Saimoe 2008: The crimson rivers begin to flow

As the merciless bloodbath of Saimoe 2008 enters its final stages, voters begin to populate the leaderboard with the eight names that will join battle in the last three rounds.
Emerging victorious from the Battle of the 19th are CLANNAD’s Fuuko, who slaughtered HnNKn’s Hanyuu with an unassailable 369-point lead, and Lucky Star’s Kagami, who trounced [...]

Just a thought . . .

I think this blog is in serious need of a theme renovation.
Tarski has served me in good stead since ディエゴの日々 was born, but I’d like to see something new for a change. Something that doesn’t require any code tweaking since I’ve got zero talent in the programming department.
Blix looks nice, and so does Digg [...]

Ghost Hunt – Complete DVD Collection, Part 1 (review)

With Halloween just around the corner, anime enthusiasts might wish to add a little spook to their viewing schedule with FUNimation Entertainment’s R1 DVD release of the 2006/2007 series Ghost Hunt.
This review covers Part 1 of the FUNimation DVD set, which includes episodes 1 through 13 of the 25-episode series. (Part 2 is scheduled [...]

Aria the Animation – Complete DVD Collection (opinion-free teaser)

Here’s a brief, opinion-free, just-the-facts write-up on Right Stuf’s latest sub-only anime boxset release, which contains all thirteen episodes of the 2005 series Aria the Animation. I’ll follow this up with a full review in a week or so.

Sunday miscellanea

Sorry to disappoint, but this post has got nothing to do with curry cup noodles. It’s just that I had some yesterday and I’m still savouring the sweet salty memories.
Off-blog concerns are jumping up to bite me in the usual places, so I’m just popping in to (a) let the readership know that I’m [...]

When in Japan . . .

. . . do as the JAPANESE do, for goodness’ sake. That means keeping all of one’s clothes on, not throwing rocks at the police, not swimming in the Imperial Palace moat, and not trying to demolish the Emperor’s wall in a desperate bid to evade arrest.
I’m sure glad this [...]

Clannad ~After Story~, Episode 1

This one has “required viewing” written all over it, so let’s embrace the inevitable and jump right into KyoAni’s entry for the 2008 fall anime season. Whether we actually want to matters not a whit.