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<title><![CDATA[ちょびっツ | Chobits]]></title>
<link>http://mikeywally.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/%e3%81%a1%e3%82%87%e3%81%b3%e3%81%a3%e3%83%84-chobits/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mikey Wally</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mikeywally.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/%e3%81%a1%e3%82%87%e3%81%b3%e3%81%a3%e3%83%84-chobits/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Watched the whole series on animefreaktv. Don&#8217;t know yet if that was a mistake. Either way thi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Watched the whole series on animefreaktv. Don&#8217;t know yet if that was a mistake. Either way thi]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Adopting New Personas]]></title>
<link>http://hotpinkjoysticks.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/adopting-new-personas/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hotpinkjoystick</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hotpinkjoysticks.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/adopting-new-personas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to another edition of Squee-me Monday.   Today, I thought I&#8217;d put together a photo-mon]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Welcome to another edition of Squee-me Monday.   Today, I thought I&#8217;d put together a photo-montage of some really good cosplay images.  I really love cosplay and I appreciate the work that these individuals put into their craft.  I&#8217;d like to get better at cosplay myself, but I have a lot of issues there that I won&#8217;t go into here. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Anyway, good cosplay makes me squee out loud.  And I&#8217;m not afraid to admit it.  So below are some really awesome images courtesy of <a href="http://dailycostume.com/">The Daily Costume</a>.   And since today is the first day of Fembruary (a month to celebrate the feminine, my kind of month!), all the costumes below are of awesome female cosplayers.</p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/chobitscosplay.jpg" alt="Chi" width="385" height="635" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/thehelpdesk.jpg" alt="Leek" width="377" height="568" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/niceguitar.jpg" alt="Haruhi" width="491" height="384" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/standardrikkuhotness.jpg" alt="Final Fantasy" width="448" height="484" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/attached.jpg" alt="Ivy" width="281" height="630" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/francosplay.jpg" alt="Fran" width="429" height="572" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/extraagility-1.jpg" alt="Sheik" width="515" height="473" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/collective.jpg" alt="Sailor Scouts!" width="591" height="444" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/nicetomeetyou.jpg" alt="Zelda" width="399" height="602" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/startrekrelated.jpg" alt="Vulcan Female" width="435" height="634" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/safe.jpg" alt="Street Fighter" width="484" height="363" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/sideskirt.jpg" alt="Sailor Mercury" width="429" height="644" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/blueisthecolor.jpg" alt="Samus" width="395" height="594" /></p>
<p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/ObakeKoneko/Blog%20Pictures/poutyfaceactivated.jpg" alt="Street Fighter 2" width="479" height="583" /></p>
<p>So much squee!!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Chobits]]></title>
<link>http://comicsworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/chobits/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>boutje</dc:creator>
<guid>http://comicsworld.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/chobits/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[To download issues 1-8 Chobits]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>To download issues 1-8</p>
<p><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/331041784/chobits.zip.html" target="_blank">Chobits</a></p>
<p><img src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/dombo25/comics128/chobits01.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><img src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/dombo25/comics128/chobits02.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><img src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/dombo25/comics128/chobits03.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><img src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/dombo25/comics128/chobits04.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><img src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/dombo25/comics128/chobits05.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><img src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/dombo25/comics128/chobits06.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><img src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/dombo25/comics128/chobits07.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><img src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/dombo25/comics128/chobits08.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Week in Review 4]]></title>
<link>http://thejapangirl.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/a-week-in-review-4/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thejapangirl</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thejapangirl.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/a-week-in-review-4/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the continued lack of fresh content. I&#8217;m having many of the same issues as last week]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Sorry for the continued lack of fresh content. I&#8217;m having many of the same issues as last week. Hopefully they will be resolved soon!</p>
<p><em><strong>RELEASES</strong></em></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><img title="Phantom Thief Reinya" src="http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac52/thejapangirl/phantomthiefreinya.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="547" /><p class="wp-caption-text">(Crunchyroll)</p></div>
<p>Crunchyroll added a new series to their Winter 2010 lineup. The first three episodes of <strong>Phantom Thief Reinya</strong> were added Friday and new episode will be premiering each week on Friday at 8:50 a.m. PST.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 910px"><img title="Murder Princess" src="http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac52/thejapangirl/MurderPrincess.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="350" /><p class="wp-caption-text">(Hulu)</p></div>
<p>Along with adding the first four episodes of <strong>Slayers Revolution</strong> dubbed and the first two episodes of <strong>Sekirei</strong> subbed and uncensored to their YouTube page and website, Funimation relaunched <strong>One Piece</strong> from the beginning with the first 13 episodes made available dubbed and subbed on their website. All six episodes of <strong>Murder Princess</strong> were also made available subbed on Hulu.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 237px"><img title="Chobits" src="http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac52/thejapangirl/chobits.jpg" alt="" width="227" height="340" /><p class="wp-caption-text">(TOKYOPOP)</p></div>
<p>TOKYOPOP re-released an oldie but a goodie last week. The first 720-page omnibus volume of <strong>Chobits</strong> came out Wednesday.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 227px"><img title="Naruto Shippuden" src="http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac52/thejapangirl/NarutoShippuden.jpg" alt="" width="217" height="250" /><p class="wp-caption-text">(Viz)</p></div>
<p>Viz released regular and special edition DVD boxsets for the first season of <strong>Naruto Shippuden</strong> Tuesday. Sentai Filmworks also released the second season of <strong>S.A.</strong> subbed and Funimation released Season 1 Part 2 of <strong>Sgt. Frog</strong>.</p>
<p><strong><em>NEWS</em></strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 260px"><img title="Lucky Star" src="http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac52/thejapangirl/luckystar.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="195" /><p class="wp-caption-text">(Mantan Web)</p></div>
<p><strong>SUNDAY: </strong>The numbers came in and it was announced that <strong>Lucky Star</strong> has brought over ¥1 billion (~US$11 million) to the town of Washimiya since 2007 after the shrine made an appearance in an episode. Roughly 450,000 people visited the shrine over New Years weekend, bringing in ¥70 million (~US$780,000) this year alone.</p>
<p><strong>MONDAY: </strong>The sentencing of an Iowa man who purchased manga allegedly containing sexual representations of children was delayed. Christopher Handley is accused of obscenity and  faces up to 15 years in prison and a US$250,000 fine.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 490px"><img title="Street Fighter" src="http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac52/thejapangirl/streetfighter.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="270" /><p class="wp-caption-text">(Super Street Fighter IV Official Blog)</p></div>
<p><strong>TUESDAY: </strong>CAPCOM made several announcements, including a planned anime adaptation of <strong>Super Street Fighter IV</strong> to be bundled with the Xbox 360 version of the game in Japan and a live-action adaptation of <strong>Dead Rising 2</strong>.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 281px"><img title="Imagi" src="http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac52/thejapangirl/imagi.jpg" alt="" width="271" height="149" /><p class="wp-caption-text">(hotStocked.com)</p></div>
<p><strong>WEDNESDAY: </strong>Imagi Animation Studios, responsible for the <strong>Astro Boy</strong> film released in October 2009, closed their Los Angeles office, putting their planned film adaptation of <strong>Gatchaman</strong> in jeopardy.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 253px"><img title="Summer Wars" src="http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac52/thejapangirl/summerwars.jpg" alt="" width="243" height="136" /><p class="wp-caption-text">(NYICFF)</p></div>
<p><strong>THURSDAY:</strong> <strong>Summer Wars</strong>, <strong>Mai Mai Miracle</strong>, <strong>Oblivion Island</strong>, <strong>Time of Eve</strong> and other shorts will be making their U.S. premieres at the New York International Children&#8217;s Film Festival in February and March.</p>
<p><strong>FRIDAY:</strong> Mangaka Keiko Tobe passed away due to complications from an unknown illness. Tobe authored <strong>With the Light</strong>, an unfinished manga licensed by Yen Press about the challenges of raising a child with autisim in Japan. She was 52.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 360px"><img title="Flying Panties" src="http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac52/thejapangirl/panties.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="161" /><p class="wp-caption-text">(Canned Dogs)</p></div>
