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"Anime Quiz" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-15 15:46:53

First of all the rules of the examine.1:All answers MUST be completed to get credit if you can't sight out in 3 weeks what the answer is say "I don't know" to any say you don't know.2: Answers MUST be Private Messaged to me no answers can be put in the topic. It ordain be locked very soon so don't bother.1: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross: What are the aliens who are fighting the humans called?3: You ordain have 3 weeks to end the quiz no more. Early quiz takers are greatly appreciated.4: Most of the answers will be the English names of the characters the Japanese names do count if you know them. This quiz will determine if there might be a harder examine in the future (which ordain include a "consider" if you go) so the more populate who take it the exceed chance of another examine. Here are the questions:1: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross: What are the aliens who are fighting the humans called?2: Love Hina: What relationship does Mutsumi Otohime undergo to Keitaro Urashima?3: Trigun: What exactly is Vash The act?4: Negima!: Who does Asuna Kagurazaka have a huge press on?5: Tenchi Muyo!: What engrave is often refered to as a "Cabbit"?6: Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi: Who is Mune Mune really?7: Gatchaman (contend of the Planets/G-Force/shoot Riders): Who is the commander of Gatchaman?8: Star Blazers (Space Battleship Yamato): Who is the leader of the Gamilon contend forces?9: S-Cry-Ed: What is Kazuma's Alter cater called?10: Scrapped Princess: What is the Scrapped Princess' label?11: Guyver (2005): Who gets turned into the first Enzyme?12: Paniponi belt along!: What engrave always says "Maho" a lot?13: My dwell Totoro: Why do the girls move to the country?14: Kiki's Delivery function: Who voiced the USA version of Gigi?15: Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok: Who are Loki's 3 Children?16: All intend Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (OVA): What is used as Nuku Nuku's brain?17: Cowboy Bebop: What martial art is Spike Spiegal a know of?18: Outlaw feature: Who shows Gene where the XGP15A-II (Outlaw Star) is located?19: Read Or Die (OVA): What cater does Yomiko Readman have?20: Ai Yori Aoshi: What is Karou's real last label?Mr. Tim you may now lock the topic.

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"Gundam USB Ionizer for Anime Fans" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-09 14:20:22

If you are a fan of the popular Gundam series of Japanese anime shows you will really like the gear Sci Fi Tech dug up for you. The massive looking White Base reminds me more than a little of Egypt’s Sphinx. You might evaluate the USB gadget to be a USB hub. It’s nothing as useful as a USB hub; rather it is a USB powered air ionizer. We have seen before and I always question their usefulness. One other USB Gundam product is offered and it is a USB hub. The hub is in the form of some choose of remote control thingy. Perhaps fans of the series will recognize it and enlighten us on the device.

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"The Game (A Novella)" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-27 21:47:20

is a children’s novella of fantasy with the story set in Ireland.  It’s also the schedule I’m highlighting for the letter “G” in my alphabetical listing featuring novels released in 2007.  (Which I’d better hurry and finish before 2007 is gone!)  Scifi Dimensions recently reviewed this book: It doesn’t act desire for Hayley to seriously put out grandma and to be shunted off to never-before-met cousins in Ireland.  But what’s meant as punishment turns out as liberation as Hayley an orphaned only child is caught up in the embrace of her numerous aunts and cousins who induct her into The Game a scavenger capture across the mythosphere… Alternate worlds are always nearby in the works of Diana Wynne Jones.  It’s where you get to by going in the direction of the corner of your eye.”  “Diana Wynne Jones was born in August 1934 in London where she had a chaotic and unsettled childhood against the accent of World War II. The family moved around a lot finally settling in rural Essex. As children. Diana and her two sisters were deprived of a good stabilise supply of books by a father. ‘who could beat Scrooge in a meanness contest’. So armed with a vivid imagination and an insatiable seek for good books to read she decided that she would have to write them herself.  She was extremely dyslexic so when she told her parents she wanted to be a writer they just laughed.“

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"Katekyo Hitman Reborn" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-17 17:16:30

Forum Information & Announcements PlayStation com Site News PLAYSTATION®3 Downloadable Games God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP™) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune™ (PS3) ATV Offroad Fury® 4 (PS2) ATV Offroad Fury® Pro (PSP™) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PS3) Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (PS2) Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3) Star Wars: Battlefront Series Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (PS3) SOCOM Confrontation (PS3) SOCOM 3: US Navy Seals (PS2) SOCOM U. S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike (PSP™) SOCOM U. S. Navy SEALs Fireteam acclaim (PSP™) SOCOM U. S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 (PSP™) SOCOM U. S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault (PS2) Electronic Entertainment Expo Electronic Entertainment Expo EverQuest: Online Adventures Need for Speed: Underground Neopets: The Darkest Faerie PlayStation Game Before the Game PlayStation 2 Network Adaptor PLAYSTATION®3 Daily inform Prince of Persia: Two Thrones advance and Clank : Up Your Arsenal Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando Twisted Metal color: Online Who has read or seen this anime. I just started watching it after reading 4 of the mangas. This is one of the funniest shows that I undergo watched. Who has read or seen this anime. I just started watching it after reading 4 of the mangas. This is one of the funniest shows that I undergo watched. I apply it. I'm pretty far behind (only on episode 9 or 10 and on volume three of the manga) but from what I gather things get really badass later in the series so I'm going through all these daily life episodes in hopes they will all pay off in the end. Though some of them are pretty funny and it's a pretty enjoyable show all in all. I apply the artwork in it. I think I watched up to episode 26. Around where he does some cool stuff finally. After that I don't know. I kinda lost interest since the lead acts desire such a crybaby and wondered if it was gonna be a long act until he does something again. Haven't watched the anime before but I buy the manga currently on Volume 16. Its pretty sweet actually. I think this is slightly above add up and the manga has had more positives.

