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Because we have a Genshiken OVA trailer on our hands.

Thanks, Randall.

Yeah.

Now let’s see if I can watch it all. That’s 92 episodes and a good number of movies right there.

Yamato is next…

EDIT
Gave up when I saw how FUCKING TERRIBLE the subs were. God. Shame, as Mazinger Z looked like pure gold. Oh well, I’ll wait till either a) I learn Japanese well enough or b) someone is crazy enough to sub it properly.

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Yeah, so this comic is about that kinda sorta major but not official announcement about Haruhi 2 that happened forever ago. The writing is bland as usual, so I won’t even talk about it. The Government of Darkness bit is a reference to Patrick Macias. I figure if I can reference anime, I can reference individuals who write about anime. On the art side, I tried to emulate Shinkai lighting. I kind of failed, but whatever. I made this on my laptop, so the colors I applied to the lighting weren’t as pronounced as they are on my normal monitor. The lighting looks kind of weird, looking at it now. Overall I’d say the art is fairly average. Also, Tina’s room is pretty bare. Maybe I should spend some time designing it…

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Nayuki fanart added and ero Meer (NSFW) fanart added. Eventually this site will get a redesign and an ero-only section only will be made. When I have time.

I win. (nsfw)
I can hear the money running out of my bank account…

edit: i’m not sure if i’ve made this clear to you all, but i am in mad love with yuuko gotou. yeah

About to board the plane… figured I might as well post a “comic in progress” pic before I take off.

I’m taking off for a bit. Going home for the Thanksgiving holiday. I’m bringing my laptop, so with luck I’ll complete a comic while I’m there. I’m not excited about flying there, though… scared of flying.

Anyway, I’m leaving you clowns with some cool things I found while traversing the webernet this morning.

Epic trailer for the Gunbuster vs Diebuster movie. Seriously, totally epic.

Trailer for Makoto Shinkai’s new work, Byousoku 5 Centimeter. Absolutely beautiful work. There’s a HD trailer on the official site, so if your machine’s up for the task, download it quick! It’s only up for a week.

And lastly, this hot wallpaper I found on danbooru. Don’t worry, it’s work safe.

So yeah, sayonara~

EDIT: I just found this, even though it was posted like… 10 days ago. But, wow, Misato never looked so hot. I’m going crazy.

Chances are, if you are reading this review to decide if you are going to buy a Wii or not, it will be really hard for you to find one if I convince you to buy one. My local Best Buy had lines around the corner I arrived at 7:30 in the morning and was barely able to get a ticket. I was no.98 out of 102 (I consider myself lucky), this being said that didn’t help me from waiting 2 and a half hours just to get into Best Buy. Anyway, on to the Wii itself. It’s really fucking easy to install. Took me maybe a maximum of two minutes to sit it down next to my T.V. and install it. The menu screen from the second you turn it on is easy to use and navigate. From then on it was on to the games:
1. Red Steel: This was probably a bad game to start playing. This game takes A LOT of getting used to. The control system can get a bit awkward. Especially when you want to rest your hand, the screen goes crazy. It’s really not that original of a shooter, but the gameplay really takes you to a new level that I never thought possible with shooters. But, the next game a stuck in blew me away:

2. Zelda: Twilight Princess: I cannot tell you how hard it was for me to put this game down. Everything Wind Waker got wrong (and let me say that wind waker is NOT a bad game) this gets right. It’s a dark story, there is actually a threat, but what matters most of all is the story. The expressions on Link’s face and the development of even minor characters makes this game absolutely a must own. For example, there’s a moment where a fussy girl yells at Link for not taking good care of Epona and walks off itching. In this moment Link and the father of the girl (who has been scolded as well) give each other a look that just reads: “Women…. what are we going to do with them?” About a half-an-hour into the story we are taken into the twilight realm. Now I was really scared about this aspect of the game, I was so afraid that it was going to turn into a Metroid Prime 2: Cliche´ Light World Vs. Black World. Luckily the shadow world is well thought out and is relatively a mystery. Every aspect of this game is beautiful. This is something I am still drooling over.

3. Wii Sports: This does exactly what Nintendo wanted it to do: give easy game play to a system. I picked this up in a second and was immediately hooked. It’s easy to play and will probably be one of those games you play with a friend when you are really fucking bored.
The controller itself is a lot smaller than I expected it to be and might be a bit hard to grasp for people who are overweight, but I’m assuming that people overweight won’t want to play a system that demands you to move all the time. Nintendo was right when they nicknamed this system “The Revolution”; it truly is worth every cent that you pay (and that’s not a lot).

Anyway, that’s my short review of my weekend (wiikend), I know it’s disjointed and unstructured, but that’s why it’s called a rant.

Will be posted to my art site once I finish the Meer ero pic.

