- Welcome to the Space Show new trailer: http://www.uchushow.net/ Go to トレーラー menu and click the right blue box. It's a short 30 sec trailer. Few new shots here and there. - Quick Impression on Funi's Ouran High School Host Club Blu-ray Box by Chris Bev..
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They did the best job they could, Haruhi and the Hosts. Times is hard.
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Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see all the J-List products, check out J-List or the JBOX.com updated products link. Animage Original vol. 6 Here's a special issue of Animage, the legendary magazine that actually gave us the term "anime" which focuses on awesome works like Bakemonogatari and Eve no Jikan. Dengeki Maoh Apr 2010 It's time for yet another thick and satisfying manga from Japan, in the form of Dengeki Maoh, which gives you 640 pages of a manga awesomeness like Persona 4, Toradora!, Spice and Wolf and more. Mameshiba iPod Nano Case Then, this Mameshiba iPod case for the current generation of iPod nano is just too cute for words. Considering what most boring iPod cases sell for, the price is reasonable, too. Mameshiba Earphone But wait, what if you want even MOAR cuteness? Then feast your eyes on these little gems, high quality Mameshiba earphones that fit in your ear snugly and are compatible with all iPod/iPhone/whatever. Ein Figma Action Figure An excellent figure based on the gorgeous Requiem for the Phantom anime, which was based on the eroge that made Nitroplus famous. Restocked today. Fabulous Macross Revoltech Toys Restocked Also restocked: really outstanding Revoltech Macross toys, including the 1984 limited edition of the Super Valkyrie plus Battle Pod. Restocked Ouran High School Uniforms, Ninja Mask The Ouran High School uniforms were so popular, we had to get more of them for our customers, which we did today. Also restocked, the really cool Naruto/Kakashi ninja mask. Restocked Striped Panties, Swimsuits Today we've restocked the popular shimapan striped panties, worn by so many cute anime characters from Mio of K-On! to Lucchini of Strike Witches. Also restocked: the actual swimsuit worn by Izumi from Lucky Star. Moe Moe Encyclopedia ~ Real Weapons Collection Another gorgeous artbook that teaches you useful information with illustrations of cute moe girls. See the new book illustration famous weapons from history, plus fresh stock of War Girls and Satoshi Urushihara's illustrations. A Certain Magical Index Manga Restocked The official manga serialization of the popular anime Toaru Majutsu no Index, or if you prefer the title in Latin, Index Librorum Prohibitorum, which is pretty coo). Features furigana for easy kanji reading. Moonlight Cradle ~ Yoake mae yori ruri iro na This is a tale of the time when the earth and the moon were much, much closer, and there was a magical kingdom on the moon. What would you do if a princess of that country came to "homestay" with you? CARMINE -- Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Illustrations *Preorder* Here's a special artbook that's being posted for preorder: the finest ever artbook collection of artwork by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, the talented artist who brought us such Gainax favorites as Evangelion, Aim for the Top 2, FLCL and more. Preorder the normal version of this awesomeness now! Sakura Green Tea Kit Kat! Today is a fun day for Japanese snack fans, because the Sakura Green Tea is in!Our customers have been buying this by the case, so get yours ASAP. Other new snacks include Cheese Rice Crackers and a new flavor of Ottoto! Chocolate Banana Crepe Food Drops (Harajuku) One of the best tastes in Japan is a Choco Banana Crepe, so delicious to eat on a Sunday afternoon in Harajuku. Now you can taste this in the newest flavor of traditional Food Drops candies! Akiba Moe Marshmallow ~ Moe chan no Hoppe Then, enjoy another outstanding Akiba gift item, fun "moe marshmallows" with cute girls on them. Usually only available in Akihabara's gift shops. Hello Kitty Ningyo Yaki Maker Another fun item we're posting today is a Hello Kitty ningyo yaki maker for making the fun cakes that are famous in Asakusa, Tokyo. Make them in a microwave! Today is International Sanrio Bento Day Actually, we just made that up, but it