Anniversaries

Some anniversaries are coming up and we'd like to take time and notice their special day. First is the ten year anniversary of Neon Genesis Evangelion the classic anime superhit from Hideki Anno. To celebrate ten years of Evangelion cosplay and idol worship, Gainax is releasing figurines of all the Angels as what else, (dramatic pause), GIRLS. I wonder what Kaoru/Tabris the 17th angel will look like as a girl. Also this month is Microsoft Corporation's 20 year anniversary. Good for you Microsoft!

iPods and such

1. iPod Video: The new iPod Video was announced by Jobs today at the "One More Thing" show.
2. iPod not so Nano: A 200GB hard drive hack for the iPod nano has been engineered.
3. Departed Dark Matter: A recent scientific paper explains the effects of Dark Matter with not dark matter but instead General relativity. This brings us to our first breast poem in awhile:
My breasts are like dark matter, rarely seen but felt under the effects of general relativity.
Peace out from Bo-san. PS. I'm not scary!

FNN 10.11.05

1. Otaku, No Longer an Endangered Species: Study finds 1.72 millon Otaku in Japan. Find your fellow Otaku at myotaku.com.
2. High Noon for US Interwebs: The showdown over who rules the internet is fast approaching partner and Europe wants nothing to do with that wily eyed bandit - the US.
3. China CS Clinics: Chinese authorities are setting up internet addiction clinics for those ailing from the sore Counter Strike Source thumb.

EMOTION

I just can't seem to let go of Gundam Seed Destiny! Anyway this is the OST single from Meer Campbell, it may sound happy but it's SAD! OMG, I can't believe what they did to Meer! Sonamono kirai desu-wa!

FMPTSR := KKNJ?!

Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid nowadays is looking more and more like His and Her Circumstances! Not that's a bad thing, mind you; but I wondered just what happened? First, there was the episode titiled: Her Problem, and now there's His Problem. So if you put them together that kinda translates into Kareshi Kanojo no Mondai or Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou!! Shocking!

In the Fall, Say You'll Fall For Me

When autumn leaves are falling from the trees... Yes the new season of Fall anime has arrived in all the autumn hues of affection.
1. Canvas 2: The second release of the art shoujo/high school anime, how I feel it's been forever since I heard the words Onii-chan!
2. To Heart 2: The third installation of the To Heart series after the original To Heart and then the spinoff To Heart: Remember my Memories. I feel the pangs of nostalgia as auspicious in my heart as the stalk of leaf in my tea.
3. Play Ball: Baseball, not to sure about this one; good for the kids?
4. Mai Otome: Why does this translate into Mai HiMe sometimes? I thought that was different right?
5. Cluster Edge: Victorian era bishonen gentlemen academy action!
P.S. A little something called Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo snuck up behind be like the final singing of cicadas, check it out. Wives in Japan are getting interesting...

C-DVD

China for once is developing its' own original DVD format to content with Sony's Blu-ray and Microsoft's HD-DVD, instead of just pirating everyone else's formats. The format will be based on HD-DVD but incompatible with its counterpart. Personally I like Blu-ray but I'm starting to sympathize with Microsoft a little; I mean they are trying their best right?

I Miss You Gundam Seed

Now that Gundam Seed Destiny, the second installment in the CE Gundam timeline is over, I miss it so much. Please make an OVA/Movie/Series or whatever that brings more closure to the series. PLEASE! ONEGAI!

FNN 10.5.2005

1. mpTHIS: A good review of the most popular online mp3 purchase options.
2. Only if you're really into anime/Japan would you find this interesting: A date has been set for Sayako's marriage Yoshiki Kuroda. Princess Sayako will leave the royal family after her marriage to the genji Kuroda.
3. EULA blah blah blah: A nice keyword search engine that scans your EULA agreements for fishy activities. Know your rights [on/off]line.

