tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368092182012-01-30T17:27:59.715-06:00Welcome to Not with A, Sana Jisushi's anime blog. Find news, fandom, rants, first episode impressions, sparkly magic wands and enough snow to stand in when you get a case of sad eyes.Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.comBlogger781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-8167700557521977472008-06-08T15:33:00.007-06:002008-12-10T15:30:53.506-06:00

Toei Animation has been gearing up for this for a while. Selecting titles that they know people want but are too long to send to DVD and not marketable enough for TV, they've put them up for direct download that you pay to watch. Now, this makes sense on some levels, but is it really the best option? No, but it may be the only option.Nostalgia is go.At first, you'll probably ask, "What's so wrong

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You've seen that story before. You know. That story. You roll your eyes, toss the newspaper in the recycle, push your less child-friendly DVDs to the back of your shelf and tune out your family's comments and questions. It's not even your fault. You weren't the one that let the random ten-year-old lay eyes on hentai.Fear my censorship. Don't worry, real clean shoujo fanart does exist...

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It looks like the Yes! Precure 5 game machine has been upgraded in conjunction with the new season. It still looks like The IdolM@STER with magical girls.I actually have no complaints, other than the unfitting genre. If it was just Urara's adventures singing and dancing, sure, go for it, since she's an idol. This is just a little odd, though. With this game machine, Precure seems to think it's

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So I was looking at that annoying-but-helpful little news thing that comes up when your instant messengers load, and this comes up:"Officials probe bizarre ailment - victims report bugs crawling on skin."I hope you all know where I'm going with this. More and more, things have begun to break the fourth wall and lift the veil or whatever you might see it as. If you're not sure what I mean,

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You all remember Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro Na, right? Terrible anime, pretty game? Well, you may have heard that AugustSoft's new game, Fortune Arterial, comes out on January 25th. Stick with me for a moment and I'll show you all about it.Yoakena was based upon one interesting, original girl and a bunch of other stock characters. This one is too, although instead of a moon princess moving into your

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Yes, The Anime Network (ADV's privately-owned digital cable network, in case you didn't know) has put out a preview of Kanon, which will premiere on the 28th. (The first DVD comes out on New Year's.) The scene they use for the commercial, available on their site, is from the first episode; Nayuki goes grocery shopping and Yuuichi gets dragged off by Ayu. Naturally, I felt compelled to review

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Everyone loves CLANNAD, right? Well, I do, and I know a lot of my readerbase does, too. (Or what's left of it. I haven't posted in forever.) But I know you're all wondering one thing, and that has to do with the Anime Nano tagcloud. Within its first week, Kanon 2006 completely dominated the thing, and did so for the remainder of its airing (although Code Geass managed to stay almost equal upon

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You want Soukou no Strain news, you get Soukou no Strain news. There hasn't been that much of it recently, besides the fact that somehow, the Sara and Lottie figures were featured in last month's Newtype USA (which made it sound like a harem comedy, but that's a story for another article). But I've come across something very interesting, and by interesting, I mean ridiculous. I thought S-Strain

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Simple. Nanoha and Rozen Maiden sweep the thing every year. I am covering it on my personal blog, but as long as everyone else is covering it on their anime blogs, why should I? That being said... HOW did Princess Tomoyo lose to the likes of the Strawberry Panic girls? I'm disappointed in you, boys.Men make no sense!

