Another year, another sports day. This time I went to one at a very traditional place, a tiny middle school deep in the county, with a student body just shy of one hundred.  They’re a rare breed, these small town kids.  They’re shy around strangers, but they work together remarkably well, as you might expect [...]
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Whilst not up on the official website, the Animate Online Shop has the cover art for Note 12 of Umineko no Naku Koro ni up. Somehow, I have adopted Sakutarou for a lot of avatars lately, so it was good to see that he was...
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Tokyo Tower was the world’s tallest steel tower and a symbol of Tokyo for over 50 years. Click on photo for higher resolution: Now, Tokyo Tower is probably living its last months of glory, until the inauguration of the new Tokyo Sky Tree, which will certainly become the new symbol of the city. Click on photo for higher resolution: However, I’m sure that Tokyo Tower will remain an important landmark for Tokyo, a tower with a great architecture, looking amazing from every viewpoint… And speaking of viewpoints, I hope you’ll enjoy this compilation of 12 places from where you can admire Tokyo Tower while visiting Tokyo: 1. View from Roppongi: Click on photo for higher resolution: … and from the Roppongi Hills observatory: Click on photo for higher resolution: 2. View from the JR Hamamatsuchō Station: Click on photo for higher resolution: 3. View from the Rainbow Bridge: Click on photo for higher resolution: 4. View from the Sunshine 60 observatory: Click on photo for higher resolution: 5. View from the Imperial Palace Garden: Click on photo for higher resolution: 6. View from the Sumida River: Click on photo for higher resolution: 7. View from Zojoji Temple: Click on photo for higher resolution: 8. View from the Kasai Rinkai Park: Click on photo for higher resolution: 9. View from Hamarikyu Gardens: Click on photo for higher resolution: 10. View from the Tokyo Metropolitan Building observatory: Click on photo for higher resolution: 11. View from Odaiba: Click on photo for higher resolution: 12. View from the Harumi Pier: Click on photo for higher resolution: Finally, here’s how it looks from the FootTown, the 4-story building located under the tower: Click on photo for higher resolution: Read more »
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According to the wrap-around jacket band found on the 10th volume of the manga, the current TV anime series 「Mitsudomoe」 will be receiving a second season. [Source]
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I was rewatching Gundam Wing episode 1 and the scene where Heero cracked up after blowing away “two aries with just one shot!” was priceless and badass; we need more Gundam protagonists who gets a good laugh out of killing their enemies instead of angsting half the time (hallelujah! we also have hallelujah).  Anyway, the [...]
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Hoo boy, if you thought the last post I did was the end of my ramblings about Superflat, to quote the Priest (and Junot Diaz’s quoting of the Priest), YOU GOT ANOTHER THING COMIN’. The more I learn about Superflat, the more I’m disgusted by Takashi Murakami’s attitude to what is essentially somebody else’s subculture. [...]
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A preview scan featuring the concept art of the upcoming figure of “Riso Shaomei” from Shining Hearts, possibly by Max Factory ^^ Not much info given, but if it follows the recent swimsuit trends, scale wise could be 1/7. The possibility of 1/8 is also high since it’s a new series. Shining Hearts is the [...]
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Artwork by: AC @ Pixiv. In the near future, the animes that you enjoy so much over the weekends might not come from the country which anime had originated from. Animation, a crucial role for any anime in the market is slowly becoming a foreign job, in a sense, as production companies are starting to [...] Related posts:Japan To Spend 214.5 Million Training Animators “Tokyo Residency For Foreign Animators” Program Launched Is Anime A Dying Industry?
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If you have ever been to high school, you have probably heard about your student council. It’s a way to both engage students in leadership and democracy as well as give them an impression that they mean something to the school board. In reality, student councils have about as much power in running the school [...]
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Here we are at the tail end of the Summer 2010 season, with hardly anything worthwhile to watch. As Bakacast listeners know, we at Project Haruhi are having a hard time finding things to like in the anime we review each week. It’s getting pretty desperate here, such that we no longer care if the [...]
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50 ‘Love’ Songs: Aqua5 - Time to Love: <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AWVHeECF96k&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AWVHeECF96k&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object>
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My friends, it has often been said that I like Hellsing. Friends, I like Hellsing. No, friends, I love Hellsing! I love massive bloodbaths. I love unrestricted killings. I love the lack of love and plot. I love excessive violence. I love originals, and remakes. Hellsing across countries, in torrents, in DVDs, in MP4 format files, in raw episodes, on fansubbed [...]
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Hmm looks like I”m about a month late with these pics but better late than never.  FREEing’s rendition of mio, this time time based on her famous mmq scene ^_^ Before we move on, in case you need to remind yourself of the meme, ^_^ According to tsukiboard it’s been over a year since my [...]
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  Who needs zombies when you can be a crying teenager? Impressions: Well this was a waste of an episode. They’re being treated like kids and that makes them saaaaaaaaaaaaaad. They’re safe now, life’s so haaaaaaaaaaaaaaard and unfair. Until they get to give a big ol’ dramatic speech saying how awesome they are for surviving. Yeah, compared [...]
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Maids and Culture Fests~ Ten episodes in and they’ve finally introduced the maid character named Sayaka Dejima! She’s voiced by Mutsumi Tamura who’s also the lead guy of Asobi ni Ikuyo, Kio. At first meeting she seems like the regular, polite maid who may or may not have [...]
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Legend of the Five Rings. The best collectible card game ever made as far as I’m concerned. While I get that the game isn’t as popular as Magic, since that game had a few years head start and covers a subject matter that appeals to a wider audience (generic fantasy), I never quite grasped why [...]
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ETU has managed to get their defensive line into the game, locking down the Osaka offense as best they possibly can.  The midfield has stepped up the game as well.  However, you must have all three links in the chain to pull off a good play.  Tatumi’s right, a striker is just another player, and [...]
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Warning: the following article contains the answers to all the questions in the universe, as well as all the spoilers to everything ever. You have been warned. Religious symbols squirm into every cranny of most of the shows we hold dear. It’s not that the programs are particularly pious. Instead, the Coolness Factor states that [...]
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Episode 09 – 「 第柩話」 (Dai Kyu Wa) “The ‘Coffin’ Episode” If the previous episode of Shiki was about the confrontation with the vampires from the group of teenager’s perspective (namely, Natsuno, Kaori, and Akira), this episode shifts the focus on how the two grown-up characters deal with the “enemy”. Unfortunately, even though Ozaki and [...]
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Meiko’s “latest” 3DPV titled “Palette” is an awesome piece of work that was recently released on NicoNicoDouga.. It is quite nice to see a 3DPV of Meiko; Usually it is either, Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Twins or Megurine Luka.. I really love the song after my friend recommended listening to this old song.. Just like usual, [...]
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