FNN Hot Links, 10.4.05

1. Fuggetaboutit: The latest in Apple's advertising campaign edited by yours truly.
2. Taiwan Glub on Google's Globe: Taiwan expressed unhappiness as being mentioned as a province of China on Google Maps. "They started it!", "I'm telling teacher!"
3. Peter Jackson says Olah to Halo: Director Peter Jackson to direct microsoft's game-movie adaptation.

...

A moment of silence for those dear and departed.

Xena & Gabrielle, Aiaiaiaiai!

From the BBC: The pseudo 10th planet from the Sun - Xena has been spotted with her own moon named Gabrielle. Just who are these people watching the interstellar observatories anyway?

Mundane Monday

Nothing really happened today, so I'll just give you some sites that I visited and found interesting.
1. Shatner Blog: Yep, William Shatner's weblog.
2. The Onion: Stuff that you really like to read about.
3. Australian Anime: The anime scene down under.
Oh and I found this really great image from AIR, it'll definately be a wallpaper in a few seasons!

Suzuka

Do you hear the ringing of bells? Well you should, as Suzuka the recent anime titled about Track and Field delights me with its' surprises and treats. From the adrelanine on the track to the heart-racing off the track Suzuka definately delivers some good ol' fashioned High School romance. Now approaching the half way mark on episode 13 and with the release of the Suzuka OST this is a good point for all those who haven't heard the ringing of bells to tune into the requiem movement of Suzuka.

FNN Hot Links, 10.1.05

1. Google Generosity: Google is planning to provide free 300kps WiFi connection to the city of San Francisco through its' Virtual Private Network Secure Access service.
2. Long Live Labor: The New Zealand Labor Party has won the general election over its' rival the National Party. This marks the third term of office for Prime Minister Helen Clark (Even I remember her, poor Jim Boldger :(...
3. Star Wreck: The Finnish indie film is now released and available for free download, check it out.
4. IGN Top 25: IGN dot com has released their list for the top 25 animated films of all time, with several anime films making a less than spectacular appearance. WTF does IGN know anyway?! This is not the counsel of your peers people!

All The Ye Long Day

I've been working going to classes, all the ye long day. No real bursts of insight today but if you don't wanna look like such a n00b operating Windows then try these applications.

FNN Hot Links, 9.29.05

1. Falling Feathers: The Tsubasa Chronicle OST #2 is out but really falls far short of the first TCOST, they don't even have the Japanese version of "You Are My Love" sung by Yui Makino.
2. NGE^KKNJ <-> RK (don't understand? Read up on your connective operators and biconditional implications of discrete mathematics): I've kept on saying that Neon Genesis Evangelion (NGE) and Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (KKNJ) are two sides of the same coin; kinda like that Kaoru/Tomoe thing in RK. But ANYWAY if you don't believe me believe this.
3. Laptolicous: Nicholas Negroponte of MIT unveiled the design for a < $100 laptop which will be distributed to needy children. The laptop features all flash memory, 500 MHZ AMD, and runs Linux. All that said, this thing will be fast; I know you say 500 MHZ, but FLASH MEM?

Security Shuffle^(!)^

I noticed recently as I'm walking aimlessly with my iPod Shuffle plugged into my ears that there is always a certain high pitched noise whenever I come across a magnetic security device. Just some food for thought, but I was kinda irritated by the side-effect.

FNN Hot Links, 9.28.05

1. FF:AC OST: Yeah it's out and about. Very enjoyable stuff.
2. Apple Apology: Apple has admitted to a manufacteuring flaw that affected the iPod Nano.
3. O Mother Manga: The manga artist behind such classics as Cyborg 009 released his complete encyclopedic anthology which will consist of 12 sets at a price of ~ $5000 USD.
4. Babelfish: Site for translating foreign text and websites.

FNN Hot Links, 9.27.05

1. Bad Apple: problems with Apple's new iPod Nano have customers angry sometimes only a few hours after purchase.
2. Blog to the wise: The new book on smart blogging from Reporters Without Boarders guides the novice blogger out of the scary waters filled with RIAA sharks and DMCA whirlpools.