<p><strong>SATURDAY:</strong> Sora Fes!, an event inspired by the flying panties that appear in <strong>Sora no Otoshimono</strong>, will be held in March. For ¥1,000 (~US$11), attendees will be able to fly their own model flapping-wing airplanes shaped like panties.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[19-sai]]></title>
<link>http://harululu.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/19-sai/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rina</dc:creator>
<guid>http://harululu.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/19-sai/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oke&#8230; Hari ini umurku sudah 19 tahun. Dan tahun depan, umurku 20!!! Aah&#8230; Aku gak mau cepe]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Roxxxy The "loving" Robot]]></title>
<link>http://notouchi.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/roxxxy-the-loving-robot/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notouchi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://notouchi.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/roxxxy-the-loving-robot/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So at work today my cousin had found this interesting piece of news its regarding a new type of robo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>So at work today my cousin had found this interesting piece of news its regarding a new type of robot used for&#8230;you know what&#8230;. It can&#8217;t move, walk, clean do anything but the deed. Now you may say that it&#8217;s basically a blow up doll, but this is not. It has a personality and it talks and it has reactions when you &#8220;touch&#8221; it if you get my drift.  This is really reminding me of <em>Chobits</em> and <em>Absolute Boyfriend</em>. I&#8217;ve seen the anime read the manga and watched the Drama of both and this &#8220;pleasure&#8221; doll totally reminds me of these. <em></em></p>
<p><em>Absolute Boyfriend</em>- if you don&#8217;t know the manga/drama already the company creates one doll as a proto type and the girl who they choose gets to pick his personality this is very similar to this doll. <img class="alignright" src="http://chipskjaa.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/zettai_kareshi_138_jpg.jpg?w=314&#038;h=305" alt="" width="314" height="305" />You get to pick out certain parts of the Roxxxy&#8217;s personality on an online survey when you order her as of now they have 5 personalities shy, aggressive, mature&#8230;&#8230;etc. Although the robots in Absolute boyfriend can move and walk and talk this realy live version of the machine is coming close.</p>
<p><em>Chobits</em> &#8211; in this story is these robots have been around for a very long time and they were originally used to help out with chores, shopping, cooking, cleaning, servants if you will. but some people were starting to fall in love with the robots rather than real humans.</p>
<p>Why has something as impossible as this crept into our world. Science fiction has moved in on our lives. Only about 100 maybe even less years ago it was wrong for people to sleep together before they were married, but now it&#8217;s not only ok to sleep with women or as many women as you want now you have these fake so-called &#8220;women&#8221; to mess around with. I&#8217;d like to quote something out of another article I read</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;David Levy, author of &#8220;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Sex-Robots-Human-Robot-Relationships/dp/0061359750">Love and Sex With Robots</a>,&#8221; that robots can become genuine companions for people by providing intimacy and pleasure.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Seriously, as a women I am flabbergasted. Is this all what men think woman are good for &#8220;pleasure and intimacy&#8221;? I know it&#8217;s a robot, but these men who want to have a &#8220;genuine companionship&#8221; cannot find it with a robot unless they want unloving uncaring nonphysical sex. (THEY DONT MOVE PEOPLE). Just to let everyone know I&#8217;m not some ragging feminist, but seriously. They even want to come out with a &#8220;man&#8221; model of this&#8230;I don&#8217;t even want to get into that. I could go on about the reasons why that statement is just ridiculous I can think of 15 different reasons in my head but you can think of them for yourself.</p>
<p>So now heres what I&#8217;m getting at&#8230;&#8230;. these stories/dramas/anime were fictional I could handle that, as weird as it was. With this Roxxxy doll this is real life. I can&#8217;t believe how far  technology has come to actually create something like this the article (<a class="wp-caption-dd" href="http://www.news.com.au/technology/worlds-first-life-size-robotic-girlfriend/story-e6frfro0-1225817805297" target="_blank">click here</a> ) states is just insane. What next are the Roxxy dolls going to start moving? Will something like the Chobits start happening? While people start falling in love with robots instead of humans? As smart as I think these creators of this program are I think this is a very bad thing, if people actually decided to buy this product they have some serious issues. They say</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Hines sees his creation as not only a recreational innovation but as an outlet for the shy, people with sexual dysfunction, and those who want to experiment without risk.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>If the buyers are this way they should be doing something about themselves and not using a robot to try to fix their problems. I really wasn&#8217;t planning on bashing this product at all but when I got to actually realise what the article says I just went totally berserk. Sorry about that. I think the creators to something like this are genius&#8217;. I would really like to see how the program runs and interacts (non-sexually for course) cause thats something I&#8217;ve personally never seen before. Now I suppose the nerds, geeks, hermits, losers and dirty men of the world will finally get the &#8220;perfect&#8221; girl friend.</p>
<p>I just got one question is she self-cleaning?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Chobits 【MAD】]]></title>
<link>http://hydrocat.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/chobits-%e3%80%90mad%e3%80%91/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hydrocat</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hydrocat.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/chobits-%e3%80%90mad%e3%80%91/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a sweet Chobits 【MAD】.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="aligncenter" title="Chii" src="http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/514/9fd01f24d4e3f285b325e99.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="553" /></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a sweet Chobits 【MAD】.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[10 years of awesomeness. ]]></title>
<link>http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/10-years-of-awesomeness/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Karianne</dc:creator>
<guid>http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/10-years-of-awesomeness/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[10 years? Wow lol. Heres some of my memorable anime&#8217;s from this decade. I&#8217;m not going to]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>10 years? Wow lol.</p>
<p>Heres some of my memorable anime&#8217;s from this decade.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not going to rate them I&#8217;m just going to put them down as whatever comes to mind.</p>
<p> Tokyo Mew Mew (2002-2003)-Aside from sailor moon, probably one of my favorite magical girl series.</p>
<p>Hellsing (2001-2002) -I&#8217;m sure you all can guess why I like this one. Vampires, Nazis, werewolves&#8230;what more do you need?</p>
<p><a href="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/hellsing051.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-190" title="hellsing05" src="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/hellsing051.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
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<p>Kanamemo (2009)-FUNNY.</p>
<p>Fruits Basket(2001)- I LOVE this show, and the manga. Don&#8217;t ask me why I just do. The ending was sad though.</p>
<p>Eureka Seven (2005, 2006)-It had a good story and some pretty good voice actors.</p>
<p> .hack//SIGN (2002)-A bit slow going but I love .hack and the music was really great.</p>
<p>Samurai Champloo (2004-2005) -If you didn&#8217;t like this show to at least some extent there is something VERY wrong.</p>
<p><a href="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/samurai-champloo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-191" title="samurai-champloo" src="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/samurai-champloo.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="579" /></a></p>
<p>Rec (2006)-a really adorable love story.</p>
<p>Canaan (2009)-I thought it lacked in the story department but was really quite good in other aspects.</p>
<p>Soul Eater (2008- 2009)- I wanna go to their school.</p>
<p>D.Gray-man (2006 &#8211; 2009)-Love the manga, the anime is really great as well. Even having read it I wasn&#8217;t bored watching it.</p>
<p>Chobits (2002)-Chii is so adorable</p>
<p>Claymore (2007)- Well if the name isn&#8217;t enough, check out the show and all its bloody glory.</p>
<p>Strawberry Marshmallow (2005) -So freaking adorable!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-186" title="Strawberry Marshmallow" src="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/strawberry-marshmallow.jpg" alt="" width="359" height="248" /></p>
<p>Baccano! (2007)-This show had really great characters.</p>
<p>Fullmetal Alchemist (2003-2004)-Oh man don&#8217;t even get me started on this one. I could talk for hours about how awesome I think it is.</p>
<p>Chi&#8217;s Sweet Home (2008-2009)- Awwwwwwwwwwww kitties!</p>
<p>Full Metal Panic! (2002)-Must I explain?</p>
<p>Phantom Requiem for the Phantom(2009)-Ein and Zwei&#8217;s battle at the end&#8230;</p>
<p>Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle(2005-2006)- I have always been a fan of CLAMP.</p>
<p>Code Geass (2006-2008)- Had one of my favorite endings.</p>
<p>Toradora(2009)- I just liked it =].</p>
<p>Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha and Ryūsei no Gemini(2007 -2009)- One of my favorite shows and favorite character, Yin.  </p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-188" title="Darker Than Black" src="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/darker-than-black1.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></p>
<p>Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and 2nd GIG (2002-2005) -&#8221;Seriously, if you don’t like this you must be… yaoi fan girl.&#8221; LOL</p>
<p>Shugo Chara (2007-2009) I dunno. I&#8217;ve said it before, I don&#8217;t know why I like it.</p>
