Summer Season Write-Up

Even Hayate’s getting into the summer spirit. Don’t get left behind!
With the summer season just around the corner, I’ve taken some time to assemble the following menu from which I will eventually select three to five series for active viewing. Please bear in mind that this post may undergo further edits (including series [...]

Haru☆Star Opening Sequence

I LOLed. I ROFLed.

A Suzumiya Haruhi-Lucky Star crossover. Best thing out of YouTube in ages.
By the way, I first saw this video on Kitsune’s Thoughts. Thanks for bringing it to our attention!

メリークリスマス!

Yeah, I know it’s a little too early for that, but hear me out.
In a recent press release, ADV Films announced that it has acquired the North American theatrical, home video and broadcast rights to Shinkai Makoto’s Byousoku 5 Centimeter. The film will apparently be shown in American cinemas sometime during the fall and [...]

In the highest room of the tallest tower . . .

. . . there dwelt a twenty-something who loved anime. And manga. And books. And rare coins. The result? Financial disaster.
Well, it hasn’t quite come to that yet, and I do pray it never does! Now let’s take a look at what a lifetime of profligate spending has created. [...]

Kino’s Journey – Complete DVD Collection (review)

With my Haruhi DVD review still firmly stuck in the work-in-progress phase, I’ve decided to give my writing muscles a bit of extra exercise by blogging about another recent acquisition. Today the spotlight falls on ADV’s Kino no Tabi (Kino’s Journey) R1 thinpak collection.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – Special Edition DVD Volume 1 (preview)

UPDATE (04 July 2007) – The first part of my full-length review has been published. Click here.
I’m currently working on a detailed description-cum-review of the first volume of Kadokawa/Bandai’s R1 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu DVD release. In the meantime, here are a few photographs of the special edition DVD box and its contents. [...]

Nagato at the gates!

It’s here.
The SOS Brigade is out to conquer the world.
My copy arrived yesterday afternoon. As of this moment, my head is still floating on a cloud of residual bliss left over from when I sliced the box open to reveal the priceless treasure within.
Detailed post to follow (maybe). For now, please leave me [...]