Blogosphere failed me yet again. Alerted by a random dude (at #anime@FreeNode of all places), I found that I missed 2 episodes of Seirei no Moribito shown on TV in my locale (next is ep.03). With the Internet having all the shows all the time, I lost the …
read moreNick Istre on First Squad
Since I essentially admitted to being Russian on this blog, and in fact tried to make hay out of it, I feel like I need to pay my dues and note First Squad, as mentioned by Nick. But it really doesn't seem anything up my alley, for a few reasons …
read moreStrike Witches fan test
Damien's lull
Karmaburn on Gift et.al
Miao Diary ch.2
It's posted. And you know what? I'm not going to read it, at least not right away. I'm not firm enough mentally after a 17-hour drive.
Zepy on anime business
While I was away, Canned Dogs posted an something interesting, with numbers. There are costs per episode (various, between 10 and 30 million yen), etc. Also, a useful distinction between prime-time and late-night anime (apparently Japanese cavemen haven't discovered TiVo yet).
read moreMarimite in Lucky Star
The cameo in Lucky Star obviously helped Marimite to grab the eye time. But the funny part is, what Lucky Star represents is essentially absent from Marimite's action; it forms the unseen background. Konata becomes a fan of the concept commonly associated with the show, but not the show itself …
read moreMarimite 01-03
I ignored Maria Sama ga Miteiru for years, in an apparently mistaken belief that it was a dykefest. But about a year ago, truth began to emerge, and just in time for the R1 release by TRSI (praise the Dark Lord). You can even get it on Netflix now, which …
read moreHung falls to Geass