<p>Black Cat (2005-2006)- Sad that Saya died. But overall cool show. My favorite thing is that from the start Train was badass. In some shows watching the main character go through training and all that can be good but I just love it when they can come out and be like BAM. No messing around you know? then you can focus on the other aspects of the show instead of wondering if the character can handle it.<a href="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/blackcat.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-195" title="blackcat" src="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/blackcat.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Bakemonogatari(2009)-Some seriously intriguing stuff in this one.</p>
<p>Devil May Cry(2007)- Demon&#8217;s and an epic sword. Fun game too.</p>
<p>Gunslinger Girl I and II(2003-2008) It kept me interested, and I liked each girls different personality and the relationships between them and their handlers.</p>
<p>Elfen Lied (2004)-Hmm how do I explain this one&#8230;It had some really brutal scenes and even though it kinda had that &#8220;let&#8217;s point fingers at who&#8217;s the greater evil&#8221; kind of feel, it kept my attention and overall I liked it.</p>
<p><a href="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/elfen-lied.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-193" title="Elfen Lied" src="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/elfen-lied.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Seitokai no Ichizon(2009)- I laughed every episode.  </p>
<p>Lucky star(2007)- Not really much story but I found that doesn&#8217;t always matter. Lucky Star is just one of those animes you watch just because you can, and for the multiple moments of randoness and moe.</p>
<p>Gakuen Alice(2004-2005)- I just thought it was really cute.</p>
<p>Spice and Wolf and Spice and Wolf II (2008-2009)- Another one of my favorites. I just loved it that much.</p>
<p> <a href="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/spice-and-wolf.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-192" title="Spice and Wolf" src="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/spice-and-wolf.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="281" /></a></p>
<p>Bleach(2004-2009)- I love all the different levels of characters in this show and even the filler episodes have been pretty good.</p>
<p>Speed Grapher(2005)- haha the bad guys sorta win.</p>
<p>Glass Fleet (2006)- What I liked about this wasn&#8217;t the story itself but just the&#8230;creativeness. The clothes especially were interesting and the fact that it was set in space but seemed like it could have easily taken place on earth in like the 15th century.</p>
<p>And Last but not least we have Inuyasha and Inuyasha: Final Act. I was a HUGE fan of this when I was younger and still kinda am. Unfortunately my complaint is the same as everyone else. Just too long. I have indeed watched all the anime though. I made my way through it and I own all the movies and have read a little of the Manga, but what is it like 56 volumes? no. I just couldn&#8217;t do it. But I praise Inuyasha for making it this far and lasting this long and still having fans. The Manga itself took over a decade(1996) and the anime has been going for a decade(2000) now as well and is still going. Congratulations.<a href="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/inuyasha.jpg"><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-194" title="inuyasha" src="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/inuyasha.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></strong></a></p>
<p>As for Music some of my favorite Openings and Endings are:</p>
<p>Bleach-Openings 3,4,5,and 6. yes I know thats a lot for one show but I love those.</p>
<p>Elfen Lied-&#8221;Lilium&#8221; It&#8217;s one of the most beautiful songs I&#8217;ve ever heard.</p>
<p>Spice and wolf- &#8220;Tabi no Tochuu&#8221; and &#8220;Ringo Hiyori&#8221; Pretty and Adorable.</p>
<p>Phantom Requiem for the Phantom-&#8221;Karma&#8221; Also very beautiful.</p>
<p><a href="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/phantom.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-196" title="Phantom" src="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/phantom.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Claymore- &#8220;Raison D&#8217;être&#8221; It&#8217;s by a great band called Nightmare.</p>
<p>Black Cat-&#8221;Daia no Hana&#8221; and Saya&#8217;s song &#8220;Konoyo no Uta&#8221;</p>
<p>Inuyasha-&#8221;Fukai Mori&#8221; I always liked the endings better than the openings for some reason. I think this was my favorite of them all though.</p>
<p>Darker Than Black-&#8221;Tsukiakari no Michishirube&#8221;,  &#8220;Howling&#8221; , and &#8220;Tsukiakari&#8221; which is prolly one of my favorite ending songs ever. There wasn&#8217;t an opening or ending I didn&#8217;t like for this series in fact, I LOVED them all.</p>
<p>Ghost in the Shell &#8211; &#8220;Inner Universe&#8221; and &#8220;Rise&#8221; Yoko Kanno, enough said lol.</p>
<p><a href="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/gits-sac.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-197" title="GITS SAC" src="http://shadowahimsa.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/gits-sac.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="417" /></a></p>
<p>Well there ya go. I suppose this post was really more for my benefit, I had fun remembering all that I&#8217;ve seen and even watched a few of my favorite episodes from the past few years. Just want people to remember this is all my opinion, but if you have something to add or disagree, don&#8217;t be shy about it <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Alright well it&#8217;s not 2010 here yet but it is in other parts of the world so Happy New Year!</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone who reads my lame blog <strong>^^</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[40 Seasons in 40 Days: Spring 2002]]></title>
<link>http://lowermidtable.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/40-in-40-10/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the casual racism episode of Rizelmine, they also decided to make MiGs into variable fighters. Be]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_734" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 523px"><a href="http://lowermidtable.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/rizel23c.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-734 " title="rizel23c" src="http://lowermidtable.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/rizel23c.png" alt="" width="513" height="386" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">In the casual racism episode of Rizelmine, they also decided to make MiGs into variable fighters. Because they could I guess.</p></div>
<p>The spring of 2002 was a rather unique season in that there were at least a couple good shows in the midst of a malaise era spring. Today, there&#8217;s 2 romance themed series of questionable taste, the story of a girl trapped in a coma and some girls doing stuff over the course of 3 years of high school amongst other things.</p>
<p><!--more-->I&#8217;ll begin today with <em><strong>Azumanga Daioh</strong></em>, which is a real slice-of-life comedy, or sitcom in a way, with moments that are absolutely surreal. In order for it to work, the characters have to be good as well as the events in the series. I found both of these to be the case here. I got a real sense of the characters actually growing up as the series moved, which is something so very rare now.</p>
<p><em><strong>Chobits</strong></em> is next, and it starts in a world based on a bit of word play <em>persocon</em> gets reversed and you suddenly have computer persons. The story plays out with the protagonist Hideki failing in some relationships with actual women all while accompanied by Chii. That part I could take, the dramatic part where back story is introduced is where the show lost me. I wouldn&#8217;t say it failed, but there is a good show in there somewhere.</p>
<p><em><strong>.hack//SIGN</strong></em> was an interesting watch for me at the time. Its a story of a character stuck in an MMORPG called The World. Really original name that. Anyway, I found parts of it interesting much as new things would pop up on the quests that each character had. Or some of the rather surreal parts of the game world that Tsukasa entered. I really don&#8217;t see how this spawned multiple series though.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Rizelmine</strong></em> was another one of those half-episode trial series that actually ran for a decent length. It&#8217;s another story of a boy being forced into marrying someone only those involved are much younger and the action is much more ecchi than it should be, and it&#8217;s heavily implied one of the characters has a relationship with a dog. Really, if there is anything that sums up how misguided things were in the malaise era than this.</p>
<p><em><strong>Ai yori Aoshi</strong></em> frightened me with its extremely dated character designs, but for a malaise era romance story (and probably any other era) it was excellent. Some of the middle episodes drag on a lot, there are some meaningless episodes and it probably goes to the fan service well several times too often, but it is probably one of the better series of the earlier part of the decade.</p>
<h2>Highlights from Unseen or Unfinished Items</h2>
<p><em><strong>Juuni Kokuni</strong></em> is highly rated though I have heard that it can be tedious to sit through and the protagonist can get annoying. <em><strong>Full Moon wo Sagashite</strong></em> might well be a shoujo classic by now. <em><strong>Tenchi Muyo! GXP </strong></em>was really just an utter waste of time and an early example of something I dropped with a vengeance.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[35/365- Chobits- LE and standard Chii(s) by Lilics]]></title>
<link>http://hinaichigo.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/35365-chobits-le-and-standard-chiis-by-lilics/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I love Chobits, I am a big fan of Clamp&#8217;s work in general but the Chobits manga (one of the few cases where I prefer the manga to the anime) is my favorite of all of their works. I utterly adore Chii, I was kind of disappointed there were never that many figures of her out there I did manage to acquire a good chunk of all the merchandise though I&#8217;ve got everything from the poster box to the Sumomo tape and the drinking glasses. I had always wanted the Wonder Festival exclusive version of the Lilics figure of Chii, when it was hinted to me before Christmas that one of my gifts would be 1. Limited  and 2. Pink I didn&#8217;t realize that had been meant I would be getting one of my grail figures from Santa this year. I very vividly remember bidding and losing on this figure years ago, finally giving up when the auction was north of the $300 mark. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pullip_junk/4216769611/" title="35/365 by pullip_junk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4216769611_576742ff9d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="35/365" /></a><br />
