Monthly Archive for March, 2007

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Happy White Day!

Published by Hung on March 14, 2007 in Anime, Japan and Manga. 12 Comments

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Technically this should be a White Day picture, since Jun is a trap.

Today is White Day! So if Valentine’s Day in Japan is the bizarro version, then White Day is like the one that we Americans celebrate. That is, in Japan, on 2/14 girls will give chocolates to guys they like (or feel socially obligated to, which is pretty much all guys they know). On 3/14, the guys who received chocolate must repay that kindness with gifts of their own. But it doesn’t have to be chocolate.

Of course, since there’s the SAD (Singles Awareness Day) that’s held on 2/14, there should be a March counterpart as well, right? Today is also Black Day for those guys who got nothing a month before. I guess I should be celebrating that…

Then again, I’d rather just skip all this crap and celebrate like a true nerd. Yes, today is Pi Day as well. I should probably be spending some time memorizing digits in pi.

And what does this have to do with anime or manga? I totally an episode of D.N.Angel where White Day is the main focus. And I think anime uses both holidays pretty well for plot development. I can’t remember any other White Days in anime, but I’m sure they’re out there.

Munto – Anime DVD Review

Published by Hung on March 14, 2007 in Anime, DVD and Review. 2 Comments

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Munto was released quietly by Central Park Media back in 2004. When it was announced that the title was getting a price cut ($10!), I noticed that it was done by Kyoto Animation. Yeah, that Kyoto Animation! Time to review some Munto!

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Negima Live Action Drama in the Works!?

Published by Hung on March 13, 2007 in Anime and Live Action. 9 Comments

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This is just some random cosplay image I found on sagbooru, or danbooru 2, or whatever the new danbooru is.

So according to ComiPress, there’s going to be a Negima live action drama! And that’s about all the news there is.

Personally, I dunno if a live action Negima can work. I don’t know if there’s any real life kids who could fit the Negima role well. Plus with all the girls, I’d have a feeling it’d be hard to tell them all apart (unless they actually had pink hair, etc).

Also, would you really want to watch a 7 year old boy get into ecchi situations with 13 year old girls in real life? The anime version works because the girls at least look like they’re older than that. You can sorta suspend your disbelief when it’s anime and manga, but with real life? I think it’d just be creepy.

Anime Nano Popularity Index – Code Geass?

Published by Hung on March 13, 2007 in Anime and Anime Nano. 28 Comments

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So I was checking out the nifty footer popularity cloud thing that I wrote for Anime Nano, and noticed that lately, Code Geass is totally kicking butt! It even has more entries (in the past two weeks) than Kanon (36 (make that 37 once Anime Nano picks up this post) to 32)!

To be honest, I haven’t even watched the first episode of this anime yet. Should I? I’ve noticed a lot of buzz about Code Geass, but I never felt the need to watch it. Apparently there’s mecha and Pizza Hut in this show?

Can anyone recommend or unrecommend this anime? Is it any good? Geass knows I need another anime in my backlog…

The World of Disgaea – Artbook Review

Published by Hung on March 13, 2007 in Artbook and Review. 4 Comments

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If you read Basugasubakuhatsu regularly, you’ll know that I’m kind of an otaku when it comes to Disgaea. I’ve posted quite a bit about Disgaea stuff, like the figures and prinny plushie, the manga, the sequel’s manga, the anime… When I saw The World of Disgaea at Amazon.com for like $14, I knew I had to have it!

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