| 7:59am | Mai Waifu |  | | | As spring approaches, Valentine’s Day is upon us, and even the most hardened anime otaku’s thoughts must turn to love. Though some resist this destiny, I will not run, scream, or fight. I have always been of the opinion that the most important decisions are those you make in an instant... |
| 9:18am | Anime Diet Radio Episode 47: V-Day is D-Day | | | | Picture by himeshizuru. because a new, Valentine’s Day appropriate, episode has just landed on your virtual shores to invade your ears. It looks like we’ll probably be sticking to a monthly release schedule for this main podcast for the time being, though of course you’ve probably... |
| 5:00pm | “Don’t Say Lazy” Cover by Makenai! | | | | Our friends from Makenai have recorded a special treat just for you, dear readers and listeners–it’s a studio-quality cover of the famous K-ON! closing song, “Don’t Say Lazy.” Makenai aren’t just nobodies: one of their singers, Pam, was Anime Expo Idol 2008 (see... |
| 9:00pm | Dance in the Vampire Bund 6 – Drama | | | | Finally, some good stuff. Is the manga even better? If it is, I want to purchase a copy. Also, finally, the modified Shinboism is working. (Note: I’ve stopped treating this show as the supposed mega hit of the season. Instead, I now see it as any other show) Screen shot 2010-02-12 at 9.26.42... |
| 2:30pm | Ladies vs Butlers 6 – Flat Service | | | | This season seems to be “enriched” by two characters from two different shows. Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu’s Hideyoshi and Daichi from this one. The former is causing a ruckus in the blogsphere that’s making many flocking to the nearby dude that looks like a lady and confessing... |
| 7:53pm | PMX 2009: Nabeshin + Aoi Kidokoro Press Conference (Part 2 of 2) | | | | See part 1, an exclusive time with Nabeshin, here. Sorry for the delays on this video! There were some technical issues. Here’s the second half of the interview, which is actually a press conference with both Nabeshin and a manga artist-turned-idol named Aoi Kidokoro. The banter between the... |
| 6:52pm | Otaple Talk: My Fujoshi Valentine? | | | | February 14th. The date sends chills down the spines of many a single person, and mental images of high numbers through the brains of chocolate & confectionary companies. It’s hardly any surprise that so many of us fall sucker to the week-plus wait for our opportunities to proclaim admiration... |
| 8:06pm | PMX 2009: EXCLUSIVE Interview with Nabeshin! (Part 1 of 2) | | | | And now, the cream of the crop of our activities at Pacific Media Expo 2009: an exclusive interview with the famous anime director, Nabeshin! He’s directed such gems as Excel Saga, The Wallflower, Puni Puni Poemi, and many other wacked out anime–and his be-afroed persona has been included... |
| 7:00am | Durarara! 5 – You only need One Key | | | | Maybe I’m being Mr. Obvious. Maybe it’s a “duh”. But I got a very strong sense after watching 5 episodes. And yes, that means I believe there is only one connection among all these seemingly random people. Screen shot 2010-02-09 at 2.19.58 PMScreen shot 2010-02-09 at 2.23.01... |
| 9:10pm | シスター萌え！ | | | | シスター萌え〜！それ も強烈な萌えの一つで す。シスターとはカト リック教会の尼僧です ね。その代表的なキャ ラは「かんなぎ」のざ んげちゃんでしょう。 上の写真はそのざんげ ちゃんが抱き枕になっ たヤツです。『かんな... |
| 1:00pm | Dance in the Vampire Bund 5 – the Portrait of Mina | | | | This is an episode filled with tension, drama and intrigueis what I’d like to say. Truth is, for a high profile show, everything in this story seems underwhelming. Why doesn’t it grab me like it should? I’ve gotten over the misfired mockery in episode one and I’ve been enjoying... |
| 12:22am | Ookami Kakushi and its problems (and future promise) | | | | The show is finally starting to pick up the pace, as of episodes 4 and 5. What’s taking it so long? Ookami Kakushi, the third work by Ryukishi07 to be adapted into an anime after Higurashi and Umineko, seems in some ways like the offspring of those two earlier works. It has the same 1983 rural... |
| 12:22am | Ookami Kakushi and its problems (and future promise) | | | | The show is finally starting to pick up the pace, as of episodes 4 and 5. What’s taking it so long? Ookami Kakushi, the third work by Ryukishi07 to be adapted into an anime after Higurashi and Umineko, seems in some ways like the offspring of those two earlier works. It has the same 1983 rural... |
| 12:22am | Ookami Kakushi and its problems (and future promise) | | | | The show is finally starting to pick up the pace, as of episodes 4 and 5. What’s taking it so long? Ookami Kakushi, the third work by Ryukishi07 to be adapted into an anime after Higurashi and Umineko, seems in some ways like the offspring of those two earlier works. It has the same 1983 rural... |
| 4:57pm | So I got on Japanese TV after all | | | | This is all the cosplay you people are gonna get! Remember that Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya event I was at a couple of weeks ago? Well, apparently the TV Tokyo/Cine-tsu segment that was being filmed for it has now gone live, and the friendly folks at 2ch (via Cartoon Leap) have posted some screenshotswhich,... |
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