Today&#8217;s picture of the day features both the limited version and the regular release of the Art Storm/ Lilics Chii figure. I liked how they looked together so I could resist snapping a few pictures, I had a hard time choosing whether I liked the picture I ended up choosing or this one better&#8230;<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pullip_junk/4217543414/" title="Chobits figures by pullip_junk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/4217543414_d930e52c97.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Chobits figures" /></a><br />
So I decided to post them both. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[34/365- A very merry Christmas &lt;3 ]]></title>
<link>http://hinaichigo.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/34365-a-very-merry-christmas-3/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://hinaichigo.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/34365-a-very-merry-christmas-3/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas everyone Today&#8217;s picture is of my Christmas haul, Santa was pretty good to me ]]></description>
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<p>Today&#8217;s picture is of my Christmas haul, Santa was pretty good to me this year.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pullip_junk/4212508003/" title="IMG_2183 by pullip_junk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2635/4212508003_b4eeff5fc4.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_2183" /></a></p>
<p>Close up of the haul<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pullip_junk/4212506007/" title="The haul by pullip_junk, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/4212506007_5d98f0f778.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="The haul" /></a><br />
3 Pullips: Aya, Happy Birthday Pullip 2 and Street<br />
1 Dal: Sakura<br />
1 each mini Pullip- Maritime and mini Dal- Pink Alice<br />
1 Blythe: Punkaholic People<br />
3 Anime Figures: Chobits Chii Figure by Lilics Limited Edition Version, Gurren Lagann Yoko Figure by Kotobukiya and Evangelion Rei 1/4 Scale by Aizu Project<br />
1 DX Hot Toys Joker<br />
Tekken 6 Special Edition with Joystick<br />
Watchmen Complete Story Special Edition Blu-ray and Rorschach Figure<br />
and a bunch of little Nadesico kits because I love me some Nadesico ^^; </p>
<p>Also not pictured here but I received enough gift cards to Denver Doll to pay off my Puki Pong Pong who is currently on layaway. </p>
<p>:goes back to trying to figure out how to assemble the Dora kitchen playset ^^; :</p>
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<title><![CDATA[ComicFiesta’09 Cosplay Gallery UP]]></title>
<link>http://ejump.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/comicfiesta%e2%80%9909-cosplay-gallery-up/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sup all. Just to update that the Comic Fiesta Cosplay Gallery has been &#8216;almost&#8217; fully up]]></description>
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<link>http://rinakitto.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/let-me-be-with-you/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This is just such a cute song, I just had to do it! This anime is also one of my favorite. Chii is j]]></description>
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<p>This is just such a cute song, I just had to do it! This anime is also one of my favorite. Chii is just too adorable.<br />
I know, I sound pretty awful but I&#8217;m sure I hit the notes well. It&#8217;s just I&#8217;m a bit deep right now because I just got over a cold.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Actroid - Achievement in human like robot, remind me about Chobits]]></title>
<link>http://otakunoregion.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/actroid-achievement-in-human-like-robot-remind-me-about-chobits/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gaikoku Neko</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[What is Actroid? Somebody will ask back who that is. Maybe some another anime new series was release]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[-looking forward to the future-Random other Manga-]]></title>
<link>http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/looking-forward-to-the-future-random-other-manga/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My computer works!! Apparently the IT at school is actually good for something, haha. I lied&#8230;m]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">My computer works!! Apparently the IT at school is actually good for something, haha.</span> I lied&#8230;my computer died again, so I have to take it back to IT tomorrow&#8230; BUT I GOT MY JOB BACK!! Another company bought the theatre that I used to work at and the new manager called and asked if I wanted my job back (which of course I did!). So basically I&#8217;m going on a manga/light novel spending spree the day after Christmas in Borders, haha.<br />
I wasn&#8217;t really sure what to call this, but basically this part is series that are ending that are exciting, artbooks, special manga compilations, etc. Basically everything that isn&#8217;t a new manga series/oneshot coming out. Oh, and a warning for lots and lots of CLAMP. xD<!--more--></p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/akira1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2140 alignleft" title="Akira" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/akira1.jpg?w=210" alt="" width="210" height="300" /></a><em>Akira</em> by: Katsuhiro Otomo<br />
Complete at 6 volumes<br />
volume 2 January 2010<br />
US publisher: Kodnasha Comics<br />
Price: US $24.99<br />
From the publisher: IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of a Tokyo obliterated by a monstrous psychokinetic power known only as Akira, a being who yet lives, secretly imprisoned in frozen stasis. Those who stand guard know that Akira&#8217;s awakening is a terrifying inevitability. Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense—and rapidly growing—psychic abilities, may be their only hope to control Akira when he wakes. But Tetsuo is becoming increasingly unstable and harbors a growing obsession to confront Akira face to face. A clandestine group including his former best friend sets out to destroy Tetsuo before he can release Akira—or before Tetsuo himself becomes so powerful that no force on Earth can stop him.<br />
My ramblings: From reviews I read of the first volume, Kodansha&#8217;s new version of this series is basically the same as the old Dark Horse version, but it&#8217;s still nice that it&#8217;s being reprinted if you didn&#8217;t get it the first time around.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/fruits-basket-ultimate.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2127 alignleft" title="Fruits Basket Ultimate" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/fruits-basket-ultimate.jpg?w=201" alt="" width="201" height="300" /></a><em>Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition</em> by: Natsuki Takaya<br />
Complete at 23 volumes (assumed 11/12 omnibus volumes)<br />
Volume 4 January 2010, Volume 5 June 2010, Volume 6 November 2010<br />
US publisher: Tokyopop<br />
Price: US $14.99<br />
From the publisher: Can&#8217;t Miss Collector&#8217;s Item: It&#8217;s Furuba&#8211;The Ultimate Edition! Featuring a premium hardcover treatment with Fruits Basket Volumes 1 &#38; 2, this beautiful hardcover includes interior color art and a new cover.<br />
My ramblings: Heck yes! I have the first three of the Ultimate Editions and I&#8217;m so glad that Tokyopop will be publishing more of them, since I love the hardback and having my manga all the same format, haha. The color pages are also a definite plus for the so-called &#8220;Ultimate Editions&#8221; (they are nice, but there are some things that Tokyopop could have done to fix them up a little more, like do some reworking on the translations and type-setting). I really hope that people continue to buy the Ultimate Editions, since Tokyopop said in one of their Tokyopop Insider webcasts that they are pretty much dependent upon if they sell well (which I know is usually the case, but especially so for something that was on hiatus).</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/vb-rose.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2138 alignleft" title="VB Rose" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/vb-rose.jpg?w=201" alt="" width="201" height="300" /></a><em>V.B. Rose</em> by: Banri Hidaka<br />
Complete at 14 volumes<br />
Volume 7 January 2010, Volume 8 May 2010<br />
US publisher: Tokyopop<br />
Price: US $10.99<br />
From the publisher: Something old, something new, something velvet, something blue&#8230;Shocked and heartbroken when her beloved older sister announces that she&#8217;s pregnant and getting married to (in Ageha&#8217;s mind) the most boring man alive, Ageha stumbles onto the job of a lifetime&#8211;helping to make her sister&#8217;s wedding dress. Velvet Blue Rose is a super-exclusive bridal design shop run by Yukari and Mitsuya, two super-hot guys. When Mitsuya, the pattern-maker at V.B. Rose, hurts his hand, will Ageha jump in to save her sister&#8217;s happy dream of marriage, in spite of her own reservations? Frills and fancy fill this blissful new series from the creator of <em>I Hate You More Than Anyone</em> and <em>Tears of a Lamb</em>!<br />
My ramblings: I&#8217;ve read so many good reviews of this series, and I know plenty of people will be glad to know that the series is off of the semi-hiatus Tokyopop had put it on.</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/beast-master.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2123 alignleft" title="Beast Master" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/beast-master.jpg?w=199" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a><em>Beast Master</em> by: Kyousuke Motomi<br />
Complete at 2 volumes<br />
Volume 2 February 2010<br />
US publisher: Viz Media &#8211; Shojo Beat imprint<br />
Price: US $9.99<br />
From the publisher: Leo&#8217;s 18th birthday is around the corner, but celebrating seems impossible as someone is after Leo&#8217;s life! Can Leo overcome the dangers of his past? Or will this beast-like boy be separated from his beloved &#8220;master&#8221;&#8230;forever?<br />
My ramblings: This is one of the series that I plan to buy on my post-Christmas manga binge, as I haven&#8217;t seen a bad review of the series yet! Everyone seems to love it, and I wanted to be able to include it on this list somehow, though it doesn&#8217;t really need the publicity, since like I said, it&#8217;s gotten plenty of great reviews. I hope if it is as good as everyone says that this will lead to more Kyousuke Motomi series being licensed, as I&#8217;ve heard great things about their (from what I&#8217;ve heard, it&#8217;s a male mangaka writing shojo, but for some reason Viz has him listed as a her on their site?) newest series <em>Dengeki Daisy</em> too.</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/chobits.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2125 alignleft" title="Chobits" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/chobits.jpg?w=212" alt="" width="212" height="300" /></a><em>Chobits</em> (omnibus edition) by: CLAMP<br />
Complete at 8 volumes (2 omnibus volumes)<br />
