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Monthly Archives: September 2006
Zipang and WW2
Zipang, or Zipangu, or Jipangu, or however you think it should be spelt, is the ancient European name for Japan. It was believed by foreigners to be a land of immense wealth and the name carries a somewhat mythical association. … Continue reading
Official Suzumiya Haruhi Cels
I was browsing Kyo-ani’s official site when I came across these Official Haruhi cels on sale at Kyo-ani’s web store. The cels are created from the original data used in the anime (which is pure CG) and limited to one … Continue reading
Neowing has caught up with my trickery
My perfect strategy for saving up on CD/DVD shipping has been flushed down the infinite void of a JR train station toilet by the insidious conspiracy known as Neowing (better known as CDJapan).
æ„›ã¨å‹‡æ°—ã®ãŠã¨ãŽè©±ï½žA true story
A true story of love and courage from yours truly. Okay, so there’s not much courage involved and the love is somewhat superficial. but hell at least it’s a story. Continue reading
Aya Hirano can’t sing
That’s the truth and you know it. Well she certainly sings better than me, but so does most of the entire population of this planet! I will be lying if I say that I don’t like “God knows…”, but I … Continue reading
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New Shuffle! anime this Winter!
Fresh off the press! From Moon Phase Zakki: ニュータイプ10月å·æ—©å£²ã‚Šæƒ…å ±ã€‚ WOWOWã®ãƒ‡ã‚£ãƒ¬ã‚¯ã‚¿ãƒ¼ã‚ºã‚«ãƒƒãƒˆç‰ˆã€ç·é›†ç·¨ä»•ç«‹ã¦ï¼‹å®Œå…¨æ–°ä½œï¼Ÿã€ŒSHUFFLEï¼MEMORIESã€ãŒä»Šå†¬æ”¾é€ã¨ã‹ã€‚ De-moon-ified: News from early copies of Newtype October. WOWOW’s director’s cut version, summary episode + a completely new work? “Shuffle! Memories” airing this winter.
New Evangelion movie project announced
Yet another one from Moon Phase Zakki: [アニメ]「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン æ–°åŠ‡å ´ç‰ˆã€å‰ç·¨ã€ä¸ç·¨ã€å¾Œç·¨ã€æœ€çµ‚話ã®4部作ã«ã¦è£½ä½œæ±ºå®šã€‚ 以å‰ã®ã‚¿ãƒ¬ã‚³ãƒŸæƒ…å ±ã§ã¯ã€TVシリーズã®ç·é›†ç·¨3部＋完全新作ã®å…¨4部作ã¨ã„ã†è©±ã ã£ãŸã‘ã©ã€4部全ã¦ãŒæ–°ä½œã¨ã„ã†ä½ç½®ä»˜ã‘らã—ã„。続編ã§ã‚‚リメイクã§ã‚‚ãªã„ã¨ã‹ã€‚ã‚¿ãƒ¬ã‚³ãƒŸæƒ…å ±ã‚’é ‚ã„ãŸæ™‚ã¯ã€æ£ç›´ã¾ã‚†ã¤ã°æƒ…å ±ã ã¨æ€ã£ã¦ãŸã‚“ã ã‘ã©ã€æœ¬å½“ã«4部作ã§å†æ˜ 画化ã ã£ãŸã¨ã¯ã€‚ Un-moon-ed: “New Evangelion Theatrical Version” will be a 4-part project. According to previous leaks, it was thought that the new project consisted of 3 summary movies of the TV series … Continue reading
Song titles that don’t make half sense
I’m sure you have encountered plenty of song titles that sound cool at first but don’t seem to make much sense when you think about them. I’m not talking about Engrish titles (e.g. “Can you feel crying alone?” by tiaraway) … Continue reading
New Kino no Tabi movie
Phew, lots of annoucements these two days. Here we have another from Moon Phase Zakki: [アニメ]時雨沢æµä¸€ã€Œã‚ノã®æ—…ã€åŠ‡å ´ç‰ˆã‚¢ãƒ‹ãƒ¡åˆ¶ä½œæ±ºå®šï¼ アニメ化ã¯3度目ã€æ˜ 画化ã¯2度目。å‰å›žã®ã€Œã‚ノã®æ—…～何ã‹ã‚’ã™ã‚‹ãŸã‚ã«ï½žã€ã¯ã€å˜é¤¨ä¸Šæ˜ ã ã£ãŸã‘ã©ã€ä»Šåº¦ã¯ã©ã†ã ã‚ã†ï¼ŸåŠ‡å ´ç‰ˆã€Œç¼çœ¼ã®ã‚·ãƒ£ãƒŠã€ã¨åŒæ™‚ä¸Šæ˜ ã ã£ãŸã‚Šã—ã¦ï¼Ÿ Moonspeak to English (ok I’m running out of funny things to say here): New “Kino no Tabi” (by Keiichi Shigusawa) movie confirmed! This … Continue reading
Calling all biology majors and bird watchers
Okay, so this is supposed to be an anime blog. Theorectically. But sometimes there are more important things in life than anime, such as finding out the identify of this duck-like bird that has been catching my attention every time … Continue reading
Japanese Titbits #2 – Hentai vs. Ecchi
Okay, so I’m just a little overdue for the next Japanese lesson chapter. It will come soon, I promise. Really. Anyway, I’m going to spend a little time today talking about the difference between hentai and ecchi and why Hentai, … Continue reading
Life-size Saber for your guilty pleasure
DMM.com is selling life-size Saber figurines for those of you out there with money flowing out of your water taps! (Such as, oh I don’t know… this guy?) This is your chance to one-up all those self-proclaimed hardcore F/SN fanboys … Continue reading