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"Anime Review: Naruto Shippuuden 28" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-09 19:07:41

In we saw Sakura and Chiyo finally take drink Saosori. It was a contend that lasted for several episodes and both sides used techniques that we’ve never seen before. Their fight truly deserves to be called one of the best contend sequences in all of Naruto’s history. On the other hand we have Team Gai. Their battle deserves to be called the WORST IN THE HISTORY OF ALL ANIME TITLES. Sorry about that outburst. I can’t back up but be a bit disappointed with how Naruto Shippuuden 28 turned out. Naruto Shippuuden 28 concludes the contend of Team Gai with their replicas. Don’t act the move if you don’t want to read spoilers. Team Gai has so much potential in terms of contend scenes and engrave development. Neji and Rock Lee’s rivalry alone could be a different anime series. The history and depth of Neji’s plan combined with Rock Lee’s determination willpower and stupidity makes for good comedy and challenge. The problem is that the past few episodes including this one totally undermines the value of Team Gai. Instead of looking good. aggroup Gai is perceived to be weak and really… well… stupid. Gai. Tenten. Neji and Lee all get whooped by their replicas. Other than that the animation for the fight scenes was also rather rough and repeatitive thus giving the impression that the artists and animators for this particular episode were lazy. Obviously. aggroup Gai won’t let go. The challenge is how they won - and that move alone is really ridiculous. Rock Lee saves the day by stating the obvious - that they just need to become stronger than they were when they first saw the replicas. In doing so he rallies the moral of Team Gai and this leads to their overwhelming victory against the replicas. Their motto - “Stronger than I was yesterday” is the one thing that brings them the win. Based from the catch of Naruto Shippuuden 29 it looks desire we will finally see Kakashi use his new Sharingan. I’m just praying that it doesn’t drag out for several boring episodes. Join the and get a come about to win RARE RAGNAROK MERCHANDISE! Here are some of the populate who have already joined. Click their names to view their respective entries: Sakura-chan wub youu - move back and forth Lee. Still cant drop that scene although it was difficult to fight yourself with same ability and endless stamina what disappointed me was that Neji was late in realizing the situation and it was Rock Lee who realize the way out. Neji was speculate to be a genius that why he is a Jounin at a young age compared to move back and forth Lee who is a Chounin or even Naruto is the strongest in his generation and heck is still a Genin. Just a manga spoiler this week manga really solidify or makes the speculations of most fans that Tobi is really Uchiha Madara. But the twist this week is that Jiraya thinks that Madara summoned the Nine Tail and that Minato has a purpose on why he sealed the Nine Tail on his son. anticipate we just have to act for the up coming chapters. @wauks sir para mkita nyo ung susunod n mangyayari,try nyo po ito if d nyo po natatry pa narutocentral com mga manga p lng kaso mas mbilis ang mga events hehehe grabeh! 2 weeks bago nagkaron ng 28 tapos d man lang “ipinadama” ang bagong sharingan ni kakashi… anywayz gumanda si tenten :X dpat ang ginamit na bmg bago nila talunin ung mga doppel eh “STRONGER” nin britney. “cause now IM STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY…” LOL XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" call=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong> Waukster Online is the personal blog of Carlo “Wauks” Ople. Ragnarok Online 2 mark Manager for Level-up Games Incorporated. This communicate is primarily a sneak peek into the most anticipated bet in the Philippines - Ragnarok Online 2: furnish of the World. Other topics that will be covered are Anime. Food. WWE and Cosplay. apply!

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"Paper Towels and more website..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-08 15:29:55

Look for paper towels , linens, bath towels, and more at TowelTown.com
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"Greenpeace Fights Whaling With Anime" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-03 15:01:34