Eff Tor

Starting school again really made me realize the importance of online anonymity as everyone should value their privacy. Where your privacy and online rights are in question the Electronic Frontier Foundation comes to your aid. The eff not so long ago released The Onion Router or Tor. This application provides a good level of online anonymity to your web browsers and any application that can be proxied through SOCKS or http. Give the software a chance and help with the online safety of everyone.

Interwebs Down

I'm out of easy access internet for a while so I don't think this will change anything in the grand scheme of things. Get x/z to write a few posts!

Korean Kore

Seoul announced plans recently to build a fully functional combat robot in what can only be it's military ambition to pursue Japan in the Mecha race. What's next?! M9's, Newtypes, Zero system, Fafner units? And all pioleted by Koreans, OMG it's the end of the world.

Kanpeki Jan

U know you gotta love the bishonens, and after watching a good portion of Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou and Souichiro Arima I kinda wish that I too can make flowers appear around my presence! PERFECTION IS MY LIFE!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

FNN Hot Links, 9.23.05

Miina-san kobanwa desu!
1. Hand held anime on your PSP, very nice if it works?
2. TV Asahi's survey of the Top 100 anime of all time, from ANN. Personally I have a few issues with this list most notably the ranking Watsuki's RK and Hideki Anno's NGE and the absence of KKNJ also from Anno-san.
3. Now that we know some of the best anime to watch, we want to save it for later generations right? We'll that may not be so easy as we may enter the digital dark age. I guess we'll just have to hand copy every frame onto cells and keep them forever and ever...

Word Verification Commenting

Word verification for comments is now turned on. Good day from BOAS/Bo-San

Random Neko #4 & Clover

Hungry Honey & Clover Neko! Also I remembered the explanation for Clover featured in the Bishoujo anime Boku no Imouto Koi wo Suru being that C = lady thus Clover = Lady Lover. "What's up with Japan", recreational drugs and eggs... that's what's up with Japan.

FNN Hot Links, 9.22.05

Yay! I came up with a better title!
1. Final Fantasy Advent Children OST to be released in Japan on the 9.28.05, some tracks can be previewed on the SE.
2. Free 411? Yeah, it's true thanks to consumer targeted advertising @ 1800-free411.
3. Baidu.com to appeal their case after receiving guilty verdict earlier in court.
4. Survey finds blogs relieve stress, wow this is the thing with Americans taking completely mundane facts and blowing money to study them just so they can sound smart.

Death from the Skies!

Yes, since the failed Star Wars program launched towards the end of the Cold War the United States has been itching to get back into space with a vengence. In the latest deployment of arms in space the US Airforce has launched a communications jamming satellite. This of course follows the proposal to deploy Marines from the upper atmosphere and finally have Space Marines!

Stuff, 9/21/05

You come up with a better title for this crap!
1. Today I found this really cool website that is kinda like an anime image forum; check it out yourself @ Abma.X-maru.
2. With my new efficiency now that I've settled on one web brower - Firefox, I've found the joy of the animesuki RSS feed. Think live bookmarks and you're not that far off.
3. One more anime photoshop from yours truly, BOAS/Bo-San now on Flickr.

Nero Showtime vs. InterVideo WinDVD

I watch a lot of DVDs from all over the world so I like to think that I can pretend to know what I'm talking about when it comes to DVD playback software. When it comes to the true DVD experience there are few all-purpose media players such as WMP, VCL, or Core Media Player that delivers as fully as the specialized Nero Showtime and InterVideo WinDVD. In a side by side comparision I found that the InterVideo WinDVD is slightly better than Nero Showtime simply for its' durable playback. Testing both DVD software with DVDs of several reigons and distributions I found the InterVideo product to play more discs more of the time. After playback begins, however, Nero Showtime is significantly better than InterVideo for its' ease of use and full functionality such as each chapter skip, subtitles, and screen captures.