Volume 1 February 2010, Volume 2 May 2010<br />
US publisher: Dark Horse<br />
Price: US $24.99<br />
From the publisher: Some people buy their personal computers based on style . . . and in near-future Japan, the hottest style for your <em>&#8220;</em>persocom<em>&#8220;</em> is shaped like an attractive android! Poor student Hideki, fresh off the farm and trying to get into a Tokyo university, has neither money nor a girlfriend &#8212; then finds a persocom seemingly discarded in an alley. Taking the cute robot home and activating it, Hideki finds her affectionate, but amnesiac, able only to say the word &#8220;Chi&#8221; &#8212; and so he names her. But who is this strange new persocom in his life? Instead of being his digital assistant, Hideki finds himself having to teach Chi how to get along in the everyday world, even while he and his friends try to solve the mystery of her origins. Is she one of the urban-legendary <em>Chobits</em> &#8212; persocoms built to have the riskiest functions of all: real emotions, and free will?<br />
My ramblings: I&#8217;m going to buy this right when it is available, because I absolutely love the series and don&#8217;t have it and because the <em>Clover </em>omnibus put out by Dark Horse was so amazingly top-notch it&#8217;s not funny. This is the perfect way to get even more fans for this series.</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/high-school-debut.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2130 alignleft" title="High School Debut" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/high-school-debut.jpg?w=205" alt="" width="205" height="300" /></a><em>High school Debut</em> by: Kazune Kawahara<br />
Complete at 13 volumes<br />
Volume 13 February 2010<br />
US publisher: Viz Media &#8211; Shojo Beat imprint<br />
Price: US $9.99<br />
From the publisher: When Haruna Nagashima was in junior high her life consisted of playing softball and reading comics. But now that she&#8217;s going to high school, Haruna decides to put all of her energy towards getting a boyfriend and having the high school romance of a lifetime. To help in her quest, she enlists cute upperclassman Yoh Komiyama to coach her as she eschews her jock tendencies and turns herself into the kind of girl who can catch a guy. Yoh agrees, with one catch: Haruna had better not fall for him!<br />
Yoh faces a difficult choice: should he go to university all the way in Tokyo or stay near Haruna? Haruna wants to support Yoh&#8217;s decision no matter what, but will her high school romance end with his graduation?<br />
My ramblings: This series is absolutely fantastic! If you haven&#8217;t read it, you should definitely get on that! And now that the whole thing will be available in English legally, you can go marathon the series quickly. I really hope that Viz licenses Kazune Kawahara&#8217;s newest series <em>Aozora Yell</em>, as it&#8217;s really good too from the few chapters I&#8217;ve seen of it.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/karakuri-odette.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2132 alignleft" title="Karakuri Odette" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/karakuri-odette.jpg?w=199" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a>Karakuri Odette</em> by: Julietta Suzuki<br />
Complete at 6 volumes<br />
Volume 2 February 2010, Volume 3 June 2010<br />
US publisher: Tokyopop<br />
Price: US $10.99<br />
From the publisher: What does it mean to be truly human?&#8230;Odette is a lovely android built by Professor Yoshizawa. Curious to find out what it&#8217;s like to be human, she convinces the Professor to enroll her in high school. And thus, with a new group of friends in tow, Odette sets out to discover the true meaning of life as a human, where even the simple stuff is an adventure! A touching slice-of-life comedy, <em>Karakuri Odette</em> does nothing If not uncover the incredible possibilities of the &#8220;human&#8221; spirit!<br />
My ramblings: Another series that I plan of getting in my after-Christmas manga binge, this series didn&#8217;t get a lot of attention when it was first licensed (or at least, I don&#8217;t remember it getting any sort of attention when it was), but people have gushed over the series since reading the first volume, and Viz even picked up on that and licensed Suzuki&#8217;s newest series <em>Nice to Meet You, Kamisama</em>. From what I&#8217;ve heard this is definitely a series not to be missed.</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/remember.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2136 alignleft" title="Remember" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/remember.jpg?w=202" alt="" width="202" height="300" /></a><em>Remember</em> by: Benjamin<br />
Complete at 1 volume<br />
February 2010<br />
US publisher: Tokyopop<br />
Price: US $14.99<br />
From the publisher: When is letting go of your inhibitions worth the risk? International graphic novel artist Benjamin uses his trademark painterly style to depict moving portrayals of love and loss that get at the heart of what it means to throw your heart into life, no matter the consequences.<br />
My ramblings: The first few pages of this are already up on Tokyopop&#8217;s website, and while it&#8217;s kind of hard to read them due to the fact that they&#8217;re so small (even when using the full screen function), the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous! I&#8217;m pretty sure this will be a full color publication (the preview is full color, and I don&#8217;t think it would be quite the same without the colors). Tokyopop has apparently published other works by this artist and my interest has definitely been piqued, as it&#8217;s beyond lovely work!</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/clamp-in-america.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2126 alignleft" title="Clamp in America" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/clamp-in-america.jpg?w=235" alt="" width="235" height="300" /></a><em>CLAMP in America</em> by: CLAMP and Shaenon Garrity<br />
Complete at 1 volume<br />
March 23, 2010<br />
US publisher: Del Rey Manga<br />
Price: US $27.99<br />
From the publisher: CLAMP in America is a history of CLAMP from their humble beginnings as doujinshi (fanzine) creators to international manga superstars, including: a detailed guide to their work, from RG Veda to Tsubasa, and beyond; behind-the-scenes looks at how the members of CLAMP work, together and separately; CLAMP&#8217;s part in the explosive success of manga in America, and the effect of their manga on U.S. distribution and marketing; their work with American publishers; their 2006 visit to America; interviews with the American manga creators they&#8217;ve influenced; and interviews with the editors and publishers who have had the opportunity to work with CLAMP.<br />
My ramblings: I&#8217;m personally really interested getting this, I think it&#8217;ll be really, really interesting to see basically everything about CLAMP in one book. Plus, from what I&#8217;ve heard Del Rey went directly to CLAMP for the idea, and they were all for it (the cover is even a CLAMP original).</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/itazura-na-kiss.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2131 alignleft" title="Itazura na Kiss" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/itazura-na-kiss.jpg?w=214" alt="" width="214" height="300" /></a><em>Itazura na Kiss</em> by: Kaoru Tada<br />
Incomplete at 12 omnibus editions<br />
Volume 2 March 2010<br />
US publisher: DMP<br />
Price: US $16.95<br />
From the publisher: Kotoko passes the college entrance exam and gets accepted to the same college as Naoki and their first semester has just begun. Kotoko&#8217;s excited and looking forward to spending more time with Naoki, thinking it’s the beginning of her new and happy school life! But no! Now she has competition! And her competition is tall and beautiful, smart, good at sports&#8230;Oh my god, she’s practically perfect!&#8230;and she is also after Naoki! Is Kotoko ready to take on a nemesis?<br />
My ramblings: I loved the anime for this series, but I&#8217;m a little learey about getting into the manga, because I know I&#8217;ll like it and then be left hanging due to the author&#8217;s untimely death&#8230;but I do know that it&#8217;s a great series other than the probable cliff-hanger ending, and DMP is doing this in omnibus versions, so you&#8217;ll be able to get more <em>Itazura na Kiss</em> goodness in one go.</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/gentlemens-alliance.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2128 alignleft" title="Gentlemens Alliance" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/gentlemens-alliance.jpg?w=211" alt="" width="211" height="300" /></a><em>The Gentlemen&#8217;s Alliance†</em> by: Arina Tanemura<br />
Complete at 11 volumes<br />
Volume 11 April 2010<br />
US publisher: Viz Media &#8211; Shojo Beat imprint<br />
Price: US $9.99<br />
From the publisher: Haine goes to Shizumasa and Takanari&#8217;s grandfather, the head of the Togu family, to ask him to release the twins from their fate. He tells her she must pass the same trial the twins went through for determining the Togu heir. Haine agrees, but little does she know that a former friend is now out for her life.<br />
My ramblings: It shouldn&#8217;t really come as a surprise that I would include the last volume of <em>The Gentlemen&#8217;s Alliance</em> in my list of manga. I just love the series, and I really, really want Viz to license more Arina goodness too!! (Please, please get <em>MisuFo and Sakura Hime Kaden</em>!) The ending of this series is almost bittersweet. It&#8217;s the first Arina series that I really followed (I got <em>KKJ</em> after they were all released), from the preview in <strong>Shojo Beat</strong> to the final volume, it makes me kinda sad actually&#8230;but the first editions come with a special postcard!!</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/ghost-in-the-shell.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2129 alignleft" title="Ghost in the Shell" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/ghost-in-the-shell.jpg?w=200" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><em>The Ghost in the Shell volume 2: Man-Machine Interface</em> by: Shirow Masamune<br />
Complete at 1 volume<br />
April 2010<br />
US publisher: Kodansha Comics<br />
Price: US $26.99<br />
From ANN: Taking place a few years after the first Ghost In The Shell manga. The Major has been missing since then and Ghost in the Shell 2 follows the mysterious Motoko Aramaki as she runs an investigation into a incident at an organ factory and it&#8217;s consequences. she&#8217;s on the run to clean up the mess and save herself in the process Meanwhile the former members of section 9 investigate Motoko to find out who she really is.<br />
My ramblings: Again, from what I&#8217;ve heard, this is probably going to be the same as the Dark Horse version, but it&#8217;s still <em>Ghost in the Shell</em>, and therefor worth getting if you don&#8217;t have it already (which I don&#8217;t). I am a little scared by the price though&#8230;It only has 320 pages (a normal volume of manga usually has around 200), which makes me wonder what exactly you&#8217;re paying for&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/okimono-kimono.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2135 alignleft" title="Okimono Kimono" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/okimono-kimono.jpg?w=237" alt="" width="237" height="300" /></a><em>Okimono Kimono</em> by: Mokona of CLAMP<br />
