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The Physics of Puella Magi

Posted on March 6, 2011 by DarkMirage

Mobius strips of death Alternative title: “Why I think Kyubey should find a new job.” This post is going to be one huge spoiler, so don’t read on if you haven’t watched up to episode 9 of Puella Magi Madoka … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Government to pass tough ordinance against mature manga

Posted on December 14, 2010 by DarkMirage

The law doesn’t touch this The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to pass new legislation restricting the sales of manga depicting certain sexual acts to minors under eighteen. Contrary to what certain easily-excitable individuals may proclaim, this is not a … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks

Posted on December 6, 2010 by DarkMirage

(Sauce) “I thought what I’d do was, I’d pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes” WikiLeaks may turn out to be the real-life Laughing Man. Whether as a hero or villain, it has already secured a spot in history with … Continue reading →

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Virtual Idols and Hatsune Miku

Posted on November 23, 2010 by DarkMirage

Recently, renowned sci-fi writer William Gibson of Neuromancer fame annoyed a bunch of Miku fanboys when he tweeted, “Hatsune Miku doesn’t really rock me. I want higher rez, less anime.” This was immediately parsed by some to mean that he … Continue reading →

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Why I did not accept my PSC Scholarship offer

Posted on November 17, 2009 by DarkMirage

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 →

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Dreams are not for Asia

Posted on September 19, 2009 by DarkMirage

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 →

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Jury Trial in Japan

Posted on August 4, 2009 by DarkMirage

Those of you who played the 4th Ace Attorney (逆転裁判) game would be aware of the new jury system being implemented in Japan, first proposed in cabinet review committee in 2001 and subsequently passed into law in 2004. After five … Continue reading →

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Nagi’s Virginity

Posted on November 16, 2008 by DarkMirage

I recently started watching Kannagi after reading about the 2ch shitstorm over the main female lead’s alleged past sexual experience. You can read more about this dorama over at Sankaku Complex. The gist of the matter is that Nagi may … Continue reading →

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Oversensitive Religion

Posted on May 22, 2008 by DarkMirage

Blasphemlicious JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure, an anime series based on a manga by the same name, is currently under fire from the Middle East for having a villain in the show read the Holy Koran while plotting the death of the … Continue reading →

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Code Geass R2 — Episode 1

Posted on April 6, 2008 by DarkMirage

Surprise! I bet you totally didn’t expect me to blog Code Geass, especially considering that awful parody video I made which should best be left to rot in the depths of hell, my MySpace account and the fact that I … Continue reading →

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Why I Love and Hate Linux

Posted on February 9, 2008 by DarkMirage

For no particular reason, I decided to install Linux to a new disk partition today. It’s been a while since my last encounter with the OS (some ancient version of Gentoo) and things have changed a lot. Linux’s graphical interface … Continue reading →

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Anime DVD industry approaching limit

Posted on January 14, 2008 by DarkMirage

Anime! Anime! has an article up about the lack of growth in Japan’s anime DVD industry. (Link is in Japanese.) The article focuses on DVD sales in particular, which traditionally does quite well in Japan. It also makes some comparisons … Continue reading →

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