http://www.animenano.com/ An anime blog aggregator and community. en-us These past ten days or so I’ve spent most of my spare time digitizing old vinyl.1 It’s been productive: I’ve got over ten CDs’ worth of newly-convenient music to listen to. I have a few more LPs I want to get into the computer before I move on to the next project. Watching videos is [...] Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:41:23 -0000 http://tancos.net/wp/2008/11/18/status-report-2/ As you know, Divine was a valuable contributor here at Random Curiosity, and since his departure Omni has been looking for someone to help out. I can only hope I’ll be of some service as a new team member here, and honestly I’m very much looking forward to working with all of you. I’ve been a reader around here for a couple of years, and have been watching anime for much longer. Some of my first fan-subbed experiences from many years ago include timeless classics (Cowboy Bebop) as well as some things that were only magical the first time around (Love Hina). Since then I’ve seen a variety of shows from a variety of genres and tend to enjoy well produced, original, and creative stories the most. I can’t stand studios who can’t offer anything new, and I applaud those who go out of their way to be creative and make artistic advancements in the industry. Provided you have realistic expectations and an open mind, I find that most series can be enjoyed for what they succeed in, and forgiven for (a fraction of) their faults. At this moment in time (in other words, subject to change, hopefully when you least expect it), some of my favorite anime includes: Ghost Hound, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, FLCL, and many others which I enjoy immensely but wouldn’t necessarily call a favorite. That is including, but not limited to: Black Lagoon, Ergo Proxy, Haruhi, Paranoia Agent, Dennou Coil, Natsume Yuujinchou, and a handful of others that I’m too embarrassed to mention here. I’m probably forgetting a few major series that I loved, and I certainly left out a lot of big names that I liked a lot but didn’t list here, but I hope you get a general picture of what I tend to enjoy the most. This season I’ve been keeping up with far more series than usual. That list is almost guaranteed to shrink as the season continues, but I’m currently watching: Kannagi, Kuroshitsuji, Chaos;HEAd, Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae, Kurozuka, Kyou no Go no Ni, Michiko to Hatchin, Mouryou no Hako, Nodame Cantabile Paris-hen, Skip Beat!, Toradora!, and Vampire Knight Guilty. Some of these I only watch on TV for the sheer enjoyment, most I download and watch at my leisure. Obviously I cannot possibly write about all of these, nor would I want to (I probably won't do Kurozuka, Mouryou, Michiko... and Skip Beat! has plenty of great bloggers already). But I am really excited about the prospect of writing about a few of them, so I hope you’ll indulge me as I take on a couple of these shows, as far as time allows. I'll definitely be following Kuroshitsuji for starters, and hopefully Vampire Knight Guilty pretty soon as well. Aside from anime, my other passions include language, which, combined with intense impatience allows me to watch most of my shows raw these days. I also keep up with a selection of manga, which delays the hunger. (Except those monthlies. If you think waiting a week is harsh…) That’s about it as far as my general anime background is concerned. As far as my other personality quirks go, I’m sure you’ll discover them along the way. Yoroshiku, ne~ -Trillian Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:56:29 -0000 http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2008/11/03/introduction-tril-the-blogger-an-essential-demographic/ Album Title: Natsume Yuujinchou Original Soundtrack Anime Title: Natsume Yuujinchou Artist: Makoto Yoshimori; Hiroshi Kamiya; Shuuhei Kita Catalog Number: SVWC-7580 Release Type: Soundtrack Release Date: Sept. 26, 2008 Track Title Artist Time 1. Kimi ga Yobu Namae ~Natsume Yuujinchou no Theme~ Makoto Yoshimori 3:43 2. Kusa Odoru Kaze no Hibiki Makoto Yoshimori 2:05 3. Meguru Natsu no Tayori Makoto Yoshimori 4:05 4. Nyankorasetsu Makoto Yoshimori 3:35 5. Yuruyaka na Aze Michi de Makoto Yoshimori 4:35 6. Natsu Mado Hirakettanashi Makoto Yoshimori 3:40 7. Oushi Za no Kaijin Makoto Yoshimori 3:29 8. [...] Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:46:26 -0000 http://blog.animeinstrumentality.net/2008/10/24/natsume-yuujinchou-original-soundtrack-review/ I find it almost completely futile to analyse music which I think is average. As for music such as this, which I believe is truly amazing… Except for that one track, which just sounds like flies O_o… Just… get it. Now. Posted in Music, Natsume Yuujinchou   Tagged: Awesome, calm, Natsume Yuujinchou, soothing, Soundtrack    Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:00:23 -0000 http://omisyth.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/natsume-yuujinchou-soundtrack-released/ One of the things that I’ve come to really enjoy about watching anime is that I have the chance to see types of shows that I would never see on American television. Natsume Yuujinchou falls into one such type – the supernatural slice-of-life show. As I’m typing this, I’m trying to think of an example [...] Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:28:59 -0000 http://thenullset.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/natsume-yuujinchou-series-review/ Title: Natsume Yuujinchou (夏目友人帳) Scrumptious Meter: 4.5 (next best thing to slice bread~with a little extra sugar and spice on top) Length: 13 episodes Since xxxHOLiC and Mononoke, I have developed an interest towards anime that deals with traditional Japanese folklore, particularly those concerning youkai, mononoke and ayakashi. Thus, I have anticipated Natsume Yuujinchou, which tells of a boy named Natsume Takashi who has the ability to see spirits. He inherits The Book of Friends from his grandmother, Reiko, who, too, had that same ability. It contains the names of the spirits that Reiko has defeated. Now that Natsume has that book, he is pursued by spirits wanting to get hold of it and those who wish for their names to be returned. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:31:56 -0000 http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net/2008/10/11/natsume-yuujinchou/ The summer season turned out to be quite a good one, assuming you don’t mind watching two or three excellent series while ignoring countless others because you’re such an elitist you think that most of it was made of Fail. I know I’m being a bit harsh but I actually welcomed this because it’s easier [...] Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:47:33 -0000 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/concretebadger/~3/415133730/ Once again, sorry for the late post, I really got too distracted by the new animes that were coming out last week. Anyway, so the final episode has finally arrived, well at least the final episode for now. At the beginning of the episode, Natsume and Nyanko get separated from one another. Nyanko then notices [...] Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:17:43 -0000 http://lostty.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/natsume-yuujinchou-episode-13-final-impression/ They’re secondary only to huge explosions. On and unrelated note, explosions fix everything. I’m not at all disappointed with the ending of Natsume. IN fact, I thought it was the perfect way to end the best series of the last season. Rather than end with some sort of cliffhanger or present another one of those (admittedly [...] Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:42:28 -0000 http://omisyth.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/natsume-yuujinchou-13-end-and-final-impressions-what-better-way-to-end-a-show-than-with-fireworks/ There’s not much of a summary to make since there’s not much of a story to this episode. It’s generally showing all the characters throughout the series who didn’t disappear or “die”. . If this was a yaoi anime, Sasada doesn’t stand a chance. And since that it isn’t, she still doesn’t stand a chance. . Basically, it’s [...] Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:44:34 -0000 http://biankita.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/natsume-yuujinchou-13-the-long-autumn-night-end/