I admit I was initially turned off by the pretty poster girl heavily pasted all over the promo art (much like Black Lagoon) and yet still, my interest in NHK has rapidly grown over the last 4-5 weeks. Being an anime fan it's always fun seeing otaku culture lampooned by the big screen; but unlike say Genshiken or Densha Otoko where the so-called geeks actually come off as sub-urban heroes, the acclaimed NHK was said to depict a more detestable, depressing side of otaku life.NHK goes beyond simply ripping it out of otaku though; I'd..
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So after finishing Black Lagoon episode 9, I really felt like I had to update this. The Top 5 #1 Ouran High School Host Club Best anime so far for 2006 for me. #2 School Rumble Ni-Gakki I love School Rumble, but out of sight, out of mind. #3 Ergo Proxy I’m still waiting, waiting, waiting…for the subs. If not, [...]
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Hellsing, SummerDays, Otome no Jijou, Maritan, and more… Licensed Anime: Black Lagoon [Geneon] Paradise Kiss [Geneon] Glass Fleet [FUNimation] Pani Poni Dash! [ADV Films] Nerima Daikon Brothers [ADV Films] Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor [ADV Films] Gunbuster [Bandai] Wings of Rean [Bandai] .hack//Roots [Bandai] Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation [Bandai] Cutie Honey - Live Action [Bandai] Karakuri Kiden Hiwou Senki [Bandai] Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex [...]
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   Oooh… this episode is suprisingly poignant    Why is it that, everytime there's a "vanquished enemy from the past that's actually just hiding and ready to attack again"-type of plot, the first choice will always be the Nazis? How about if they put the Knights of Malta, the Crusaders, or hey, what about the Mongols? They are [...]
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...too darn hot here again today -- 98F (37C). Hopefully there won't be another run of 98 (37C), 100 (38C), 102 (39C), 99 like there was last month. Hopefully the AC at home is working again when I get back there in a few hours... AC went on the fritz yesterday and only worked on and off, so it was a nice humid 85F (29C) in my room for most of the day (and night). That'll sap your motivation to do anything... did read through half of Zero no Tsukaima, so I'll be able to write a bit about the first episode of the anime later on today, as well as finish up Haruhi and maybe the other things left over from the spring season that finished up. And on the schedule of new shows for today (might not be able to watch them today, though, depends..), Coyote Ragtime Show and Bokura ga Ita.And in other news, Anime Expo is going on so there's some license news and such to report: ADV: Nerima Daikon Brothers - After a few eps it kinda got old.... Paniponi Dash! - GJ! Y'all have fun subbing it and translating all the stuff on the blackboard ;) Say they're still doing the ARIA manga, no comment on whether or not they have or will try to acquire the anime. FUNimation: Glass Fleet (Garasu no Kantai) - Did anybody watch this? Geneon: Black Lagoon - I hear it's good, yes? ;) Paradise Kiss Seven Seas: Kashimashi manga Shinigami no Ballad novels - Glad somebody picked it up :) Kodomo no Jikan manga - A few months back, Kaworu Watashiya wrote in her online diary that an English translation was going to be released, but I didn't believe it when I read it. Hmmm.... I still have a very hard time seeing this actually being released and put on bookstore shelves. And that's about it for now. If there's any more news out of Anime Expo I'll add it ;)
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Revy and Shen Hoa rescue Rock from the jungle camp but he’s been seriously unsettled by his conversation with Takenaka. After plenty of pushing and shoving, the two ladies deal with most of their pursuers and make it in time for the delivery to the CIA in the American base. 64 large screencaps and scene [...]
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I’m impressed. Revy gets the Revoltech treatment, so you can now recreate all her ass-kicking poses from the manga and anime. This fourth batch of Revoltech will be released on 15 October for 1995 yen each. It seems Revy will have tonnes of weaponry, from the Uzi to her usual dual pistols and a Nazi-murdering [...]
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Lady Rabbit waves goodbye to the beloved spring and welcomes hayfever A while back I wrote a gargantuan (by my standards) post detailing thirty-two series that ranking them. The general consensous then was "Black Lagoon up, Fate down," and I've found that my opinions since then have taken a similar course. Still Burning Out With Equal Fervour [...]
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"You should have paid more attention to Rock's joke, Benny-Boy." Quips Dutch, a sweating shadow of his composed former self, having just seconds before been subjected to the vicious blood lust (and impossibly strong arms) of an ass-kicking maid from hell. "Imagine her as an invincible killer robot."The set up for this story arc is so simple and yet it works so well. Not since Spike crossed guns with Pierre Le Fou or Rock Lee went kung-fu on Gaara have I been so viscerally thrilled by an episode of anime. The fl..
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ABSE #2 is Live! While last week saw huge gains for some series, notably Black Lagoon, this week was far more tempered, and while a few series gained big, it was only a few, and most posted small gains or losses. With only one or two more episodes left, now is the time for many [...]
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