Warmed up after the metablogging, he decided to deliver some smackdowns.
I understand [Juuden-chan] really pushed the envelope in terms of what you can get away with and still be on broadcast television, what with masochism and urination in every episode. Or so I hear anyway. I couldn’t deal …read more
Just as I was afraid they would, Japanese and American students in Akita completely segregated themselves and do not talk at all, with one notable excetion of American boys who chase Japanese girls. Those are persistent enough to knock down the cultural barriers and get some language practice. Administration tries …
read moreThe 2D Teleidoscope was at the periphery of my scan already, but thanks to J.P.'s careless comment that included unions into "modernity" (as if benevolent associations didn't exist in China for centuries) I dismissed witout reading a post that was worth it. To wit:
read moreSo I’ve found …
I may boycott lezbanime even when made by J.C.Staff, but never fear, the animeblogosphere is diverse enough to have all your perversions covered. Here's a what Andy has to say:
Finally got round to watching the last 3 episodes tonight, really wasn't worth it. The pacing in this …read more
Apparently, it was a real snotfest:
read moreDCJoeDog: When they showed Yuuki's life from birth to death I literally broke down and started bawling.
Polaryzed: I wanted to see the last ep so bad that I watched it a lunch at work. BIG mistake. Really hard to explain the sniffles and …
John reports that Crunchyroll began showing Sketchbook (however, no DTO again: bad Crunchy, bad rights owner, no cookie!). My own experience with it wasn't good, but I can see a few people liking it and Crunchy is probably the perfect dumping ground for low-rating anime these days.
UPDATE: Damien comments …
read moreAccording to Hashi-hime's preview, Rie Kugimiya partakes in five productions of Autumn 2009: Fairy Tail, Hidamari x365 OVA and *** (Hoshimitsu), Shana S, an extension of QB, and sequel to Nogizaka. I remember times when Rie Tanaka doing two roles in one season (Chii and Yomi) was remarkable. I wonder if …
read moreI dropped each of Hidamari, Sketchbook, Hidamari x365, but GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class is so engrossing that frustrated with Ayako's slow pace I watch it raw -- which, by the way, far exceeds my Japanese abilities.
Usually my approach is to select a favourite in the cast, but characters in …
read moreHe posted an annotated blogroll, the kind people usually have in a separate page, to main blog at Epic Win. The witty run-down would be pretty amusing, but for this:
That said, he has a very successful sort of meta-blogging site in which he highlights various interesting posts and discussions …read more
Robert, the R in RACS, reports from the retail front:
Just a quick post to let everyone know that since about the 3rd week of August the flow of Anime trade in's to arrive here at the warehouse has picked up from their regular flow to pretty much a total …read more