I can now exclusively reveal that the reason my blog is so HARD GAY is because I have Lui chained up in my basement.   As the days became depressingly short and winter tightened its grip upon the land, I had the great idea of summarising all the 2006 series I watched in one great ‘Annual Round-Up’; [...]
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For the most part, Japanese horror stuff makes me laugh. For example, I thought Ayakashi and Jigoku Shoujo were really funny. Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni wasn’t really that scary either. Ghost Hunt doesn’t really seem like a typical horror anime, though. I think it’s more Ghostbusters than Friday the 13th. Taniyama Mai is your average [...]
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These are some of the titles that look interesting for me (click on pics to enlarge): Ayakashi Ayashi, which takes over the Blood+ time slot on Saturday evenings, D.Gray-man, which will air on Tuesdays on TV Tokyo, Busou Renkin which will air on Wednesday mornings on TBS, Code Geass, which will air on Friday mornings (for [...]
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A few random news bits/things I have to say: -With the release of the KamiKazo DVDs, I'm finally able to listen to the full Kamisama Kazoku OP and ED (creditless OP/ED sequences are nice too). Given that I haven't liked a lot of the past season's theme songs, I'm glad that I can now put on repeat some songs I really do enjoy. -This week has been a bit frustrating in the sense that it seems like every post has someone asking about the episodes I skipped last week. For the final time: I will not be making up the episodes that aired during my break. I realize some of you folks aren't happy with the jump in continuity, but you have to realize how much time it takes to blog everything - time which I just don't have. The only exceptions are the series that are now being covered by the other writers. -Newsweek is running a story about the popularity of YouTube in Japan. Of particular note is the fact that it mentions The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya as an example in the final paragraph. That's the first time I've seen something like that mentioned in print media. -There are A LOT of series coming next season, so I'm starting planning early (especially since I won't be able to take on nearly as many series this time as I normally do). Series I've got marked right now include (in no particular order) Sumomomo Momomo, Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Crescent Love, Kanon, Ayakashi Ayashi, and Death Note. That's only a small fraction of the total number of shows, and it's even still a bit early since some shows don't have airdates yet. Hopefully I'll be able to write a fall preview sometime soon.
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Fresh from the rumour mill. According to Moon Phase Zasshi sources, a new Gundam series will start airing October next year. Many valorous spies paid the ultimate sacrifice to bring us this information. Quote: ガンダム新シリーズ、来年10月放送にむけて始動！…らしい。 「天保異聞 妖奇士」の後番、来年の土6は新ガンダム。監督は水島精二氏とのこと。一応、内部リークですが、実際この通り順調に企画が進むかどうかは不明。 Translation: New Gundam series, starts airing October next year!... Apparently. Taking over the time slot of Ayakashi Ayashi, a new Gundam series will air [...]
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Hooray, we’ve finally reached the conclusion of this third segment and the very last episode of Ayakashi. I felt that it truly did live up to it’s hype, but as with all things that I enjoy I didn’t particularly want to see it end. I would’ve loved to have seen more of the [...]
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I’m not sure if this story is supposed to be comical, but I found the characters’ overdramatic reactions to the mysterious occurrences absolutely hilarious. Their bizarre mannerisms as well as their expressions are completely off the wall, but I think it’s more entertaining watching that than a bunch of characters that are completely boring [...]
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We’ve finally reached the third and most anticipated arc of this series. I’ve been looking forward to watching this because of all the positive feedback I’ve heard about it, and I want to see for myself whether it’ll live up to its positive reviews. Even watching the first few minutes I could tell [...]
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To be honest, this arc absolutely sucked. Don’t even bother watching it if you haven’t yet already because it really isn’t worth your time. It’s been a day or two since I watched the final episode, and I hardly remember anything from it. It isn’t that I have a short memory (okay, [...]
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If you’re wondering why I’ve been exclusively blogging Ayakashi lately, I have a simple explanation for this – I am simply aiming to finish what I started. Too many times I’ve procrastinated on completing a series only to find that it’s too late to continue or I lose interest in it altogether, and I [...]
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