Black Lagoon blows me away
When I first watched the show I was only impressed with the fact that there’s a main girl with two large guns IN HER HANDS,…
Scattered Cels Podcast #2
This week, Ray and I tackle the Haruhi licensing and the depredations of viral marketing, Japanese Academy Award nominations, and review School Rumble! Notes/Errata Kadokawa…
The Phenomenon of Haruhi Suzumiya
It’s strange how badly companies want to emulate, through viral marketing, the natural process that is “word of mouth.” What makes “word of mouth” marketing…
Review: Welcome to the NHK!
I couldn’t help but notice that a lot of recent anime have been about, or targeted directly to, otaku. Genshiken and Comic Party are about…
Welcome to the NHK 23
Impressions Though the show comes to an end with the next episode, I still marvel over how far it has come since it started. Today…
Scattered Cels Podcast #1
The first episode of the Scattered Cels Podcast is here! My co-host, Raymond Hu, reports in from Taiwan, while I’m here in the United States….