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Summer 2011 Anime Listing

2011-06-20T01:42:00.135+08:00

It looks set to be a heavy-duty anime season. Loads of new series and movies coming out! Titles in this colour are personal anticipations and recommendations. Titles are TV series by default unless marked as otherwise in brackets. No. of Titles this Summer: 54!! image from chartfag's Blog June 2011: - Appleseed XIII 03/06 - Sengoku Basara - The Last Party - (movie) 04/06 - Kayoe! Chuugaku 06/06

Winter 2010 Anime Listing

2011-01-05T23:48:00.005+08:00

Yes its the so very late late coverage of this ongoing winter's anime season. Blog throughput sure has suffered and been inconsistent. Personal interests are marked in this hue. Titles are tv series by default unless marked as otherwise in brackets. No. of Titles this Winter: 54!! image from chartfag's Blog December 2010: - Hitou Meguri Kakure Yu (OAV) 03/12 - Votoms Finder (OAV) 04/12 - Bleach:

Happy New Year '11

2011-01-01T23:43:00.000+08:00

あけましておめでとうございます! Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu! It's a new year - 2011. This year it's the year of the usagi (rabbit). So expect to see much of usagimimi shoujos (bunny-eared girls) around. Gotta love these animal themed zodiac new years! Cheers and here's to twenty eleven! Hopefully this blog is not degraded to only posting seasonal greetings... (=_=)

メリークリスマス (Merry Christmas desu~)

2010-12-26T00:15:00.014+08:00

The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi was awesome! Merii Kurisumasu! Christmas is yet again here marking the coming end of the year 2010. The blog is really in an abandoned state. Might as well put up something though i do plan to write more later. There have been quite a few treats this month. Though this also marks the closing in of my final year in uni... Finally got to watch The

Fall 2010 Anime Listing

2010-09-15T10:25:00.004+08:00

What a hiatus. Been occupied but it didn't stop my anime watching habits. As usual, personal interests are marked in this hue.There seems to be a huge no. of series this fall as well as H (=.="). Unless marked, titles are TV series~ No. of Titles this Fall: 37!! image from chartfag's Blog aka Denizen September 2010: - Tamayura (OAV) 05/09 - Seme Chichi (OAV) 10/09 - Kowarekake no Orgel (movie)

Blog Pet & Mascot: Ikaruga

2010-07-13T01:34:00.024+08:00

Recently found out about Squiby. In actual fact, I've long known of such virtual pets and 'create/adopt a pet' sites. At last have decided to join the bandwagon and so took on a personal project at trying my hand in designing my very own pet. Squiby allows for created pets to be created in 3 stages - egg, stage 1 & stage 2. Pets level up through the many clicks of patrons. So first creation,

Summer 2010 Anime Listing

2010-06-28T10:50:00.081+08:00

Chikoku chikoku chikoku! but what the heck~ Anime for the summer season with personal favourites marked in this hue. image from chartfag's Blog aka Denizen June 2010: - Ginmaku Hetalia: Axis Powers Paint it, White [Shiroku Nure!] (movie) 05/06 - Princess Knight☆Catue (OAV) 11/06 - Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~ 13/06 - 11eyes (OAV) 25/06 - Bungaku Shoujo Memoir I -Yume-Miru Shoujo no Prelude- (OAV)

Working!! 10: Men are wolves!

2010-06-21T12:30:00.001+08:00

Tadaima~ (My poor dead blog...) One of the awesome ongoing series. Enlightening father-daughter talk. The unique and interesting premise of an androphobic girl confused and in love is definitely one of the great highlights to this show. Then there is finally trap Souta which was pretty much due from previous occasional reminders of Souta's traumatic childhood. A pretty awesome series wouldn't

Up & Coming Vocaloid: Lily

2010-05-15T10:56:00.004+08:00

Looking through the latest images in one of the image channels I frequent, I found several beautiful artwork of Lily tagged as a vocaloid. Initially thought it was just another pseudo-vocaloid made by fans. But upon further research turns out Lily's legit and is set to be the latest addtion to the vocaloid family. She was featured in DTM Magazine latest issue just last week. Lily also appeared

Windows 7 OS-tan Anime Advert

2010-05-09T09:37:00.004+08:00

Once again, banzai japan! Windows 7 mascot Madobe Nanami gets to feature in her own short anime clip promoting building a 7 media PC. Naturally she's states the benefits of 7 and building your own PC. Mizuki Nana's voice is so nice to listen to. Definitely have the sudden impulse to just go build my own PC now rather than later (not sure when but really not even close to near future actually).

BakaTest Finale

2010-04-08T00:23:00.002+08:00

And so BakaTest ended with one big 'Baka'. It was a great series which ended all too soon. Hideyoshi fan service will be missed for sure... Mutsuri-kun you are my hero - the ultimate ero-ninja perv! The summon battles and strategies by class F was also an interesting integration to the series. Shimada-chan the ever adorable imouto figure of the series should get more appearances and airtime!

