Rating: 9/10 Putting the Pieces Together: (no spoilers) So after watching this, you probably have a few questions regarding what actually happens in this arc. Well let’s see, we can determine quite a bit with the material we’re presented with this arc, combined with the first season. Don’t worry, there will be no spoilers…(btw, these are just [...]
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This week’s Overlooked Manga Festival is a pre-emptive strike: Shaenon Garrity gives us a glimpse of Tekkonkinkreet in the hopes that it won’t be overlooked. No doubt envious of the runaway success of Avril Lavigne, the KISS guys are making their first foray into manga, and they’re going all out—it’s yaoi! Ye Olde Comick Book Blogge [...]
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What is “deep”, for starters? Some of my other fellow bloggers, like Martin, Higevs, Bateszi, Hidoshi, and Impz might be able to tell you more about it. There’s a thousand and one ways with regards to how one might go about the issue if one were so inclined as to play the semantics card. Personally, [...]
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Episode Twenty Four As the previous episode of Code Geass set up the conclusion of this series very well, episode twenty full lives up to the battle between the Order of the Black Knights, and Britannia. I liked how this episode showed enhanced Jeremiah almost returns to his old self, after being enhanced, and remembering this [...]
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REMINDER: Enter to win our Garage Sale Giveaway! We only need like 50 more posts until somebody wins!!! I mean, look at all of that stuff we have to giveaway! …we have a box full of manga and anime just sitting in the corner of my office, annoying me and taking up space. [...]
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In addition to the Pani Poni Dash trading figures we reported on earlier today, preorder pages are now up around the interwebs for Kotobukiya's earlier scooped Shining Wind Xecty and To Heart 2 Another Days Chie, as well as a partial reissue of their earlier released Moetan trading figure set (this one augmented with several limited edition repaints). All three items are set for release in November. (no more)
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Yesterday I was walking down Immermannstrasse, the main street of Düsseldorf’s Japanese district, and went into a comic book store. Inside there were manga and American comics translated into German as one would expect. I ended up buying an issue each of Daisuki (think Shoujo Beat), Animania (comes with pack-in DVD), and Manga sZene as [...]
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You might have noticed over the past couple of weeks that in addition to the "HD Recommends" section we've been adding a few affiliate links here and there around the site. Your perception is to be commended! This marks no change in our site philosophy; we're still dedicated to spreading the gospel of our own personal geekdoms without discrimination (but with extreme prejudice, if that makes sense). The thought has been growing on us lately though that it just might be possible to translate this passion into more than just an obsessive hobby, and that's where you come in: if you value what HD does, we'd be honored if you would consider buying through an affiliate when you make your purchasing decisions. We'll continue to work as hard as possible to bring you the best content we can regardless of the outcome of this little experiment, but wouldn't it be nice if it actually worked? Or made enough to pay for site bandwidth, maybe... Affiliate details below:
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[ Episode 16: In All Earnestness ] So, Balsa and Chagum are preparing to leave on their journey but major things are happening unbeknown to them. Shuga has now told the Emperor, the Holy Sage, and the four hunters about Chagum still being alive and has gained their belief and full support. This can only spice [...]
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“Do you want power?” What sane person would say no? So. They choose “Yes”. This is what happens when they choose that in the world of Kaze no Stigma. This week also presents an intriguing insight to Kazuma. His shocked face and dazed, wide eyes seem to say something. Why does he look so shocked? Is it finally something [...]
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Imagine my surprise yesterday morning as I was waking up to hear the words “Otakon,” “Haruhi Suzumiya,” and “anime music videos” coming from my public radio station. In the midst of stories about the Minneapolis bridge collapse disaster comes a 5 minute report about–yes–the phenomenon of AMVs, complete with interviews with fans at Otakon! Oh, [...]
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So ends the Yakusamashi-hen, which played it’s purpose well to include in all the clues and hints that were removed in the initial season. In this episode, the Hinamizawa Disaster is implied as a manmade disaster rather and the mysterious group of men are shown to be the culprit. That being said, poor Rika dies [...]
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  The first thought when I saw the opening credits: man, this looks like Chrno Crusade (with its early 20th century American setting). The second thought was: just how many characters are there going to be? And how much more butchering of Western names will they do? The description on Animenfo.com promised something akin to Fullmetal [...]
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Well, Koto Just dropped four, Max has one up for preorder… lots of shit. So let's condense them into one super post! All pictures will be up after the jump. First up and most importantly, Max Factory's Saber/zero figure is up for preorder now. WOO! Saber! WOO! Suit! Woo! Sexy! She's out in December for [...]
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Code Geass is awesome. Personally, it is SUNRISE’s finest script since Mai HiME in terms of pace and unpredictability. It’s amazing how they managed to drive the plot with such a huge and unwieldy cast yet able to inject sufficient character development for endearment. SUNRISE represents 3 aspects of anime for me - relentless pacing, [...]
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Those last few posts of mine are way too serious. Have a Lucky Star 4coma. Text might be a bit hard to see. Click on it to see full size.
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Cosplay Summit Convenes at Japan’s Foreign Ministry - Reuters Well this is amusing to hear. I guess there is an otaku spirit within each and every one of us. That spirit must be liberated. Oh wait. “Manga are the best-selling comics”? Hmm. Japanese Anime Market Grew to 242 Billion Yen in 2006 - AnimeAnime Oh wow. This is good [...]
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[ Episode 18: The Rare Card is a Swimsuit ] Nothing much really happened in this episode in terms of plot. It was pretty much filled to the brim with fanservice shots and a lot of references. I’m much too lazy to point them all out but I did notice the more obvious ones like Lancelot/Orange [...]
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Dude, I’m not Tony.
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A bunch of great figure news in this morning, mostly confirming earlier scoops: Goodsmile represents first with an official page for Max Factory's December-release Saber / Zero from Fate / Zero, then online shop Sorio with a preorder page for the October-release Toranoana swimsuit ver. Masane and Rihoko from Witchblade that we scooped a week or so ago; Kotobukiya rounds things off with official notice and promo material for their December release Pani Poni Dash trading figure set. Details to follow shortly...
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