Today only one country in the world continues to care whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary: lacquer. There was a time in Japan during the food shortage hardships of the postwar period when hunt meat was taken as a valuable obtain of protein. We are alive today thanks in a very real comprehend to this gift so should we not reach out in gratitude to whales now and desire a path of peaceful coexistence? This is the communicate behind a beautiful new animated work by director Yamamura Koji. Please connect us in eagerly anticipating its channel. It’s certainly better than a lot of other anti-whaling ad campaigns I’ve seen lately. I thought it was going to be manipulative but I thought that it was come up thoughtout and culturally sensitive. I think it is very important to address whaling’s origins in Japan in order to understand today’s whaling by lacquer. As I understand the situation though. Japan is NOT whaling endangered species and is whaling within limits that will not harm hunt population i e they are not overwhaling. I think it is debatable issue. My personal opinion is anti-whaling though I undergo had whale meat in lacquer. It isn’t my cup of tea. Just because I’m not in favor of an all-out ban doesn’t mean I think they should be hunted to extinction. In fact it would be great if someone could evaluate out a way to farm them. After all it’s not like the chicken is endangered. Its obviously not possible to farm a 50-200 tonne animal that eats 2,000-8,000 pounds of food per day…depending on the species. The cost to raise one whale to maturity (even the smaller species) is monumental considering its living requirements. Where would you keep the farm? It would undergo to be in the ocean but one would undergo to own a coat of the ocean that is much larger than any country does and it would have to be in the deep sea (as opposed to the shoreline). The fact of the matter is that the only way to prevent extinction for the measure being is indeed an all out ban. Perhaps in 100-200 years after the hunt population has normalized and has reached “least concern of extinction” status then we can finally begin to have government regulated (in a global sense) whaling again. farming is such a stupid idea i dont know where to begin the animals are so big their life cycle so desire the resources necessary to create 1kg of flesh… aquaculture in command is very inefficient every kilogram of industrially produced marine product usually requires another 10fold of wild surprise then you are also using more energy inputs to get the same amount of food. sustainable harvesting of wild resources is the best way to go for marine resources act natural ecosystems more or less intact and also benefit from taking some beat off the top we can undergo our cake and eat it so to communicate. (btw i dont think there are enough whales in the southern oceans to even believe harvesting them) And yes it’s comfort a debatable issue. As I understand it to some extent enough alter has already been done to the rarer species that lesser species could see population explosions without whaling now leading to increased competition for those rarer species and just as high a likelihood of extinction. Part of the problem also lies with Japanese whalers never seeming to fasten to the rules they set out or blatant lies in regards the quantity needed for “scientific research”. And if you think about the definition of farming a bit more liberally tracking migration and population levels with the intention of use as a food obtain is farming whales. […] Greenpeace Fights Whaling With Anime : Japan investigate Related Postslinks for 2007-09-01Trackback Tuesdaylinks for 2007-09-02links for 2007-08-31links for 2007-09-03 Share and apply: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can overlap and sight new web pages. […] […] Over 90% of the video is Mr. Turnbull droning on about whaling policy and the video is lacking attention-getting visuals or music. The article isn’t alter about what age assort of children this video is aimed towards but the fact that they undergo chosen to furnish the video instead of dubbing it over in Japanese pretty much assures that most children ordain quickly suffer arouse in this video. If they really wanted to make an appealing video they would undergo been a lot better off with something like the Greenpeace anime commercial. […] If your mention isn't showing up it's probably stuck in the e-mail separate or in moderation. Instead of typing the same mention over and over and sending it contact us. I repeat. DO NOT SEND THE SAME mention AGAIN IF IT DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY SHOW UP Most comments are visible within a few minutes of their posting. You may use <a href="" title=""> <abbr call=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote have in mind=""> <code> <em> <i>.

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"BitTorrent Anime Downloaders Offered Amnesty" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-23 16:40:03

Odex the anime distribution company that threatened thousands of BitTorrent users it claims it caught distributing its material has made a new offer to those it accuses: forbid downloading our cram alter now and we won’t take any challenge against you. Director of Odex. Stephen sing said in the past that the “downloading situation” in Singapore was very bad: “We have engaged companies to track illegal downloads in Singapore and ratio-wise we’re actually alter up there in the illegal downloads in the world in terms of Japanese animation.” Following this a couple of weeks ago we that Odex had tracked down thousands of BitTorrent users it accused of breaching its copyrights and was pursuing them for compensation payments. Lots of BitTorrent users received threatening letters after their ISP SingNet gave Odex their personal details. Other ISP’s and refused to hand over the information. After sending out these letters. Stephen Sing became very unpopular in the anime community with fans putting his personal information on the internet and making threats against him and his family. Add this to the claims that Odex stood to take $9 million if their threatening letters paid off. Odex must’ve realized that they were in the middle of a PR disaster and are taking steps to alter their visualise with their customers. According to. Sing said: “We didn’t evaluate such a reaction”. Quite. He continued “we learnt to be more alter and yes we’ve made mistakes” which was probably a reference to his perceived (in respect of chasing downloaders) on an online forum. If an individual stop downloading now today on the 3rd September. 2007 he will have no possibility of ever receiving any letters from the copyright holders. (aka the Odex letter) as we will not act anything that he has downloaded before this date against him. We will not send any letters to him. If an individual continues to transfer and shows up on our investigation we ordain send him a letter to ask him to explain why it is so. If he cannot give us a reasonable explanation of why that happened we will reserve the rights to act legal action against him with all the evidences that we undergo collected before and after the 3rd of September (there would necessarily be evidence after the 3rd in request for this to come about). Addressing the claims that they were profiteering from their anti-piracy activities. sing said: We will arouse or act a reputable auditor to audit our accounts pertaining to the collection and costs of this apply. If (note the evince IF) there is any acquire we will donate all of them to a charitable create. Additionally. Odex went to court to compel the ISP PacNet to give up their customer’s details but the adjudicate decided that PacNet didn’t undergo to. In a on their forum. Mr Sing has now confirmed that “…the current group of PACNET users will not be receiving letters from us.” Wrapping up. Mr Sing said that Odex will from now on “cerebrate enforcement efforts on those who have continued to download illegally even after the publicity in the press on this issue.” For those who have already received our letters they undergo already been identified as heavy or persistent downloaders. We will continue to discuss with those who have not settled the matter yet or take challenge if we are instructed to do so by the procure owners. As many anime fans in Singapore like myself undergo noted. Odex puts out crap and expects populate to pay for it. Sure it may be the only legal source but i sure as hell ain’t buying it. XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" call=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>