Complete at 1 volume<br />
April 21, 2010<br />
US publisher: Dark Horse<br />
Price: US $12.99<br />
From the publisher: Here&#8217;s an exciting and charming addition to the CLAMP collection of works! CLAMP artist Mokona loves the art of traditional Japanese kimono. In fact, she designs kimono and kimono accessories herself and shares her love in <em>Okimono Kimono</em>, a fun and lavishly illustrated book full of drawings and illustrations, interviews (including an interview with Ami of the J-pop duo Puffy AmiYumi!), and even short manga stories from the CLAMP artists.<br />
Fans of CLAMP will love <em>Okimono Kimono</em> for the personal glimpse of Mokona&#8217;s kimono obsession, and people who love the traditional Japanese arts will appreciate the love and detail Mokona puts into her work.<br />
My ramblings: This is basically Mokona&#8217;s excuse to show off her extensive kimono collection, with Kobato on the cover (side note, there&#8217;s going to be a Kobato figure based on the cover image, which isn&#8217;t really news, but still fun). I&#8217;m certainly not complaining, because it looks fun, and the few inside scans I&#8217;ve seen (on the Japanese site for the book) are really neat!</p>
<p><em><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/yotsuba.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2139 alignleft" title="Yotsuba" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/yotsuba.jpg?w=200" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a>YOTSUBA&#38;!</em> volume 8 by: Kiyohiko Azuma<br />
Ongoing with 9+ volumes<br />
Volume 8 April 2010<br />
US publisher: Yen Press<br />
Price: US $10.99<br />
From the publisher: Yotsuba is a strange little girl with a big personality! Even in the most trivial, unremarkable encounters, Yotsuba’s curiosity and enthusiasm quickly turn the everyday into the extraordinary!<br />
My ramblings: I haven&#8217;t read any of this series, but it seems like the general consensus that Yen Press saved a great series. I did read <em>Azumanga Daioh</em>, so I can have a sort of general idea of the series, and I&#8217;m guessing that it&#8217;s absolutely hilarious. Plus, good ole Yen Press has re-published the first 5 volumes, plus published volumes 6 and 7, which fans were waiting for since ADV (who had the original license and stopped after volume 5) went under. On a side note, Yen Press is also releasing an omnibus version of <em>Azumanga Daioh</em> sometime this month, with a brand new cover (it looks super nice and the image wraps around the whole thing, front and back).</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/ax.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2122 alignleft" title="AX" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/ax.jpg?w=210" alt="" width="210" height="300" /></a><em>AX: A Collection of Alternative Manga</em> by: Various artists<br />
Anthology with an unknown number of volumes<br />
Volume 1 July 2010<br />
US publisher: Top Shelf Productions<br />
Price: US $29.95<br />
From the publisher: A groundbreaking introduction to the most creative and cutting-edge works of Japanese independent comics, presented in English for the first time, AX is the premier Japanese magazine for alternative comics. Published bi-monthly for over ten years, the pages of AX contain the most creative and cutting-edge works of independent comics in the world&#8217;s largest comics industry. Now, Top Shelf presents this collection of stories from ten years of AX history, and features work by such visionaries as Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Akino Kondoh, Kazuichi Hanawa, and Shinichi Abe.<br />
My ramblings: I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever heard of Top Shelf Productions before finding this on Amazon, but this looks like it could turn out to be a really interesting and well done publication. It seems to me to be the equivalent of many of the IKKI manga, or the manga version of FAUST, both of which I highly suggest.</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/mangettes.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2134 alignleft" title="Mangettes" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/mangettes.jpg?w=198" alt="" width="198" height="300" /></a><em>Mangettes: Gate 7</em> by: CLAMP<br />
Yet to start<br />
Volume 1 August (?) 2010<br />
US publisher: Dark Horse<br />
Price: TBD<br />
From the publisher: Between our conscious, waking world and the subconscious state of slumber, there is a thinly veiled plane of lucid dreaming. While the conscious state belongs to individuals, the hidden plane of dreams is one shared by all human minds, past, present, and future. Yet only a few have ever possessed the power to enter this secret realm at will &#8211; where a war is being waged to control the waking world. For our earthly wishes and desires are not our own, but under the manipulation of these unseen masters of dreams. The heroine of Gate 7 is Hana, a high-school girl hailing from Kyoto, the daughter of a temple caretaker. Her peaceful ways give her the self-control to act in the hidden realm. But Hana can only reach it through the strange beast that acts as her totem in the world of dreams &#8211; and her companion on a journey to confront the puppeteers of our reality!<br />
My ramblings: Last I heard, Dark Horse doesn&#8217;t even know when this will come out. It basically hangs on whenever CLAMP feels like doing it&#8230;It was first announced in 2007, so here&#8217;s hoping it will really come out sometime in 2010!</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/vampire-knight-fanbook1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2141 alignleft" title="Vampire Knight Fanbook" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/vampire-knight-fanbook1.jpg?w=191" alt="" width="191" height="300" /></a><em>Vampire Knight Official Fanbook</em> by: Matsuri Hino<br />
Complete at 1 volume<br />
September 2010<br />
US publisher: Viz Media &#8211; Shojo Beat imprint<br />
From the publisher (general series summary): Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy&#8217;s dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires!<br />
My ramblings: I&#8217;m certainly getting fed up with the most recent chapters of <em>Vampire Knight</em>, but it&#8217;s pretty awesome that Viz is bringing over the fanbook for the series, since I do love Hino&#8217;s artwork and am looking forward to seeing the other things that are included in the fanbook (I think there are color pages in the Japanese version, and really hope they&#8217;re in the Viz version if that&#8217;s true). Here&#8217;s hoping Viz will get the novels too (since it&#8217;s the goodness that was <em>Vampire Knight</em> [theoretically without the emo-ness that it's become]).</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/cardcaptor-sakura.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2124 alignleft" title="Cardcaptor Sakura" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/cardcaptor-sakura.jpg?w=199" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a><em>Cardcaptor Sakura</em> (omnibus edition) by: CLAMP<br />
Complete at 12 volumes (4 omnibus volumes)<br />
Volume 1 TBD 2010<br />
US publisher: Dark Horse<br />
Price: TBD<br />
From ANN: One day Sakura Kinomoto accidentally opened a book containing dozens of magical cards called Clow Cards, and they scattered around her hometown of Tomoeda. Sakura was chosen to be the master of these cards and has been enlisted by the sun-based guardian Kerberos to use her magic and reclaim these cards before they make any more trouble in town. She is encouraged by her best friend Tomoyo Daidouji, and she meets a rival cardcaptor, Syaoran Li, who is a direct descendant of the creator of the Clow Cards.<br />
My ramblings: I can&#8217;t wait to get this series! I&#8217;m a terrible fan and only have like 3 random volumes of the original 12 (granted I did read most of them in the library, so I&#8217;m not that terrible of a fan). Also, it makes me happy that this will be 4 omnibus version instead of 3 (with 3-in-1 instead of 4-in-1), for a few reasons; first the binding on <em>Clover </em>is not great, so I don&#8217;t think it could handle it unless they improve that in future versions&#8230;and also since that puts the first half of the series in 2 volumes and the second half in another 2 volumes. I&#8217;m really excited to see the covers that Dark Horse puts on these, since I didn&#8217;t realize how different the Tokyopop versions were from the originals until  I saw the original, and I think the original looks a whole lot better (though I don&#8217;t really mind the Tokyopop version)!</p>
<p><a href="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/magic-knight-rayearth.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2133 alignleft" title="Magic Knight Rayearth" src="http://kelakagandy.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/magic-knight-rayearth.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="300" /></a><em>Magic Knight Rayearth</em> (omnibus edition) by: CLAMP<br />
Complete at 6 volumes (2 omnibus volumes)<br />
Volume 1 TBD 2010<br />
US publisher: Dark Horse<br />
Price: TBD<br />
From ANN: Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, girls from separate schools, find themselves linked together as they fall through the floor during a field trip to the Tokyo Tower. They land in a place called Cephiro, where their will controls what happens. They meet with Guru Clef and find out that they were summoned to save Princess Emeraude who has been imprisoned by High Priest Zagato. They learn magic and acquire weapons on their quest to save Cephiro from the evils of Zagato.<br />
My ramblings: Since I only have one random volume of this series, I&#8217;m especially glad that this is one of the series that Dark Horse will be giving the omnibus treatment. Apparently Dark Horse has decided to publish <em>Magic Knight Rayearth</em> as one omnibus (3-in-1), and then <em>Magic Knight Rayearth II</em> as another omnibus (3-in-1), which I love, since it&#8217;s the most logical thing to do with the series, and it gives you what I&#8217;m assuming is a full story in each volume. Also (and this is a little ridiculous), but I&#8217;m excited to see Mokona&#8217;s original appearance (even if it can&#8217;t talk in this series). And good timing on the part of Dark Horse, since the remastered anime is being released on DVD starting in January (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Knight-Rayearth-Season-Remastered/dp/B002IRYYJQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&#38;s=dvd&#38;qid=1256698784&#38;sr=1-3">here</a> on Amazon).</p>
