When I last touched this topic, I was still very angry and bitter at companies like Sentai Filmworks and Bandai for not dubbing anime titles that I personally felt deserved a dub (specifically Clannad, Hayate the Combat Butler, Kannagi, and some others). To me, it looked like these companies just “didn’t care anymore” and “weren’t [...] Related posts:JanaiBlog Editorial: The Sub-Only Debate, and Why Dub Fans are Upset Sentai Filmworks Announces Maria†Holic and Skull Man JanaiBlog Editorial: Illegal Anime Distribution
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I’ve spent the whole day reading around 95 chapters of the Hayate no Gotoku! manga, one of my favorites since a long time ago. I should have been caught up with it as soon as chapters are released, but the releases of chapters were all irregular. You’ll see one chapter and then the next chapter [...]
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The merciless, fierce battle called International Saimoe League reached the end of the Preliminary Period and the rest of the Regular Season participants have been decided. The list of all 50 Regular Season contestants is as follows.Aisaka Taiga (Toradora!)Akaba Chizuru (Seitokai no Ichizon)Akiyama Mio (K-ON!)Asahina Mikuru (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)C.C. (Code Geass)Fate Testarossa (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha)Fujibayashi Kyou (CLANNAD)Fujibayashi Ryou (CLANNAD)Fukuji Mihoko (Saki)Furude Hanyuu (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)Furude Rika (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)Furukawa Nagisa (CLANNAD)Haramura Nodoka (Saki)Hiiragi Kagami (Lucky Star)Hiiragi Tsukasa (Lucky Star)Hirasawa Ui (K-ON!)Hirasawa Yui (K-ON!)Horo (Ookami to Koushinryou)Ibuki Fuuko (CLANNAD)Ichinose Kotomi (CLANNAD)Ikaros (Sora no Otoshimono)Ilyasviel von Einzbern (Fate/stay night)Izumi Konata (Lucky Star)Katsura Hinagiku (Hayate no Gotoku)Kawashima Ami (Toradora!)Konjiki no Yami (To-Love Ru)Kushieda Minori (Toradora!)Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière (Zero no Tsukaima)Maria (Hayate no Gotoku)Minami Chiaki (Minami-ke)Misaka Mikoto (To Aru Kagaku no Railgun)Nagato Yuki (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Nakano Azusa (K-ON!)Nymph (Sora no Otoshimono)Okazaki Ushio (CLANNAD)Saber (Fate/stay night)Saginomiya Isumi (Hayate no Gotoku)Sakagami Tomoyo (CLANNAD)Sakurano Kurimu (Seitokai no Ichizon)Sanzenin Nagi (Hayate no Gotoku)Saten Ruiko (To Aru Kagaku no Railgun)Sengoku Nadeko (Bakemonogatari)Senjougahara Hitagi (Bakemonogatari)Shana (Shakugan no Shana)Shiina Mafuyu (Seitokai no Ichizon)Shiina Minatsu (Seitokai no Ichizon)Sunohara Mei (CLANNAD)Suzumiya Haruhi (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Takamachi Nanoha (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha)Tousaka Rin (Fate/stay night)Now for some interesting data and figures.18 contestants are KyoAni girls (8 from CLANNAD, 4 from K-ON!, 3 from Lucky Star, and 3 from Haruhi)(btw, no Kanon girls, unfortunately)11 contestants are J.C.Staff girls (4 from Hayate, 3 from Toradora, 2 from Railgun, 1 Shana, and 1 Zero no Tsukaima)9 contestants are Studio DEEN girls (4 from Seizon, 3 from Fate/stay night, 2 from Higurashi)12 girls are from other studios.16% of contestants is from Clannad.Former big aces such as Kinomoto Sakura, Kawasumi Mai, Suigintou or Ryuuguu Rena didn't make it in.Nary Rozen Maiden character advanced to the Regular Season. A bit pitiful.5 pairs of characters bear the same surname. 6 if we count Furukawa as Okazaki. Namely, Hiiragi sisters, Shiina sisters, Fujibayashi sisters, Hirasawa sisters, Okazaki mother and daughter, Furude Rika and Hanyuu.About 20 contestants are from 2009 anime, not counting 2009 aired sequels.
