| 2:51pm | GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class - 11 | | | | It’s interesting that while in High School, I had no interest in art whatsoever. And yet I really find all the references of GA to different artworks, techniques and equipment very interesting to watch. But yeah, in high school I also hated reading, writing and subjects as French and German.... | | |
| 6:36pm | Yuri Manga: Yuri Hime, Volume 17 (Part 2) | | | | The second half of Volume 17 of Yuri Hime (コミック百合姫) starts off with another very doujinshi-style story. Which makes me wonderwhy do I think of them this way? Probably because I first encountered them when I began collecting original Yuri doujinshi. These stories that I think of as doujinshi... | | |
| 10:44am | Kiki's Delivery Service Subtitle Confusion | | | | The other day I got an odd hankering to watch one of my favorite Hayao Miyazaki films, Kiki's Delivery Service, the story of one young witch's journey out into the world. The version I was watching was in Japanese, but with English subtitles, and as the movie progressed I noticed something interesting:... | | |
| 12:40pm | What’s Your Recommendation? | | | | “Which cake is better?” You know sometimes a friend who isn’t into anime comes up to you and asks if you could recommend them an anime to watch so they can see what’s so great about it. This happens more often if most of your friends are fans of anime and manga, and he or she... | | |
| 7:12am | Loose Ends |  | | | I spent a ton of time sick this week and am still not feeling great from an apparent stomach virus (thankfully it wasn't related to the TB). I will note though that I've now learned the stark difference between public health services and private health services. I can't say I'm shocked about the new... | | |
| 9:12pm | Yuri Manga: Comic Yuri Hime, Volume 16 (Part 1) | | | | The 16th Volume of Comic Yuri Hime (コミック百合姫) starts off with a big "Ame-iro Kouchakan Kandan" presence. Sarasa, Seriho and two new characters, Mana-chan and Shiko, adorn the cover. Inside the cover is the "Pink Princess" Drama CD in which we are introduced to Manako and Shiko.This is followed... | | |
| 12:23am | Umineko+black cat? I’m all in for it | | | | My subconscious needs for Umineko are surfacing, I kow they are. But even so, chapter 149 of To-love Ru was pretty awesome, mainly because of one of the few male characters that I have ever fangirled for. You know how you’d often come across those posts about which girls a person would like... | | |
| 9:50pm | Manga Releases for May 2009 | | | | It’s almost summer, and there’s a bunch of manga just in time for vacations, breaks from school. Manga titles of note this month include Tokyopop’s Return to Labyrinth volume three (finally! - editor), Dark Horse’s Blood+: Adagio Volume One TPB; CMX’s King of Debris,... | | |
| 11:21am | Cool Products Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | | | | Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see... | | |
| 9:54pm | 48 Spring Anime -- full previews: story, trailer, cast, staff, pic | | | | These may be difficult times in the anime industry, but you couldn't tell it from the number of anime being produced. Forty-eight titles come out this spring -- series and OVAs -- about the same number as last spring.But quantity doesn't necessarily imply quality. Nothing here seems like an instant classic.... | | |
| 12:40pm | Spring 2009 Anime Preview | | | | It’s that time again: It’s time to look at what anime is airing in the Spring 2009 season. Shows are listed in alphabetical order. There are 5 possible levels of ratings that I’ll give a show:Will BlogMay Blog (presumes Will Watch)Will WatchMay WatchWon’t Watch As usual, I’m leaving out anything... | | |
| 12:40pm | Spring 2009 Anime Preview | | | | It’s that time again: It’s time to look at what anime is airing in the Spring 2009 season. Shows are listed in alphabetical order. There are 5 possible levels of ratings that I’ll give a show:Will BlogMay Blog (presumes Will Watch)Will WatchMay WatchWon’t Watch As usual, I’m leaving out anything... | | |
| 11:32am | Manga in America = Naruto |  | | | A recent comic and manga best seller list for the USA, compiled by the New York Times, has revealed the embarrassing truth: manga is Naruto. Of the recent top ten (for early March), only three non-Naruto titles feature, and the top ranks are entirely dominated by the title: 1. Naruto, Vol. 40, by... | | |
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