Spring 2010 Anime Listing

2010-03-15T00:46:00.017+08:00

Spring anime season has already begun. Been lazy and busy. Series in this colour are what i'm personally looking forward to. By default titles are TV series unless stated otherwise~ image from chartfag's Blog aka Denizen March 2010: - Doraemon: Nobita no Ningyo Daikaisen (movie) 06/03 - Eden of The East the Movie II: Paradise Lost (movie) 13/03 - Oppai no Ouja 48 (OAV) 19/03 - Precure All Stars

BakaTest - (Hideyoshi) Mizugi Chapter

2010-02-15T09:10:00.005+08:00

Like any anime of this genre the good 'ol summer mizugi chapter has arrived along with Hideyoshi fanservisu~ And one learns that Hideyoshi is a gender in and of itself. LOL! Time and time again i forget Hideyoshi's a male. Oh wait my bad, Hideyoshi is Hideyoshi! Holy shii.......!!!!! $(&@*$&(@%! Good to see Yoshii get back at Yuuji for once too. Yet another interesting and fun episode.

Katanagatari - A tale of Swords

2010-02-05T00:28:00.004+08:00

Katanagatari was... good, nothing out of the ordinarily great or anything. The premise was intriguing and for 50 minutes per episode it did a commendable job. The series is a mix of martial arts, sword fights, witty comedy and romance. Though the fight scenes were rather sub par and really lacking. Togame it seems is the butt of all the comedy and is interesting to watch. The budding romeo

Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini

2010-02-01T12:32:00.003+08:00

Finally got around to watching both season 1 and 2 of Darker than Black all in a whooping 2 weeks at an escalating rate.Darker than Black is action packed with awesome contractor fight scenes, intense and at the same time dark. The series has no qualms killing off anyone who's not a main character or not central to the plot, pretty much lasting for only a couple of episodes though some are

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu - Fun-test-ic!

2010-01-25T00:38:00.009+08:00

For the record, i hate watching those overly abundant trading card game anime. For some reason, that's what came to mind: life & atk points, turn-based battle thing, etc... Baka to Test however is a breath of fresh air and notches above that being very dynamic and hilarious.Baka to Test is as the title sums it up about an idiot, tests and summoned beings. The idiot cum protagonist being

The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi PV

2010-01-23T00:40:00.000+08:00

The upcoming Suzumiya Haruhi movie trailer posted by Lantis. Well, not exactly a trailer as the PV is more like a slideshow of a series of still images from the movie.From the looks of it the movie will have its character artstyle reverted to that of season 1 rather than the K-ON-ish designs seen in season 2 which is terrific! The movie appears to be promising and of high quality.The adaptation

Hanamaru Youchien

2010-01-19T18:04:00.007+08:00

Way better than initially thought. Hanamaru Youchien is the anime of little pre-schoolers and their big daily adventures, discoveries and whatnot in particular the trio - Anzu-chan, Koume-chan and Hii-chan.A slice-of-life series that is cute, innocent and hilarious sorta like a Kodomo no Jikan minus the ecchi and ero-ness. Had my doubts about this show due to the potemayo-styled chibi children as

Google Search On Religion

2010-01-19T16:23:00.007+08:00

Google's searchbox autosuggest feature which censors words such as 'rape' & 'penis' it seems also censors the latter phrase.According to Google, this is a bug, though evidently one they are none too concerned about or somehow unable to fix as it has been known about for some time now.Nuff said. Try it.

Omamori Himari - Samurai Catgirl nyan~

2010-01-17T10:35:00.012+08:00

This season's nekomimi series comes solely from Himari the samurai catgirl heroine of Omamori Himari.Yuuto is allergic to cats and one fine lucky day he is greeted by a busty katana-wielding catgirl claiming to be his sworn protector and you know pretty much the rest...Accommodates both loli & kyounyuu~Only into its 2nd ep there's already a mizugi chapter & tentacle raep - total fanserv junk!The

Ladies vs Butlers! - Butlers Have Harems Too!

2010-01-15T00:07:00.008+08:00

A school which houses both the rich and the servants. A delinquent looking new boy's in school and his debut is nothing short of outrageously scandalous!Once again the stereotype rich blonde drill makes an appearance. The awfully fake drill-like hair which looks like it takes a whole bottle of hair clay a day to style joke never gets old, huh?And where would a harem series be without the good old

So-Ra-No-Wo-To - Moe Army Squad

2010-01-13T09:38:00.001+08:00

First there was a series on moe schoolgirls in a music club now its moe army girls.Here's a shocker:In their past life the 1121 Squad members were actually a high school music club!So-Ra-No-Wo-To is in almost every aspect K-On! in a different backdrop from the character designs, happy-go-lucky-ness to the aimless plot of a group of girls which i think should be left to K-On! and its upcoming

Chu-Bra!! - Lingerie Lessons

2010-01-10T21:05:00.007+08:00

If last season's informative anime was on psychology (Kuuchuu Buranko) this season's is on lingerie! Yes you heard right, female undergarments...And of all people, our expert for informative bits is a bespectacled middle schoolgirl lingerie enthusiast who is the heroine of the series. Aside from the overly enthusiastic interest and wearing adult lingerie the heroine is like any other megane

Dance in the Vampire Bund

2010-01-08T11:15:00.001+08:00

Arguably one of the best vampire anime in a long time is the first impression that comes to my mind.Its prologue episode aired in the form of a japanese TV talkshow debating on existence of vampires. What seems to be in store in future episodes is most intriguing.There are super maids available!The series also seems to have some mild gore?Dance in the vampire Bund which is sure to gain