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Yes! Precure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Mirakuru Daibouken released a trailer today. Therefore, I must make note of it. Basically, it has some guy that turns himself into an apparently sentient kowainaa. His name's Shadow, and he's very obviously evil. And apparently stalking the Precures. Coco and Nuts get dragged into the mirror world, and it's the job of Precure 5 and Milk, as well as two more

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The cast of the Negima drama.As far as I know, this is legit.The good news first. Chao and Setsuna look perfect, which is great because Setsuna's my favourite character. (Love the expression.) The costuming department also did a good job making Chisame actually resemble the dorky-looking reject she's supposed to be, something that neither !, !? nor Akamatsu-sensei did with any respectability. And

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Check out this stuff from Tokyo Omocha Show. I'm a little late, but nothing new there.A lot of Gundams, of course. I assume this is the new series. I do like the light show.Those are the clunkiest controls I have ever seen. I still wonder if it's fun.Shounen hero fun for all.Apparently, the "Precure Dream Live" game includes dressing up in these gaudy things. I can't help but laugh at Karen's

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I'm usually early for my season previews... sorry about that. Well, it's June 21, better late than never? And besides, some of my readers only keep up with my blog and don't know what's coming out. (Which should be enough incentive for me to stop being lazy.Begin... now!School DaysOtherwise known as that one H-game with the yandere and the saw. Main character guy's female friend tries to set him

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ADV Films has posted the English site for AIR TV. For your reference, here it is. There's the usual fare, such as character profiles, a trailer (non-voiced) and a cast list. And since it's my job, I'll check it out.Front PageIt takes a while to load the trailer, so while I was waiting, I checked out the layout. Very pretty, although the cut under Misuzu does look a little odd. The sky and 3 girls

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Now, I know we're all looking forward to Higurashi Kai. It promises better animation, better explanations, and of course, more keeping you up for five days straight sleeping with a bat. But as with everything, there's also a chance to be let down. What to do? Well, I've got just the thing for you! Here I'll remind everyone of the nine worst anime sequel series I can think of. That way, when July

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You may or may not have heard about this, but it seems there will be a third Negima TV adaptation... and this one's live action. Oh boy. Thoughts? I dunno if it'll be good or not. If it is good, though, we better get the whole thing subbed. (I'm looking at you, Mahora...)I'm running out of Negima pictures for relevant posts. I should stock up.

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Now that I've got through it again (this time, the official English translation), I remember how much everybody reading it with me hated Michal. There's seriously something wrong with this girl. For those that haven't read the last one, pick up on the hints in this; there's a reason that she feels empty enough to be as desperate for attention as she is. But come on. Maybe it's just that I'm a

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What is with Anime News Network? You have to open the link twice before it actually lets you in. Something about an internal server error. Anyway, got some Haruhi news.Sorry, it's not about the Shoushitsu anime. It's the ninth book, entitled Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyougaku (The Surprise of Suzumiya Haruhi), for those that didn't know. It seems that the book's June 1 release has been delayed, and

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Check it out. Toei's released a chart that supposedly shows the TV rating success of all four Precure series. And by supposedly, I mean...Listing everything that appears suspect would be quite a chore. The biggest tipoff: the most recent season has the best ratings. This would be a blindingly obvious clue for anything, but especially the one season that, in many friends' experience, the least

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I'm sure you've already heard about this, but ADV has licensed AIR TV and the movie. Too bad they're giving it a regular DVD release. One of my all-time wishes was to have AIR TV on prime time television and marketed to regular TV audiences. If anything, the right marketing with it would chase off certain people's perceptions, but yeah. Well, at least I'll be able to do another voice actor review

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Nobody's covered this yet, although that's not surprising. Still, since I love S-Strain so much (although, as I must put in every post, the fanservice episode sucked), I must cover this even if it is late.DVD covers! Personally, I think they look awesome.In celebration, I looked for S-Strain fanart. Guess what. I have seen two S-Strain fanartists, and neither does it exclusively or nearly enough

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-24232680101223361982007-04-20T11:54:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:01.301-06:00

So I've been busy with this random Kanon/AIR doujin game, sue me. Running around as Kano throwing giant magical stars at people is just too fun! But then it reminded me that I really should update my blog more often... Anyway. Galaxy Angel II Mugen Kairou no Kagi OP.So pretty... and did I just see Ranpha? Anyway, preorders begin today, I believe. I should really play the first GAII...Expected

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So Jigoku Shoujo got licensed. Is it just me or are all the "unmarketable but well-liked" series getting picked up lately? Haruhi, Rozen Maiden, Higurashi... yeah, it's not just me. Now all we have to do is wait for that Nanoha announcement....yeah, news is slow lately, save for all the new series. I just made that post so I wouldn't forget how to use HTML.

