Anime Diet

Wait when did I start watching Evangelion?

Waaaaah! Sorry this week’s a day late, I was out of town and completely spaced. Anyways enjoy the Haruhi Hurricane inspired by of course, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Remember to drink responsibly and be careful in your drunken shenanigans! Edit: I totally forgot to add that I did a Hurricane drink because of Gustav. [...]

From ANN Report: Max Makowski to Helm Voltron LIve-Action Film …set to direct the upcoming live-action adaptation of Voltron series, which aired in North America from…directed episodes of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy… Ray’s take: so, the guy who directed some episodes for Queer Eye is going to direct Live-Action Voltron…Well…I wonder what Carson [...]

And with Tanaka Rie’s performance, it just look so much better. (I’ve been doing summary, but there are other blogs that review raw, so go look them up. I ain’t gonna waste my time for no reward.) In any event, the high ups in the military is hiding something about the neoroids, and at this [...]

From ANN – Murakami’s Video for Kaye West Song is iTune #1 …hip hop artist Kanye West…” music video directed by artist/animator Takashi Murakami has #1… Ray’s take: without embarrassing myself and doing a god awful imitation of gangster rap for your entertainment, let’s just say that yeah, even animated stuff can be cool in [...]

From ANN – Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, August 21–27 1 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 #1 August 22 Bandai Visual (See the rest of the chart at ANN) Ray’s take: so fanboys AND fangirls come out at full force to support the ‘louch! ‘louch! ‘louch! ‘louch! ‘louch! ‘louch! ‘louch! – That’s what happens [...]

At last, the belated Otakon 2008 video diary–starring special East Coast correspondent Sally–is online! The audio is not quite the greatest because all the footage was taken with a still camera’s video function (the only equipment we had on hand) though I have tried my best to fix it as much as possible. (Guiding subtitles [...]

From ANN – Lau Wan Kit’s Feel 100% Wins 2nd Int’l Manga Award …the winner and runners-up of its Second International Manga Awards on Tuesday. Hong Kong’s… Ray’s take: yeah right, “male best friends”, like these 2 aren’t gay after all, I mean, in my superior (oh ho ho ho ho ho) American sensibility, I [...]

From ANN – Iron Man, Wolverine in Marvel, Madhouse’s 1st TV Anime …American comic book publisher…press release on its four-series collaboration with the Japanese animation company Madhouse, and the release confirms that the first series will premiere in Japan in Spring of 2010… Ray’s take: I really know nothing about Iron Man, but if Madhouse [...]

Summary – Another day, another case of urban legend. In recent days, one of the city blocks in the city has become the place for suicide and Ryoko’s former university study mate-turned-sort-of-rival Yukiko decides to investigate it because a former classmate of hers and Ryoko’s took her own life. Seemingly uncaring, Ryoko starts her own [...]

From ANN – Japan Aims for Copyright-Relaxed ‘Special Cyber Zones …is aiming to establish “special cyber zones”…Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda’s Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters proposed a… Ray’s take: All right, curse me for being lazy but I know very little about special economic zones and I ain’t gonna look it up. All I know is [...]

From ANN Hells Angels Anime to Premiere in October in Japan The animecs TIFF program at the Tokyo International Film Festival announced… Ray’s take:…NOT! Thank god almighty. I shuddered at the thought and I smacked myself 10000 times within 2 seconds using the speed of Goku in DBZ and Ken in Fist of the North [...]