I like how he’s the only one with dramatic lighting.

Also, I think Ryuk looks like Christopher Lloyd. Probably just me, though.

I fucking love Death Note. Well, I mainly like it for Light. He is such a fucking smug piece of shit, and I simply can’t get enough of it. I love his expressions the best. Here’s a couple in volume 7 that made me laugh out loud.

Guess what? I finally got back into anime. This of course means I started Death Note. Interesting plot, which moved really quickly. What I liked was the fact that we know he’ll become corrupt so the series doesn’t build to that, it kinda rushes into when he is corrupt. That being said the directing is way too over the top. The whole montage of him writing tons of names to a christian chorus using stylised animation that makes it look like a handheld shot was laughable. Let me set something straight:

Christian symbolism does not make something cool.

I know this seems quite hypocritcal coming from an Evangelion fan, seeing how most of the imagery in Evangelion is there to make the series seem deeper than it actually is. If you want to look smart have symbolism compliment the show, not overwelm it. What makes Evangelion is the characters, not the cool symbolism.

Alright, on to more pressing matters: The Wii in 11 hours I will be holding in my hand Nintendo’s new next-gen system. Will it be good? I really don’t know. I am actually really nervous after seeing some of the stupid adds that they have been marketing, but it still looks amazing. Anyway…on to news:

Geekson has annouced that there will be a Bruce Lee biopic directed Rob Coen (that idiot that brought you Fast and the Furious and xXx). Apparently they are going to make a digital version of Bruce Lee’s face and plaster it on to the actors body (Matt King). THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK!!! You see digital technology will always get better and I can guarantee that digital animation will NEVER replace actors. The movie hasn’t been greenlit as of yet, they are still trying the technology. (it will fail)

Anyway, I’m tired and need to watch Battlestar Galactica, see you tomorrow with my Wiiview.

Countdown: Wii: 1day. The Fountain: 4 Days

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Part II of last week’s comic. If I was a psychic and had known this was going to happen, I would have made a comic about that instead of taking up two weeks with a two parter. However, even though it’ll be late, the next comic will be about Haruhi II. Unless by that I point I feel it’s just too late. News sure gets old fast. Sigh.
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So, ADV has acquired Keroro Gunso. Well, they haven’t really said anything, but if you’ve visited their site any time within the last 24 hours, it’s fairly obvious. I’ve always had a passing interest in Keroro, but never really acted on it, given the show is longer than time (read: over 50 episodes.) There is nothing wrong with shows running over 50 episodes, but when I have to give up large amounts of personal resources (harddrive space, money) in order to see it, one wonders if it’s really worth it.

When it comes to shows that break the 50 episode mark, I have a couple of factors that I use to determine if it’s worth me purchasing. One of them is a simple question of quality. In my experience, most shows that run over 50 episodes (and usually into the 100s) usually run into filler, or just have a weak story. I understand that there are exceptions. For instance, I am told Monster runs at about 70 episodes, with each episode contributing something to the story. Some shows are all “filler”, such as the second Lupin series, making it more or less a normal TV show, which I am totally fine with. Especially given that each of the episodes are extremely entertaining.

The length of a show also contributes to its rewatchabilty. Honestly, how many times is one going to rewatch Naruto in their lifetime? Provided they actually finish it, that is. I find short series easy to rewatch. Shows in the 13-26 episode range are perfect for me. 50 is pushing it, but acceptable. This isn’t to say that I feel every 13-26 episode show is worth another look. I have a feeling I won’t be touching the likes of Kasimasi ever again, but on the other hand, I would watch Haruhi multiple times. However, short series length can also hurt the most entertaining of shows. One can only watch Neon Genesis Evangelion so many times before it gets to the point where you can predict what each character is about to say. With longer series, there’s more stuff to chew on, thus increasing its rewatchability. Conversely, longer shows take time. Sometimes a lot of time. Sure, that 100 episode epic might be wonderful, but how many times are you really going to watch it? Is it really worth buying 100 episodes that you may watch just once, or even twice in your entire lifetime?

Both rewatchability and series length determine the overall quality of the show. The length contributes to the rewatchiblity and the rewatchablitiy contributes to the overall quality. A high quality 13 episode show that I can enjoy time and time again is better than a high quality 100+ episode show that I can only enjoy once or twice. Then again, I suppose once could argue that you could that the entertainment value for a 100+ episode show you can watch once is the same for a 13 episode show you can watch 10 times. And if you’re a giant who lives thee times longer than humans, then that crap doesn’t matter to you as you have all the time the world!

So yeah, that’s it. I kind of forgot where I was going with this…

edit: someone just reminded me: so, basically a long ass series is worth purchasing if you can be damn sure you’ll watch it 1000000000000 times or something. There.

And just for the record, I’ve yet to own a 100+ episode show its entirety.