Spring break is over, with new (or not quite new) classes. Yutaka and Minami end up in the same class as well. (...)
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Hey, everybody! I (along with friend) have arrived in Baltimore, Maryland for Otakon. Flight was quite uneventful -- no point in having a window seat when it's cloudy the whole way ＿|￣|○ Anyways, I'll be making my way to the convention center shortly to have fun waiting in line to get my badge. Whenever I can find internet access again I'll post an update (and maybe photos... if my friend has a digital camera). July 21, 12:22am: Well, I'm exhausted after all that walking and going up and down stairs (most of the escalators at the convention center were blocked, and couldn't use elevators), but that's only 'cause I've been lazy :P Anyways, had a good time today meeting up with the people from Japanator and Destructoid -- pretty cool folks. I attended the Mamiko Noto Q&A session (actually got to ask a question) and will be posting a report on it on Japanator (and here) sometime... not tonight since I'm tired as I said. Got her autograph, too. Yay, even though I forgot to bring Ichigo Mashimaro or something for her to sign :) After that and attending the ADV panel (not much to report there) I went to the dealers' room.. and promptly spent a good bit on manga at Kinokuniya's booth. Bought Lucky Star 1-4, Shugo Chara 1, POP's Akazukin picture book, and the first Moetan book... somehow, I think I'll probably end up getting more stuff tomorrow (^^;;) Tomorrow I'll probably attend more industry panels (Media Blasters, Bandai, Geneon, I think), then I'll be going to see a screening of Makoto Shinkai's 5cm (35mm... should be veeeery pretty).. and after that, who knows. Anyways, going to watch Potemayo then get some sleep. Good night, y'all :) 1:13am: What!? Funimation licensed Sasami Mahou Shoujo Club and I was stupid enough to not go to their panel (right after the ADV one)... that's a big surprise there. I wonder how many others who were there had watched or even heard of the show. But what's this about only licensing the first season now? The story is only halfway done at the end of the "first season", so it would be rather mean to leave people hanging. I'll see if I can find a Funimation person today and get a better explanation.
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Coming off the widely celebrated and successful release of Lucky Star's ED karaoke song compilation CD, it seems that the kind folks of Kadokawa and Lantis wish to further push the explosive popularity of Shiraishi Minoru by releasing a compilation of his own Lucky Star ED themes -- thus far, epic renditions of classic Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu hits -- on to the CD format as well. Tower Records of Japan is just one of the earlier retailers to put up a listing for the CD. Details such as an official album title and tracklisting is unavailable at this time, but what is certain is that it will street October 10th, priced at 2,400 yen.WILL YOU BUY SEBASTIAN'S CD??? Uwah! I'm getting a CD album?!
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After making a hit with their first ED album of the various Karaoke Hits, this time round they are gonna be releasing a entire ED album featuring Shiraishi! Its scary to imagine that all the upcoming Ending songs are gonna be by Shiraishi. LOL The details for the album can be seen at ＠TOWER．ｊｐ, and this little [...]
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   Well, Lucky Star 14 Starts off with the cousin Yui’s little sister Yutaka moving in with Konata and her father, Yutaka has passed the entrance exam and will be starting as a first year high school student while Konata and her friends as starting their third (senior) year of school. Needless to say Konata father [...]
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Yet another wannabe cult ED… The proper way to blog Lucky Star, which takes less than 5 minutes: A picture is worth 1000 words, so here’s 4007: Congrats you just watched Lucky Star 14. -Retsgip
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As mentioned previously, due to various reasons that apply only to my country, I’m subcontracting out part of the blogging. Thanks to my friend Jun Rou for helping me do write up on entries! (...)
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I don’t even know where to begin. Foreshadowed by the intro, Lucky Star introduces us to two new characters: Yutaka and Minami. While the latter is not referred to as such for most of the show (largely talked about as a girl with a handkerchief), she’s definitely someone I’m keeping an eye on. The quiet-and-tall-girl [...]
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Rating: 7.6/10 Impressions: Wow, new character! And just when it seems like the cast would stay as it was for the rest of the show…Yui’s sister *** acts a lot like a younger Miyuki, though much more normal. Her reaction to Kona-chan having an all nighter makes me love her character, and I would say that even [...]
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The four main VAs in Lucky Star -- Hirano Aya (Konata), Katou Emiri (Kagami), Fukuhara Kaori (Tsukasa), and Endou Aya (Miyuki) -- held two "handshake meeting" events last weekend, and will hold two more this coming weekend.These events are pretty common for seiyuus in Japan. Otaku line up and each gets a chance to shake hands and have a brief conversation with each seiyuu. Here are a picture of the group and of the session, from Katou Emiri's blog. (back, l-r) Endou Aya, Fukuhara Kaori, Hirano Aya, Katou Emiri; (front) Shiraishi Minoru, who apparently kept everyone entertained. Katou-san thanked everyone for coming and said that although it was the first time she'd ever done one, it was a lot of fun to be able to speak with people one to one. She thanked the people who gave her gifts.On Fukuhara Kaori's blog, she said that it was great to meet people and that it made her very happy that so many people knew her name and even remembered things she had posted on her blog. She said she was very nervous at first, and apologized if she had seemed uncomfortable. She also thanked people for their gifts and notes, and said that the whole thing really energized her. Hirano Aya was the first to post something about the event, on her blog, and thanked people for coming out in such bad weather. She mentioned that the weather miraculously cleared up for them. She said that didnt make her a "clear-weather girl" 晴れ女 who brought good weather, but implied that the weather did keep clearing up for her events. On 2channel, people said that Aya was indeed a "clear weather girl." Aya said it had been a long time since she had done one of these, and she enjoyed it and invited people to the ones this coming weekend.Last weekend's sessions were at the Animate and Gamers stores in Omiya, which is on the outskirts of Tokyo. They shook hands with around 200 people at Animate. The attendees got their places by going to stores ahead of time to register for a chance to get a ticket. Next Saturday's events will be at the main Animate and Gamers stores in Akihabara, in Tokyo. Animate and Gamers are big anime-manga-game chains.
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