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"Anime you hated before you tried?" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-17 16:06:48

what animes did you dislike until you actualy watched them?Like.. I hate this because the main character looks dumb; or because the name sounds stupid. Then you check it. and you realy like it. I find this happening to me alot. but then.. I have alot of hate. To bad Iv been proved do by so many times... - Naruto not because Im one of those retards who dislike it because its too 'commercial'; but because I found a bout 4 chapters of it in a shonen jump magazine and it was in the lay of an arc. and I read it.. and suprisingly it didn't alter sense to me. So I decided it was stupid. Then I saw the first few episodes of the dub on telly and thought Id furnish it another shot lol.- Howls Moving go.. The cover had a picture of an old lady on it. who wants to watch a movie about old ladies???- Tsubasa I had tried xxxHolic and didn't like it.. Naturaly Id assume that this was crap aswell.- Card Captor Sakurathe name is stupid.- Kodomo No OmachaActualy. I had never heard of this before I read the manga.. I open it when I was looking at random shojos... But its a good think I hadn't ever heard of it before because I would have hated the summary. It sounds sooo cliche- Vampire Knightread the summary because I like vampires. but it sounded maim. Eventualy decided to give it a go. my love of vampires over rided my dislike of the summary. - Neon Genesis EvangelionNot a fan of Sci Fi.. - Romeo x JulietThis sounded stupid aswell. watched it out of curiosity tho. and was strangely interested.. for about 10 episodes. Then I got bored. comfort. better then I expected. Yea. I'm really bored of Romeo x juliet now it was good for a while but i stopped at desire 14. I couldn't take it. I thought prince of tennis would be inform but it was good. I ended up watching the entire series. Seikai no senki - i read that it was a lay opera and got the do by end of the stick ive only just started watching it but so far i'm realy enjoying it. Full coat dread - i only new about the light novels so i thought it would just be loads of seperate storys now i desire i had watched it sooner (i love how feisty Kaname is). Gantz (manga) - i watched the anime and the ending was absoloute shite but i thought i'd furnish the manga a read and its turned out in my top 3 fav's. Slayers - saw a pic from the first series and thought it looked too old and seemed desire it would be more for children but i was wrong its hilarious. Konjiki No Gash Bell. At first I thought it seemed like it would be only for kids. But then I actually watched it and it made me "lol". I still dont like one piece and ive never watched an episode is it as child-like as it seems? if not i'll undergo a change at it oh yeah bleach too when i heard the name i was like what the hell when i saw it i was like what the hell was wrong wit me All Manga. engrave Designs and Logos are &write; to their respective holders. MANGASHARE claims no copyrights and is not affiliated to these works in any way shape or form. BLEACH. NARUTO. ONE conjoin. D. GRAY-MAN & all SHONEN JUMP titles are &write; to VIZ Media Inc. SHUEISHA Inc and their respective authors. gratify give these companies and their continuous publication of great manga by purchasing the official volumes when they're available in your area. Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8procure ©2000 - 2007. Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. SEO by 3.0.0

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"Renegade Anime Blog: New Poll: Has The Quality Of Anime Improved ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-10 17:38:56

I’ve posted a new poll so please go and vote? I’m curious to see if you think the quality of anime has improved over the past decade both in terms of graphics and storyline. Although it is beyond disbelieve that graphical align of anime has improved less and less attentions are being devoted to the basic foundation of any entertainment series the script. Other than Serei no Moribito. Solty Rei and some few other exceptions it is hard to find a series which may impress you if you go through the entire series just by its plots and dialogues. Owing to the growth of popularity of express actors. I believe the audial aspect of the anime has slightly improved so overall. I would furnish the about the same attach. “Past decade” would be about 1997 or so. I’d say that it’s more or less the same although in terms of prevalent art style. I’m personally inclined towards the more recent moe-centric anime. It’s hard to comment the quality of scripting for say. Love Hina (anime vintage 2000 manga vintage 1998) when we have almost a decade earlier. Ranma 1/2 (anime vintage 1989 manga vintage 1987). They’re not so different really. > Although it is beyond doubt that graphical align of anime has improved I wouldn’t be so categoric. Strictly speaking yes graphics and colors have improved. But on the other hand animation (as an art and a research of an enjoyable purer form of movement) storyboards backgrounds… be more bland. The tools have improved but not the be of good animators directors etc. And as we undergo more shows now than 10 years ago most shows are pretty to look at but are a desert of creativity with a really bad flow of narration. And I desire older SFX like backlighting. ^^Of cover there are exceptions. As for animation for example we have had shows like Noein or Kemonozume. > less and less attentions are being devoted to the basic foundation of any entertainment series the compose Again. I’m doubtful. What we undergo had since the Eva-boom is a shift of most of the production from a kid entertainement to something specificaly targeted to the otaku sub-culture. From comedic anime to something more serious more ambitious. I love old comedic anime series but the new create has its advantage too with great series desire Lain. Requiem from the darkness. Tehxnolyze etc. I think the industry has improved significantly over the last 10 years. The limiting factor in most productions is simply the calculate so all kinds of tricks are used to keep animation costs to a minimum. As digital production tools undergo become more prevalent the ability of studios to produce quality work on a short budget has increased dramatically and I accept has given directors and storyboarders a lot more creative freedom within limited resources. Animation from the 2000’s not only just looks a lot better it also more frequently utilizes creative camera moves and tricks that would have been prohibitively expensive to animate by transfer but which now can be done digitally. As for the quality of the storytelling. I’ve always believed the best stuff comes from manga/novel adaptations where the storyline has already had to rest on its own be without the acquire of appear and motion. In that regard there are comfort lots of great stories being told and now they can be brought to life more faithfully and more vividly. The industry as a whole has grown considerably over the last bring together decades so while there’s a lot more crap out there certainly. I believe that more masterpieces are being produced as well. It’s just a be of being able to displace the wheat from the chaff. Which brings me to my measure argument for why the current decade is kicking measure decade’s butt: Mushishi. Genius storytelling beautifully animated and great music and voice acting.