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<link>http://eikoucha.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/what-the-internets-really-about-amv-of-the-week/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>英紅茶 (Eikoucha)</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[So again a couple of weeks without an AMV, sorry about that ^_^;; A combination of studying and doin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>So again a couple of weeks without an AMV, sorry about that ^_^;; A combination of studying and doing the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) and a beast of an essay has meant I&#8217;ve had a pretty hactic end of semester, with one week still to go. Good luck to everyone who took the test by the way, hope you all get the results you were hoping for (I took 2級, but am not confident &#62;_&#60;).</p>
<p>So here we go, today&#39;s AMV is that classic The Purpose of the Persocoms by <a href="http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_myprofile.php?user_id=94">The Wired Knight</a>; using Chobits with The Internet Is For Porn from the musical Avenue Q.</p>
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<link>http://borjones.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/put-a-persocon-in-your-life/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ok, I just have to admit it. I like so much &#8220;Chobits&#8221;. Not a &#8220;guilty pleasure]]></description>
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<p>Ok, I just have to admit it. I like so much &#8220;Chobits&#8221;. Not a &#8220;guilty pleasure&#8221;. If you like it , you like it, no excuses.</p>
<p>I like the song by the way. Round table featuring Nino – “Let me be with you”.</p>
<p>Kanji: 抱きしめたいの</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Chobits: Blade Runner for the New Millenium]]></title>
<link>http://mechaguignol.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/chobits-blade-runner-for-the-new-millenium/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Do Persocoms dream of electric pantsu? Blade Runner asks one of the premiere existential sci-fi ques]]></description>
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<p>Do Persocoms dream of electric pantsu?</p>
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<p>Blade Runner asks one of the premiere existential sci-fi questions: What properties consist of &#8220;humanity&#8221; and can an artificial life form attain these properties? The question had been asked before Blade Runner, and it&#8217;s been run into the ground afterwards. Most people think this question is still up in the air, but based on certain trends I think a decision has already been made. We&#8217;re slowly seeing forms of media where this question is completely circumvented. In these stories, be they movies, anime, or video games, there&#8217;s an assumption that artificial life can be judged to be human.</p>
<p>One such anime is Chobits.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/mechula/anime/chobitshideki.png" alt="" width="400" height="293" /></p>
<p>The Persocoms in Chobits might not be treated as exact equals by most humans, but they&#8217;re definitely accepted by society. People grow fond of their Persocoms and look at them as pets or friends. By being integrated into society and treated with much of the same respect one would give another human, the quandary presented by Blade Runner and similar sci-fi shows is ignored in favor of a new one: Now that artificial life is &#8220;human,&#8221; can one &#8220;love&#8221; artificial life?</p>
<p>This is the natural &#8220;evolution&#8221; of the artificial life question. Once we treat it as an equal according to these other terms, should artificial life be treated as the object of one&#8217;s adoration? Chobits answers this question with a resounding <em>yes</em>. Hideki and Chii end up together and live happily ever after. Much like how Blade Runner presents the Replicants as having ambitions and emotions like humans, thus showing that they are &#8220;human, there isn&#8217;t a single shred of doubt cast by Chobits that Hideki&#8217;s love for Chii is wrong.</p>
<p>&#8220;Yes, it is OK to love your computer if it looks like a cute girl.&#8221;</p>
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<p>And this is why Chobits is the Blade Runner of the new Millenium. Unlike Blade Runner, Chobits&#8217; question about artificial life has been mirrored in real life, making it all the more relevant to reality. As y&#8217;all already know, a dude literally married his in-game dating-sim girlfriend. By doing so, he&#8217;s made a CLAMP anime other than X prophetic. He&#8217;s single-handedly made a nearly ten year old anime socially relevant,which is a shocking development since even the handful of series that intentionally aim for relevance are usually off-mark.</p>
<p>Even if this is all some elaborate performance piece, this is all pathetically awesomely, bizarrely absurd. We&#8217;ve had real life dating-sim birthday parties. We&#8217;ve had Klingon weddings. We&#8217;ve had all manners of strange fictional-to-reality crossovers, but we haven&#8217;t had <em>this</em>. Maybe we&#8217;ll soon see otaku taking their girlfriends and having them deprogrammed to think they&#8217;re a dating-sim character.</p>
<p>Yeah, the world has grown just a little stranger. Just by a pinch.</p>
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<link>http://tldranimu.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/year-2002/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Delta</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Continuing my TL;DR of anime I have seen according to classic charts put out by the man himself, 200]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Continuing my TL;DR of anime I have seen according to <a href="http://chartfag.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/2002/">classic charts</a> put out by <i>the man</i> himself, 2002 had some real gems for me, even if I wound up seeing them in 2003, I think. I&#8217;m pretty sure I jumped on Gundam SEED somewhat midway through it&#8217;s air.</p>
<p>Gonna warn you, there is a ton of shit in here I&#8217;ve seen, so you might want to get yourself a snack.</p>
<p>IN THE YEAR NINETY-FIVE NINETY-FIVE&#8230;</p>
<p><b>Full Metal Panic</b></p>
<p>This is probably one of my favorite slightly-related mecha series, in what probably paved the way for Code Geass to be moderately successful among the non-mecha crowd, FMP employed not only mostly real robot mechanics (save for the Lambda Driver) but had an array of awesome characters and managed to merge mecha and school-comedy into something awesome. Tessa is still one of my favorite characters to date, scene with the bloody nose and the &#8220;fuck you&#8221; face? Priceless.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> It&#8217;s like Top Gun, The Hunt for Red October, Full Metal Jacket, and In the Army Now, made into an anime, and without Pauly Shore.</p>
<p><b>RahXephon</b></p>
<p>Many friends told me this would be some kinda mindfuckery ala Eva. Frankly, it is, but it isn&#8217;t. I don&#8217;t quite remember much considering I&#8217;ve only given it one run, which I should give it a second one of these days, but as I recall it was a lot of HEAD GAMES, YOU AND ME BABY between the kid and his mother. Oh, and some giant robots, and that hot chick with tits.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> GREEN BLOODED</p>
<p><b>Kanon (2002)</b></p>
<p>Since I was still a Megatokyo nerd back then (Don&#8217;t ask. I was to anime like music nerds were to emo back then) I tried to watch all the shit Fred Gallagher liked. Sadly to this day everything he likes is shit with the exception of Mahoromatic. Kanon was so stagnant that I simply could not take it after awhile and sort of panned my whole way through. It&#8217;s not that I can&#8217;t watch that genre of anime, I can, but it failed to make anything interesting beyond some magic and a lot of &#8220;uguuu~&#8221; which seems just plain silly now. Considering they took this format and evolved it into basically Lucky Star et. all random comedy, at least the latter gives you something to watch.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> Megatokyo post-Largo in a nutshell. At least when Rodney was in the comic, it played out more like Kanon + GTO, and GTO was badass. </p>
<p><b>Galaxy Angel Z</b></p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> see Galaxy Angel</p>
<p><b>Tokyo Underground</b></p>
<p>This was one of those rare-gem series you never hear about anymore that was actually good. The premise is probably nothing exciting, in fact it&#8217;s probably been covered by other series like it, but it&#8217;s a guy with a sword and some magic ability teaming with a girl who can fight with magic and essentially a goddess, along with his random friend. Besides the OP song being catchy as hell, it was a pretty decent series to watch, and definitely in my recommendations for anyone looking for a classic series to watch. </p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> You can&#8217;t go wrong when at least one of the character&#8217;s names is Ruri, right?</p>
<p><b>Chobits</b></p>
<p>Ergh. See, when Chobits first came out, I followed it on fansubs, it was cool, and then the fandom ruined it. Chobits was sort of the slightly-canon sequel to Angelic Layer, as far as the manga is concerned, where Icchan basically developed what became the Persocom series before some crazy accident or something. It was cute, it was risque (the on/off switch goes where?) but ultimately the story was kinda bland towards the end and fandom killed it by basically declaring their undying love for wanting to have sex with androids. Yep, anime fandom ruins everything good, this is why most of them need to be shot.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> Sumomo. That is all.</p>
<p><b>Rizelmine</b></p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> Android girl. Awkward teenage boy. Hillarity. Explosions. Sexual innuendos. Short but sweet.</p>
<p><b>Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi</b></p>
<div id="attachment_62" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://tldranimu.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/1224215773829.jpg"><img src="http://tldranimu.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/1224215773829.jpg?w=300" alt="americafuckyeah" title="americafuckyeah" width="300" height="168" class="size-medium wp-image-62" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">fairly accurate representation</p></div>
<p>Like most GAINAX stuff, it is weird. Two kids traveling through parallel dimensions and time to basically understand how their home came to be and why they shouldn&#8217;t move away from either other or something, fuck, it doesn&#8217;t matter, JAPANESE AND AMERICAN POP-CULTURES FUCK YEAH!!!</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> Watch it. No seriously. All of it. Might even be better stoned though I&#8217;ll take your word for it.</p>
<p><b>..hack//SIGN</b></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve never played any of the .hack games, but I liked the music in SIGN and it was semi-interesting. However it got boring pretty quickly and I can&#8217;t recall anything relevant for this.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> What happens to kids when they spend way too much time in World of Warcraft. Also, IT&#8217;S A TRAP.</p>
<p><b>Tenshi na Konamaki</b></p>