sounds pretty cool, doesn't it? Got *three* amazing bento boxes for you, including Hello Kitty, My Melody and Little Twin Star. Awesome Bento Boxes for Men We've restocked several of our stylish bento boxes that are suitable for guys, too, like the DX Men's Stainless Bento Set, frankly one of the most awesome products J-List has ever carried. NORIO Onigiri Bento Case We love carrying bento boxes that have lots of character, and this super-cute onigiri style small bento box is so darned cute. Restocked today. Pocky Chopsticks Also back in stock: the cool Pocky chopsticks, which come in chocolate or strawberry versions. These are also very durable, made out of hard lacquered bamboo and easy for us gaijin to grip food with. Hello Kitty Cooking Ring & Powder Stencil Then: another product I was born to sell, this is a ring for making the most awesome Hello Kitty shaped pancakes, or fried eggs. Use the included stencil to draw Kitty-chan's face and whiskers with cocoa powder. Restocked today. New Totoro Rubber Stamps, Other Ghibli Items One of my favorite Totoro products are these wood-and-rubber stamps, which feature images of Totoro and messages in Japanese. See new stamps, plus fresh stock of awesome plush toys! Hiragana Times No. 277 Read about world events or local Japanese culture in both English and Japanese with Hiragana Times, a fantastic study tool. A great new issue is in stock. New & Restocked Japanese Pens Next, we have an awesome new pen, the Uni 0.7 Power Tank Pen, plus the popular Supplio Aroma Healing mechanical pencil, the most advanced eraser in the world and more. Restocked Japanese Books from Tuttle Studying Japanese? Then J-List has your back, with great books to help you learn. Today we've restocked the Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, the Complete Japanese Verb Guide, and Japanese for Beginners. Japanese Study Books Also, today we're restocking Catchy Japanese Phrases, which present a "situational" way to learn the language that's something I'd have loved to have back in the day. Both volumes are in stock. SAKURA Pouch with Chirimen Rabbit Mascot Usagi (rabbits) are a famous symbol of Japan, and we've gotten in two all-purpose pouches made of chirimen (kimono fabric) and featuring cute rabbit mascots. I love selling stuff like this. Soft Rubber Shuriken, Other Items Restocked They look awesomely realistic, but these ninja shuriken are made of soft rubber. Also restocked, the Ukiyoe Chopsticks Gift Box, Kokeshi Dolls of Four Seasons, a miniature randoseru backpack and the Paper Globe Peach Balloon. DECOLE Kawaii Fragrant Car Window Sign Plate This is cute: cute Japanese signs that warn other drivers that you have a baby or child in the car with you. Stay safe and be kawaii at the same time. One Piece T-Shirts from COSPA *Preorder* It's shaping up to be the Year of One Piece, and COSPA is bringing out even more awesome T-shirts for you. Click to view the new offerings. Other Preorder Items Other preorder items: this fabulous 1/6 "cast off" figure of Tamaki from ToHeart, plus the "Flying Pantsu" kit that you can make and really fly. Tons of Restocked Snack Goodness Finally, we've gotten the incredibly popular Kit Kat "Gokaku" (Pass the Test) coffee cup sets in again, plus Sake Chocolate w/ Sake Cup, traditional Pure Mist Candy, Lotte Winter Pie no Mi, Hi-Chew and a favorite of mine, Bull-Dog Sauce! Fiesta -- Rio photobook 5000 limited Edition Then, the superb half-Japanese, half-Portuguese AV actress Rio -- also known as Tina Yuzuki -- appears in a limited edition photobook that we've just gotten in stock. This woman is amazing! Love Flag Girls J-List carries yuri manga, which are fabulous for all fans of girls who love other girls. Got a nice new steamy manga for fans here today. Japanese Eroge In Stock J-List now carries Japanese import games, and we've restocked that awesome Real Kanojo virtual CG dating-simulator, plus Zettai Maou. Asahi Beer Parody Onahole These look like cans of beer and chuhai, but they're really funny joke products for stress relief for guys. Innovative and fun products abound at J-List. Other Restocked Toys Can an onehole also quality as art? Looking at the lay/D Body Torsos we restocked today, I have to think yes. Also see the WX10 Wireless Remote Control Vibrator and fresh stock of the Flog Pillow.
