Archive for February, 2008

New Season of Slayers Announced! The return of Lina Inverse!

February 28, 2008

I thought I was seeing things when I saw the headline on ANN today.
“New Slayers Fantasy TV Anime Series in the Works”
But upon further reading, it’s true! And there is not only going to be one, but TWO new seasons of Slayers!! It’s confirmed, alright! *(^_^)/*
What is most definitely confirmed is there will be an [...]

Kodomo no Jikan - Loli gone too far?

February 27, 2008

Loli has never been as blatant as Kodomo no Jikan. Seriously. Take a look at this if you’re unconvinced.

WTF!?
I count myself as a fairly open-minded person.
Hentai is fine, yuri is alrite, yaoi doesn’t bother me, and loli (or rori in Japanese) is awfully innocent, sweet and cute when done correctly.
Think Ichigo Mashimaro.
But Kodomo no Jikan [...]

The Cute, The Yummy and The Creative - Anime Bento

February 25, 2008

If you have ever lived in Japan for a short period, or watched any anime that features high-school life, the concept of Bento (or lunchboxes) would not be foreign at all.
And the bento is not simply a throw-away lunch pack, but contains some of the most creative food artistry I have ever seen.
Case in point, [...]

Fate/Stay Night ~ Saber and Irisviel pack by Alter from Wonderfest ‘07 + Cute Nendoroid!!

February 24, 2008

While casually browsing online for anime figures today, I saw this:

OMG! I want it!

It just looks cool, period. And Irisviel is gorgeous as well.
So imagine when I found out it was a limited edition item from Wonderfest 07, with only 5000 sets produced…

I was seriously kicking myself for living under a rock the past year…
It’s [...]

Manga Spotlight ~ Seizon - lifE; a gripping tale you cannot put down

February 22, 2008

Good things usually go unappreciated until you lose them, or they just stay unappreciated forever.
Which is a saying that always flashes through my mind each and every time I come across a real gem of an anime or manga.
And I would like to share one such treasure today - the superb and seriously underrated manga, [...]

Kung Fu Dunk - It’s not a Slam Dunk but it’s surprisingly enjoyable

February 21, 2008

For a movie starring mega-superstar Jay Chou, and billed as the most expensive Taiwan movie to date, my expectations certainly were very high when I sat down to catch the movie today…mostly because I’m a huge fan of Slam Dunk and Takehiko Inoue, and was hoping this would be a worthy live-action to the [...]

Hentai on Animax! Unbelievable? Believe it.

February 20, 2008

I was bored and surfing around today, when for no apparent reason, entered a search for “Animax” on youtube.
And lo and behold, something caught my eye.
[ LOLLIPOP ANIMAX ] Huh?
which was accompanied by the following youtube tags:
[ lollipop animax anime asian school girls hentai lolicon sex hot porn porno xxx ] Huh? Huh?
As most [...]

Japanese otakus are seriously a freaky bunch…and please don’t call anime fans otakus.

February 17, 2008

After seeing the type of businesses that have sprung up recently to cater to the taste of Japanese otakus (and to suck their wallet dry of money), they must be a pretty pervert and subversive species.
Just check out this article on Danny Choo’s blog whereby you can pay to visit a mock-up version of a [...]

Bleach and Final Fantasy X fans rejoice - Masakazu Morita coming to Malaysia!

February 15, 2008

Ever wanted to meet the face behind the voice of iconic characters such as Ichigo from Bleach, Tidus from Final Fantasy X, Hihara from La Corda and more?

Well, now you can…as Masakazu Morita is coming to Malaysia!

He is the special seiyuu (that’s the Japanese term for voice actor/actress) guest appearance for GACC 08, an anime [...]

L Change the World Movie Gala Premiere Screening

February 13, 2008

I had the opportunity to attend the Singapore gala premiere of the Death Note spin-off movie, L Change the World, held at GV Vivocity today evening (Feb 13).
For a gala premiere, there wasn’t much fanfare, although I heard there was a cute young boy cosplaying as L though (A pity I missed a sighting of [...]