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Author Archives: DarkMirage
Maaya Sakamoto 15th Anniversary Concert
The cherry blossoms bloomed early this spring, just as it did thirty years ago on Maaya Sakamoto‘s birthday. The date was 31st March and the venue was Budoukan. I stood in line at the entrance of Kitanomaru Park along with … Continue reading
Summer Wars
Summar Wars is director Mamoru Hosoda‘s second feature film (that counts) since the unexpectedly successful Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, which rose from obscurity by word of mouth. Summer Wars is the second child in the family, the one who has … Continue reading
A Tribute to Anonymous
Tomorrow, 6th of January 2010, is YouTube Porn Day. Yes, 4chan’s Anonymous has once again declared war on YouTube as a reaction against perceived injustice in YouTube’s ban policies. YouTube junkies can look forward to stumbling upon some titillating surprises … Continue reading
Avatar
Up until recently, I had been under the impression that industry giant James Cameron was reduced to making a movie adaptation of this. This misconception was finally shattered when I saw the trailer for Avatar and it piqued my interest. … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged avatar, james cameron, movie, na'vi, sam worthington, sci-fi, sigourney weaver, skxawng, zoe saldana
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EOY Cosplay 2009
I missed the EOY (End Of Year) cosplay event last year as I was in Japan for a month. Little did I know that it was to be the last EOY ever, as the organizers had run out of people … Continue reading
Anime Festival Asia 2009
I just woke up with a throbbing headache. I feel like I’ve spent the past two days walking. Of course, this comes nowhere close to the time when I queued overnight in the winter rain for Comiket 73 and fell … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Otaku
Tagged afa, afa09, danny choo, may'n, singapore, suntec city, yoshiki fukuyama
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Animation Asia Conference 2009
Animation Asia Conference 2009 (AAC) is an industry event held in tandem with Anime Festival Asia this year, acting as a sort of pre-event for the commercial participants for AFA to share their experiences and exchange name cards. Having been … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Otaku
Tagged aac, afa, afa09, crunchyroll, danny choo, mamoru hosoda, singapore, sunte, suntec city
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Why I did not accept my PSC Scholarship offer
This is one of those rare posts I make about my personal life so that one day I may look back at this blog and realize that I was once a young and naive idealist. It is the cumulation of … Continue reading
Turn A Gundam
OMG it’s three dee I find it infinitely difficult to quantify Turn A Gundam (∀ Gundam) as a narrative. After watching it on and off over the course of a few years, I finally finished all fifty episodes this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged mobile suit gundam, sunrise, turn a gundam, yoshiyuki tomino
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Anime Festivial Asia 09 – Preview
So all the cards are finally on the proverbial table. In addition to whatever was announced during the first press conference, the final details for Anime Festival Asia 09 was released this Wednesday (or last Wednesday depending on your preferred … Continue reading
Posted in Otaku
Tagged afa09, event, fire bomber, hatsune miku, k-on!, macross, madhouse studio, may'n, singapore, tatsunoko productions, yoshiki fukuyama
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Dreams are not for Asia
There’s a pretty good essay on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong‘s call for young Singaporeans to “dare to dream” over at The Online Citizen. The gist of it is that this statement is highly ironic when interpreted against the realities … Continue reading
Posted in Rant, World
Tagged consumerism, dreams, education, meritocracy, singapore, society
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