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Nagisa or Tomoyo? When Fall rolls around, which one will win? Who do you want to win? And for some of you, who do you want to lose so you can have her? The stakes are much higher than Ayu VS. Nayuki was last year, as the merchandising queen and the sequel heroine face off! I should really write sports columns.Challenger One: Furukawa NagisaA sweet girl that has been away from school for a year,

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I'm sure we're all thinking our brains out about the disappearance, as it were, of Suzumiya Haruhi's return. Or we have already. My silent observation (sort of) has allowed me to compile all the theories I can think of, and some I just made up, about just what is going on. With commentary, of course!1: CLANNAD will come in fall 2007, and Haruhi will air in Spring of 2008.Comments:Possible. After

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So, I picked up some interesting news about Bandai's inevitable and recently announced licensing of Galaxy Angelrune. One, they're collaborating with Geneon, who's doing the actual distribution. Two, no English dub. Sorry for all those that might have wanted to see Rico and the Rune-tai in English. I'll have to hunt down a fandub or something.Personally, I didn't really like Galaxy Angelrune at

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So, I haven't updated lately. Sorry about that. There just hasn't been much news outside of CLANNAD (and yes, I'm looking forward to watching it!) and I've been job hunting at my parents' insistence. I'm pathetic, I know. In any case, I'm back now, sorry about that. Um... Next entry will have a point!Yeah.

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I was looking for a story to post on and thought I'd read up on how the CLANNAD movie promotion in Akihabara the other day turned out. Then what caught my eye was the CLANNAD-themed bus bringing the cosplay models, which got me thinking about the anime-themed cars like the Nanoha car, which was seen out in Akihabara again the other day...So I decided, here's the discussion today. What do you

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So it seems they released finished shots of the S-Strain figures. Sara and Lottie look pretty good, I think, although I wonder what it is that Lottie's standing on. Mercurion spillage? As for Sara, I like her base, but I kinda miss the trial wooden base for some reason. Either way, they look pretty cool. Danny's already posted some shots, so I won't. It also seems that these two won't be the only

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Woo, I seem to be the first to catch this. I knew there was an upside to waking up early in the morning. According to conflicting sources, Higurashi's English title is either "When They Cry" or "When They Cry - Higurashi". At least those names have been used on official artwork before. I don't mind it either way (it doesn't sound ridiculous, at least). Then again, Higurashi freaked me out so I

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So apparently the thing about the Ouran dating sim is true. Sounds fun. It's coming out April 19th, everybody. As for Kamichama Karin, its premiere date was announced too-- April 6. Wonder if they picked Good Friday on purpose.Sorry for the short entry. Come on, the only other news today is that nutjob that thinks all telepaths should die starting with Mint "I'm not real, okay?" Blancmanche.Which

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It's Higurashi. Which begs the question... just whose is the mystery Ouran rumour?Edit: Rumour has it that Geneon's also got Nanoha, Maria-sama ga Miteru and Saiunkoku Monogatari. We'll have to wait and see...Yes, I realize that I'm a complete hypocrite for posting this.

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So the Tales of Symphonia The Animation trailer, which you've probably already seen, was pretty cool. I couldn't complain, anyway. And now my friends are fangirling it, so all is good.What I do want to complain about is the Haruhi DVD order. I don't want to have to buy expensive special editions just to see the series in the order it was meant to be seen, but I guess Bandai is doing all they can,

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Remember that Women's Studies midterm? The marks took ages to come back, but they're finally here. And...90%.No extra notes about the crossed-out GAR paragraph, though, which would have been highly amusing. Still, this calls for bothering you all to wave it in your face. Now return to your previously scheduled day.For those that complained about Noel's presence in the last entry