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Don't sit too close to your computer and make sure your room is well lit when you are reading Chika-Chin's Anime Mania! =^v^=Meet Hayate, one of the surviving species of really good men. He holds on firmly to the advice given by his own conjured Santa that people who doesn't work doesn't deserve to eat. But then, Santa is his only form of assurance in a life of misfortune, not only was he born into a poor family, his parents are completely delusional. Delusional enough to run off with their son's hard-earned money, causing him to lose his job and on top of that, leaving him with a debt higher than Mount Everest as a Christmas present.Thanks to his well-trained body due to working so much, Hayate manages to escape from the clutches of the loan sharks sent to take him away. Could it be a sign that God was helping him for him to meet the daughter of a rich family in the park on such a dreary cold night? Well, the angel said go for it! As Hayate formulates a brilliant kidnapping plan, two young guys attempted to hit on her. When one of them got too pushy, Hayate unconsciously came to the young lady's aid and gave him a good smack.Though it was a good deed, it totally ruined his plans to use her for ransom. But she offered him a deal for saving her life, which he immediately took up with an improvised plan - just ask her to go out and stay with him. No, he does not mean it that way, he just wanted her to stick to him while he calls her guardian for the ransom. LOL But look at the little lady misunderstanding his intentions. Ah, pure feelings of the young! >:DHowever, it was not meant for Hayate to be lucky in any sort of way. Not only did he blew up his plans by identifying himself to the girl's guardian, his last remaining money fell into the drain. A young lady bumped into him as he lied on the ground feeling miserable for himself. She borrowed him her muffler, and her act of kindness burned a new fire in him. Just then, they heard the little mistress scream and saw her being piled into a car. Now that's how you kidnap someone! :pHayate, the upholder of justice, of course did his best to save the little miss (putting aside the fact that he tried to kidnap her as well). He successfully put a stop to the kidnappers albeit ending up in a pool of blood and gore so bad the producer decides to censor it. :p Who knew his second act of bravery lands him a job as a butler for the Sanzenin mansion. Well, he did ask for a job and the little miss has definitely taken a liking to him after his blunt 'confession'...If you're looking for something quirky and humorous, this is definitely the anime for you. I watched this with my boyfriend, and we couldn't stop laughing right from the start - the snobbish girl trying to intimidate a malicious robot more than ten times her size, Hayate's blunder with the narration, the narrator himself - it was pure comic! The part where they censored Hayate on the ground bleeding was so unexpected it was hilarious! And what the hell was with that confession...? ROFLHayate is really cool - that is before his 'accidents'. The characters all seem really interesting. I love the art. Ok, it's not really all that great but it somehow feels right to the anime, get it? I don't rave too much about the music though... Maybe I just need it to grow on me more. Well, it's typical happy anime music anyway, so some of you might like it. But this is definitely an interesting watch, even the narration will crack you up!
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Here is a provisional tabulation of sales of the first DVD/BD releases of 2009 anime.Heading the list -- no surprise -- are Bakemonogatari and K-On. Next comes the new Suzumiya Haruhi, showing that Kadokawa's marketing sense reigns supreme. Then comes a big surprise, at least for me: the next title is Hetalia Axis Powers 1. Fujoshi power?Posted on 2channel 26 February 2010. Provisional listing of sales of first releases of anime which began broadcast in 2009 -- 32 titles in all:- rank/sales/broadcast season/title/media/release date - 1. 79,789　summer　 Bakemonogatari BD/DVD released 2009/9/30 2. 51,192　spring　 K-On! BD/DVD 2009/07/29 3. 31,851　summer　 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu 2 DVD 2009/08/28 4. 28,027　winter　Hetalia Axis Powers 1 DVD 2009/04/24 5. 24,653　autumn　To Aru Kagaku no Railgun BD/DVD 2010/01/29 6. 23,434　spr　Fullmetal Alchemist 2 BD/DVD 2009/08/26 7. 20,945　sum　Hetalia Axis Powers 2 DVD 2009/10/23 8. 15,643　spr　Gintama 4 DVD 2009/10/28 9. 15,541　spr　Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yuuutsu DVD 2009/05/29 10. 13,983　spr　Queen's Blade 1 BD/DVD 2009/06/25 11. 13,904　aut　Darker than Black 2 BD/DVD 2009/12/23 12. 