Bubble Manga Artists

I finally finished watching Uta Kata today after months of procrastination and it was really good. I really enjoyed all the costumes worn by Ichika-chan and I wouldn't mind trying on a few myself (don't try to imagine that). Anyway, several well known manga artists also made some sketches for Uta Kta which really show off their styles. See it for yourself at Flaga Flickr Uta Kata.

E2: Every Extend

Awesome and addicting game of suicide! Give it the DL

FMP:TSR & Shuffle! Okaeri!

The long awaited return of Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid episode 8 & Shuffle! episode 9 is finally here after their hiatus while the US Open aired. Okaerinasaimase Desu!

Sareba Tomoyo

This is the end... of x/z vacation... he's going back to school... which starts real soon... (western movie sfx)...

Random Neko #3

Primula's Neko from Shuffle!

Revolution Controller

Yeah, at the Tokyo Gameshow the Revolution's controller was finally shown. Frankly, it looks kinda weird to me. See for yourself at Gamespot.com.

Azumanga Daioh Class Album

Purchase the entire Azumanga Daioh Class Album DVD box which contains all 26 episodes from best buy for only $44.99 and save $24.99 from its list price of $69.98. Also bestbuy.com provides free shipping and handling in the continental United States.

Weird Interwebs

I found this really weird site of morbid CG models of Japanese school girls. Visit at your own discretion, you have been warned!
http://ichiriduka.hp.infoseek.co.jp/

Honey & Clover OST

The Honey & Clover Original Soundtrack is now available for enjoyment. Personally I really enjoy the songs from the Honey & Clover series, they're sort of like a melow Japanese rock.

Advent Children

I just finished watching the Japanese import of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and it is spectacular. Advent Children is what FF: The Spirits Within should have been. The CG animation is top notch, with so many high quality fight scenes. Nobuo Uematsu-sama returns with beautiful remixes of the old FFVII music and some exiciting originals. Last but not least, there is actually a decent storyline (gasp)! The only thing lacking was the rather shallow use of the other FFVII characters such as Cid, Barret, and Yuffie. The US release of Advent Children is scheduled for November 29th.

Keiichi Anime Language Survey

Test your erudity (that isn't a word) in foreign languages at Keiichi anime and help the guy out.

Aoi = Blue & Green

I thought that I should mention that depending on the context the word Aoi in Japanese can stand for either blue or green. BTW that is a green bicycle right?

Today in the World of Flaga

And now for the 9:42 news with FNN: Flaga News Network,
New Honey & Clover screenshots uploaded on Flaga Flickr.
AIR Theatrical Release Review on Blue La Flaga, and thoughts of an update to the judging scale.
New Media on page 7 of Moonlight Flaga Media.
Around the world bored older sisters have trouble accepting their librarian positions.

Flaga Flickr!

New to the La Flaga Network is the Flickr page. The links are below:
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/plaflaga/
Profile: http://www.flickr.com/people/plaflaga/

Naruto US Debut

Episodes 1 & 2 of Naruto is airing on the Cartoon Network Toonami block at 9 PM Eastern & Pacific tonight. In Japan episode 151 is airing next wensday Sept. 14th.

NEMU!!!!

Nemu Nemu Nemu Nemu Nemu Nemu!!!! Kyaaaaaaa! AAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG! Nemu Nemu Nemu Nemu Nemu!!!!! Ahem... Please watch Da Capo Second Season.

Firefox, Only You... Can Make This Change in Me...

I've always had the problem that I could never settle on one web browser to use exclusively, in fact I had three, but now with a little bit of engineering I think I can finally settle on Firefox. The complaint that I've always had with browsers were their download and search limitations in that I couldn't really specify where I wanted certain files downloaded to or really search the websites I wanted to. However, now with Firefox extensions and hacks that's all become a thing of the past! First, I use the Firefox extension Download Sort 2.5.3 to control my downloads. Second, is the Attack of the Show Firefox/google search hack that allows you to search websites through google. Both these utilities can be tweaked to your heart's desire, and the links are provided below.
Download Sort 2.5.3
AOTS Search Hack

Random Neko #2

Utamaru from Da Capo!

