This is a very trivial observation, but all members of the Student Government, except Harumi Mineo, have the kanji character from "mamo-ru" (守る) in their family names (pronounced "mori" in this case): Moriyama, Moriguchi, Tsumori, Morihata. The only other person with "mamo/mori" is the …
read moreJ-something theater in SF
The article at IGN says:
This 150-seat movie theater will be the main attraction within a multi-boutique commercial building called The J-Pop Center (for Japanese Pop culture) that will also house a bookstore, cafe and several hip fashion boutiques originated in Tokyo. The complex will be a popular destination for …
read moreAnime aspect ratios
Using what Old Grouch posted in a comment at Chizumatic, I have compiled the following handy table:
read moreRatio Decimal Use Anime 4:3 1.333:1 NTSC Ranma, To Heart, Manabi Straight (all media) 17:12 1.417:1 ? Gundam 08th MS Team on fansubs 3:2 1.500:1 … DbD on ef
Seen at Derailed by Darry (I cannot get used that name, I just cannot. It's like lguest versus Rustivisor (eat this analogy, sports fans (I suppose I could add a link... But they never do it when they discuss sports!)).):
One thing ef does is that at no point in …
read moreJ. Greely on new Kakitori-kun
J. is back with vegneance from his trip to Japan and reports that Kakitori-kun, a kanji practice game for DS, was updated. Unfortunately, I have already suggested my family members to get me 250man kanken. It is an improved version of the 200man kanken, which I have. J tried both …
read moreMoe Check on BOST
Damien Kellis reports on the streaming anime service BOST. In short: it's a Flash video. Think prepaid YouTube in higher resolution. Read the post if you're interested in details.
Damien has screenshots of their launch title, Cellphone Girl, which are fairly breathtaking. I haven't seen such pretty fanservicy designs in …
read moreMeanwhile, deep in the bowels of R1
Tipped by a post at Protaku (if you think that it means "proto-otaku", you're wrong), I ended at ANIME.ign.com and found a 2007 Autumn review by David Smith. Seeing it was a good experience... if perhaps a little unpleasant. I'm taking one for the team here, because it's …
read moreSDB on Japanese ranks
Chizumatic posts today a useful table of military ranks today. I think there must be more to it, perhaps responsibility-based ranks, because in RahXephon, while Shouchi's rank is "shousa", translated as Major, and is present in SDB's table, Haruka's rank is "tai", and is not present. The "tai" is translated …
read moreWhat has Kabitzin wrought
I saw an enormous jump in use of Google Reader in the server logs overnight [1], so I hypothesize that the link, which Kabitzin inserted into the interview makes folks to try out the Google Reader. Don't do it, people, that way lies abyss! Use normal feedreaders! I'm quite aware …
read moreHaruhi in motion
I've made an unprecendented step of rewatching a netflixed DVD yesterday, because I've completely turned around on Haruhi. I may expound on the reason later, but in one word: Kyon.
OK, one more sentence: the idea that he is the god is absolutely preposterous (not to mention, counter-textual in view …
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