When I saw the above, it reminded me about something else... But of course.
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Danny Choo produces anime now
Although strictly speaking it's not news, John attracted my attention to it today:
read moreBritish expatriate in Japan Danny Choo has revealed his establishment of an independent anime production studio called “Mirai Fusion” (Future Fusion). The studio is presently developing two projects, one of which is a promotional video starring Choo …
Aroduc on Hidamari Hoshimitsu 10
Honey and Clover is on Netflix at last
Late and Seedless
Omo dissects old fans
I agree in general that complaining about “moe pandering” is silly. It's not so much a criticism as a means in which I sympathize with those people who got into anime because of 80s mecha shows or the various gory/sexploitation stuff. And then as time moves …
read moreCrunchyroll discontinues DTO
Just received an official notice from "The Crunchyroll Team" (not even Shinji -- was he ousted?):
read moreAs Crunchyroll continues to evolve, we add new features and remove ones that don't perform well. Recently we've made a decision to discontinue our Download-to-Own service, which lets users purchase DRM-free, downloadable videos of our …
Hashi-hime on Working
Her spoilers are horrifying:
read moreAt one point in this episode, two young men are hassling the little waitress who is the lead girl in this show. The manageress, who has previously been established as a fairly sympathetic character, comes over to stop them. Instead of talking them out of it …
2DT on toilets
There was some anime ruse involved, but essentially, today's blog post at 2DT is about the trench toilet. Usually this topic elicits balanced discussion, but somehow it grew extremely lopsided in this instance. The blogger himself set the tone by refusing to use the "barbaric" device, and it snowballed from …
read moreA Japanese Scholar Considers Anime Bad For Kids
There's a gentleman plugging on his Ph.D in a local university. He is not an immigrant, but is actually a teacher in some Japanese university. Somehow or other he obtained a 2-year sabbatical and used it to pass comps and take classes here. I hear about his exploits through …
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