Moe Blob Degradation

2010-01-05T13:23:00.002+08:00

The sudden incline in overly moe blob-ishness of anime.Recently watched Sora no Woto which looks like incarnated K-On characters in a different backdrop? The original creator, Kishida Mel's spectacular character designs all turned to moe garb in the adaptation anime.This has increasingly gotten past the point of annoying to watch with yet another series fallen prey to the moe blobish character

Happy New Year - 2010

2010-01-03T10:34:00.000+08:00

あけましておめでとうございます!Akemashite Omedetou! Happy New Year!Tis the year of the tiger in Japan in case you were wondering what's with all the tigers. And here's to another great year! Cheers~

Comic Fiesta '09

2009-12-21T14:00:00.012+08:00

Comic Fiesta '09 which ended yesterday was plus-minus the same as last year's eventful shindig including the bad lighting for photography. Like last year, I only attended on the 2nd day, coupled with an even tighter budget than last year's due to PC Fair being 2 weeks prior to CF (bought a 1TB external HDD), this would suffice.With my trusty 3.2mp phone cam again took some pictures of crude

Winter 2009 Anime Listing

2009-12-04T13:25:00.005+08:00

The blog went dead last month and its now anime winter season. And again, titles are TV series unless stated (in brackets). Items marked with * are new/updated items. Series in this colour are what i personally look forward to. The timely demise of my crappy semester is perfect for these batch of new series though i must say i'm still with a load of anime backlog... image from chartfag's Blog

My Anime List

2009-12-01T18:28:00.071+08:00

■ Favourites ■ Anime Films ■ Recent Titles Recently Added: --- Recently Completed: --- Currently Watching: - A Channel - Ao no Exorcist (Blue Exorcist) - Astorotte no Omocha (Astorotte's Toy) - Beelzebub - Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail - Bungaku Shoujo - C – Control – The Money and Soul of Possibility - Deadman Wonderland - Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko - Dog Days - Dororon Enma-kun

2009-10-23T12:51:00.000+08:00

Favourite female vocaloid?(online surveys)

Kuuchuu Buranko - A Hot Nurse Is Fine too!

2009-10-21T21:49:00.005+08:00

An eccentric anime series with an inexplicably bizzare style. Kuuchuu Buranko's intriguing visual style is a case of a warped world from getting high on crack.Original Title: 空中ブランコGenre: psychologicalThemes: psychology, medicalNo. of episodes: 11Its style is a level higher above that of Studio SHAFT's if you will which can be a bit much. Based on the collection of short stories by Hideo Okuda,

Saimoe '09: Complete!

2009-10-18T10:44:00.006+08:00

Congratulations to Aisaka Taiga of Toradora! winner of Saimoe 2009. *Claps*The Results:• Aisaka Taiga (Toradora!) 1332 votes!• Hirasawa Yui (K-On!) 1278 votesVote difference of 54Well, Yui or Taiga is fine i say. Saimoe 2009 is now complete. Was a really interesting this year's Saimoe like any other with quite the surprise outcomes & underdogs. A thought popped out, i'll bet if Bakemonogatari's

Saimoe '09: Finals!

2009-10-16T12:02:00.006+08:00

The finals see both Saki reps going out the door as Taiga & Yui are left as the last 2 competing for this year's saimoe title.Hmm... think i'll go for Yui. Then again anyone of them winning is fine too~

Saimoe '09: Semi Finals

2009-10-15T09:44:00.000+08:00

Hayate no Gotoku has been totally eliminated from the competition while Saki still has 2 characters in the game. Who will be in the epic final?Semi Final 1:------------10/14------------• Aisaka Taiga (Toradora!) 910 votes• Haramura Nodoka (Saki) 812 votesPersonally rooting for Palmtop Tiger!Semi Final 2:------------10/15------------• Fukuji Mihoko (Saki) 660 votes• Hirasawa Yui (K-On!) 873

Kobato｡ - Adventures of Ditzy & Plushie

2009-10-13T23:42:00.012+08:00

Mangaka group CLAMP's latest work to be animated and by Madhouse Studios to boot!Original Title: こばと。Genre: supernatural, comedy, romanceNo. of episodes: 24Kobato is a girl who has come to earth to fulfill her wish - to go to a certain place. To do this, she needs to collect and fill up a bottle with people's wounded hearts by healing their hearts. In addition, Kobato is not allowed to fall in

Saimoe '09: Quarter Finals

2009-10-10T10:09:00.010+08:00

Saimoe '09 is just about to wrap up. Quarter finalists who made it past group finals (with their previous round vote tally) only to be yet again short listed for the semis.Quarter Final 1:------------10/09------------• Aisaka Taiga (Toradora!) 825 votesTaiga beat K-On!'s Nakano Azusa (711 votes) who had higher votes than Taiga previously in Group F finals.• Saginomiya Isumi (Hayate no Gotoku) 759

Saimoe '09: Group Finals

2009-10-04T08:41:00.004+08:00

Group finals of Saimoe, pitting the winners of each group's half against one another to see who comes out on top in their respective groups. There sure seems to be 2 major series this year being Saki and Hayate no Gotoku!Group A Final:------------09/30------------• Chiaki Minami (Minami-ke) 477 votes◀◀◀◀VS▶▶▶▶• Kataoka Yuuki (Saki) 878 votesGroup B Final:------------10/01------------• Ikeda Kana