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Last week I reported on Alter's new Altail line of figures aimed at female fans in Japan, and today I just caught word (and pics!) of the first figure they're going to release: it's Natsume and Nyanko-sensei from Natsume Yuujinchou. And it looks great! Due out this July, this piece will run ¥7140, about $80 USD-- not expensive as figures go, but not cheap. If Hobby Search or another site has it on a bit of a discount, I'm going to seriously consider snatching this up. A, because I want to support the idea of more figures that aren't bishoujo character (even though I love those too), and B, because it just looks like a really nice figure. Natsume seems like it's a pretty good choice to start with, too, because it seems pretty popular with guys as well as with women. (How many of you were aware that Natsume Yuujinchou is a shoujo manga that runs in the same mag as Ouran High School Host Club and Vampire Knight?) What do you think? Look like something you might want?    
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Introduction My Darling! Miss Bancho is the latest shoujo comedy from CMX manga. Its Japanese name is Aa Itoshi no Banchousama, and it's serialized in Hakusensha's LaLa anthology-- the same anthology that features titles like Ouran High School Host Club, Vampire Knight, Natsume Yuujinchou, and plenty of other shoujo hits. If I may note, particularly the ones that do fairly well among male readers as well!  But can Miss Bancho hold up to her illustrious (and popular) counterparts? My Darling! Miss Bancho Volume 1 Publisher: CMX Manga Release Date: 03/16/10 MSRP: $9.99 Length: 192 pages PlotSouka is about to become a high school sophomore. Living with her newly-divorced mother, she decides on her own to transfer to a tech vocational high school, focusing on subjects like chemistry and architecture-- it'll be cheaper than her old private school and she'll have an easier time getting a job after she graduates. But the school she decides turns out to not only be MOSTLY male-- it's ALL male, because the boys fight so much that all the girls transferred out at the end of the prior year. Souka worries about whether she'll even survive her first day, but she manages to make it through a few days as she learns that her scary classmates are, in fact, really nice guys. In fact, they're all just overgrown, easily-excited children. At least until the school bancho comes back from a suspension! He immediately starts in on Souka's only semi-aware classmate, Yu, and in an attempt to help him in the fight Souka winds up beating up the bancho...and, by school tradition, becoming bancho herself. Tone At the beginning, Souka's accidentally becoming bancho and subsequent protectiveness from her classmates (particularly Yu) when another senior makes a move to take over by defeating her was starting to worry me a little bit, but then Souka took a stand against the senior, effectively supressing my concerns that she was going to be more damsel-in-distress than fleshed-out character. Sports tournament arc: begin! Granted, she's no anti-heroine; although I can compare the over-the-top comedy style to Ouran High School Host Club or My Heavenly Hockey Club, Souka can't really compare to gender-neutral Haruhi or sleepaholic Hana-chan. Souka is a sweet, mildly oblivious heroine, and we've seen her archetype before. Actually, we've seen all of the archetypes in this story before, and to some extent we've seen the story before, even if the particular mechanism used to surround Souka by nothing but men is mildly different. The only thing that sets My Darling! Miss Bancho apart is that its comedy is, in fact, pretty strong-- things get increasingly silly throughout the book, and the mangaka (Mayu Fujikata; this is her first ongoing manga) throws in a lot of asides, fourth-wall breaking, and just plain goofy situations. (A random note: Fujikata's younger brother attended a tech school like the one depicted here, and she has some interesting notes-- she'll point out when she does things that aren't like the reality of such schools, but she points out things that are, like during a school sports festival, female students only sat back and watched while the boys competed.) But Miss Bancho shows no signs of going to the same level of character development of Ouran, for sure, and probably not even a similar level to My Heavenly Hockey Club, which (as a reverse harem) does go through each of its male stars. Miss Bancho is more of a one-on-one rom-com between Souka and Yu, and the rest of the characters are there for flavor, comedy, and to screw everything up, but they're not especially well-rounded. As such: this is the kind of manga where I have to say, if you like this kind of thing, you'll totally dig My Darling! Miss Bancho-- but I don't think it has enough going for it to really break out of