12,340　win　Natsume Yuujinchou 2 DVD 2009/04/22 13. 12,014　spr　Sengoku Basara DVD 2009/07/01 14. 10,497　aut　Kimi ni Todoke DVD 2009/12/23 15. 9,760　spr　Higashi no Eden BD/DVD 2009/07/29 16. 8,671　aut　Sora no Otoshimono DVD 2009/12/25 17. 7,917　spr　Hayate no Gotoku 2 BD/DVD 2009/08/21 18. 7,632　aut Seitokai no Ichizon DVD 2009/12/11 19. 7,593　spr Pandora Hearts DVD 2009/07/24 20. 7,250　aut Queen's Blade 2 BD/DVD 2009/12/22 21. 6,996　spr　Saki DVD 2009/07/15 22. 5,482　win　Chrome-Shelled Regios DVD 2009/03/27 23. 5,287　sum　Spice & Wolf 2 BD/DVD 2009/10/7 24. 5,281　sum　GA Geijutsu-ka Art Design Class DVD 2009/11/6 25. 4,799　sum　CANAAN BD/DVD 2009/10/21 26. 4,591　aut　Kaempfer BD/DVD 2009/12/23 27. 4,548　win　Maria†Holic DVD 2009/03/25 28. 4,523　sum　Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 3 DVD 2009/9/30 29. 4,459　aut　Nogizaka Haruka 2 BD/DVD 2009/12/23 30. 4,387　win　Minami-ke 3 DVD 2009/04/08 31. 4,283　sum　Princess Lover DVD 2009/10/23 32. 4,028　aut　Tegami Bachi DVD 2010/01/27For those who can read Japanese, here is the original list, which gives full titles and a bit more detail about the disc editions:2009年テレビアニメDVD/BD 1巻累計売り上げ(暫定版) *1. 79,789　夏　化物語 第一巻 ひたぎクラブ (完全生産限定版) [BD+DVD]: 2009/9/30 *2. 51,192　春　けいおん! 1 (初回限定生産) [BD+DVD]: 2009/07/29 *3. 31,851　春　涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱4 笹の葉ラプソディ(第1巻)限定版 [DVD]: 2009/08/28 *4. 28,027　冬　ヘタリア Axis Powers vol.1【初回限定版】 [DVD]: 2009/04/24 *5. 24,653　秋　とある科学の超電磁砲 第1巻 <初回限定版> [BD+DVD]: 2010/01/29 *6. 23,434　春　鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 1 [BD+DVD]: 2009/08/26 *7. 20,945　夏　ヘタリア Axis Powers 第5巻(第2期)【初回限定版】���DVD���10/23 *8. 15,643　春　銀魂 シーズン其ノ四 1 (完全生産限定版) [DVD]: 2009/10/28 *9. 15,541　春　涼宮ハルヒちゃんの憂鬱とにょろ���ん☆ちゅるやさん 最初(第1巻) (DVD) 2009/05/29 10. 13,983　春　クイーンズブレイド 流浪の戦士 第1巻 [BD+DVD]: 2009/06/25 11. 13,904　秋　DARKER THAN BLACK-流星の双子- (1) [BD+DVD]: 2009/12/23 12. 12,340　冬　続・夏目友人帳 1 【完全生産限定版】 [DVD]: 2009/04/22 13. 12,014　春　戦国BASARA 其の壱 [DVD]: 2009/07/01 14. 10,497　秋　君に届け Vol.1 [DVD]: 2009/12/23 15. *9,760　春　東のエデン 第1巻 (初回限定生産版) [BD+DVD]: 2009/07/29 16. *8,671　秋　そらのおとしもの 限定版 第1巻 [DVD]: 2009/12/25 17. *7,917　春　ハヤテのごとく!! 2nd season 01 (初回限定生産) [BD+DVD]: 2009/08/21 18. *7,632　秋　生徒会の一存 第1巻 限定版 [DVD]: 2009/12/11 19. *7,593　春　PANDORAHEARTS DVD RETRACE:1 [DVD]: 2009/07/24 20. *7,250　秋　クイーンズブレイド 玉座を継ぐ者 第1巻 [BD+DVD]: 2009/12/22 21. *6,996　春　咲-Saki- 1 [DVD]: 2009/07/15 22. *5,482　冬　鋼殻のレギオス第1巻 (限定版) [DVD]: 2009/03/27 23. *5,287　夏　狼と香辛料II【1】 [BD+DVD]: 2009/10/7 24. *5,281　夏　GA 芸術科アートデザインクラス vol.1(初回限定版) [DVD]: 2009/11/6 25. *4,799　夏　CANAAN【1】 [BD+DVD]: 2009/10/21 26. *4,591　秋　けんぷファーVOL1(初回限定生産) [BD+DVD]: 2009/12/23 27. *4,548　冬　まりあ†ほりっく 第1巻 [DVD]: 2009/03/25 28. *4,523　夏　懺・さよなら絶望先生 第一集【特装版】 [DVD]: 2009/9/30 29. *4,459　秋　乃木坂春香の秘密 ぴゅあれっつぁ♪ 第1巻 <初回限定版> [BD+DVD]: 2009/12/23 30. *4,387　冬　みなみけ おかえり 1〔初回限定版〕 [DVD]: 2009/04/08 31. *4,283　夏　プリンセスラバー! Vol.1 [DVD ������������������������������������]: 2009/10/23 32. *4,028　秋　テガミバチ 1 [DVD]: 2010/01/27
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On the recent ANNCast episode I was on, Zac and Justin of ANN asked me to recommend some “moe” anime titles that might be good for those who aren’t so into the moe thing. On the show, I mentioned The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Hayate the Combat Butler, and while those shows don’t focus [...]
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I wanted to blog this as soon as I came back, but I took a while to get myself mentally prepared for this chapter again. OTOH, Level 5 -Judgelight- was quite a great accompaniment to this chapter. All I can say is….. “NAMAE WO YONDE!” *sniff* *sniff* But my tears didn’t truly start until this page. “A [...]
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I was just reading that the second season of K-ON! will be called K-ON!!, since two exclamation points apparently signifies that it’s the second season.  They did that with Hayate no Gotoku! and its second season, Hayate no Gotoku!!, which I think was a total fail of a sequel.  Hopefully, the second season will… wait, [...]
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The exact date of broadcast start has been announced. It starts on April 6, in the dead of night at 1:25 AM, on TBS channel.K-ON! is following Hayate no Gotoku's style of naming seasons, so the second season will get one more exclamation mark, thus "K-ON!!". I wonder if we'll see K-ON!!!!! one day ^^All this talk about exclamation marks makes me want to shout: "Fire, exclamation mark. Fire, exclamation mark." XDK-ON! official site
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and they lived happily ever after. Sure this is a good thing, I support A-tanxHayate but Hinagiku is crying…
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