Windows 7 Official Nana Mizuki voiced OS-tan

2009-09-28T09:26:00.005+08:00

Windows 7 ultimate edition in Japan is getting a theme featuring an official moe personification as mascot (OS-tan) voiced by the popular seiyuu Nana Mizuki.The Windows 7 Japanese version is to have an original wallpaper and event sound set based on the OS-tan named Madobe Nana which is voiced by Nana Mizuki.The Os-tan, Madobe Nana is a wordplay on the operating system with nana meaning 7 and

Saimoe '09: Group G & H Round 3 Shortlist

2009-09-21T00:40:00.002+08:00

There's going to be 3-way fights in Group G in Round 3 with ties in the results of Round 2 in both sides of the group.Group G Round 3 matchup:------------09/27------------• Nagato Yuki (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu) 464 votes• Suzumiya Haruhi (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu) 434 votes• Eruru (Utawarerumono) 434 votesNagato & Haruhi face off against each other hopefully either of them advances.---------

Saimoe '09: Group E & F Round 3 Shortlist

2009-09-17T00:29:00.002+08:00

Contenders of Group E & F that advances to Round 3 and their winning votes. It's now done to 1 on 1 battles. Lots of casualties as the competition moves along to Round 3.Group E Round 3 matchup:------------09/25------------• Hinagiku Katsura (Hayate no Gotoku) 870 votes!!• Hirasawa Yui (K-On!) 430 votesA head on collision between K-On's protagonist and one of Hayate no Gotoku's finest as well as

Saimoe '09: Group A, B, C & D Round 3 Shortlist

2009-09-11T10:49:00.002+08:00

Winners of Round 2 with their round 2 votes. It's now done to 1 on 1 battles. Lots of casualties as the competition moves along to Round 3.Group A Round 3 matchup:------------09/21------------• Chiaki Minami (Minami-ke) 583 votes!!• Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke (Strike Witches) 430 votesFavourite: Minami ChiakiBakayarou!!------------09/22------------• Kataoka Yuuki (Saki) 661 votes!!• Hoshina Utau (

Saimoe '09: Group G & H Round 2 Shortlist

2009-09-02T21:33:00.001+08:00

Suzumiya Haruhi & Nagato Yuki looks set to be contending against each other in the near future. Group H packed with 8 Saki characters saw 5 being eliminated. Someone stop the Combat Butler frenzy! Tomorrow Round 2 of Saimoe '09 begins~Who made it to Round 2 from Group G:------------09/16------------• Evangeline A.K. McDowell (Negima!) 279 votes• Henrietta De Tristain (Zero no Tsukaima) 392 votes•

Saimoe '09: Group D, E & F Round 2 Shortlist

2009-08-28T01:13:00.004+08:00

Shortlist for those in groups D,E and F that will be contending in Round 2 along with their no. of votes in Round 1. The reign of Lucky Star is diminishing. Newcomer series Saki is doing pretty well. Hayate no Gotoku is emerging to be a powerhouse with giant vote tallies and Clannad still with influence.Last year's Saimoe winner was eliminated! Gasp! Uso!Who made it to Round 2 from Group D:------

Saimoe '09: Group A, B & C Round 2 Shortlist

2009-08-18T22:43:00.011+08:00

So Saimoe is into its 3rd week already. So who advances to Round 2 for Group A, B & C as well as who's up against who in the upcoming Round 2. Also their no. of votes in Round 1 and upcoming personal favourite for Round 3. Moe mahjong series Saki seems to be doing really well with 5 characters proceeding to Round 2.Who made it to Round 2 from Group A:------------09/03------------• Minami Chiaki (

+1 Life milestone: First Car Crash

2009-08-15T00:29:00.007+08:00

*updated 12:40pm todayAfter an accident-free driving track record of 2 years & 2 months+ it finally happened: the very first car accident!Yes, of course it was bound to happen if not sooner then later and i knew it would eventually, one of these days (which was today). Just got back from the hassle which comes with every serious accident - police reports, insurance & claims etc. It was good that

Fall 2009 Anime Listing

2009-08-11T20:37:00.003+08:00

Autumn's upcoming anime goodies. As usual, titles are TV series unless stated. Items marked with * are new/updated items. Series in this colour are what i'm personally looking forward to. Gosh, a whole load of new series to catch and college's back; how will my backlog of anime ever be cleared... image from chartfag's Blog aka Denizen September 2009: - Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record:

Where the Japs go if Japan Sinks

2009-08-09T10:26:00.006+08:00

An interesting survey carried out in Japan on 5,000 participants asking them of preferred asian country as 2nd home if Japan goes below sea-level.While top choice was to sink with Japan, the survey reveals a myriad of Asian countries as choices with many from South East Asia in the top 10 choices including Malaysia.The survey: via SankakuIf Japan sinks,what Asian country do you emigrate to?

