Kurogane pops an end-of-year post with cutesy capsule summaries and huge images (Murasaki, oh god). It's possible to disagree with the selection in detail — why is Toradora out while Nogizaka is in — but overall, I think, the post gives a faithful feel for the year.
UPDATE: Kurogane e-mailed that Toradora …
read moreIn comments to Daniel's Pantsu Witches post, Steven den Beste writes:
The reason for the lack of pants is that none of the statuettes had pants, and that’s where the character designs came from.
Quite true. However, where is fun in that? Determining what Toga were doing in the …
read moreI tried to expand the Christmas Cake gallery, but I cannot remember anyone but Kuroi-sensei.
She's, however, the archetype played to the hilt, exept for one thing: I never understood what her problem was. She plays MMORPGs, so surely a homepage at Mixi should not be too hard for her …
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Left: Kanken DS (2.50 mil ppl), right: Kakitori-kun.
Sadly, the game is monopolized by Ana-sempai.
read moreI went to a restaurant in Santa Fe, called "Kohnami". Here's what the title of their menu looks like:
The first character is listed in The New Nelson as an alternative to well-known "kami"/神. Its Nelson index is 4088, Morohashi number 24673. However, according to New Nelson, it does …
read moreCokematic praises Nodame Paris without mentioning that it was, in fact, a sequel for the 2007 original. I am even not certain he realizes it. BTW, I ended dropping Paris-hen.
read moreThere's not much to say about Seirei no Moribito really: it does not evoke any strong feelings, nor prompts any speculation. Undoubtedly a very strong production, pleasant to watch and all that, but something is not quite there. No idea what.
Balsa is sympathetic. Chagnum surprises with stoicism. I expected …
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