | | |
| 3:00pm | Aim for the Top! 2: A True Nonoriri Has a Buster Machine in Her Heart! | | | | YOU GONNA GET HOMING LASER'D I am going to invoke the authority of both Noriko and the iconic crossed arms stance of Aim for the Top! (or Gunbuster or Top o Nerae! or whatever you feel like) as I say this potentially controversial statement: As a long-time fan of Gunbuster, Diebuster is amazing.... | | |
| 4:30am | Revoltech Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann | | | | Kaiyodo has announced preorder for this bad-ass coolsome Revoltech Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann. It is scheduled for release in July, and will be retailing for around 2,400 yen. Interested folks can place your preorder at Hobby Search or Toylet. I think the Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann would look even... | | |
| 10:48am | Cool Products Wednesday, June 17, 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... | | |
| 10:28pm | Somerset Somersault: AnimeNEXT 2009 | | | | This past weekend I attended AnimeNEXT in New Jersey. While held this year in Somerset at the Garden State Exhibit Center and conjoined Somerset Doubletree Hotel, in years prior the convention was held at the Meadowlands Arena in Secaucus. However, seeing as this was my first ever AnimeNEXT this did... | | |
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