Tamagoyaki!

Tamagoyaki for those of you who don't know Japanese is like an omelette except folded into many layers. To make tamagoyaki first beat as many eggs as you like into a bowl. Then depending on the volume of egg mixture one has, determine how many layers of omelette one would like. Based on that number start to fry 1/number of the mixture amount in a non-stick pan over low heat. Once the egg in the pan is almost cooked through, i.e. no more liquid; then add another 1/number amount of mixture into the pan. Quickly place the cooked egg over the raw egg mixture and cook the them both over low heat. Once the raw egg almost cooks fold the layer over the already cooked egg and repeat for as many layers as needed.

Random Neko #1

Yamamaya from Azumanga Daioh!

Japanese I'm Trying to Incorporate

These are mostly sounds that have some meaning associated with them that I'm trying to fit into my daily lexicon.
Ara Ara: Oh oh.
Ara Ara Ma Ma: Oh my oh my.
Uuuughhhh Sui-pasu!: Ummmm Sour!
Gao: Onomatopoeia for a baby dinosaur from the anime AIR, I use it when I'm whining.
Uguh: Sound made by Tsukimiya Ayu whenever she encounters something undesirable.
Gaku: Onomatopoeia for death/defeat.
Peace out from Bo-san!

iTunes 5.0

I thought I'd upgrade to iTunes 5.0 today but it was such a frustrating experience that I gave up. First, 5.o is bundled with QuickTime which bites if you already have QuickTime. Second, the download kept on becoming corrupt so I had to redownload over and over again. Finally, iTunes pretty much tries to take over your machine when it's running; WTF? Thus I didn't install 5.0, what a waste of time. Also on the Apple iTunes download page where it asks your email address before the download, don't bother to give it as the download will work just fine if you leave that field blank.

I Love Paper

It's just so useful, like you can write on it and make paper airplanes and another good thing about paper is Read or Die... Seriously I made a 4 ft cord studded with 50 individual Shinto style fortunes or O-mikuji today, it's so pretty! Maybe it's cause I'm just vain but I think that's just what I needed for the shrine. Sorry there's no pictures but u'know it's sacred ground, ;p

Wallpapers from BOAS

Two wallpapers from yours truly. Also available on Moonlight Flaga Media on Blue LaFlaga.

Can't Breath Enough AIR

That's right, the OVA entitled AIR in Summer or AIR Summer Special is available for enjoyment! After the TV series and Movie, I believe this completes the AIR triple threat. BTW has anybody else noticed that Asians like to use Macromedia Flash a lot?

Mahoraba ~ Heartful Days

I finished watching Mahoraba ~ Heartful Days a few days ago and I can wholeheartedly recommend this anime for any person. Mahoraba is a wonderful character driven story ideally suited to children and adults alike. With not less than five kittens, princesses, and a children's story book alternate narrative of the anime in Mahoraba this is just one of those feel good animes that is soo soo cute. Kawaiissu! To anyone who hasn't seen Mahoraba ~ Heartful Days, please watch it soon.

Blogger Warning!!!

Several of my blog posts have recently been spammed by advertisers with false links to their websites. I know that my readers would look at their progress bars to find the target of the link, but here's just a warning anyway. DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THESE COMMENTS!!!

Consistency

While shopping for instant noodles this afternoon I found myself with four products of Korean origin. After about five minutes of staring at the Korean food products in my cart I promptly returned them to the aisle. I find that everyone must maintain a certain consistency in one's life, be it Hyundai cars or Korean brand instant noodles.

Back from Beijing Mind and Body

As you probably know, I've been back from vacation for almost a week now and I've pretty much been feeling like the guy in the picture until recently. As of now, however, I feel well enough to tell my bard's tale of Peking so to speak in easy to read PDF format. It's titled Beijing Without Reservations, hahaha I'm dead!

Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shouganai Licensed?!

Another anime that I'd thought would never be licensed has in fact been snatched up by media blasters and is scheduled to release in Oct. 2005. WTF??! I can't believe that this was licensed! Along with Onegai Twins and DearS this is the third time I've been wrong about license picks, just what is wrong with me? AM I TOO NORMAL?! A word of advice, Sukisyo is definately shonen-ai so don't watch it you guys if you don't want to have a lifelong mental scar!

High Quality Subs

Stop bitching about the high-quality subs vs. the speed subs O Ye who don't know shit about the Japanese language. Seriously buy a dictionary and let the rest of us enjoy the original Japanese.

Screenshots FYI

Here's a guide to capturing screenshots which any one of the many DVD player programs should be able to do. However, since we're cheap we need a free alternative and that is where Virtual Dub comes in. Virtual Dub is really a movie/AVI editing program but has a simple way to capture screenshots in the original size and aspect. To capture a screen in Vitual Dub all one has to do is seek to the time of the screenshot (CTRL+G, then enter the time) and then pressing CTRL+1 which will copy the screenshot to the clipboard. Then simply paste to MS Paint or something and save the image.
Aside: For those who want a bit more here are some video software that I found useful. First is Slysoft's CloneDVD2 which is intended to backup your DVDs but also makes perfectly good DVD format movies on your hard drive. After getting your movie backedup one can use Ahead: Nero Showtime to capture the screenshot from the movie using the built in feature.

AIR Movie

AIR: The Movie is available for your enjoyment, I haven't seen it yet but from the TV series this should be a touching movie.

Honey & Clover / Hachimitsu to Clover

Honey & Clover is without doubt one of the absolute best animes in a long while. Part comedy and part tragedy, Honey & Clover is a character driven masterpiece of story telling. The story follows the lives of a group of Art college students through good times and bad, and leads to a completely engrossing experience. Please please watch Honey & Clover if you haven't already.

Tadaima!

As you know from x/z, I'm back and it's great to be back. I should probably say something really interesting but the jet lag still hasn't worn off. A reminder though that this still is an anime blog so I'll come up with something to that effect real soon.

PS. Don't kid yourself, we have no fans...

A FEW MORE THINGS

1. I just realized that I may miss the next Naruto, OH GOD THE HUMANITY!!!!!!
2. The September N.A. Shonen Jump was received by me yesterday and it once again has Yugi/Yami/Pharoh on the cover, (repeat all-caps exclamation here).
3. Check out the updated Blue La Flaga with new anime dictionary functionality added to the reviews structure.

PEACE OUT, GOD IN HEAVEN ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD

Sore Ja Desu

This might be my last post for a while from BOAS since I'm going on vacation tomorrow, so I thought I'd say something inspirational... Umm I don't have anything to say, so let's have an anime archer fight! Which would win green or blue!?

P.S. Don't think you just can just stop posting X/Z (this is easier to write)

All about Gundams

There's a really sweet Wallpaper available from Ningen's on Gundam Seed Destiny so check it out on the links. Also know more than you wanted to know, but not more than me, about Gundams on wikipedia

CRACK ATTACK!

Hi Score B**CHES!

Internet Outage

My internet went out for 3 days from Friday July 22nd to today July 25th. I can't be held responsible for my lack of diligence during these trying times. God bless.

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge

Kind of like a prime-time happy hour mix of two mahou shoujo animes, Zettai Seigi Rabu Feromon ("Absolute Justice Love Pheromone") and Sore Yuke! Gedou Otometai ("Heretical Maidens"), both by creator Akahori Satoru. Really random and kinda funny stuff.

Twinkle Blink

http://www.geocities.com/laflaga/Blinking.gif
for an annoying animated Gif.

