G and the 1/2 Fraction: Juusoukikou Dancouga Nova Final - 12: FOR THE FUTURE...
Here it is the final episode, and overall it was a good ending. Nice and simple and pleasing. World is saved and all is good with the world. The battle this episode was really awesome, it did save the...
View ArticleAnime Diet: El Cazador eps 13 review (after all, I’m still a picky bastard) -...
(NOTE: this entry is full of spoilersbut really, what’s there to spoil?)Finally, some interesting things are starting to happen in this show. But, for the action fan in me, I’m still not quite...
View ArticleKurogane's Anime Blog: Saimoe Main Tournament Group Stage Matchups.
Matchups have been drawn and determined, so this are the groups from A1 to H12 for the main tournament.For the group stage of the tournament, the voting starts from Group A until Group H. Everyday,...
View Articlehashihime: Current Anime Series Popularity -- Japan vs. Abroad
I'm taking the simplest possible method of judging how otaku in Japan and outside it grade the current shows: current number of threads on 2channel vs. number of posts on AnimeSuki. This is more an...
View Articlewelcome datacomp: Winter 2007/2008 Anime Schedule
Reposted from ADTRW and MOONPHASE as usual (like the last two times I did it?).11/22 Candy☆Boy - One episode long, broadcast yesterday, tagline is a joke about tsundere.11/25 Strait Jacket ep 1 - SF...
View Articlehashihime: January 2008 Anime Previews -- cast, staff, pic, links
The new season is coming up fast. The first new show, Ayakashi, has already begun, and the season gets fully under way exactly two weeks from today. As with most winter seasons, there are not a huge...
View ArticleStar Crossed Anime Blog: Some quick first impressions: Spice and Wolf,...
Spice and WolfSo this is what you get if you hand an award-winning novel to an animation-company like Imagin: an authentic atmosphere, interesting characters, and a main female lead who spends nearly...
View ArticleStar Crossed Anime Blog: Hakaba Kitarou - 02
And with Hakaba Kitarou, my schedule for the winter-season is complete. Seriously, this season has proven to be awesome.Monday: Gunslinger Girl Il Teatrino, Gundam 00Tuesday: Suteki Tantei...
View ArticleStar Crossed Anime Blog: Hakaba Kitarou - 03
The story for this week was rather bizarre Remember the little plant that grew from Dracula’s dead body in the previous episode? Well, Nezumi Otoko uses his breath to knock a famous singer unconscious...
View ArticleStar Crossed Anime Blog: Hakaba Kitarou Review - 88/100
The original Hakaba Kitarou (later renamed to Gegege no Kitarou) was one of the original pioneers in anime and manga, even before the legacy of Osamu Tezuka. Ever since it was serialized in 1959, it’s...
View ArticleRiuva: The Riuva Anime Blog Awards: By Otaku for Otaku
WOW I HAVE THIS GREAT NEW IDEA ABOUT CREATING A SERIES OF AWARDS FOR ANIME BLOGGERS TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT OURSELVES. VOTE NOW OK??Not in anyway related to the other (inferior and less-meticulously...
View ArticleA Geek by Any Other Name: The Roundup In Which I Fail At Being Timely
Yeah, I know, I was supposed to get to this ages hours ago. Don’t ask. It’s a long story that involves a priest, a rabbi, a mongoose, a bar, and a very, very bad pun.Oh, and lest you fear that I’m...
View ArticleA Geek by Any Other Name: Gegege no Kitarou and the Regional Cosplay
Okay, I ended up intentionally waiting on someone else (who turned out to be ANN) to cover this because I wasn’t at all sure I was translating it right. But apparently the new Gegege no Kitarou film is...
View ArticleSankaku Complex: 2008 Anime DVD Sales Ranking
Here we have the rather interesting DVD sales ranking for 2008 anime, in this case focused on the first volume as a proxy for total popularity. There are a number of interesting results within the...
View ArticleStar Crossed Anime Blog: 2008 Summary - Part I
Well, it’s the time of the year again for the obligatory posts that look back at the highlights (and some of the lowlights) of the past year. This time, I decided to split this entry in two halves,...
View ArticleSankaku Complex: Market Forces Moe: GeGeGe no Kitarou
This is the prosaically named Nekomusume from very long running anime franchise ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 / GeGeGe no Kitarou; the number indicates the season, and a movie version is also pictured.The season start dates...
View ArticleThe Scrumptious Anime Blog: 2009 Spring Anime Menu: Boys Keep Out Edition
Springtime is finally here (yes we’re late, don’t have to tell us), bringing with it a HEAPLOAD of animes!! ‘For You in Full Blossom’ is but apt to describe this season, with plenty of variety to cater...
View ArticleOgiue Maniax: Kiddy Grade, Kiddy Girl-and, Memories of the Future
Recently, I was compelled to watch the Kiddy Grade opening, followed by the opening to its sequel, Kiddy Girl-and. For those of you who have never seen either show, I can best sum up the series as...
View ArticleAlafista: Today’s Japan Photo: Valentine’s Day with GeGeGe no Kitaro
For Today’s Japan Photo, we some Valentine’s love with Kitarou, the youkai boy from the popular anime/manage series GeGeGe no Kitarou (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎).The large chocolate cake has the Japanese word “Kizuna...
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