After all the oblique references to real life, interviews and the like, it turned out that my application to a research degree that I thought was a sure thing turned out to have been rejected. Oh well, this must be what they call a ‘character building’ experience. Now off to learn about teamwork and problem [...]
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A new awards presentation will take place on March 3 in Tokyo: the Seiyuu Awards. The competition has been organized by the Tokyo Anime Centre and various companies and organizations to select the seiyuu that "left the deepest impression" with their work during the year.Here are the nominees (in Japanese alphabetical order, with the role they are nominated for) in six categories: lead male, lead female, supporting male, supporting female, new male, new female (less than five years in the field), singer (for releases issued under their own names), and media personality. Despite the fact that I haven't seen everything, I've put my own choices in bold.The voting will be done both by industry people and by the public. The website says you can vote via the Tokyo Anime Center website, as well as by cell phone and paper ballot, but I haven't been able to discover how.male lead:Koyama Rikiya - Hakuoro (Utawarerumono)Sakurai Takahiro - Haseo (.hack//Roots)Sugita Tomokazu - Kyon (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Seki Tomokazu - Kenichi (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)Fukuyama Jun - Lerouche (Code Geass)Hoshi Souichirou - Maebara Keiichi (Higurashi no Naku koro ni)Miki Shinichirou - Ryuusei Date (Super Robot Wars OG)Miyano Mamoru - Light (Death Note)Morita Masakazu - Ichigo (Bleach)Yoshino Hiroyuki - Zedd (Kiba)female lead:Kawasumi Ayako - Saber (Fate/stay Night)Kugimiya Rie - Louise (Zero no Tsukaima)Kuwashima Houko - Shuurei (Saiunkoku Monogatari)Sakamoto Maaya - Haruhi (Ouran High school Host Club)Tanaka Rie - Matsukata Hiroko (Hataraki Man) (a close second)Tamura Yukari - Akazukin (Otogijushi Akazukin)Noto Mamiko - Amaha Masane (Witchblade)Paku Romi - Oosaki Nana (Nana)Hirano Aya - Haruhi (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Horie Yui - Youko (Inukami!)male supporting character:Ishida Akira - Athrun Zala (Gundam Seed Destiny)Ochiayu Ryoutarou - Kuchiki Byakuya (Bleach: Memories of Nobody)Konishi Katsuyuki - Guren (Shounen Onmyouji) (?? misprinted on website)Sakurai Takahiro - Suzuka (Code Geass)Sugita Tomokazu - Mayama (Honey & Clover 2)Suzumura Kenichi - Hikaru (Ouran High School Host Club)Suwabe Junichi - Archer (Fate/stay night)Hoshi Souichirou - Kira Yamato (Gundam Seed DestinyFinal Plus)Miyata Kouki - Yoshinaga Kazumi (The Gargoyle of the Yoshinagas)Wakamoto Norio - Gargoyle (The Gargoyle of the Yoshinagas)female supporting character:Kugimiya Rie - Kagura (Gintama)Koshimizu Ami - Karen (Code Geass)Gotou Yuuko - Asahina Mikuru (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Sawashiro Miyuki - Aruru (Utawarerumono)Tanaka Rie - Lacus Cline (Gundam Seed Destiny Final Plus)Tamura Yukari - Rika (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)Toyoguchi Megumi - Hikari (Pokemon Diamond and Pearl)Noto Mamiko - Yakumo (School Rumble 2)Hirano Aya - Misa (Death Note)Matsuoka Yuki - Inoue Orihime (Bleach)new performer male:Irino Miyu - Syaoran (Tsubasa Chronicle)Ono Daisuke - Itsuki (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Kakihara Tetsuya - Yutaka Mikoto (Princess Princess)Sugita Tomokazu - Kyon (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Suzuki Tatsuo - Dick Arkain (Gaiking: Legend of Daiku Maryu)Terashima Takuma - Harue Wataru(Princess Princess)Hatano Wataru - Shin (Honey & Clover 2)Fukuyama Jun - Lerouche (Code Geass)Miyano Mamoru - Light (Death Note)Morita Masakazu - Ichigo (Bleach)new performer female:Kano Yui - Momoko (Sumomo mo momo mo)Kitamura Eri - Saya (Blood+)Koshimizu Ami - Tenma (School Rumble2)Kobayashi Yu - Setsuna (Negima!?)Saitou Momoko - Solty (Solty Rei)Sakai Kanako - Aka (REC)Chihara Minori - Nagato Yuki (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Hirano Aya - Haruhi (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Makino Yui - Misaki (Welcome to the NHK)Miyazaki Ui - Iroha (Sumomo mo Momo mo)singing:Sakamoto Maaya - Kazemachi JetSuzuki Tetsuo - Heated HeartSuwabe Junichi - X - FuushinTakahashi Naozumi - Tomorrow's MemoriesTaniyama Kishou - Infinite LoveTamura Yukari - Fairytale LabyrinthHirano Aya - Bouken Deshou Deshou?Hirano Aya, Gotou Yuuko, Chihara Minori （SOS Brigade）- Hare Hare YukaiHorie Yui - HikariMizuki Nana - Justice to Believepersonality:Asano Masumi - A&G Super Radio Show ~Anisupa~Koyama Rikiya - Utawarerumono RadioSakurai Takahiro - Komuchatto CountdownSuzumura Kenichi - Iwata Mitsuo/Suzumura Kenichi - Sweet IgnitionTamura Yukari - Tamura Yukari's Teasing Black BunnyHayashibara Megumi - Hayashibara Megumi's Heartful StationHorie Yui - Horie Yui's Angel's EggMizuki Nana - Mizuki Nana Smile GangMiyata Kouki - Tokyo Anime Center RadioYuzuki Ryouka - Utawarerumono Radio
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L decides to get experimental in the bedroom. I never thought I’d say this, but I’m actually beginning to understand the lure of dating sims, and it’s all thanks to Harvest Moon. There’s just such a profound satisfaction in getting your chosen girl up to red heart level (even if all I did was give her [...]
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Reviewed this week: Asatte no Houkou 11, Busou Renkin 15-16, Chevalier 13, Corda 7-8, Death Note 14, Deltora 1, Manabi 1, Gargoyle 7, Kanon 16, Nodame 2, ROTK 39, SaiMono 26 …and in manga: Fate/Stay Night 5, Higurashi Oni Sarashi 1, Tsubasa 141, Yotsuba& 43
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Someone spammed votes in the last poll again, but it hardly did anything. Just 8 of the 9 votes for Yoshinaga-san’chi no Gargoyle were by the same person or IP. Doesn’t matter as much since it didn’t win anyway. Also, this will be the last poll and the winners will be announced in a few [...]
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The Musketeers make it all the way to Cologne/Koln/wherever before getting attacked by the Psalm of the Week - here we have a girl named Lorenzia who summons demonic doggies to devour our debonair do-gooders whilst the Count of Cagliostro ferries her around in a carriage (it’s not quite Miyazaki…) and communicates with Saint-Germain by [...]
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And so we reach the final in this series of articles, which deals directly with the anime themselves. Beyond the five titles spotlighted here, there were a number of excellent series in 2006 that deserve honourable mentions. Sadly, only Iroha, Asatte no Houkou, Shinigami no Ballad and Gar-san shall be mentioned. While the Winter 2007 [...]
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After what seems like an eternity of waiting, the fact that my blog got into the fabled 9rules can finally be announced, which of course furthers my plans for world domination is good news, given that I randomly submitted just to see if this relatively new and unknown blog could indeed make it. And of [...]
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I can now exclusively reveal that the reason my blog is so HARD GAY is because I have Lui chained up in my basement.   As the days became depressingly short and winter tightened its grip upon the land, I had the great idea of summarising all the 2006 series I watched in one great ‘Annual Round-Up’; [...]
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The cast of One Piece decide to search for the missing backgrounds. With December now upon us and the festive season on its way, it occurs to me that I do something clever like an “Anime Advent Calendar” for the month; however, since I only just thought of that idea about ten minutes ago, it will [...]
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