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Geez, guys, lay off Akiko. This past Kanon episode has caused the blogosphere to form two camps: those that believe that the crash was emotive and point to the real-life crash that everyone seemed to instantly find, and those that laughed at the crash because Akiko was crushed and "disappeared". I am planted firmly in the former camp and think the latter is just trying to get attention for

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I did bring Makoto to school today, but I don't want to bother my computer-illiterate self with learning how to connect to the school's protected server. So I am again typing this on a genuine school computer. My own just came along to play games in Japanese.In Yes! Precure 5 news, Retasu (well, technically Retasu's benign plant-powered clone, Akimoto Komachi) transformed last weekend. So she's

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You've probably heard about this one, too, but someone uploaded a live performance of the StrikerS OP. Still, I'm obliged to blog about it, because if you didn't know, I like Mizuki Nana, and just about everyone in this community likes Nanoha. So on to reviewing it.I like it. Which is a good sign, considering I hated Eternal Blaze at the beginning of A's, but really liked it near the end. For

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Fresh out of responding to yet another fanfic reader that yes, it is Hwang Bu-ling, I learned that The Third had been licensed... with another Haruhi-esque viral marketing campaign. Come on, you guys. It was cool with Haruhi. With Rozen Maiden, people were a bit wary. Now it's just silly. Next time someone picks up a good show and tries to have some fun with it, it won't be cool anymore.So I'm

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Okay, so I've finally got some half-decent internet back. That means more fluid posts instead of posts for the sake of living! Yay! To start, I'll share something amusing: Edible Nozomi. For all your breakfast needs. There was a Mai, a Saki and a Michiru, too, that I've seen. I wonder if there's an Urara or Karen, their colours are the only ones I'm not allergic to. How would you make them,

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You've probably heard, but Geneon's gotten hold of Karin. The only DVD of theirs that I have is the first Fate/stay night, that I can remember, and I'm too lazy to check right now. It was decent, save for Sakura's grating English voice. That reminds me, I should probably see Karin. A bunch of my friends like it, anyway. Maybe I'll mooch the manga off someone.You have no idea how much of a pain it

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Hey, I really like Negima!?. Someone must agree with me. Then again, it's not the first time I've been the only one to like something.Also. Inspired by the asosbrigade videos and monumentally bored, I started downloading Power Rangers In Space. You can all berate me now.Because I used a Haruhi picture last time.

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Okay, it's not as serious as all that. It simply seems that Negima!?'s ratings suck compared to the rest of TV Tokyo's afternoon block. Which isn't fair, considering how much fun it is. What got the top spot? Kirarin Revolution.Then again, we can't expect the world to be functioning properly after the discovery that typing "Haruhi Suzumiya" into Google Earth indicates a hospital in Kagawa.

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-87306712596019902562007-02-14T10:48:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:07.849-06:00

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone. Can you believe I almost forgot to do one of these? Well, I have yet to see anyone reply to a holiday post,, so it should be fine. They're just... there. By the way, sorry about the delay with the parody this week, if anyone watched the first one. I've been slacking off lately. Next week's will almost certainly be late too, but that's because I'm going somewhere

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About time I did one of these, hm? Since I kinda kicked off the winter previews, if I remember correctly, and the spring previews have already started. Well, let's get going, then. This should prove to be fun.We have an ending...ListTengen Toppa Gurren-LagaanComedy, mecha, bikinis... okay, then.Ge Ge Ge no KitarouThe really old manga that popularized youkai stories is being animated! I wonder if

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If my Women's Studies midterm mark ends up sucking, I wholeheartedly blame #animeblogger. Why? Because I was answering questions and halfway through one, realized that I had written...The patriarchy is a social construct that puts GAR men over non-GAR men, who are in turn stronger than women, children and servants; this is why men under the influence of the patriarchy aspire to be GAR, and these

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There are, as you may have found out, many things that annoy me. Many of these involve searching. For example, you can't search for good shoujo fanart without finding much besides hentai and stick figures. And just try to find Angelic Layer stuff on eBay. You get wigs. Seriously. A third annoyance is not about my searching: it's about how copyright owners only seem to search and destroy the good

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-67688668495590957322007-02-03T17:26:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:08.888-06:00

Well, they look decent. I'd be scared about the poses, though. Wonder what they'd look like painted?Come on, is there any S-Strain fanart?

