Author Archives: DarkMirage

Da Capo II

I just caught the first episode of Da Capo II and, as a long-time fan of the game and the franchise in general, I must say, “WTF!?” The whole episode is just one huge blasphemy. But if you have never … Continue reading

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Package from Amazon

What is wrong with the picture below, other than its terrible camera phone picture quality? Hint: this is as far as the door opens. Answer lies after the break.

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Is anime dying?

With the fall of Geneon USA‘s DVD sales department, are we looking at the beginning of the doom of all anime as we know it? Some people seem to think so. After all, Geneon is well-liked by fans and its … Continue reading

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Social Life Calculus

I have uncovered the secret law of the universe. Click to find out… If you don’t get the joke, go study calculus. I should really be revising for my exams next week. I hate chemistry.

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Winamp 5.5 Beta Preview 1

Winamp 5.5 Beta (Build 1550) was released yesterday. The major changes in this update are album art support, a SingleUI skin and a new unified meta editor for all various file formats. Winamp 5.5 Beta Preview 1 (Bento Skin) I … Continue reading

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Haruhi is watching you!

Oh yes she is. Apparently it’s a sample of some content that Bandai is planning for Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku‘s (the PSP game) homepage. It’s hard to do nice-looking cel-shaded 3D models and I think this one is pretty damn … Continue reading

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Abe resigns, Rozen Aso to take over?

After months of taking shit from left and right and three agricultural ministers later, Shinzo Abe finally announced today that he is resigning as prime minister of Japan (YouTube video). The Liberal Democratic Party, which is the ruling party and … Continue reading

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Utada Hikaru – Beautiful World

Utada Hikaru – Beautiful World Beautiful World by Utada Hikaru is the theme song of the new Rebuild of Evangelion movie. I personally think that it’s her best and most awesome song ever, but maybe the relationship to Evangelion is … Continue reading

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Big Dreams Little Tokyo: A Half Japanese Comedy

For Screening Purposes Only Big Dreams Little Tokyo (IMDb entry) is one of those movies that seek to explore the meaning of culture in today’s globalizing world that serves as a melting pot of ethnic identities. It has been making … Continue reading

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The future of anime

“Welcome to the woooorld of tomorrow!” I’ve made it no secret that I think distributing media through physical means is an archaic and rapidly shrinking trade. I sincerely believe that everything that can be digitalized will eventually be digitalized, whether … Continue reading

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No more backlogged letters from Odex

According to a forum post by Stephen Sing, as of today (3rd September) no more backlogged letters will be sent out. Odex will not take legal action against you with old evidence. If you stop downloading from today, you are … Continue reading

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Odex Survey II — The Results!

Total number of responses: 1004 Click to view the results now!

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