| 12:27pm | Anime With Strong, Adult Female Leads | | | | Yesterday I threw out the idea of mentioning a few completely non-Yuri anime that feature adult females here, for people who want to watch anime that do not revolve around fetuses in frilly dresses. I was specifically thinking of a few series I am watching or have watched recently that star women who... | | |
| 8:40pm | Kurozuka -- Give It a Try | | | | I'm not much for violent anime, but the sleeper hit of the season for me is the unheralded Madhouse show Kurozuka. Even if you aren't into bloodbaths, this show just grabs your attention and runs with it. Give it a try.I'm not sure what genre this might fit into. Maybe it's a genre of its own: vampire... | | |
| 3:39am | Kuroshitsuji Ep. 02 | | | | Ciel invites fat Hitler, a Chinese pimp, Carmen Sandiego, some guy from from Black Lagoon and a some dude who I can't think of anything snarky to say about over for a pool party. The billiards kind. Meanwhile, the three incompetent servants are chasing some mice around. Sebastian, of course, manages... | | |
| 6:43pm | NYAF: Funimation Panel Liveblog |  | | | 2:42 PM: still gathering. I see fellow bloggers sitting across from me, they are liveblogging too. I wonder who they are? The camera is all set up and ready. 2:45 PM: a Darker than Black preview trailer is playing now. 2:46 PM: Adam Sheehan starts speaking. Commends fans for “honesty” (ie,... | | |
| 8:26am | [PR] VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS BLACK LAGOON MANGA SERIES | | | | VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS BLACK LAGOON MANGA SERIES A PT Boat Packed with Mercenary Couriers Lands on North American Shores San Francisco, CA, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 — VIZ Media, LLC, one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies,... | | |
| 8:45pm | Interview: Jason Hoffs on VIZ Productions | | | | So you probably remember a while back when VIZ announced the formation of VIZ Productions, a Hollywood-based arm of the company that would be working on developing live-action adaptations of VIZ(/Shueisha/Shogakukan) titles in the States. Shortly after that I was given the opportunity to ask Jason... | | |
| 8:39pm | Beginning of Spring Season '08 | | | | Several promising series and a lot of new seasons from older ones. At last, after many barren seasons this one looks really solid! First of all the second part of ef - a tale of melodies finally airs; additionally, the delayed second season of Penguin Musume Heart has already started. Also, there are... | | |
| 9:00pm | Now This Is Only My Opinion, Volume 6 | | | | Erica is on vacation this week. She will have sporadic access to the internet, so has thoughtfully supplied reviews ahead of time for you to be entertained and/or outraged by. Comment approval and replies will undoubtedly be delayed while she eats lobster rolls and steals rocks from protected sites.Thanks... | | |
| 6:32am | Tooryanse - Cultural tidbits |  | | | It’s no secret; I love anime. I mean, if I didn’t love it, I damn sure wouldn’t be here, right? But sometimes I need to take a step back and ask myself why I love it so much. More specifically, why is anime so frigging addictive? What is it about Japanese animation, compared to Chinese... | | |
| 12:26am | Black Lagoon 9-12: the unstoppable housemaid | | | | Black Lagoon rounds off the First Barrage with rip-roaring conclusion to the Unstoppable Housemaid arc before following the crew as they embark on a mission set by the Triads that pits them against a group of international terrorists. Needless to say it involves some more blistering action and an outrageous... | | |
| 4:06pm | [53] Afro Samurai Revisited | | | | ↩[52] Introduction Perhaps Japan is rather ethnically homogenous, or I am under the impression of such a fact. So then maybe the lack of blacks in slice of life anime is justified not because animators envisage an utopian, ethnically homogenous Japan, but rather, they are correctly portraying the... | | |
| 10:06pm | Comic Con: Viz Industry Panel Liveblog | | | | 3:06 PM - Introduction, sweepstakes introduction 3:08 PM - Information about Bleach Day and the screening of Bleach movie, Kubo appearances. I will be going to the afternoon signing at 3:30-4:30 PM. 3:10 PM - Slam Dunk related events. Apparently Greg Oden, NBA star, will be helping promote it. 3:12... | | |
| 9:48pm | SDCC: VIZ | | | | Heading to VIZ nowThis is my last panel today. All I have left is a LOT of waiting to try and get into Kevin Smith, and then I’ll be at the Eisners reporting on manga wins (and losses). okay, looks like Marc Weidenbaum and Mark Chang are back, plus some others: Eric, Beth Kawasaki, and Candace.... | | |
| 12:05am | Meido Combat | | | | Which combat maid would you prefer? Today's competitors are Roberta (Black Lagoon), Kogarashi (Kamen no Maid Guy) and Sayoko (Code Geass). Why don't I include more? Because I dont' feel like it.Round 01: Maiding SkillsSayoko has displayed very little actual maid abilities besides pushing Nunally around,... | | |
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