Dragonaut 25
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Are you オタク?
Matt Alt recently put a translation up on Néojaponisme of the first ever article to use to the word “otaku” as a reference to anime fans and geeks in general. The article itself is nothing much, but it’s a very interesting snapshot of history. Give it a read....
this world is a world of darkness and terror
In a world… …where PiQ magazine sits in front of Otaku USA… …where titles like “Loveless” and “Absolute Boyfriend” are placed on the shelf with their covers facing outwards… …where “Dramacon” even exists at all. You would think there is no hope. But there is. There is hope. hope...
April Anime pt 1
Not much now. Will update when new things have started. Current Chii’s Sweet Home: Three minutes of stuff. Ghost Hound: I don’t really care about this one anymore. Almost over. Hakaba Kitarou: Subs have slowed down. Still decent entertainment with above-average art direction. Kaiji: HOLY SHIT TISSUE BOXES THIS...
Comic Site Rant: My Baby Portable
Original Post Here is the Anime Boston con comic, which puts a lid on my Anime Boston 2008 coverage. Like last year, most of this stuff only really made sense in context, but whatever. I should also note these kinds of comics aren’t really what people said word-for-word– if...
EXPLODE IN AN EXPLOSION OF HAPPINESS MORE HAYATE NO GOTOKU
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/…ime-second-season-leaked TELL YOUR FRIENDS. TELL YOUR FAMILY....
Kyoto Animation you are DOING IT WRONG
Maybe I should elaborate more on that last post… I have nothing against Clannad. It’s a good show! It has nice animation, good acting, decent direction and the writing isn’t totally horrible! And yes, considering the ending we got, I too felt a bit shortchanged! I do want to...
Art Site Update: Kaede Bunny
Guys, remember this? Well, I’ve finally coloured it. Woop woop....
ugh not more clannad
Yeah Clannad’s a nice show and all, but jeeze KyoAni, I’m growing awfully tired of these Key adaptations. Air was awesome, Kanon was great if not a bit dumb and Clannad is fine but… kind of boring. Moar lite SF plz, less lukewarm teen romance. Shuffle! already does that...
meta humour
So, today I was bored during my New Media New Markets class. While teach was spouting off nothing in particular, I was googling for things. One of the things I googled for was Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. Under “images”, I came across this curious screencap. I’ve recapped it since the...