Goodbye, 2008 – and thank you.

In my corner of the world, 2008 is on its last legs. A few hours more and calendars will be turned, countdowns will cease and the streets will explode in a riotous frenzy of celebration. (I hate that part – firecrackers and me don’t mix.) As I write this, our kitchen is [...]

A different kind of street art

Aha! Found one! Kyon, drop that stupid sign and bring out the camera!
Fed up with being an anime otaku? Need a new outlet for energies previously spent ogling seiyuu in the streets of Akiba? Well then, may I suggest manhole covers?
A writer for the Mainichi Shinbun recently did a piece on [...]

Diego’s winter anime viewing list

The winter anime season is ALWAYS AWESOME. Not convinced? jpmeyer lays out the facts, and j1m0ne has a few choice words on the matter.
So, now that we’ve established the fact of the awesome winter season’s sheer awesomeness, I’m pleased to present my complete viewing list for this awesomely awesome season.

Zoku Natsume Yuujin-chou

But Diego, [...]

2008: The Year of the Taiga

Aisaka Taiga.
She’s rough. She’s tough. She’ll eat you out of house and home and won’t even thank you for it. But hey, we all love her anyway.
And that’s why 2008 is her year.

ADV’s Shinkai Makoto DVD Collection (pre-review teaser)

Here’s an opinion-free, just-the-facts write-up on ADV’s two-volume Shinkai Collection (US version), which includes three animated films from noted Japanese director Shinkai Makoto. I will post a separate review for each of the collection’s two volumes on Wolf Hurricane within the next few weeks.
The three films included in this collection are – with R1 [...]

Last Exile (re)licensed by FUNimation

Anime News Network reports that FUNimation Entertainment has acquired an R1 distribution licence for the 2003 animated series Last Exile. The entire series was first released on R1 DVDs in 2003/2004 by the defunct North American division of the Japanese home entertainment producer/distributor Geneon Entertainment.
According to the Last Exile page on FUNimation’s official website, [...]

This year’s stocking stuffer: Acer’s Aspire One netbook

In our Boxing Day special, Diego treats himself to a shiny new present.