its category into that "great manga all around" level. But it accomplishes what it sets out to do, and I found myself chuckling and laughing out loud while I was reading, so even if it's not a "great manga all around," it's still a pretty good one within its world. Pros/ConsPositivesGood comedy NegativesMildly inconsistant art (proportions were odd at the beginning)Characters may be charming, but they're a little flat. (But we're only one volume in.) If, Then, But If you like these, then you might like My Darling! Miss Bancho. But... Ouran High School Host Club (but with considerably less focus on character development-- so far)My Heavenly Hockey Club (but with slightly less focus on character development-- so far)Kaichou wa Maid-sama (but not quite as strong a heroine)     
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Hajimeashite!, I’m Shadowsofsilver, you can called me Silver-chan. I will be reviewing manga for OtakuDan, all types. Yep, that includes everything from echii to yaoi. I read everything, even though the naughty stuff makes me blush. A little about me?I’m a college student working hard for that degree. I’m a anime watching‘, manga reading’, cosplay lovin’ girl. I have been watching anime for several years now. My sizes are…I probably shouldn’t put that here.Fav Anime.Tenpou Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi, Black Blood Brothers, Rosario + Vampire, Junjou Romantica, Shonen Onmyouji, Ghost Hunt, Natsume Yujin-Cho, Mushi-Shi, Devil May Cry, to name a few.Some of the manga I love and own.Kekkishi, XXXHolic, Bleach, Princess Princess, Ouran High School Host Club, Fruits Basket, Pet Shop Of Horrors, Junjou Romantica, Trinity Blood and Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge.My anime planet profile has a lot more, though I’m still not finished updating it. Bad me!. I am also on OtakuDan’s IRC chat run by marmar04 from time to time. Come and chat with us! I don’t bite…hard.<script type="text/javascript">tweetmeme_url = '<data:post.url/>';</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"> </script>
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A new CG anime film titled Planzet is set to open this year in Japan, and it's somewhat anticipated due to its pedigree: it's being directed by Jun Awazu, who has made a career for about 10 years of doing CG animation for a wide variety of films, both anime (like Zoids Shinseiki/Zero) and live-action (Kamen Rider 555), as well as some games (2002's Shinobi). His last directorial credit, however, was a tokusatsu film called Negadon: The Monster from Mars, which featured many references to earlier Japanese films. Independence Day? But Planzet is going to be set in the year 2053, and unsurprisingly, all of humanity will be facing some kind of crisis. Based on the trailer at its official site, it looks kinda like Independence Day, but with mechs. So far! Today anime!anime! reports that Mamoru Miyano, best known for playing leads such as Death Note's Light Yagami, Gundam 00's Setsuna F. Seiei, and Ouran High School Host Club's Tamaki, will be playing the protagonist in Planzet, whose name is Taishi Akashima. Joining him as his little sister Koyomi is Happy! Style member Kaori Ishihara in what looks to be her first voice-acting role ever, which should be interesting. All in all, looks like it could be a cool film. Check out the trailer and tell me what you think.       <object width="640px" height="388px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kyWxHe-7AZc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kyWxHe-7AZc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640px" height="388px" wmode="transparent"></embed></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param></object>
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Didn’t plan on spending much in January but still managed to acquire a few items ^^;  Just a quick rundown on the various items I procured. First up is the disc media.  Rightstuf happened to run a sale on Ouran late last month so I picked it up.  Then a few weeks later, they had another [...] Related posts:Haruhi Shugi Artbook by Noizi Ito Spice and Wolf’s Horo by Good Smile Co. A little Hinamori Amu
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The solo cosplay competition took place in the early afternoon which pits the cosplayers who took part to answer questions drawn from a box. The Ouran hosts spare no time in giving them the questions, well, with a blend of humor of course ^^
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This is from episode 22 of Ouran High School Host Club. It’s a moment I refer to sometimes when talking with friends about anime, and I was kind of annoyed that I just could not find it on google image search. So here it is. It’s Kasanoda the mean-looking son of a gangster’s dad making [...]
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