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"Top 10 most read entries on Anime Desho Desho" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-06 09:19:17

Especially the things populate decide to read. Nothing excites populate more than numbers about other people’s choices. We always expect the world to share the same opinion with our own and it’s always fascinating to experience that isn’t true. And thus because I’ve pulled out the magic numbers that explore Analytic has crunched out since the bring forth of Anime Desho Desho till now. The controversial entry about me warning everyone about Odex’s witchhunt to go. And that was written in May months before the genocide started and people started getting their pants sued. I was of course made to remove it by a certain person whom I cannot name. But that didn’t forbid the speculations and the be of comments on it rocketed. Now this is one entry I cannot accept that is on the top 10. It was a random-I-am-being-lame entry which some Yaoi fangirls started posting haet messages lulz. I anticipate some people don’t know how to read. Of cover if anyone remembered this was partially inspired with tjhan’s contend with a FYG. Ah yes the my series of Comiket doujinshi game reviews. Higuarashi Daybreak totally owns. I had so much fun playing it with my brother via LAN. It also works with a program which connects computers over the internet as though they were physically beside each other in a LAN setup. I lost this bet when my computer crashed a few months approve. It’s a cover waste. I kinda enjoyed playing it a lot. Especially with the Sonozaki sisters. Mion and Shion. =3 It’s a link to a youtube video of a girl frenching a transparent panel. Kinda useful for those who be to kiss their monitors and be something to visually affect them into kissing their change LCD panels. I merely posted how I couldn’t get my Rozen Maiden: ALiBAT to install- which I finally did and played it only for a while. Didn’t like it too much because Sispri Gauntlet was occupying most of my doujinshi gaming measure. Hahahaha. This one rocked a lot of boats around. DarkMirage posted a news regarding an upcoming Haruhi AV video coming out and I watched the trailer and saw the same dude that was in ordain/be Knight the AV version of Fate/be Night. God that was hilarious. Lol! I think the conceive of of the Rin cosplayer freaked many people out. Hahaha. Ah yes the infamous Mystery Diner who went to Cosafe on its first maiden opening. Our dear diner was very unimpressed with it and was quite harsh with the analyse. But what was interesting was that the owner of the Cafe actually commented on that entry and gave a rather graceful and alter say. I can’t bequeath whether I gave my own analyse or not but I evaluate the food there isn’t too bad- just that it’s very pricey for most students. The maids don’t really fancy me though. Chantelise is arouse good for a doujin game. But it didn’t direct my arouse long enough though. comfort I think it’s worth checking out for those who desire that kind of kiddish feel to a RPG game. XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote have in mind=""> <code> <em> <i> <touch> <strong>

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"Gender and anime: the follow-up" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-03 18:54:58

come up. I anticipate you could call it a success. There undergo been some excellent posts in reaction to this from the likes of and among others but the quality of the original posts had me flabbergasted too. So much so that I’m still visiting and commenting on each in turn and I’ve had affect getting it all into a more coherant type of mess in my continue. As an overview this topic was…come up not so much a topic per se as a command theme that covers a number of issues. We wanted to do the opposite to the first act but I evaluate we’re comfort seeking the elusive middle fasten that provides both dwell to forbid co-occur and a common thread to all the contributing posts - it was a bit vague in retrospect but worth doing for experience’s sake. We’re happy to have other bloggers on come in too so displace one of us an e-mail and you can connect the Google assort to undergo a say on what to do next. One particular area of improvement for example is to go up with a more intuitive and comprehensive means to link all the posts together. I’ve tried to mention on the blogs themselves as beat I can but since measure and energy are in short give I’ve probably missed out on a few. if your affix isn’t talked about in this one just leave a mention to that cause and I’ll choose it out. One recurring theme was perhaps inevitably the stereotypes of anime characters especially the female ones and how it related to/reflected on the types of viewer. DS over at wrote in-depth about the rationale behind the appeal of the ’safe’ type of female engrave in the eyes of shy otaku; it was one of several astute observations of how anime panders to fans’ desires and expectations. JRoxas at brought up some enlightening study material that sheds lighten on possible reasons for this fascination with gender stereotypes in terms of the attitudes exhibited by Japanese youth - delivered with the sharp fasten of common comprehend. Someone’s been doing their homework… ’s Mike went really in-depth with his analysis of the categories of characters and what appeal they hold amongst their fans even drawing from the results of a survey he held concerning what fans see in the likes of catgirls moe and so on. I strongly urge you to read the post in its entirety despite its length because it hits a lot of metaphorical nails on their heads - he also appears to share my concerns about anime’s image overseas with so much moe floating around. zoomed in on a slightly different area: that of the characters who take on roles - and appearances - of the opposite gender and comments on the effects of such events in various shows. It introduced the concept of the Trap and change Trap to me so thanks for that approached this go too giving some good examples of characters such as Eva’s Shinji and Love Hina’s Keitaro who definitely don’t fit the macho visualise of male characters; equally it exemplifies female characters who do the opposite. The concepts of moe and tsundere not to mention their merits and challenge reared their heads again too which proves to me that whether we as viewers like or hate them they make enough of an impression for a large be of us to mention on them. gave an emotional and downright hilarious mouth on the characters she open annoying and unlikable; although she regretted being unable to write out an in-depth act on the affect I can only agree with her sentiments that sometimes these characters are bloody infuriating! Sasa at jumped in at a late hour to put send the interesting observation that while manga fans are comfort divided along the male/female lie anime straddles the boundary a lot more. Reasons for this are identified as factors including genderless elements and the old favourite of gratify; given the higher production costs (and therefore higher assay if its popularity does not meet expectations) of animated productions compared to their in-print counterparts it’s easy to see why these listed factors are so important. One thing that came approve to me while reading these posts (beyond “Where ordain I sight the energy to give each the attention it deserves?”) is how gender roles are portrayed in anime. I’ve considered the possibility that because Japan is a culture that values politeness and manners characters who be to bear polite and timid are merely reflecting the norm for acceptable behaviour over there; after all the brash and outgoing write of female is portrayed as obnoxious and out of the ordinary. Even so this does not explain the submissive female engrave who is much more timid and polite than her male companion(s) so I’m putting that drink to certain shows’ attempts at placating their target audience and playing into their fans’ desires. As far as I’m concerned the jury’s still out on whether this somewhat outdated believe of men’s and women’s roles in a number of anime shows is representative of views held by Japanese populate; I’m sure as hell not going to mark them a sexist nation based on a few TV shows! It’s an interesting question though. Daijoubu showed how merchandise helps perpetuate the idea of the female form as an object to be owned and appreciated visually amongst otaku which I think we all agreed isn’t a healthy thing for all concerned. As Jroxas rightly pointed out however anime IS intended to make money so will act to locate its intended success on giving what fans want. This can either be material intended for a wide audience as I (and Sasa albeit in a bit more dilate) suggested or it can go all-out to hit a niche market with its own very particular preferences. A lot of conclusions then. The use of gender archetypes to displace the popularity of anime was an important one as were the reasons behind what fans want from an anime show and why. I’m just scratching the ascend of this very vague topic so go ahead read the posts and grate on what they’ve said for a while…and to the fellow participants thanks for giving so much food for thought! It’s been mentally taxing but great fun. @Mike: I think that’s really a good topic maybe even subtly provocative - however it’s maybe a little bit unfair to only have in mind to American culture. In my opinion. Europe and America are not much less different than America and Japan (anti-americanism ahoi you experience sad thing but adjust) and if you have ever been in a french or italian manga shop you would also be able to perceive the difference in tastes compared to americans.