Endless Eight Ends at Eighth

2009-08-08T00:19:00.008+08:00

And so the Endless Eight arc really went on for 8 episodes consuming a huge portion of Suzumiya Haruhi S2.Found this amusing comment which was on Sankaku & Random Curiosity, tweaked it a bit to be even more anime specific:"Fellow Anime enthusiasts, at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in Anime history that will come to be known as the Endless Eight, eight long weeks

Command & Conquer 4 - In the works

2009-07-31T19:18:00.001+08:00

The Command & Conquer universe is abuzz again with yet another new series joining the franchise.C&C 4 is revealed to have a much more flexible & versatile style to cater to the various styles of play employed. Seems there'll some elements of RPG involving EXP points earning to obtain units & support powers. This it seems would debunk the stereotype of there being only a few "correct ways" in base

Bakemonogatari - Staplers are Dangerous!

2009-07-27T19:50:00.017+08:00

Not as the title suggests, this is nothing like typical Kaidan fair and as of yet seems no where near horror.Original title: 化物語Genre: romance, action, comedyThemes: supernaturalNo. of episodes: 15Only minutes into the anime I could recognise from its animation style, characters and odd yet impressive in-between-talk visuals another intriguing title of top notch quality by SHAFT Studios to

Endless Eight is Endless

2009-07-22T23:18:00.007+08:00

And yet another endless eight episode for Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu which marks the fifth episode of this very tiring and disastrous fiasco.As if half the amount of endless eight episodes isn't enough, I'm sure viewers get the point and can comprehend what Suzumiya's unending summer feels like already. This is definitely a surprise coming from the reputable KyoAni Studios. Sales of the DVD is

Red Alert Old-School

2009-07-18T11:26:00.002+08:00

It's Command & Conquer Red Alert Windows 95! An artifact of the RTS game genre and it actually works on Vista!EA had officially released Command & Conquer 1 and Red Alert 1 for free download. Was out of the loop on this till i had the urge to look up Red Alert 1. Sure feels nostalgic playing this ancient game but it still never ceases to amuse even through the years.After all, one's gotta at

Minami-ke Betsubara OAD

2009-07-09T10:31:00.011+08:00

The much awaited Minami-ke Betsubara OAD additional supplement has arrived. Well, 2 weeks ago to be precise.The Minami-ke original animation DVD which comes with the limited edition of the sixth volume tankoubon and final DVD of Minami-ke Okaeri as a bonus! As a standalone extra episode, it's superb package of Minami-ke chaos content with pretty much most of the relevant cast featured.No missing

Anime Saimoe Tournament 2009

2009-07-07T00:16:00.003+08:00

Anime Saimoe Tournament 2009 has already begun with prelims kicking off yesterday and nomination long over. I almost forgot all about Saimoe =.="The main tournament won't be happening for a month as preliminaries are on-going and will only begin on 04/08.Official site for the Anime Saimoe Tournament 2009 is http://saimoe2009.tonkotsu.jp/Results for the 1st Preliminaries Group 1 (05/07):1st　373

Clannad Another World: Kyou Arc

2009-07-05T15:43:00.015+08:00

Now that's what i'm talking about, a Kyou ending! The recent release of final DVD of Clannad After Story included an extra Another World episode - Kyou Arc.I have always supported Kyou over fluffy overly sweet Nagisa who is somewhat of a bore! This arc is somewhat shared by the Fujibayashi twins and could've easily been Ryou's arc with a slight change in outcome. One thing's for sure, this one

Louis Vuitton Flashy Flash Drive

2009-06-29T11:16:00.006+08:00

LV has seeped into the computer market.Now even USB memory sticks are available from the fashion label catering to the technology savvy fashioners albeit at a $450 pricetag. The Louis Vuitton Damier Graphite is just another standard 4GB USB drive in a flashy casing priced for its brand name evidently.Wonder what brand of hardware is in that thing...via Itai News

Vocaloid: Megpoid

2009-06-15T14:24:00.000+08:00

The new vocaloid voiced by singer-seiyuu Nakajima Megumi popular for her role as Ranka Lee in Macross F that will go on sale 25th June.The character design and costume is reminiscent to Ranka Lee but sadly the official art is of mediocre quality. This is however easily fixed by Pixiv artists' moe-difying thus trumping the official version. Seems like many will prefer the unofficial versions than

The Internet Blunder

2009-06-12T13:15:00.001+08:00

A blunder which caused an internet drought. On Monday, while online, the broadband got disconnected suddenly which happens occasionally. Re-connection attempts were futile to my surprise as i "failed to connect" and I immediately thought the ISP had done it again. Coincidentally, mom was a month late in paying the bill, so i paid the bill shortly after.After 3 days of involuntary internet fasting

Poll: K-On! VS Suzumiya Haruhi

2009-06-02T23:16:00.001+08:00

K-ON! vs Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu(survey)

Suzumiya Haruhi S2 - confirmation confirmed finally!

