This is quite a good showing for Universal Bunny, and though not as good as OST 2 of the tv series, it does rival the OST 1 and the vocal collection. May’n’s first full album which was also released today also did pretty well and landed at #3. And a small side note… 2ch sometimes [...]
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PC Game Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 5 Theme Song Single -- “Occultic no Majo” by Ayumu and Doi Hironori EP5 OP Sequence: SPOILER! ▼ Tracklist: 01 -- Occultic no Majo 02 -- Bring The Fate 03 -- Occultic no Majo miracles mix 04 -- [...]
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I dropped Naruto a few years ago because of the fillers. Naruto fillers were mostly uninteresting and lame, so even though I really liked Naruto then, I decided to drop it.Recently, I decided to pick up Naruto again as over the past 2 years, I have seen many comments about Naruto Shippuuden being much better than Naruto. Just yesterday, I finally caught up with Naruto Shippuuden (episode 136) and I must agree that it's much better than Naruto. There is more action, funny moments, sad moments, and Akatsuki!! Also, the fillers are not as bad as those of Naruto's.CharactersNaruto/Naruto Shippuuden feature an extensive cast of characters. My favorite characters are Kakashi sensei, Naruto, Gaara, Shikamaru, Deidera and maybe Sasuke.Kakashi sensei remains as my top favorite. He's so mysterious and cool, and I love how he takes care of everyone around him.I used to think that Naruto was very noisy (actually, he still is), but his never-give-up spirit has impressed me a lot.I like Gaara the first time I saw him. His character design is very cool and I like his powers.Initially, there's nothing very special about Shikamaru. However, he really shines in Naruto Shippuuden.I feel sad that Deidera is dead. Though I'm not into his art, I like his personality.I used to like Sasuke a lot. He's cool and good looking, and I like this kind of character. However, as the series progresses, I begin to dislike him more and more. I think his obsession with revenge is the main reason. I can understand why he's so obsessed with revenge (too obsessed to see the truth) but I don't understand why he chose to believe in the words of those evil people (*spoiler* for example, he believes in Uchiha Madara and starts working for Akatsuki =.=||).
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oOgA-san here and after filtering out photos and picking a handful, I have my share of cosplayer photos, this post will also serve as the directory that will contain links to other writers' cosplayer photo coverage. This is prolly one of the rare times that you see so much cosplayers involved and so much photographers whoring up to the cosplayers and snapping like machine guns
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It seems Nori-P scandal will hit the big screen pretty soon… Film distributor Psydirec announced that shooting has already started for a movie titled “Setsuna,” a semi-documentary about the Sakai scandal. Masao Kasahara is directing the picture, which is based on the book “Sakai Noriko: Kakusareta Sugao” by entertainment reporter Masaru Nashimoto. The lead actress is [...]
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The first webcast episode of the last three episodes of the Tsubasa Cat arc of course sees a drop in animation quality due to the streaming, but nevertheless manages to keep up closely with the storyline and the goodness that Bakemonogatari has been bringing to us during its TV season. We return to the problem [...] Related posts:Bakemonogatari 03 – Senjougahara HNGHBakemonogatari 05 – The Lost SnailBakemonogatari 06 – In Your Face Part 1
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Well, I did. But not a lot. Click to get better zoom. It’s scanned so it looks uugghhh… Because I didn’t ink. Orz. Failart.
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RT @animefeed Kadokawa CEO Predicts Anime of Sugar Dark Light Novel: Dark fantasy wins Sneaker Awards. http://bit.ly/77Gxaf #Anime 12:02:31 RT @ericadodd @animetoday: RightStuf.com: B/c of short week, we're flipping weekly specials over Wed & a Black Friday surprise later! 12:04:04 RT @japansociety @NY_Anime_Fest: Japan Society explores the dark side of cute! http://bit.ly/8n7qor #dance #manga #nyc 12:05:56 RT @funimation [...]
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David Welsh beats us all to the end-of-the-year story with his summary of everything he is grateful for (manga-wise) in 2009. Kate Dacey, David Welsh, and Brad Rice take a look at this week’s new magna, and the Comics Village crew picks the best of last week’s releases. At PWCW, Kai-Ming Cha talks to Yen Press honcho [...]
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Fans of Cencoroll , I have learned, tend to be pretty hardcore. I remember the obsessiveness with which some friends and acquaintances of mine attended its US debut at the New York Anime Fest this year (which I couldn't attend because I was basically double-booked all weekend), and the reception it often gets at Aniplex 's panels when it comes up as a title they're hoping to license in the US. For those of you who weren't at NYAF, there's good news-- maybe. The 30-minute one-man-band show is available on the Playstation Store in Japan, and if you have a Japanese account for downloading games and the like, and you have ¥500 (about $5.70 USD) in there, you can rent an SD copy for three days, complete with some special extras...theoretically, anyway. See, I know this works for games, which are region-free for the PS3, but I'm not at all sure whether video works the same way, and unfortunately, I don't have access to the PS3 in the office and won't have it all holidway weekend. And even if it DOES work, it'll be a hassle-- here's a video I found with instructions on adding yen to your Japanese PSN account:   <object width="640" height="518"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SHwyiiueAqY&amp;badVar=0xb1b1b1&amp;badVar=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </param> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SHwyiiueAqY&amp;badVar=0xb1b1b1&amp;badVar=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="518"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>   It may be a pain, but I know there are Cencoroll fans out there who would love the opportunity to support creator Atsuya Uki's endeavor. But if there's any kind of region encoding or IP address check on the video, it may not work. If one of you checks it out for me and lets us know if it works, you'll be my new favorite!
