The Cute Book Aranzi Aronzo Vertical, $12.95 The Bad Book Aranzi Aronzo Vertical, $12.95 Regular readers have seen many mentions of my daughters in this blog. That’s because at ages 12 and 14, they have a very different perspective on manga, one that is probably closer to the typical reader than most of us bloggers. In short, they are my product [...]
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For the past two years, no female anime or game character has come within a whisker of even matching Fate Stay Night’s Saber in terms of popularity, especially among the hardcore Japanese “otaku”. The star of the adult visual novel Fate, Saber has since been seen in the Fate anime, mangas and several fighting games. [...]
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This just in, courtesy of Moon Phase: while announced a few months ago and confirmed at last month's Tokyo International Anime Fair, the official Zero no Tsukaima anime site has been updated today with further information and visuals from the show's second season, scheduled to air this summer. Everyone's favorite Kugimiya Rie-voiced tsundere character Louise returns with two older sisters in tow, one who seems deredere nee-san to the max and the other some sort of uber meta extreme ultra god-tsundere. I wonder if she obliterates civilizations only to resurrect them and coddle them angrily to her voluptuous bosom... (stolen site image below)
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Jun may have thought that sharing his life with living doll Shinku was an unwelcome upset, but as he soon discovers, it’s a walk in the park compared with what’s to come. First, there’s Hinaichigo to deal with- a spoiled and childish doll who almost costs his friend Tomoe her life when she insists that [...]
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Alright. You may not know this but I’m also part of Team XsynC and apparently, Xak managed to get more posters! (Well~ Don’t ask how we got it. =X) This time we’ll be giving out more Shakugan no Shana posters (with some designs that weren’t given out during my last giveaway), Burst Angel and many more! [...]
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While I can't quite tell whether she's sneering or just baring her teeth in a becoming way, this bikini-clad Tsukino PVC from Yakitate Japan, Alter / Aniplex, and sculptor Saitou Fumiki (large gallery of the original kit here) seems to be just what the doctor ordered for the hot summer months ahead, especially if she's on time for her scheduled August release. Not being much of a Tsukino fan I'll be giving this one a miss, but it doesn't seem like too hard a sell - especially with the track record of the recently released Tsukino (Pantasia ver.) PVC from the same production team. That one sold out with such speed that I regret not picking one up to see what all the fuss was about when I had the chance... I'd recommend hopping on the preorder for this if you're interested, lest she slip through your fingers. (no more)
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Fans of androids and underboobs rejoice today with the announcement of a new PVC incarnation of KOS-MOS, produced by a joint venture between Atelier-Sai and Happinet dubbed Chord-G7. While the pose is hardly dynamic the balance and color composition of the kit strike me as quite pleasing... did I mention underboob? I'm not sure if there's a more clinical term for that. No sculptor information is given beyond the generic Atelier-Sai credit so there's little precedent to go on in terms of judging final production quality, but she looks to be a must-have item for devotees of the Xenosaga franchise when she debuts in late July. Underboob! (pictures below)
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The USA Today Booklist features three manga this week: vol. 13 of Naruto at number 84 (down a few notches from last week’s 79); vol. 18 of Bleach at 103 (up from 129 last week) and vol. 16 of Fruits Basket, making its debut at number 122. Perched just above Bleach are Spider-Man 3 and [...]
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How do you like your minced pork noodles? It’s a matter of taste. Just like the way Stripey and I enjoy anime and looking at beautiful girls (often doing both at the same time) but have serious disagreements on which anime and beautiful girls we enjoy watching most, these questions about food are vital importance. [...]
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[BLEACH #121] [Enjoyment Value: 9.3/10] “I couldn’t protect anyone.” [Opening sequence] OP: [ALONES] by Aqua Timez Listen to the OP: Mirror 1 | Mirror 2 [Thoughts] The long wait for this episode was definitely worth it. It was just too awesome. Seeing Rangiku, Hitsugaya, and Renji kill those Arrancar felt so good that I almost jumped out of my seat. The best [...]
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The show continues to have a very good balance of serious plot and good humour...
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Darren at Anime2Manga is looking for a little help.
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Director: Tensai Okamura Music: Yoko Kanno Character Design: Takahiro Komori Studio: BONES “The Star of Contract Flowed (Part 1)” This rocked. This is probably the best first episode that I’ve watched so far this season. They gave us so much information about the world and the characters already to [...]
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Darkshaunz is freaked out by Mushroom People (not Sporregar) Score: 8.8/10 After a chain of four or so exciting, rowdy and intense boobtacular combat, it was time that the series took a small breather. It has been postulated that the human male brain can only take so much cleavage and cleaving before it explodes into a pool [...]
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[Episode 5: White Herons Assemble] [Enjoyment Value: 8/10] [Thoughts] This was a pretty nice episode. The beginning was pretty funny with Maedasaki forcing Junki to work at his company and providing him with an escort. They actually followed the guy everywhere! Although we had little Akira appearances in this episode it’s still nice to see that she’s at [...]
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I intentionally waited for a (quality) fansub release before watching the first episode of Lucky Star, as experience has taught me that my Japanese comprehension skills simply aren’t developed enough to get much out of dialogue intensive comedies without the assistance of subtitles. I can confidently say that I made the right choice, because, [...]
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Opening Sequence: OP: 「Motteke! Sailor Fuku」 by Hirano Aya, Katou Emiri, Fukuhara Kaori & Endo Aya
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In June of this year a giant will walk among us in the form of this 37 centimeter-tall Kousaka Tamaki PVC kit from To Heart 2 and maker Daiki Kougyou. I have to say this isn't the best effort I've seen from Toushirou of modeler's circle Cobra-Kai, who also sculpted Daiki Kougyou's Sengoku Blade Koyori (other recent kits in the gallery here); what I'd really like to see would be a PVC release of his recently completed Shiranui Mai (the best things come in threes, after all). Despite the somewhat terrifying aspects of the Tama-nee kit in question I went ahead and placed a preorder anyway; I, for one, welcome our gargantuan, oddly-proportioned, naughtily-costumed overlordsladies. (picture below)
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If you’re seeing and watching it, then DreamHost’s FLV thingie works.
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What sort of irony is it that I relax to episodes of Hataraki Man after work? That said, this is one show that is full of ironies. And in a way a very much a show after my own personal experience (and all too common of one). If Matsutaka’s episode-ending statement in episode one didn’t grip [...]
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