Author Archives: DarkMirage

NUS Anime Bazaar 2007

For some reason, I was coerced into helping to publicize for this event that is happening at the National University of Singapore (NUS) next week. All the really cool stuff takes place at NUS. Anyway, NUS Comics and Animation Society … Continue reading

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Odex Survey II

UPDATE 2: I have reached the desired sample size. Thank you everyone for your help! I will publish the results here soon. Maybe tomorrow.

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Japanese WikiScanner

If you’ve been keeping up with tech blogs or digg, you would have no doubt heard about WikiScanner, a project by computer hacker Virgil. Basically it’s a script that, using the freely-available copy of Wikipedia’s database that is regularly updated, … Continue reading

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BayTSP to the rescue!

Good news for Odex. BayTSP’s chief executive officer Mark Ishikawa is flying all the way to Singapore to help them with their case. And he’s of Japanese descent too! (Well, actually that’s probably unrelated.) Apparently Odex did pay them after … Continue reading

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Haruhi Jigsaw Puzzle

See how big the box is—It’s as tall as Haruhi! Woohoo! My 1000-piece Haruhi jigsaw puzzle has finally arrived! Or rather it arrived ages ago but I missed the delivery and only now found time to move my lazy ass … Continue reading

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Odex vs PacNet ruling

Image taken from flash movie by NCH85 Mr. Siew Kum Hong, a Nominated Member of Parliament, posted the important parts of the written judgement by District Judge Earnest Lau, along with some of his own opinions on the matter. He … Continue reading

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Odex Survey

Update: Apparently the response was overwhelming and they have already collected enough results. The survey is over! Yay! Thanks for you help.

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Japan Manga, Anime & Games Tour

Time to take a break from all the gloom and doom. Here’s a more cheerful news brought to you by Mr. Lim, a former teacher of mine. He’s a bona fide gaming enthusiast and frequently takes random trips to Japan … Continue reading

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Odex — having your cake and eating it too

UPDATE 20/11/2007: Note to foreign readers. This article is about Odex’s local copyright enforcement actions that took place in Singapore in mid 2007. This is not directly related to its latest international efforts. Please refer to here for discussions on … Continue reading

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Hare Hare Yukai International

SOS-dan is taking over the world, one Hare Hare Yukai dance at a time! Here’s a YouTube video of a whole bunch of weird people from all over the globe performing the trademark dance. Singapore’s entry came from the recently-held … Continue reading

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Shakugan no Shana Itasha

Hey everyone. Remember me? Yeah I’m still alive. I shall not bore you with details about why I’ve been so inactive lately (nothing to do with Odex) and instead I bring you an extremely short post with zero actual content … Continue reading

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Cosfest VI — Karaoke Competition

Wow I finally uploaded these. My internet connection was acting screwy last week and YouTube uploads kept failing. Day 1 of Cosfest VI‘s highlight was an anime karaoke competition. As usual Rika and Mizuki rocked. YouTube videos of their performances … Continue reading

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