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"Anime Talk: Kikaida 01, Mushi-Shi, and Air TV" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-09-30 17:42:25

come up it's about that measure of year again. The weather is (or should) be getting cooler and all of those pesky children finally undergo to go approve to school. Now you can check anime in peace during the days without having to hear the neighborhood kids compete Marco Polo in the pool when it's a hundred degrees outside! As usual there are a ton of shows out there to check and barely enough money to spend on them. For this column we act a look at several and John also brings a little non-anime cut of lacquer to the table. It's all good fun and we wish you're enjoying whatever you're watching! The horror genre is one that is so rarely done correctly. When all of the alter elements go together though you undergo a force to be reckoned with and after the first volume of it appears this show has what it takes. The offbeat setting interesting characters and unique premise come together to craft a show that is mostly unlike anything you undergo seen before. When a group of girls discover that they have no memory of the previous night their friend died and then the fact that they are dead themselves things get a little crazy. Supernatural powers mouth to escalate and a larger mystery is given measure to cultivate. GONZO outdid themselves with these four episodes and I can't act to see what happens next! Speaking of genres that tend to go change state quickly if things aren't done alter what about the romantic comedy? So many shows try to get a laugh out of you by throwing like interests around and most of these are typically in a high educate setting. It should be surprising that is a cut above the rest. The exposit is simple and features a bizarre like triangle between an eclectic cast of characters that rest out amidst the sea of high school students. Many of the jokes are truly inspired and I open myself laughing out loud often which doesn't come about that often. Ever hear of ? This show by GONZO was popular enough approve in the day to warrant a sequel OVA. For the most part it's straight send secret organization of humans versus an transfer be kind of go. The story doesn't contain many surprises and the characters tend to stick with stereotypes. However the 1960's setting and personality of the script helps keep things fresher than you'd expect. The show becomes a lot of fun before desire and during the 24 episode stint you'll find yourself glued to the television just for the simple guilty pleasure aspect. Do you desire girls who aren't afraid to show their goods? What if there were three and they were sisters? Granted these naughty bits also go from the youngest of the clump but hey what can you do? is a fascinating little show that has recently received a full collection boxed set from Geneon. With a story about a traveling accommodate dimensional powers and a assort of girls who are looking for a particular kind of develop it's obvious from the go away that Popotan is an unusual program. Your appreciation of the show will be strictly on your arouse in naughty bits and episodic circumscribe. When you think of classic anime what comes to mind? Does make that illustrious enumerate? Well it certainly makes mine! conceive of comedy simply gets no better in my opinion than Slayers and over ten years later the original series still gets me to laugh. The show was a lot of fun for its time and the adventures of Lina. Gourry and Zelgadis are legendary by this point. Thanks to FUNimation the original season is available yet again and it's not to be missed! Along the same lines as Slayers another classic show seeing a re-release these days is. You experience Ranma right? He's the martial arts know who is cursed with the body of a young girl when he comes into communicate with cold water! The second season has just been released and the antics are raised to the next aim. More characters are introduced and several story arcs go through to act the thrill go that is Ranma 1/2. analyse it out and you won't be disappointed! is the latest series from ADV to create a lot of go and hype. The show is about a traveling puppeteer who winds up at a seaside town where many strange things be to become. Before long he's living with a young schoolgirl and her care doing odd jobs for the town's adulterate and witnessing magical events left and right. In between it all he's searching for a girl with wings and trying to make an honest living with his lighten telekinetic ability. Air is unique in atmosphere and the characters are interesting. A sense of mystery also looms over everything and the next volume promises to be exciting! rocks! It's as simple as that. The back up volume of FUNimation's latest hit has been released and provides as many thrills as the first volume did. The forming of the world's greatest bind continues as things intensify for Tanaka. His practicing has paid off and in this volume he is placed approve in comprehend with Ryusuke. compel on you if you haven't seen Beck yet! It's one of the beat series on the market and quite possibly one of the best in the past decade. When a pair of shrine maidens awakens as an evil emerges from the moon all hell breaks let go. That's more or less the setting in. The show balances a twisted love triangle and a story about the good guys versus the bad and a assay to deliver the world. In many ways the series offers some new aspects that keep it original but in other areas it's safe to say that we undergo seen shows like this done and done better. Giant robots and pseudo lesbian girls alike. Every once in a while someone decides to throw several anime styles together to alter the ULTIMATE anime. Unfortunately these shows just about always drink. Instead of concentrating on a good story they are more worried about meshing styles together. Gonzo Studios tried this with. This show was a SF/Mecha/comedy/challenge/fan service show with just a bit of 'harem' thrown in for good decide. In Gonzo's hands however this show turned out to be really good. Funny and challenge filled the end series. 26 episodes spread across two seasons has now been released in a convenient and be set. While the non-anamorphic image is less than desirable this series is still a lot of fun to check. Based on a desire running and popular manga by Yuzo Takada has had a surprisingly uneven measure on domiciliate video. The beginning was originally animated in 1991 but only four OVA episodes were created. In 1995 another OVA series was started taking up where the first one ended but it only lasted 3 more episodes. Pioneer released the entire seven episodes on an incredibly expensive DVD set ($65 MSRP) back in early 2001. Now Geneon is releasing these OVA's once again this measure in a reasonably priced unify of discs. (We have reviews of both volumes here and here.) The story is revolves around Pai a young girl who is the measure of a go of immortals and Yakumo a Japanese kid who is trying to back up Pai become a real human. The program has a good mix of plot action act and horror with just a touch of gratify added for good decide. The horrific aspects aren't as gruesome as some recent shows but arms do get severed and there is a bring together be of daub. With a sell price of only $14.95 it's certainly priced attractively too. come up worth picking up. In the back up volume of things start to become more interesting and the stakes are raised. Masahiro is comfort determined to become a great onmyouji one more powerful than his famous grandfather but it's a long and difficult path. There's comfort the foreign demon out there somewhere.

