May 2009
Asura Cryin: Moments of expert storyboarding and directing, but the writing really isn’t that stellar. Dragon Ball Kai: Wow, is Goku really getting across Snake Road in like… three episodes? Man, DBZ with all the fat trimmed is actually pretty cool, but a lot of those fillers were endearing...
Not a Review: Maria†Holic
Studio SHAFT along with visionary director Shinbo Akiyuki are often known for producing shows with rather cliché concepts while dressing them up in unique aesthetics that set them apart from the rest of the pack. Usually with each progressive work SHAFTXSHINBO create new styles, improve upon old tricks and...
Comic Update: Saturday Night Fiver 1⑨
Original Post This is a terribly webcomicy twist, but I figure if I’m going to go over the top I may as well go all the way. Also, I really wanted to draw a tiger. Higashi no Eden (or Eden of The East) seems to have the English-language side...
Art: Kafka, Komori
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The Guns of SHAFT (1961)
Monday, May 4th. 11:30. First day of Golden Week. Generally establishments are closed during this series of holidays, so as a precaution I ring up SHAFT’s “Filming and Digital Division.” After just one ring, a man answers. “Yes, this is SHAFT.” His voice is heavy with fatigue–as if he...
High Class Dining
Found on the way to Shinjuku. Place was packed....
Comic Update: Hoppy
Original Post Mistakes of Youth, abound with plot twists. Don’t worry, this won’t turn into Megatokyo–I just want to set the scene. Art here is pretty bad. The next comic looks kind of better. The initial rush of joins and quits to the IRC channel have subsided, and now...
Not a Review: Michiko and Hatchin
Michiko and Hatchin at first caught my attention due to its rather obvious, but at the same time tenuous-at-best connection to one of my all time favourites, Cowboy Bebop. Initial promotional materials were peppered with western influence, and the production studio behind it all–Manglobe–had made Samurai Champloo in the...