Looks nice and inviting doesn’t it? God Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? just keeps on getting better. Last week I talked about how the show is actually subverting numerous modern tropes. Unfortunately I really can’t afford to spend as much time writing up these posts as I did last week, so I’m going to cut back [...]
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Today is the Shukufuku no Campanella day! Let's have another wallpaper post about it while I prepare new material for other series.   But i promise this is the last post for today on this series...or I'll have change the description to "A blog about Shukufuku no Campanella"   You'll forgive me right?   See you later with another series!!! feal87
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エンジェルビーツ  SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: It is exam time in the classroom and as the students take the test, one male student suddenly realizes that this life he's in is a lie as he had died.  As such, the test doesn't matter.  He asks if he can get to heaven with good grades. His outburst brings the Student Council President, Otonashi, to the classroom where he challenges the "awakened" student
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If you think Oreimo has ended a little tad too early, you might want to give the upcoming Oreimo PSP game a try. Yes, if you didn’t know already, Oreimo is getting a visual novel-esque... Related posts:My Little Sister Can’t Possibly Be This Cute PSP Release Date Revealed “Rio – Rainbow Gate” Promotional Video Streamed K-ON! PSP Promotional Video
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So the thing that sucks about posting morning press releases is that it’s easy to miss some other things that are going on. Announced on the site today, Crunchyroll have revealed that the third simulcast of the season from them will be shonen series Beelzebub produced by Studio Pierrot (Letter Bee, Yumeiro Patissiere SP). The [...]
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                  Silly Universe PSPrime. Spoilers obviously abound. I figured some people would be interested in seeing some of the better parts of the Milky Holmes PSP game, or the Dragon’s Lairesque cutscenes. I may get antsy if I don’t post something every 36 hours or so. It may be more of that than anything else. [...]
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Hello and greetings fellow otaku, Well in a few hours from now, a strong decade of anime will come to an end. But as we all know, a new decade of Japanese animation will flourish. Now normally this would be the time that I do my annual five predictions post for the new year. However, [...]
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Angel Beats!, a show about the afterlife I would describe as pretty but messy, is back with an additional epilogue and a special episode. While the additional epilogue is somewhat "serious" (by the standards of the show), the special episode is way on the other side of the spectrum. Additional Epilogue Summary: Otonashi has taken over Kanade/Tenshi's role at the afterlife school and encourages a non-NPC male student to do something about his own situation. The SSS' most ambitious adventure yet: a holy mission to meet God. Scary face after eating too much sugar/caffeine no. 1. Scary face after eating too much sugar/caffeine no. 2. Special Episode Summary: Taking place somewhere in the middle of the series (after Iwasawa's departure but before Naoi joins the group), Yuri outlines a brand new battle plan to the SSS. Named the "High Tension" plan, the plan calls for group members to act excited and happy all the time. Yuri thinks the plan will confuse Tenshi as all the students are happy but are not disappearing, and Yuri hopes this will lead Tenshi to consult her boss God. Yuri then plans to follow Tenshi and she and her comrades will finally be able to meet God. Yuri cuts herself out of the plan because she has to keep track of Tenshi, but if any other member fails to follow the plan then they are not allowed to eat for a week. Bystanders should get off the racetrack. Scary face after eating too much sugar/caffeine no. 3. No doubt about it: Yuri is evil. And thus, the other members of SSS except Otonashi spend the whole day doing crazy stuff and acting like they had too much sugar and/or caffeine in order to maintain the "tension". The whole thing culminates into an impromptu sports festival at dusk, and to Yuri's delight Tenshi appears to be somewhat concerned. After overhearing that Tenshi was going to consult someone, Yuri and comrades follow Tenshi into the underground but discovers that Tenshi only went to an underground greenhouse to tend to some vegetables. Displeased by the failure, Yuri bars the other SSS members from eating for a week and they all die of hunger by the end of the week. Maximum meter reading!!! It's over 9000!!!! If you need proof about Yuri's evilness, you only need to look at this scene. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you were hoping for some extra elements to the main story and answers to some of the burning questions, you certainly won't find any of those in these specials. The additional epilogue shows Otonashi sticking to his word of staying in the world and helping other souls, but it doesn't add anything that we didn't already know. As for the special episode, it was all an attempt at comedy, but it wasn't even that good of a comedic episode when compared to some of the regular episodes in the series. Having all the characters scream at the top of their lungs for the entire episode was more annoying than funny. The only thing that amused me was how evil Yuri was this episode, making her underlings act crazy for a whole day and then starving them to death at the end. As Yusa said, Yuri certainly has the makings of becoming an entertaining villain. She has the evil villainess laugh and also has the crazy schemes. Anyways, the new extras weren't bad, but I wasn't too impressed either. It seems like we may never find out exactly how the afterlife works in Angel Beats! or the histories of some of the other SSS members... at least not by just watching the anime. From the feed of A Product of Wasted Time
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Ready for the ride? Got the riders, might as well get the bike :P Preordered it back in April, got it in September and unboxed it two days ago :P Packaging Box measures 18.5 X 14.6 x 4.0cm, pic 1 taken from an online store Figure As with the riders, the S.I.C Kiwami Tamashii Autovajin is chucked full of details as [...]
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Since I am STILL waiting for a HQ release to provide decent screen caps, I decided to hold of my views of the special episode “Stairway to Heaven” till those screenies come. So for now i’ll just briefly talk about … Continue reading →
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I totally had mixed feelings about this end, because in this ending Otonashi was never reincarnated to be with Kanade after they had no regrets left. He just stays behind in the alternate reality to help new people cope with it who arrive after they die. Otonashi also just keeps waiting [...]