2009-05-23T00:06:00.001+08:00

And so KyoAni's big unveiling of Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi season 2 finally delivered albeit a strange marketing strategy. All new episodes for the series which was promised since long has finally reared its head much to the relieve of fans...I for one am glad for this breakthrough and this very first episode of the new episodes heade to a good start and a real appetizer for what's to come if

Summer Self Termination

2009-05-20T23:48:00.000+08:00

And so the holidays have begun, yesterday being the start of it. A 2 month long break which ends just before the 3rd and final month of summer.There seems to be a string a must-see or perhaps want-to-see blockbuster movies this summer. Terminator Salvation is at the top of my list and i can't wait to catch it as the premier date closes in. I'm a real big fan of the terminator trilogy. Terminator

Summer 2009 Anime Listing

2009-05-13T14:33:00.007+08:00

Oops been a while since I posted. It's time for the Summer horde of anime this time around. Titles are TV series unless stated. Periodical updates from time to time marked with *. Personally looking forward to series in this colour. Well, it looks like i'd be able to enjoy this summer anime season having a break till August and all~ image from chartfag's Blog aka Denizen June 2009: -

Eden of the East - Light-heartedly Serious Ultimatum

2009-04-16T22:23:00.002+08:00

An odd premise caught my attention. First thing that came to mind was "Honey & Clover?" recognizing that signature character design. But somehow the series is a totally different world from a simple college life of a bunch of friends.Original title: 東のエデン (Higashi no Eden)Genre: suspense, romance, actionThemes: deadly games, conspiraciesNo. of episodes: 11Morimi Saki is in the USA on her last day

Ristorante Paradiso - Great Food & Senior Bishonen Gentlemen

2009-04-11T23:21:00.001+08:00

Ristorante Paradiso, as the name suggests is about a quaint Italian gourmet restaurant utilizing the services of senior bishonen as staff with a touch of cosplay?Original title: リストランテ・パラディーゾGenre: slice of life, drama, romanceThemes: reverse harem, restaurantVintage: 8 April 2009No. of episodes: 11Nicoletta comes to Rome to look for her mother who has remarried but left her in the care of her

Saki - Mahjong Cuteness

2009-04-07T22:28:00.001+08:00

Watch mahjong filled with cuteness and wittiness. Heck, who cares if one doesn't get mahjong.Original title: 咲Genre: slice of lifeThemes: high school, mahjongStarted: 5 April 2009No. of episodes: 13Miyanaga Saki is a freshman in high school. She keeps a low profile and reads books to past time. One day, she gets pulled along by her friend to the school's mahjong club for a game of mahjong. They

K-ON! Moe Rocker Schoolgirls!

2009-04-04T23:14:00.005+08:00

One of my much anticipated series for the April Spring anime influx. True to my expectations, it was yet another quality work from KyoAni!Original title: けいおん！ (Keion!)Genre: slice of life, comedyThemes: music, high schoolDate: 2 April 2009No. of episodes: 13The characters designs are as usual, very appealing and production quality is of good value at a glance. This is sure to be a well received

Toradora! ends ^_^

2009-03-29T09:02:00.015+08:00

Its the period of time where a lot of anime series (will) come to an end. Its only 2 days till the centre of spring anime season bringing in an influx of new series~And so yet another quality series ends. Toradora! a superb rom-com drama which was so entertaining during its tenure.This scene makes up for the many missed kiss scenes due to late development of romance~Ryuuji still has problem

Poll: Epic Mecha!?

2009-03-17T10:53:00.001+08:00

Epic Mecha!?(polls)

Clannad End of Story

2009-03-15T01:29:00.002+08:00

Clannad finally tied all remaining loose ends and wrapped up. Funny as it all came down to such a simple conclusion.Tomoya & Nagisa indoctrinate their newly born child Ushio in dango-ismThe 3 are one happy family finallyIt all went a tad too simple for me. This finale also seems to have less emotional impact but a smile on our faces?(well at least mine was...) The finale finally tied everything

Anime USB Flash Drives

2009-03-09T11:07:00.004+08:00

Anime-fied USB drives! Not a surprise seeing as how various other mundane items have already gotten the otaku touch. I am looking to get me a new memory stick and this just comes in at a right time!Computer hardware company Buffalo has come up with several interesting designs for the memory sticks resembling chibi forms anime characters. In standing position by default, the legs can swivel

Sex Toys: Culture Shock?

2009-03-07T11:15:00.003+08:00

I loled when i came across this article in today's paper. Reading the news with all the political pandemonium coupled with irrelevant junk, was pretty repressing till i came across this article whose picture got me curious.With famous Hong Kong star Andy Lau's cameo and Customs Officers in the same picture who wouldn't be curious! It seems, local customs officers got a surprise on a routine

Hayate no Gotoku Season 2

2009-03-07T00:32:00.004+08:00

An all new season for Hayate no Gotoku has been announced. Come this April 4, the all new season will premier -- Saturday 1.23am (!? weird timeslot!)The new season is titled "Hayate no Gotoku!!". With just a slight deviation to its season 1 title, 2 exclamation marks instead of 1. Aw shucks, haven't even finished season 1 and am trailing far behind on the manga... Yosh, back on my active roster -

Byousoku 5cm

2009-03-03T14:17:00.000+08:00

Ah i should've watched this a whole lot sooner. Byousoku Go Sentimetoru -- 5 Centimeters per Second: a chain of short stories about their distance is yet another masterpiece animated film. If there's one thing undeniably awesome about animated films is its amazing quality and effort poured in and being so detailed as compared to TV animes.Original Title: 秒速5センチメートルGenre: romance, slice of life,

Clannad After Story

2009-03-01T11:26:00.000+08:00

One of the many series coming to an end, Clannad After Story a slice o' life drama anime that went passed its expiry was what i thought. Warning there are some spoilers here so don't read ahead if you haven't seen the series and wish to not know!There's lots of side stories and stuff which at times really got me giving up on this series especially the Tomoya and Nagisa newly weds one. But recent