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Among the many things in this world that I love, and high up on the list, are both Jim Henson's original Muppets and the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. So when G-Man posted the following video , you can imagine how much giddy squee-ing went around the office. It totally made my day/week/month/life.   <object width="640" height="518"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY&amp;rel=0&amp;badVar=0xb1b1b1&amp;badVar=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </param> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY&amp;rel=0&amp;badVar=0xb1b1b1&amp;badVar=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="518"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>   I dare Giant Bomb to do something cooler. Until then, you can enjoy some more zombies while waiting for your copy of Left 4 Dead 2 to arrive via Jeff, Ryan, and Vinny's Quick Look of the DLC for Borderlands, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned .   <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="gb_player" align="middle" width="640" height="360"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.giantbomb.com/video/video.swf"> </param> <param name="quality" value="high"> </param> <param name="flashvars" value="paramsURI=http%3A//www.giantbomb.com/video/params/1685/?w=1"> </param> <param name="videoURI" value="http://media.giantbomb.com/video/vf_borderlandszombie_ql.flv"> </param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.giantbomb.com/video/video.swf" quality="high" bgbadvar="#000000" name="gb_player" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="paramsURI=http%3A//www.giantbomb.com/video/params/1685/?w=1" align="middle" width="640" height="360"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>   And lest you think Anime Vice video-less, hey look, this week's Straight-Up News ! Also, word of some cool new anime adaptations , as well as a review of FUNimation's release of Bamboo Blade . That oughta hold you.
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An action, comedy, ecchi,  martial arts genre will have its 4th series anime, Yuji Shiozaki’s manga Ikkitousen is now on the works which was announced in the Wani Books’ Monthly Comic Gum magazine. It will be entitled as 『Ikkitousen XX: XTREME XECUTOR』, and a new character named as Ma Chao will be appearing and will voiced [...]
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“Explore our Christmas Shopping Guide to find the right gifts for your loved ones or yourself”. Christmas is coming next month and our sponsors Play-Asia is going into Christmas mode already. If you’re the member of Play-Asia, you should have recevied their coupon codes from them... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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Another product featuring an alarm clock by Banpresto. This time, you have to box the alarm clock bell with the hammer provided. When the alarm goes off, a referee voice begins counting to ten. If you are able to get up and smash the snooze button, you can go back to sleep. If you’re down for [...]
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GoodSmile announced this Mimi Usa nendoroid during the past hours. If you've planned to give her to me as Christmas present, then make another consideration since I don't want her. She's just not my type. D: Related posts:Luka Megurine nendoroidK-ON drummer Ritsu Tainaka nendoroidNendoroid Marisa Kirisame
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This episode starts off where the previous episode left off with Yakusiji Ryoko and Izumida trying to arrest Mizoroki Kikuno for being involved in the mummification incident, but ends up committing sucide to not reveal who hired Mizoroki. I thought it was interesting that Yakusiji Ryoko got Nonagase from JACES to buy new shoes [...]
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Volks Turn A-brand is going to release the Iazyoi Touka ( 十六夜 桃花 ) 1/6 GK from the eroge Toushin Toshi III ( 闘神都市Ⅲ ) published by AliceSoft. Will be sold from Midnight December 21 to Noon December 22, 2009 at Volks Web Site Store. 12,000 yen, 18 parts in total. Kit is not [...] No related posts. **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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Griffon Enterprises is going to release the Figutto Kousaka Tamaki ( 向坂環 ) Swimsuit Ver. ( 水着ver. ) action figure from the eroge/anime series “ToHeart2″ published by Leaf/AQUAPLUS. Will be released in March 2010. Around 155mm tall, 3,200 yen. Um…. You know what? This Figutto... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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I have been waiting for a long time for this official listing from Good Smile Company … they finally listed Nendoroid Usa Mimi from pre-order today! She is the third and final loli from the anime Kodomo no Jikan to be released as Nendoroid, following Kokonoe Rin and Kagami Kuro. Now the 3 friends are [...]
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If you’ve yet to be informed, well, Makino Yui’s coming to Singapore this EOY2009! End-of-year 2009, or more popularly known as EOY2009 will be taking place on the 26th December this year. Featuring several programs that ranges from cosplays to fashion shows, EOY2009 is one event that one should not miss. And the best of all? EOY2009 [...] Related posts:Makino Yui Arriving In EOY2009!AFA08 Pre-Registrations are open!AFA08 VIP Ticketing Details out!
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