Tsubasa Music

The full OST for Tsubasa Chronicle is released and is very stylish indeed. Featuring the musical compositions from Yuki Kajiura who composed for the .Hack series and Gundam Seed Destiny, Tsubasa Chronicle OST lives up to its predecessors. Highly recommended for those neo-classical/japanese orchestral music fans.

Koi Koi 7

New harem anime with guns, yuri, mecha, and school girls. Avoid for your own sakes, I watched 12 minutes then couldn't continue.

Triple K shuffle K okay?

In the new summer series shuffle there is an organization with the acronym KKK, I'm not making this up, which stands for kitto kitto kaede. It's sort of like her body-guard/fanclub group; but seriously the Japanese really know how to make inappropriate mistakes. Why don't I just make up the Krazy Kristen Korean group?!

Kawaii dessho!

Isn't it cute! IT IS CUTE!!! KAWAIII!!!!

Oven Baked Potato Chips

Ingredients:
2 Russet Potatos
5 Table spoons of vegetable oil
2 Sprigs of thyme (optional)
Salt

Method: Clean and peel two well-shaped russet potatos. Once peeled cut the potatos into ~ 1 cm thick slices down the longest axis. Proceed to cut these potato slices down their longest axis until the potatos are in long narrow strips in the shape of fries. Wash the cut potatos to remove surface starch and dry. Oil a baking sheet with 3 table spoons of vegetable oil and layer the fries on the sheet to the thickness of one layer. Spead the remaining 2 table spoons of oil evenly over the top of the fries. If wanted put the 2 sprigs of thyme over the fries while baking to add extra flavor. Bake the fries at 425 degrees farenheit for 35-40 minutes turning the fries every 10 mintues. Enjoy!

Blue La Flaga

I'm finally able to access it again after some effort and an upgrade of Java runtime client! Check out Blue LaFlaga in this blog's links.

Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid

The third installment in the Full Metal Panic anime series, FMP TSR takes us back to the flavor of the original series after the more lighthearted jaunt in Fumoffu.

Shuffle! Again...

Alright, so I kinda left this out of the summer anime lineup, but it is out there and so so good!

Oyako

It’s been sung through all generations there is nothing like the love of a mother for her child. Her love is warm, all embracing, even of temper, and mild. In her arms she staves off the danger, as her child sleeps she smiles. Throughout all her life, she will sacrifice living each moment her love is realized.

Summer Season

SO IT'S HOT and the summer season is fully on us and so are the new summer animes. I've already mentioned a few of the more noteworthy titles but I'll repeat them here anyway.
1. Amaenaide Yo! //Harem anime with a flavor of buddhism *never thought I'd say that* it's all about being a teenage priest while living with several attractive young teenage nuns.
2. Boku wa Imouto Koi wo Suru //Only a one episode OVA but worth mention if you're into this kinda stuff. Think Da Capo Nemu-Jyunichi relationship taken to the next level of explictness, and yes they are twins... OH the art style is really annoying shoujo MARS kinda, not really my taste.
3. Da Capo ~ Second Season //The titled kinda says it all, if you loved Da Capo like I did then You'll love this too; but if you're in the Da Crapo ~ Still Shitty camp then you'll hate it.
4. Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken //Another shinsengumi title, this time following the ficticious daughters of Kondou, Hijikata, and Okita who btw died at an early age.
5. Kamichu! //Meet the middle school girl god. This cute summer series is in the style of Hayao Miyazaki and contains the same wonderous characters beyond the imagination.
6. Okusama wa Joshikousei //Onegai Teacher w/o the aliens and with a male sensei or Ichigo 100% done right, your pick really.
7. Suzuku //Probably a Japanese government ploy to get their youth out and about during summer, it's a drama love anime about Track & Field?!

* Bling Bling *

First there was the pink Zaku, then there was the rouge gundam, and now comes the new bling bling big pimpin GOLD GUNDAM! OMG, Gundam Seed Destiny you crack me up.