Spring 2009 Anime Listing

2009-02-27T11:12:00.015+08:00

Spring anime time! Ah i'm so so late on this one being busy and all. Anime listing with premier dates for the spring season 2009. Will be updating this list once new series are announced and dates confirmed or changed. April sureis packed with loads of new series~ As usual, any title without a stated type in bracket are TV anime series. * show what was updated. Series in this colour are what i'm

Another Semester Ends

2009-02-25T18:32:00.001+08:00

Tadaima!!! Wooh it's all over, this semester ended. Exams are done with so what's done is done just hoping for the best now. Catching up on quite the number of neglected anime which, after a while sure makes its impact bigger~ And now back to my active roster of anime watching instead of the slip-in-between anime whilst studying for the exams. And along the way i kinda picked up an old habit --

Chinese New Year

2009-02-01T12:02:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year festivities have finally cooled down for a bit. But only halfway into it as its really a 15 day event. As many would know(or not), CNY is closely related with the Japanese Lunar New Year except that chinese here call it the year of the cow than ox. Missed a whole lot on anime/manga and barely any progress on assignments...This years ang pow (red packet) money collection is

Ride Back

2009-01-25T01:48:00.000+08:00

So busy that i'd be not in the mood to post. Chinese New Year is just round the corner now. Ride Back is yet another good prospect series i'm following.original title: ライドバックgenre: action, sci-fi, dramathemes: mecha, racing, high school,vintage: 11 January 2009no. of episodes: 12Ride Back is set in the post-apocalyptic war which saw a new body rise to power as the government. Ogata Rin is a young

Asu no Yoichi!

2009-01-18T15:19:00.001+08:00

This winter season's favourite harem series for me. Asu no Yoichi has got me hooked to it for some reason.original title: 明日のよいち！genre: romance, comedy, actionthemes: martial arts, high school, haremvintage: 8 January 2009no. of episodes: 12Karasuma Yoichi has been raised in the mountains by his father since young under the code of the sword & samurai. Now 17, his father has nothing more to teach

Kurokami - Literature in Martial Arts motion

2009-01-18T11:43:00.005+08:00

Woot! been busy this whole week and it ain't letting up for the coming weeks either >.<". A bunch of firsty impression appetizers on several more of this season's anime i'm following today~First up today from where i left off, Kurokami. A Sunrise Studios production which seems to be a none mecha anime but loaded with cool fight scenes.original title: 黒神 The Animationgenre: action, sci-fithemes:

White Album

2009-01-13T15:18:00.003+08:00

White Album, the first of the slice o' life drama kind for the year 2009... and i mean the realistic ones in case there's others which i doubt~original title: ホワイトアルバムgenre: drama, romance, slice of lifethemes: college, showbizvintage: 2009-01-03no. of episodes: 13The premise is simple, college student Fujii Touya is dating Morikawa Yuki who's an up-and-coming idol singer. The anime takes a look

Suzumiya Haruhi Season 2 soon?

2009-01-12T18:06:00.004+08:00

It seems news of the ultra popular Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi) have resurfaced.So just few days ago there was buzz on NewType magazine's hinting of "big news on the new season of Suzumiya Haruhi anime". The anime to be scheduled for coming March. Many fans are skeptical to be happy just yet saying there have past wolf cries on this matter. Well, that's marketing for

Akikan! - Melon Soda has never been better!

2009-01-08T19:25:00.002+08:00

Akikan desu! What happens when your soda can magically turns into a cute girl?original title: アキカン！genre: romance, comedy, magicalthemes: high school, can drinksvintage: 3 January 2009no. of episodes: 12Akikan means empty can. Daiichi Kakeru loves collecting emptied drinking cans. One day Kakeru drinks a can of melon soda he bought which suddenly turns into a cute girl. She (Melon) tells Kakeru

Maria†Holic

2009-01-08T16:35:00.006+08:00

Today's about the new series from this winter anime season which i've added to my watch list. Looks like more uncomplete series piling up...original title: まりあ†ほりっくgenre: romance, comedy, yurithemes: high school, cross-dressing, shoujo aistudio: Studio SHAFTno. of episodes: 13Maria†Holic, about a 2nd year high schooler, Kanako, who enrolls into an elite all-girls school. Kanako has a phobia of

Vocaloid CV03: Megurine Luka

2009-01-07T15:46:00.000+08:00

The new vocaloid CV03 has been announced and is set to release end of this month.Profile translation (taken from Sankaku):Age: 20Height: 162cmWeight: 45kgGenres: Latin, Jazz, Ethno-pop, House/Electronic DanceTempo: 65-145BPMRange: D3-D5Her name's Megurine Luka// 巡音ルカ. By the looks of it she appears to be a more mature character unlike her other peers. Her voice is sultry jazzy low tone which

Macross Frontier

2009-01-07T12:26:00.008+08:00

I've started yet another new series watch amidst this busy schedule of mine and all the backlogging of anime. The cosplay singing performance of Comifest '08 by a Sheryl Nome cosplayer which was so good was perhaps the last straw. With such good songs in an anime and of mecha genre too i had to see it for myself!Original Title: マクロスＦ <フロンティア>Genre: action,drama,comedy,sci-fi,romanceThemes: mecha,

