Archive for June, 2006



Confessions Of An Anime Fan

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アニメ。。。 ??? ???。。。 アニメ?事?好??????

Oh wait, wrong kind of confession… It seems to me that everyone has skeletons in their closet, so to speak. I have quite a few anime related confessions to make. Y’know, anime that I should have watched, anime that I shouldn’t have watched, weird quirks that I have… That kinda thing. I figured I’d go clean and reveal to you my darkest anime confessions:

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Manga Review

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So during my last Amazon.com manga shopping spree, I decided to pick up the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo manga. I had seen the anime when it was being subbed, and I thought it was hilarious! Sadly, whenever I show it to anyone, they’re all, “WTF?” I think only my cousin found it somewhat amusing. Living a life without cable, I still can’t watch the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo anime, so I’m stuck reading the manga.

Is Retro Anime Making a Comeback?

I wonder if this’ll start a meme…
One thing I’ve noticed over the past few months is that more and more older anime series are being picked up by fansub groups. It might seem odd that some of the newer and prettier anime from the current season still haven’t been picked up while older series such [...]

Ribon no Kishi (Princess Knight) - Retro Anime First Impressions

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Before going ahead with the upcoming Summer 2006 anime, I thought I’d take some time to look at a very retro anime. The Ribon no Kishi anime was shown in Japan in 1967. Recently, it was subbed by a group called “Shibuya Fansubs.”

Megane… Megane… Megane…

Hey all!
Sorry for the somewhat off topic post, but I need your help! I need to pick some glasses frames, and I can never decide which ones look good.
So if you want, hop on over to my personal blog, where I’ve got computer renderings of what my head would look like with a bunch [...]




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