Category: Anime

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Ah! My Goddess 2: Free Anime Download + Free Manga Day

Post author By hung
Post date May 4, 2007
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Continuing with the anime downloading theme from yesterday’s Death Note announcement, it looks like the first episode of Ah! My Goddess (well, the second season) is available at IGN. I haven’t seen the first season (I watched the OVA like 10 years ago), so this episode probably won’t make sense to me. It’s only streaming, which is kind of sad. Oh, and I remember watching some mini-goddess, too. That series was pretty funny, as I recall.

Oh, and speaking of free, tomorrow is Cinco De Mayo. Err… free comic book day! This should probably include some kind of manga as well. I missed it last year, and I have a feeling I will also miss it this year. Because who can be bothered to shop in physical locations when you have amazon.com?

Anime

More Death Note Anime Download News

Post author By hung
Post date May 3, 2007
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So there’s more details about the Death Note legal abune download thing I wrote about a while back. Apparently Viz will be using Direct2Drive to sell episodes of Death Note. They’ll be subtitled, and you can start downloading them on May 10th.

I hadn’t heard about this Direct2Drive thing before so I checked it out. Apparently they have a bunch of live action shows like 24 and Arrested Development. All episodes are $1.99, so we can probably assume Death Note will be as well. This fits with the price that Funimation anime is going for on iTunes.

It still seems to me that iTunes would be the way to go though, what with the huge user base. Either way, it seems like good news to me. It also reminds me: I should really continue that Legal Anime Downloading service review series that I had started with ADV…

Anime

Spring 2007 Anime Director Epidemic!

Post author By hung
Post date April 30, 2007
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So I haven’t really been watching Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann, but apparently there was some kind of scandal that occurred due to the “unique” directing of the fourth episode, including the resignation of show’s producer.

Then, Kyoto Animation decided to switch directors on the Lucky Star anime, apparently due to lackluster humor? To be fair, the second and third episodes were chuckle inducing, but only for a few parts. The show is still no Azumanga, or even a Gaijin 4-koma, for that matter.

Then, Hinano dropped the bomb on a potentially earth shattering story! The characters in episode 4 of Kami-chama Karin look weird! Like, Steve Sutton weird!

Perhaps the Japanese superstition about the number 4 has a basis in reality. Or in this case, episode 4… Quick, someone get Animation Runner Kuromi on the job!

Anime DVD Review

Coyote Ragtime Show Vol. 1: Fox Trot – Anime DVD Review

Post author By hung
Post date April 26, 2007
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This is a milestone of sorts for Basugasubakuhatsu. It’s the first time I’ve reviewed a DVD of an anime series after doing a first impression review of the fansub. Pretty weird. I stopped watching the fansub after like the first episode anyway, so most of the DVD was new to me!

Anime DVD Review

Peach Girl Vol. 1 – Deluxe Anime DVD Review

Post author By hung
Post date April 21, 2007
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So at first, I thought Peach Girl was supposed to be some kind of modern version of Momotarou. In fact, it’s an old shoujo manga that is pretty much the opposite. Except both characters have “momo” in their name.

Anime First Impressions

LoveCom: Lovely Complex – Anime First Impressions

Post author By hung
Post date April 20, 2007
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I skipped watching Lovely Complex raw because I figured I wouldn’t get any of the jokes. Finally, someone subbed it, and boy am I grateful! Forget Romeo x Juliet, the truly messed up couple is in Lovely Complex!

Anime Music

Nodame Cantabile OP Single: Allegro Cantabile = Awesome Art!

Post author By hung
Post date April 20, 2007
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I haven’t bought this single or anything, but I felt the need to post this simply because the cover art is freaking awesome. It’s got the Suemith guy in a mirror image with Nodame doing the weird Nodame face! I wanna commission someone to draw a picture of me and Nodame too! And maybe throw in Stevie Nicks as well!

I actually wish I played piano so I could make weird faces while I play, like Nodame! It’s not really possible to play trumpet and make weird faces at the same time (not the same kind, at least), though I do play on the side with a weird embouchure, so maybe that counts.

I may end up buying this single just for the album art. I just ordered the second volume of the Nodame Cantabile manga from Amazon, too. But buying domestic stuff sure is easier (and cheaper) than importing…

Tags Nodame Cantabile

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Viz Media Licenses Honey and Clover Anime

Post author By hung
Post date April 17, 2007
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So I got this press release from Viz Media. It looks like they licensed Honey and Clover, unless I’m reading the release incorrectly:

HONEY AND CLOVER – 26 episodes x 30 minutes

HONEY AND CLOVER, is a funny and sad story where unrequited love finds its beginning in two love triangles…

College life is a good time, full of energy, promise and friendship. Sure, students are poor and live in old, small apartments, but they’re in college – a time when happiness is based on all the little things in life. But add love to the equation, and things start getting quite complicated! Roommates Yuta and Shinobu are in love with Hagumi, a cute transfer student, yet none of them have any clue as to the others’ feelings. And Ayumi’s in love with Takumi who’s in love with Rika who’s still in love with her late husband. With so much love to go around, why is everyone still single?

HONEY AND CLOVER began as a manga in 2000, generating a buzz that started with bookstore clerks and expanded to eager online chatter. Attracting an audience of teens, HONEY AND CLOVER expanded into anime, music, laughter and fashion.

This is pretty awesome news since Honey and Clover is one of my favorite anime.

Anime First Impressions

Luckyâ˜†Star – Anime First Impressions

Post author By hung
Post date April 8, 2007
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Luckyâ˜†Star is out! This is the new Kyoto Animation anime that’s based on a 4-koma manga, as everyone and their mom probably already knows. The hype levels have been through the roof since it was announced, but can a 4-koma anime really be that awesome?

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Why I Don’t Want The Lucky Star Anime To Air

Post author By hung
Post date April 7, 2007
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Simply put, because during the short periods of time that Kyoto Animation anime aren’t airing, a.f.k. subs Animal Yokocho. And Anime Yokocho is an awesome anime. That’s all.