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

2009-01-06T23:41:00.012+08:00

Been backlogged with anime trying to clear out old series and begin a write up on the series i've finished or am currently following starting with Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.Original Title: ひぐらしのなく頃にGenre: horror, psychological, mystery, dramaThemes: small rural town, suspenseful mysteryVintage: 4th April 2006 - 26 September 2006No. of episodes: 26Currently just finished the first arc -- "Demoned

2008's Top 10 Selling Light Novels in Japan

2009-01-05T17:13:00.003+08:00

Top 10 best selling raito noberu in Japan for year 2008.In proportion to manga sales light novels sales are of course less than of the no. of manga sold. I don't read much light novels personally, except a select few which in turn are the translated ones by Baka-Tsuki translation group mainly and also, only popular light novels with moe illustrations and animes i've watched.2008's Top-Selling

2008's Top 10 Selling Manga in Japan

2009-01-04T16:33:00.000+08:00

The Top 10 best selling manga in Japan by series. There's a majority of popular titles which aren't unexpected. Other series came to rise with the TV remakes, movies and live-action drama adaptations.One Piece, Naruto & surprisingly 20th Century Boys dominated the top 3 spots respectively. There were no new manga volume for 20th Century Boys in 2008 only manga reissues. The rankings are based on

Touhou Anime - A Summer Day's Dream

2009-01-02T14:31:00.001+08:00

The touhou doujin anime was reportedly a huge success. I've watched the raw version and... The character design is a tad odd so much so that i can say that some anime MADs in online video sites are better, sadly. The character physics seem somewhat inconsistent particularly the neck and hands. Sankaku also reports that shadow & lighting effects being erroneous.That aside everything seems fine.

Happy New Year '09

2009-01-01T02:58:00.006+08:00

Happy New Year!!!明けましておめでとうございます!Akamashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!This year is the year of the Ox/Cow/Bull according to the chinese zodiac calendar~

Comiket 75 decorations

2008-12-31T15:49:00.001+08:00

It seems the International Exhibition Center train station was decorated for the Tokyo Big Sight aka Comiket 75. Tonnes of material all over in conjunction with the occasion.Photos were taken the day before Comiket thus the lack of people around. Pics were taken by Jabro-san. View more photos at his blog.I wanna go to comiket!!! >.<"

Gunpla: Last buy of 2008

2008-12-31T14:33:00.009+08:00

It's new year's eve! The very last day of year 2008. And it seems to be a stay-at-home one for me at least till tonight. Thought of cooking up some kind of long post summary of the year garb but couldn't be bothered. I bought 2 scale 1/144 Gundam models yesterday.These would be my very first plastic models and my last buy related to anime/manga for 2008. Bought me 1st season Gundam 00 models

Stop Motion Hare Hare Yukai!

2008-12-29T14:07:00.004+08:00

Found this at Sankaku's. Youtube has a serious competitor in nico. Youtube's only advantage being that nico is in native japanese thus inhibiting its true potential, but even so, many gaijins are invading nico regardless.This is a stop motion version of Hare Hare Yukai using haruhi figmas. Stop motion? Think Corpse Bride & The Nightmare Before Christmas etc. It seems that it took 5 months to make

Mac vs PC: Transformers Style

2008-12-28T16:27:00.002+08:00

OK this is sooo cool! Just came across this. There's over a 1.3 million views on this and 7000+ comments, how did i not know about this sooner? Perhaps because i know that youtube is the master assasin of my time.The following is a short video production using uber cool CG & visuals to depict the mac & PC war parodying the Transformers movie.

Code Geass Resurrection

2008-12-27T01:10:00.007+08:00

They just couldn't leave it at that eh? The January Issue of Gakken's Animedia magazine has on Dec 10 published a quote by Sunrise studio's Code Geass unit for the new year's feature stating..."2009 Love & Beef*":All of you have shown us much appreciation and made the DVDs as well as the CDs so popular. Really, we have been blessed with fervent fans…. Thank you very much. Like we have said before

クリスマス (Kurisumasu)

2008-12-26T02:12:00.003+08:00

Meri Kurisumasu (Merry Christmas)! a late one at that but nonetheless. Christmas this year was not a ronery like last year's. Went out with family. An hour plus was wasted looking for a parking spot due to... right, let's not get there. Went around browsing christmas sales all over, sadly only window shopping though.Got stuffs from Comic Fiesta '08 which i would say are christmas prezzies from

Comic Fiesta '08

2008-12-22T01:33:00.021+08:00

Comic Fiesta '08! Just got back from it today and sadly i only went today and missed Day 1 but then again half is better than none. The photos i took are using my 3.2mp phone cam so its a little lousy and videos turned out poorly so i've decided to not put up any... 'sides i'm no camera expert or know-how and wouldn't know how to use a DSLR properly but i oughta get me a digital cam at least(my

Strike Witches

2008-12-19T01:35:00.007+08:00

Strike Witches was added to my watch list about a week ago or so. Haven't been watching much anime with all my assignments but still i'm adding more series to my watch list perhaps i'm biting more than i can chew...Original Title: ストライクウィッチーズGenre: Action, Sci-fi, MagicThemes: Military, Mahou Shoujo, EcchiVintage: 3 July 2008 -No. of episodes: 12Strike Witches, a definite favourite by all loli &

Poll: Term Preference: OVA or OAV?

2008-12-18T01:42:00.002+08:00

term preference: OVA or OAV? ( polls)