Scans (and a mini-review) of the 2010 Kemono no Souja Erin calendar that I recently purchased…
Kannagi desktop accessories
November 10, 2009 by 7 Comments
A Kannagi desktop clock, calendar, icons, o-mamori charm, and a chibi Nagi running around my screen…
Amusing Japan videos
November 7, 2009 by 11 Comments
For want of a better post to write today, here are some cute, funny, and/or disturbing Japan videos that I’ve come across on YouTube over the years…
Happy Halloween from MAY! (plus some anime Halloween images)
October 31, 2009 by 3 Comments
Anime Halloween pictures are harder to come by than Christmas ones, but here are some I’ve come across over the years…
Nine recent and remarkable AMVs
October 23, 2009 by 3 Comments
I always like to keep track of the most highly-rated AMVs. A little over a year ago I wrote a post featuring fifteen AMVs that I thought were the best. Since then, I’ve come across a few more, mostly excellent 2009 releases, that I feel deserve some praise too…
Koge-Donbo’s Harry Potter fan art
September 5, 2009 by 11 Comments
Famous manga artist Koge-Donbo is best known for her “cute” character designs, especially in her popular series Di Gi Charat, Kamichama Karin, Pita Ten, and others. It’s also well known that she’s a Harry Potter fan. About nine years ago I came across some of her Harry Potter illustrations and saved them to my computer. And now, since I recently saw the new HP movie and am currently reading the final book, I decided to look back at these old, but still pretty, drawings of Koge-Donbo’s…
Hetalia and the phenomena of MAD videos
August 24, 2009 by 4 Comments
The skill, ingenuity, and often times bizarreness of fan-made anime MADs never cease to amaze me (and Hetalia ones are no exception)…
My Japan trip photos, videos, and written coverage now posted!
August 20, 2009 by 5 Comments
For the past few days I’ve been working on uploading photos and videos, and writing coverage of the 3-week sightseeing trip to Japan I recently took. I finally finished everything today and posted it on the main site…
The String Concert of Haruhi Suzumiya
June 29, 2009 by 6 Comments
Suzumiya Haruhi no Gensou (The String Concert of Haruhi Suzumiya) was a concert held in Tokyo this past April 29th featuring the Tokyo Philharmonic playing music from the Haruhi TV series. The CD of the concert tracks was just released last week…
Nostalgic upload: English Pokemon CDs
June 17, 2009 by 17 Comments
Back in the day, I used to collect everything Pokemon, including the English music CDs that were released in 1999 through 2001. Recently, I grew nostalgic for these old songs and, realizing that it’s hard to come across the CDs nowadays, I decided to upload the 6 English Pokemon CDs that I have for your listening/nostalgic pleasure XD