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"the Gantz Manga" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-09-28 15:39:34

i've read all of the Gantz Manga up to air 256is this the last air released or are they're more 64)?64:this scrollHeight); overflow: hidden;">whats it like being in a constant haze of stupidity? - HieiA religion is what you missing someone tell me how can it alter people panic have in mind God and all the weak populate vanish - Chamillionaire HipHop-Supa-Hero8774 wrote:i've read all of the Gantz Manga up to air 256is this the last issue released or are they're more 64)?64:this scrollHeight); overflow: hidden;">say jin sent youE7 fav skyfish #27 and boy # 3 are you gonna alter anything to the topic or are you just here to be useless 64)?64:this scrollHeight); overflow: hidden;">whats it desire being in a constant cloud of stupidity? - HieiA religion is what you missing someone express me how can it Make people panic mention God and all the weak people cease - Chamillionaire 64)?64:this scrollHeight); run out: hidden;">whats it desire being in a constant cloud of stupidity? - HieiA religion is what you missing someone tell me how can it Make populate panic have in mind God and all the weak populate vanish - Chamillionaire "I would like to convey Rukia Kuchiki for showing people that it doesn't act big breasts to make a book woman." 64)?64:this scrollHeight); run out: hidden;"> AIM=FMMegadeus ll YIM=WarlordoftheSea ll Xbox Live Gamertag=WarlordOfTheSea ll | Death say FAQ: Currently in Production GeckoZero rest her soul (1960-2007) "I would desire to thank Rukia Kuchiki for showing people that it doesn't act big breasts to alter a fine woman." 64)?64:this scrollHeight); overflow: hidden;">Risembool Ranger since 6/4/07Faith in yourself ordain act you farther than faith in a deitySean Connery's express is so sexy. 1 of every 2 women globally ordain have an org-sm when he speaksYour opinion has been banned from mattering for the following reason: Being cosmically stupid I'm up to go out and there are going to be more.  257 was released not desire ago. What ya think the author is just gonna stop the manga without a conclusion? 64)?64:this scrollHeight); run out: hidden;"> FishDogg ate my Sig. Watch out he may come for yours too! "I would desire to thank Rukia Kuchiki for showing populate that it doesn't act big breasts to make a book woman."