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-56122325294854962282007-02-01T21:48:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:09.134-06:00

One of my most beloved pastimes is making fun of bad dubbers that think censorship and culture blending are the way to go. However, this must be done both intelligently and humourously, a hard act. I think miharaoujirou has done quite well in both departments; also, he wins for a name from Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer.I don't have any Higurashi fanart, so this will have to do.

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-3499464938056561082007-01-30T15:27:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:09.303-06:00

Seriously, I have no idea. Any suggestions would be appreciated.Also, the Japanese Society of Tobacco Control is apparently protesting all the underage smoking seen in NANA. Seriously, didn't that series start, what, last spring? And you wait til now to complain? Although I guess it gets you more publicity if you complain when it's popular...Finally, Nanoha news has come in the greatness that is

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-50342178790019210922007-01-29T16:41:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:09.463-06:00

So it seems that Nozomi and her crew don't need to hold hands anymore (even though they're still divided into pairs by costume). Doing the hand-circle thing will be more fun anyway! Now just to make myself a henshin item! I still want to become a magical girl. Someday! It's my dream.Anyone confirm or deny about this Ouran drama I keep hearing about? I know there's a renai game in production or

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-87678848537248003562007-01-28T14:33:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:10.255-06:00

A special entry today.Sorry I haven't been posting for a while. I just had to say something about this, even though I didn't feel like blogging. As you've all probably heard by now, Makenai desuwayo! has shut down. Now I'm not blogging about this because I read it a lot, even though I did- it's been a good source of information. Nor because of the irony in the name, either. I'm writing because

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-79074071884975576602007-01-22T20:24:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:10.663-06:00

Seems Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime is actually being fansubbed again. It's been picked up by Honobono, which is known for actually finishing Tokyo Mew Mew, so I'm excited to watch this past however much Matthew subbed it. Lione is so cute. So, my dear fellow magical girl fans, be excited! Now to wait two more weeks for Yes! Precure 5...It's the kyua-kyua dance!

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-84175618605904544912007-01-17T21:01:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:10.814-06:00

Okay, so the asosbrigade new design looks decent. And pink. For Valentine's, I guess. Is anyone else amused by the fact that there are now Ryouko and Tsuruya myspaces run by fans? It looks fun!My Japanese class is great. And not just because we discuss the merits of romance manga in the lab, although that's an interesting point. Today, the teacher was going on with the overhead giving us the kana

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-83731050541229044182007-01-15T10:54:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:11.023-06:00

So I missed some important news bits, like Geneon licensing Rozen Maiden with a sucky viral marketing campaign that was just there to promote their own podcast. Sorry about that. Well, now you know, if you didn't already hear about that.I don't see what people's complaints are about Saint October's lack of substance. I think it's a riot, and cute besides. Come on, flying karaoke, bad English on

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...but I'm confused.As most of you probably know, I'm a girl. And like any self-respecting girl, I find guys to be mind-bogglingly messed up. Since most of the people reading this are probably guys, unless it's really only my friends that read this, I thought I'd ask you some questions. Because really, you're strange.*Why do you have problems with girls' series, playing as a girl in games for

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Well, I was at the comic shop and randomly decided to pick up the January 2007 Newtype USA, if only because I'd have something to review and that sort of thing is a nice break from the stuff I usually do. Besides a two-page spread on Kanon (which focused entirely on the girls' chosen foods, might I add... I didn't know taiyaki was a kind of crepe, but there you go), the magazine included a promo

