Archive for February 2008

The Catchup 3: Kimikiss Pure Rouge 17-20

The Catchup 3: Kimikiss Pure Rouge 17-20

Oh, Mao. You were my favorite girl in this show. How could you have become so dislikable?

The Catchup 2: Shigofumi 4-7

The Catchup 2: Shigofumi 4-7

This is a show, in the end, that doesn’t fail to surprise–even if not all the surprises are (in my opinion) welcome. As the mystery of Fumika’s identity continues to deepen, the twists and turns get stranger and the potential for this show to shine–or go off the rails–becomes more evident.

The Catchup 1: True Tears 4-7

The Catchup 1: True Tears 4-7

This is the first in a series of aggregate episode reviews to make up for not having blogged regularly for such a long time…first up is True Tears, the show that more and more is becoming what Myself; Yourself should have been. It’s got the emotional drama and the character conflict, and manages to have [...]

Hirano Aya’s latest scandal? MoeGaku Ep. 06 English. A great plot of evil…

Hirano Aya’s latest scandal? MoeGaku Ep. 06 English. A great plot of evil…

…it is not. “By destroying the Otaku’s perceptions of tsundere and making them disappointed, we shall bring Chaos to Akiba! [Mwa ha ha ha ha ha ha, o ho ho ho ho ho ho] Don’t know our great strategy?” Yeah right. But it might work on one of our crack staff members. Mike (in Gendo [...]

Please show MOMO-i the proper American welcome – Hawaiian style!

Please show MOMO-i the proper American welcome – Hawaiian style!

From ANN – Halko Momoi to Perform at Honolulu Festival in March …14th Annual Honolulu Festival has announced that…14th Annual Honolulu Festival has announced that…irst performed in the western hemisphere at Anime Expo 2007… Ray’s take: Please, please treat her right and at least arrange her a hotel room! The people at AX fucked up [...]

Anime Diet Radio Episode 18 – Don’t Try This At Home

Anime Diet Radio Episode 18 – Don’t Try This At Home

Anime Diet Radio Episode 18 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (830) Anime Diet Radio Episode 18 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (767) Anime Diet Radio finally graduates and comes into its maturity in this, our 18th and our first Jeremy-less episode in a while. (He had a toothache.) We’re [...]

I think I’ll form a new performance trope called the Blue-Ray Men group.

I think I’ll form a new performance trope called the Blue-Ray Men group.

From ANN – Wal-Mart Chooses Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD …announced that it “will offer only Blu-ray [Disc] movies and hardware machines, as well as standard definition movies and DVD players, and up converts.” It will begin phasing out HD DVD, Blu-ray’s high-definition disc format competitor… Ray’s take: I’m not in the high tech industry [...]

What? Claymore is taken by Funimation? How’s Clare going to fare against Goku?

What? Claymore is taken by Funimation? How’s Clare going to fare against Goku?

From ANN – Funimation Licenses Claymore Anime Series (Update 2) …has announced its license of the Claymore anime series at noon CST today [15th]… Ray’s take:  Having read comments that Funimation releases high quality DVD these days I’m actually looking forward to their effort. I’m a big Claymore fan and I sincerely hope they do [...]

Bamboo Blade Ep 19 – this episode kicks ass but her English sucks ass

Bamboo Blade Ep 19 – this episode kicks ass but her English sucks ass

Ass, ass, ass. No, I’m not talking about a donkey-like creature that the savior of the world sat on, and I’m not really talking about anyone’s shiny behind. But This episode accomplishes two different types of asses: The humor kicks ass, but as in many other shows where a purely Japanese seiyuu trying to speak [...]

Holy Shit! British Chocolates are taking over Japan!

Holy Shit! British Chocolates are taking over Japan!

From ANN – UK’s Bootleg Novel Animated for Mobile Phones in Japan …the misadventures of two English boys who run a bootleg chocolate factory after their country bans chocolate. Appropriately enough, the latest anime update was announced on Valentine’s Day… Ray’s take: My God! The Empire is on the strike again! This time trying to [...]

Yay! Death Note Stand Alone Complex going to UK!

Yay! Death Note Stand Alone Complex going to UK!

Another challenger to Shakespeare? Not. From Anime UK News – Just as planned, Manga Ent. confirm Death Note anime for UK …confirmation from Manga Entertainment that they intend to release the 37-episode Death Note anime TV series in the UK… Ray’s take:  Murderers and criminals and gangsters who feed people to pigs (Snatch) in Britain [...]

The View From the AT Field 4–Score One For the Knights of the Order of Otaku!

The View From the AT Field 4–Score One For the Knights of the Order of Otaku!

This is my latest audio column about the exploits of the Knights of the Order of Otaku. This film shows that even nerdy men can have courage and save a beautiful woman. Whether that woman will fall in love with the knight is a completely different story all together. But we do it for the [...]