1000

Inside post. The magical number 1000; already passed it in pictures and approaching that number on a certain little spreadsheet. BONZAI 1000 BONZAI!!!

Suzuka

Looking for a mundane anime to fill that hole in your life? Try Suzuka a high school romance shoujo type anime about track and field. Yay...

The Eternal Question

Now that summer is in full swing and the days are hot, this is the eternal question. Stay cool!

Certain Something in the AIR

Psyche, this post has nothing to do with AIR the wonderful anime that fills you with the feelings of a mother and child - Oyako. Actually I sat on a couch that I had since my last apartment and it smelt weird. The smell was kinda like burnt rice, soy sauce, and old newspapers; so I guess it kinda smelt like Chinese people.

Da Capo Wallpapers

Da Capo! luv luv ^.^! New wallpaper batch torrent flowing around on the bittorent channels, check it out.
http://a.scarywater.net/asg-across/

PG2 Beta 6

Peer Guardian 2 - Simple anti-p2p/spyware/adware/etc. firewall beta 6 is now available. I highly recommend using this to protect against spyware/adware and it's free. @: http://methlabs.org/projects/peerguardian-2-windows/
Hmm... There were a lot of "/" in this post?!

House Curry Sauce

For lunch today I had two hard boiled eggs, some rotiserie chicken with shrimp, and a platter of house brand curry sauce. Here's the thing, the curry sauce isn't spicy in the least! I'm just saying that if you advertise your curry as being "Hot" then actually make it somewhat spicy.

Kotori Shirakawa Greetings

From Kotori-chan, Ohayossu! = mornin! chiwassu! = afternoon! even'in! = kobanwassu!? Kamo...

London

So as everyone knows there were horrible terrorist attacks on the London Metro and bus system today, and as a proud supporter of the British Commonwealth I felt I should say something. If there is one thing I've ever learnt from Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny is that the world isn't a simple place and even the most polite or well intentioned people suffer. If everything were as nice as Lacus-sama's song then this wouldn't be reality, so there you go.

Art House Japanimation

The weirdest thing I've ever seen since X-Play did that Weird Games segment featuring that Edgar Allan Poe point-click game is The Diary of Tortov Roddle. Though not exactly anime it was made in Japan and is animation, i.e. Japanimation... I managed only to watch six minutes before repressing it from my memory, I think I'll have nightmares tonight.

Okusama wa Joshikousei

New anime based off the manga of the same name, Okusama wa Joshikousei or My Wife is a High School Girl, has hit the anime scene. Kinda like Onegai Sensei without the aliens and with a male teacher this time around.

Culture Pill

So I'm wondering around the most ghetto library in the world and I notice that a book on Geisha was subjected with books on the oldest profession in the world. That just wrong! Get a culture pill, damn.

BP - 2

My breasts are like the pines... neglected they pine for even the touch of needles.

Not funny? Suck it!

Arrrgh!

So I've been doing IT support work all day today and I am F**king pissed! Other than that not much happened, so here are some cool links.
www.galleryblue.net (H-game images without the H)
http://aluminumangel.org/attack/ (Crack Attack THE GAME)
http://www.keiichianimeforever.com/ost.html (Like music?)

Da Capo ~ SS

New Da Capo anime!!!!! luv luv luv luv luv luv luv luv ^_^, starting wensday July 6th.



<- <- Kotori Shirakawa!!!!

Something to the Imagination

I just saw War of the Worlds last night and I have a few thoughts on the matter. Don't worry this will contain no spoilers for I fear that Steven Spielberg will come after me now that he's finally snapped. First, the movie could have ended so many other ways in my opinion; one of which could have been Tom Cruise unsheathing a hidden katana and charging full speed at the aliens. Second, ET should have made a cameo appearance as an alien. Third, why the hell were the aliens' look hidden until now? (see the movie and you'll know what I'm talking about). Finally, I think the movie would have been better if Godzilla were in it, I'm just saying.