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Episode 13 plus – ANOTHER EPILOGUE *Warning. spoilers for those that haven’t seen the show.* Well, we finally get to see the “true ending” for Angel beats, but with only two minutes of screentime, I guess there wasn’t really much that could be done with this epilogue. Even so, it was rather interesting to find [...]
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Another year of my life has rapidly passed by when I turned 23 today. It’s true, the years really do go by faster as you get older. I apologize for the downward trend on posting. Since I started working full-time these past two months, my motivation to do anything productive at home has significantly decreased. [...]
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It’s been several months since I posted the first story I worked on. I’ve worked on another one of the stories in the mean time, but since a translation was already released for that, I never made the effort to finalize it. Maybe I’ll work on it though. It’s interesting looking back, and fixing up [...]
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Since so many of you enjoyed the previous selections of original Japanese Christmas songs, I selected a third (and last) part, including 20 more songs. Together with the first and the second selections, this will sum up to about 5 hours of Japanese Christmas songs! Santa Girl will be back soon with more info about the Japanese winter customs and traditions… 1. Juliet – X’mas Bell ～ men’s Side～ (Single, 2009) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FzOwRyQq-4U&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FzOwRyQq-4U&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 2. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Soundtrack, 1983) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5mfyCI82lWM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5mfyCI82lWM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 3. Glay - Karera no Holy X’mas (Album Unity Roots and Family, Away, 2002) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CSLrhZ4ay-Q&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CSLrhZ4ay-Q&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 4. Miyavi - Jingle Bell (Single, 2002) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xrlpjIk06d4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xrlpjIk06d4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 5. Dreams Come True – Very Merry Christmas (Yuki no Christmas, 1990) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VWIxoMbsXME&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VWIxoMbsXME&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 6. SMAP – Christmas Night (Album Dangan Fighter, 2007) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HAPuYdr3uRE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HAPuYdr3uRE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 7. Lareine – Whiteness ~Yuki no Kubikazari~ (Album Etude, 2002) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rMPxEMhd34U&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rMPxEMhd34U&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 8. Mariko Nagai - ZUTTO ～Xmas Version～ <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8VoJRfapsDs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8VoJRfapsDs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 9. Shonen Knife – All I want for Christmas (Single, 2005) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2p1uLlfPF3U&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2p1uLlfPF3U&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 10. Funky Monkey Babys - Boku wa Santa Claus (Single Mō Kimi ga Inai, 2007) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kMis5g8cPgM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kMis5g8cPgM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 11. Matsuda Seiko - Jingle Bells mo Kikoenai (Album Kiniro no Ribbon, 1982) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UeSGlw2XV98&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UeSGlw2XV98&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 12. Shazna - Winter’s Review (Single, 1999) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JmiuHyjKsUI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JmiuHyjKsUI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 13. Dandelion - Night when the holy bell resounds (Single, 1999) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ooqPEytk75I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ooqPEytk75I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 14. MINMI – Christmas song (Album T.T.T., 2002) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-UcScBxFXYg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-UcScBxFXYg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 15. Hamada Masatoshi & Noriyuki Makihara - Chicken Rice (Single, 2004) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MicHnvp46Qk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MicHnvp46Qk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 16. Namie Amuro - White Light (Single, 2005) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LQMrA6zqNok&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LQMrA6zqNok&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 17. Psycho le Cému - Inori (Album Beautiful World ~Kono Hitomi ni Utsuranai Mono~, 2004) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gZX8M6bt600&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gZX8M6bt600&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 18. AKB48 - Manatsu no Christmas Rose <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gGPmR1hFRYo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gGPmR1hFRYo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 19. Anri - Christmas Calendar (Album Trouble in Paradise, 1986) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6hKL0gbs1KE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6hKL0gbs1KE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> 20. Mimori Yusa & Koga Morio - Silent Bells (Single, 1989) <object width="610" height="494"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6_M2puHFuRc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6_M2puHFuRc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="610" height="494"></embed></object> You may also like: 20 Original Japanese Christmas Songs 20 More Great Japanese Christmas Songs
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My first Web Tamashii limited SHF. My backlog of SHF is increasing faster than I can review them. Despair is my goal! orz
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Earlier this year, I wrote a post about how many recent anime series have had openings and/or endings that change frequently in song, animation, or both, sometimes as often as every single episode. Though it’s happened in a few cases … Continue reading →
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There’s something about Korean movies I just find irresistibly compelling. Sometimes it’s the crude handling of language and humour, or the stylised violence and sex that might have been considered excessive in other films, or biting social commentary that many Koreans are still too conservative and afraid to speak openly about. These uncomfortable and melodramatic [...]
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There’s something about Korean movies I just find irresistibly compelling. Sometimes it’s the crude handling of language and humour, or the stylised violence and sex that might have been considered excessive in other films, or biting social commentary that many Koreans are still too conservative and afraid to speak openly about. These uncomfortable and melodramatic [...]
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Movable: Figma Suenaga Mirai, figma Senjougahara Hitagi and figma Caro Ru Lushe: Barrier Jacket ver. Non-movable: Megahouse’s Cure Sunshine and Cure Moonlight. 1) Figma Suenaga Mirai from Culture Japan (Mascot for Dannychoo.com). Releasing in Jun 2011 and cost around 2800 yen. Danny is … Continue reading →
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