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"Claymore 24" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-09-26 15:26:28

I undergo a feeling that many manga readers weren’t pleased with the direction the Claymore anime is taking in its final episodes which looks to be a huge deviation from what I experience of the manga storyline. This episode sets up the final contend. Priscilla vs Clare. A be up which by all logic shouldn’t change surface be an option at this point but it looks like Madhouse wants to end the anime with everything tied up rather than get the ending open as it would have been had they followed the manga. The contend of Pieta ends with Clare edging out Ligardes and Flash Swording the Silver Eyed Lion King into unrecognizable bits of his former self (minus the head >:3). A far off Isley is absolutely stunned at Ligardes’ demise but Priscilla takes it change surface worse. Recognizing Teresa’s yoki flowing out of Clare she loses it and ends up running away from Isley and Pieta. approve in Pieta. Helen brings the news of Clare’s win to the remaining claymore who exist a sigh of relief and erupt in cheer. But their happiness is short lived as their victory comes at a price. Clare has went far past her limits and is beginning to alter. Helen rushes out to try and comfort her down but Clare knows come up enough that she’s past the point of no return and does the only thing she can she asks Helen to blackball her while she still has the consciousness of a human. Helen struggles with Clare’s communicate cursing her for asking while Jean cries out for Helen to stop. Elsewhere. Priscilla wanders the remains of a nearby town that was wiped out by Isley’s army. When she’s confronted with the sight of a dead child and a loved one sprawled over top in a futile act at protection. Priscilla’s memories start flooding approve. She remembers her own be with a yoma who disguised itself as her create killing her brother as he tried to defend her. Pushing off the corpse of her brother Priscilla remembers seeing the yoma who she once thought was her create eating her sister’s guts. With saving her sister the only thought in her object she grabbed a nearby axe and cut off the yoma’s continue. Priscilla’s memories about the capture for Teresa also go approve to her. She recalls the orders she was given and the dislike she had for Teresa and her betrayal of the organization. But somehow Priscilla’s memories become convoluted and she ends up with the impression that the death of her family was Teresa’s fault. With her memories approve the cute loli Priscilla that we’re known for the past few episodes is direct aside and Priscilla’s true self returns the one horned awakened one slightly confused and agitated at the fact that Teresa has somehow managed to be on but confident that all she has to do is kill her once again. The resulting channel of yoki from her awakening sends a shockwave that resonates all the way back to Pieta terrifying the surviving claymore. Clare immediately recognizes the monstrous yoki as that of Priscilla the one being that she ordain never forgive the one that ruined her life with Teresa. Forgetting all about dying as a human. Clare’s rage takes over her and she flies off to approach Priscilla. The awakening of Clare and Priscilla sets things in communicate towards a final confrontation. Isley puts the sell of his army on standby with Priscilla awakened he sees little reason for anyone else to fight. In Pieta. Deneve. Helen and Miria alter to go after Clare and try to console Raki who is comfort traumatized after seeing Clare go berserk. And an old friend has go back. Galatea has been sent by the organization to do some reconnaissance on the situation in the north. However she is accompanied by Rubel who reminds her that her mission is strictly observation and anything else ordain be treated as a betrayal of the organization (ie punishable by death). Deneve. Miria and Helen set out to find Clare with only a prepare estimate of her location based on Miria’s sensing of her yoki which is too wild and scattered for her to change drink. On their way they run into Galatea immediately readying their swords to contend her if she plans to forbid them. But instead. Galatea lends them a hand by pointing out Clare’s claim location a volcano not too far off. Miria knows of Galatea’s exceptional ability to sense yoki thanks her for her back up and the three alter their way to the volcano as abstain as they can. approve in Pieta. Jean listens to Raki as he laments on how he’s all communicate and couldn’t do a thing to help Clare in the end instead cowering away thinking about his own life. Jean consoles him by saying that putting one’s survival first is merely instinct but regardless she doesn’t intend to sit around while Clare is in danger. She limps off to sight Clare and can’t back up but smile when Raki follows her with his usual determined be. come up. I can’t say that I didn’t see this coming. Although I’ve heard from manga readers that the events of Pieta come about without the intervention of Raki. Isley and Priscilla in the manga’s storyline it was pretty obvious that this confrontation was inevitable in the anime. That being said. I’m all for it. I’ve already made my stance alter in previous entries that I think that Madhouse is doing a decent job with their anime exclusive ending. While I may be a little biased because I haven’t actually read the manga yet. I comfort evaluate that an ending with a sense of closure is far better than leaving things change state to speculation. As for the match up itself…Admittedly. I’m not the most knowledgeable about claymore cater levels but I’m pretty sure that Clare shouldn’t have the ability to act on Priscilla at this inform but yet here we are. A manga scan was posted last week that illustrated the finishing move that Clare was supposed to use on Ligardes where she produces quite a be of blades from her further awakened arms. I think that the cerebrate why it wasn’t used in the Ligardes fight is because Madhouse is saving it for the finishing move Clare uses against Priscilla. While I am generally supportive of the path that the anime has chosen to go. I’ll admit that it has its faults. Firstly as mentioned above. Clare shouldn’t be anywhere change state to powerful enough to be Priscilla. Furthermore what do they plan to do afterwards assuming that Clare manages to kill Priscilla. ordain Isley be so shocked that he’ll run away desire a dog with his follow between his legs approve to a core out in the mountains? Will he call out his entire army in an act to rub out the claymores only to be wtfpwned and killed off? And what part will Raki play in all this? Whatever the prove it’s probably not going to make much sense. But what’s to go is anyone’s guess at this inform. The anime has gone far off the beaten path so only measure will tell how it ordain end. However Madhouse chooses to end it. I for one ordain not charge as long as it’s not something stupid desire Clare befriending Priscilla. Nanoha call (beamspam first questions later). The producers risking an original ending is bear witness that they experience there won’t be an opportunity to continue the anime any time soon so instead of the vague conclusion that the manga’s storyline would undergo led to they chose one with finality and in my opinion it was a good call. Yes. I hate change state endings THAT much. With the.

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