Animated Model of Haruhi

From ANN:

To promote The Promise of Haruhi Suzumiya PSP adventure game with its exclusive "Motion Portrait" CG modeling of the characters and "Seamless Operation System" for gameplay, Bandai Namco Games has posted an interactive 3D sample of Haruhi's head. The 3D-modeled, cel-shaded head and chest of Haruhi responds with uncanny facial expressions to mouse movement. Source: Kotaku

Manga Shares Rise as Abe Prepares to Step Down

The Japanese Manga industry as Taro Aso leads the candidates for the new Japanese PM.

SRC: BBC World

Shounen Onmyouji Musical

The musical production of Shounen Onmyouji is in the news with pictures of the cast available at mainichi news. Which one is Akiko-hime?

SRC: Mainichi

お嫁にしなさいっ ラキースタ

More random awesomeness featuring Lucky Star:

Chatmonchy Dai Dai

The twelfth ending song for Bleach is "Dai Dai" by Chatmonchy. The album includes two other tracks:

1. Dai Dai
2. Cosmo(politan) town
3. Real

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8vbBYK2LQc

ARIA ~ Arietta OVA

まだまだ つづく の 夏 素敵でそよね。いつまでも アリア と，そして 大切な人と 一緒に 素敵な 思い出 作りましょ。

ARIA Third Season

From ANN:

The October issue (on sale August 30) of Mag Garden's Comic Blade magazine will announce that a third animated television season based on Kozue Amano's Aria surreal slice-of-life manga was greenlit. Director Junichi Sato (Gate Keepers, Pretear, Princess Tutu) will return after overseeing both of the previous Aria television seasons and the OVA. The staff will largely be the same as the OVA version's. The broadcast date has not been set yet, but the third season has been in production since this past spring. Source: Moon Phase

Source: ANN

Kawada Mami 'Get My Way' Single

The second ending song for Hayate no Gotoku!

Baccano

New anime -- something about a train and alchemy; but it's really all about the characters. It's like they've got pizazz! A good number of very familiar seiyuu (VA) appear.

Watch the PV on YouTube

Mononoke

A "new" anime that is really a spin-off from Ayakashi ~ Classic Japanese Horror Bakeneko; we once again see the deeds of the exorcising traveling medicine seller.

Official Site

End of the Rebellion

Remember that the delayed season finale to Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion aired yesterday at an obscene hour. Be sure to catch it at a more humane time soon!

LILO L 01 01 99 99 !!! *&^@!*%

So did a install of Mandriva Linux on a really old Dell PC (Ubuntu was not working). That damn boot loader LILO gave me so many problems with their L 01 01 99 99 crap. The solution was to go to grub!

Evangelion Rebuild Trailer

Great... Another version of Neon Genesis Evangelion (sigh -.-)
BTW First YouTube on Blog de la Flaga

From the Top--Lucky Star

And you ask why its so popular!?

Zetsubou Sensei

A new anime that's got some serious 20s charm in a rather depressing (totally not Charleston way). Yet so beautiful.

ADV to Publish AIR TV

Just got whiff of this but ADVfilms is set to release the AIR TV anime series starting 8/14/2007. They're taking preorders right now! BOAS could not be happier.

ADVFilms AIR TV Official Site

The 2nd Melancholy

Recent Newtype article proclaiming a serious second season for Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu. More details expected to be released today!

AnimeSuki Forum

NANA DAY 7/7/07

Happy Nana Day Everyone!

To celebrate BOAS has been falling in love with the VIZ domestic release of Nana; but... IN volume 3 on page 38 in the bottom right hand corner the translation states that Naoki is the bassist for Trapnest. What a glaring TYPO. Are we supposed to believe Hachi doesn't even know that Takumi plays the bass even though he is her favorite member at that time?

May Ai Yazawa's pure creation capture generations to come.

(It's the will of the demon lord ^_^)

Stop Tazmo

BS latest release of Naruto contained this little easter egg. The fan community for manga and anime was built off of something free and easily available to everyone with NO ONE profiting off it. Not only has this provided a plethora of exposure to creativity it has also developed into a healthy business model.Follow Up (7/8/07) Manga Updates has posted this draft on their front page and are telling fans to stop supporting narutofan.com

Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Licensed

By Media Blasters.