<p>I actually liked this one, though I haven&#8217;t finished it all quite yet, it&#8217;s gender-bending, but it&#8217;s fairly interesting and revolves around a kid who was turned into a girl by a curse and is trying to turn back, but ends up gaining a male fanclub around him/her instead. The animation is a bit dated in the beginning for some reason, but definitely worth a watch. </p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> Tsundere. Seriously.</p>
<p><b>Pita-Ten</b></p>
<p>I loved Pita-Ten, though sadly these days it tends to remind me of my ex-girlfriend, so I don&#8217;t think of it much, but it was cute and cuddly and&#8230; oh fuck you, I like this sort of thing, don&#8217;t judge me! Besides, the manga author is Koge-Donbo, one of my favorites ~su.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> an Angel, a Devil, a cat, and one poor soul. Story of my life.</p>
<p><b>Azumanga Daioh</b></p>
<p>It has been argued many times since 100 years ago last Thursday that Azumanga Daioh pretty much set the stage for what we call the &#8220;slice-of-life&#8221; genre in anime, the theme in which nearly everything is based off of now. All I know is Azumanga was awesome, Saki &#62; Osaka &#62; * and cats!</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> WHAT THE HELL?</p>
<p><b>Ai Yori Aoishi</b></p>
<p>Sadly when I think of this series now I tend to think of Hayate the Combat Butler, as if Aoishi reminds me of Isumi, except less lost. Still, it&#8217;s mixed-mode comedy and romance, though probably more comedy, which puts it along the lines of Hayate with a serious story.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> You only wish you were Japanese like this.</p>
<p><b>Bandit King Jing</b></p>
<p>Every once and awhile one of those weird sort of edgy series comes along, and they&#8217;re always Wild West themed for some reason, so much like how Trigun sort of defined the genre, Jing comes along and takes weird to strange levels. Fortunately, it succeeds and is pretty badass.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> KEEL ROYALE</p>
<p><b>Witch Hunter Robin</b></p>
<p>I ended up being kinda mixed on this one. On one hand it was pretty cool, pretty edgy, good characters, good story, but then it felt rather emo, like someone in Japan decided that they needed to make a series featuring a witch to the tune of Linkin Park. Regardless the series itself was pretty good, though I don&#8217;t recall seeing the end for some reason, I think I dropped it on the third from last episode, or something. Someday maybe I&#8217;ll have to rewatch it.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> A duck.</p>
<p><b>Overman King Gainer</b></p>
<p>I actually just saw this series this past year, and while it was good, it lacked any real&#8230; coherency. I think I understood the story by the end of it, but it seemed so disjointed and out of place that by the end you weren&#8217;t sure exactly what they were doing, much like the beginning. It could have been because the subtitles I had were weird, but I&#8217;m pretty sure without them they were just as bad.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> KIIIIIIIIIIING~ KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING~ KIIIIIIING GAAAAAAAINER, MEEEEET-AL OVERRRRR-MAN, KING GAINEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER~ /dance</p>
<p><b>Ghost in the Shell: The Stand Alone Complex</b></p>
<p>GitS was awesome. SAC was awesome. The Laughing Man is essentially Anonymous&#8217; first form before the creation of 4chan. Tachikomas are awesome. Need I go on?</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> ~/o HOW, DOES SHE SO PERFECTLY SURF? (perfectly surf?) ~/o</p>
<p><b>Mobile Suit Gundam SEED</b></p>
<p>I&#8217;ll admit, SEED opened up a door of nearly infinite wonder in the Gundam universe for me, something that can never be closed. Argue all you want about how it was a remake of the original Gundam, how DESTINY sucked, or whatnot, but Jesus Fucking Yamato and Mary-Sue Clyne are still among my top-tier favorite characters in anime and Freedom Gundam is also one of my favorite mobile suits of all time. OF ALL TIME! Not to mention Cagalli before her character was raped in Destiny.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> FUCK YES FREEDOM YOU ARE ALMOST THE BEST MOBILE SUIT EVER</p>
<p><b>Galaxy Angel A</b></p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> see Galaxy Angel</p>
<p><b>Haibane Renmei</b></p>
<p>Like I&#8217;ve said before, ABe series are weird, Haibane is no exception. Pretty much based on angels in somewhere, it&#8217;s by no means AOTY or anything, but it&#8217;s probably the only ABe series you&#8217;ll actually understand with only one pass as opposed to Lain or Niea which took two or three.</p>
<p><b>tl;dr:</b> Wat?</p>
<p>Wow that was a lot. This should beef up the tag list somemore. I didn&#8217;t list a few that I watched the first ep or so of but never completed, such as GXP, Tokyo Mew Mew, Getbackers, and Kiddy Grade.</p>
<p>Chart has a 2008 chart up, but I&#8217;ll wait until he does 03-07. I have a feeling those will take even longer than this one.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The first episode of Chobits]]></title>
<link>http://fantysq.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/the-first-episode-of-chobits/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fanty</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Quick info: Produced by Madhouse. Directed by Morio Asaka. Based on a manga by CLAMP. Expectations: ]]></description>
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<p><strong>Quick info:</strong> Produced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_(company)">Madhouse</a>. Directed by <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=909">Morio Asaka</a>. Based on a manga by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clamp_(manga_artists)">CLAMP</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Expectations:</strong> I know there&#8217;s going to be this robot girl, but other than that the only thing I know is the fact that I&#8217;m not the target audience.</p>
<div id="attachment_527" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-full wp-image-527" title="chobits1" src="http://fantysq.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/chobits11.png" alt="" width="300" height="165" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Is that a castle? Because it looks like a castle to me.</p></div>
<p><strong>Impressions:</strong> On one hand the main character being voiced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomokazu_Sugita">Tomokazu Sugita</a> is distracting because when I hear his voice<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gintoki_Sakata"> Gintoki</a> instantly pops up in my head, but on the other hand, his briliant voice acting makes the show much better than it would have been without him. Really, the humour wouldn&#8217;t have been even half as funny without him *goes to sacrifice some sheep at her Tomokazu Sugita shrine*.</p>
<p>And humour here is important, because so far, this show looks like nothing more but a magical girlfriend story. Even though in this case the &#8220;girlfriend&#8221; is actually cute instead of the usual annoying. And even though the main character is neither the prince of Bishounenia nor a testosterone volcano, he does not give off an air of a hopelessly lame protagonist, which is the usual thing with these kinds of stories.</p>
<p>Now that I think about it, this episode was actually quite good, very unexpectedly good, but I&#8217;m not really sure whether it&#8217;s really worth to watch on, maybe I should just read the manga this anime is based on. I&#8217;m not really a fan of CLAMP but now that I think about it, I never read any of their manga from beginning to the end, so maybe its about time I did that.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong>7.8/10</p>
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<link>http://edelweiss3713.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/chobits/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>edelweiss3713</dc:creator>
<guid>http://edelweiss3713.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/chobits/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[DATOS DEL ANIME Género: Comedia, Drama, Romance, Ciencia ficción Año: 2002 Fansub: MangaLords Episod]]></description>
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<p><strong>DATOS DEL ANIME</strong></p>
<p>Género: Comedia, Drama, Romance, Ciencia ficción<br />
Año: 2002<br />
Fansub: MangaLords<br />
Episodios: 27<br />
Peso Episodio: 80mb<br />
Formato: mp4 </p>
<p><strong>SINOPSIS</strong></p>
<p>Hideki Motosuwa, quien decide abandonar el campo e irse a estudiar en Tokio para luego ir a la universidad, vive en un tiempo en el que las computadoras personales han sido desarrolladas para parecer y desempeñar funciones humanas, siendo llamadas como &#8220;Persocon&#8221;. En su primer día, encuentra una de ellas tirada en la basura, tras lo cual se la lleva a su apartamento. Tras descubrir que es un modelo ‘especial’, denominado como Chobit, tiene descubrir su naturaleza a medida que se enfrenta a problemas comunes de adolescentes.</p>
<p><strong>DESCARGA</strong></p>
<p>Episodio 01 </p>
<p>http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SDPSS1UQ</p>
<p>Episodio 02 </p>
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<p>Episodio 03 </p>
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<p>Episodio 04 </p>
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<p>Episodio 05 </p>
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<p>Episodio 06 </p>
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<p>Episodio 07 </p>
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<p>Episodio 08 </p>
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<p>Episodio 09 </p>
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<p>Episodio 10 </p>
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<p>Episodio 11 </p>
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<p>Episodio 12 </p>
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<p>Episodio 13 </p>
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<p>Episodio 14 </p>
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<p>Episodio 15 </p>
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<p>Episodio 16 </p>
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<p>Episodio 17 </p>
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<p>Episodio 18 </p>
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<p>Episodio 19 </p>
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<p>Episodio 20 </p>
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<p>Episodio 21 </p>
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<p>Episodio 22 </p>
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<p>Episodio 23 </p>
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<p>Episodio 24 </p>
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<p>Episodio 25 </p>
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<p>Episodio 26 </p>
<p>http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QRDMWYKO</p>
<p>Episodio 27 </p>
<p>http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L0OVD8OP</p>
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