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-50594267910319063102007-01-08T11:32:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:11.671-06:00

So I saw the Deltora Quest preview. Everyone says it's better than the usual shounen fare, which I find a fun distraction anyway, but the preview still put me off. Besides the announcer going on and on about the children's book sales and reminding me every three seconds that as an 18-year-old female I have no business watching this, I still hate the character designs. Tell me Lief doesn't look

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-41672763986727493462007-01-04T19:06:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:11.865-06:00

Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight looks absolutely adorable, and with Deep Great Meaning too. Everyone loves that! In other news, I have a strong suspicion that Cure Mint of Yes! Precure 5 has been cloned from the (enhanced or not) DNA of Midorikawa Retasu. Whether she can breathe underwater and/or control nearby water sources with her anger is another thing entirely.School's coming up, great. At

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-40443139934865687732006-12-31T21:35:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:12.046-06:00

The real reason has nothing to do with danger. It's all glory.It's 9:36 PM, and I realize that I haven't compiled a list of New Year's resolutions. Better late than whatever. Besides, making lists is fun! Here we go...1. I will learn how to unplug Setsuna from Makoto.Don't laugh. I spent the better half of five minutes wiggling round the cord. My boyfriend comes and unplugs the thing in two

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Merry Christmas, everyone! So it's Christmas Eve, and I'm sitting here reading everybody else's blog. Then I wondered, what else could be done to spread cheer to the sphere? (Stop rhyming, for one.) So I went and hunted down a few things with which to pass the time and feel all fuzzy inside doing it. Not in the way that means you just ate mold, but... aw, man, I ruined it again. Forget that last

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-84735866579573285852006-12-23T21:12:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:12.427-06:00

The picture has nothing to do with Freedom. I should probably find one that does.So here we have my first "first impressions" post of the winter. I actually have no idea what this is or even if it's new, though. I was just minding my own business, wondering why no one was seeding Digimon Adventure, when I came across this download and figured I would check it out. Turns out Freedom is a racing

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-80681483700312096282006-12-22T19:54:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:12.559-06:00

So she scares me. Still.Jisu says:So it turns out Kadokawa's also got Bandai. Did you see the promotional video?Hane? Kawaii Hane! says:thatwas the most retarded thing everJisu says:That's why it was so cool!Hane? Kawaii Hane! says:....Jisu says:BECAUSE it sucked. XD;Hane? Kawaii Hane! says:no it wasn'tJisu says:Was so.Hane? Kawaii Hane! says:the girl was lameJisu says:Come on. Yuki sucked, but

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-59275920669341399452006-12-22T12:52:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:13.432-06:00

More fearsome than the cabbage.So I was looking for something to do when I found this. It's a fighting game. You put two names in, click the start button, and they start fighting each other. Of course, I had to play with it. Check out my results...Perfect Isn't EasyFeena Fam Earthlight VS Takamizawa NatsukiTake that, perfect princess! Now if she could only beat the anime production team.Ugu~ asa

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-82299840155294198422006-12-19T20:35:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:13.643-06:00

Hey, my brother left ten cents in my room.Sorry for the slow updates, but seriously, now. There's pretty much no news to cover, except maybe Gundam Pocky. Oh, and vote the cabbage for SaiGAR. The sucky animation compels you.I guess now that I did a preview for next season, I should say what I want to watch. So why not have a watchlist for all of next year? Everyone else is doing it.I'm looking

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-8364831827458100412006-12-18T16:18:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:13.918-06:00

Suzumiya Haruhi wills a mass publicity stunt todayYuki is amused at best.Two pieces of Haruhi news which I'm sure you've heard already (darn Yoakena icon challenge, taking up my time before I can post): the viral marketing of the mysterious possible licensing, and the protesting little girl. Finally, the official site is down on purpose. If I could get my hands on that French article, I'd

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-67634816914110472332006-12-12T23:29:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:14.200-06:00

Portable Moe: Cliche at the push of a buttonShe won Saimoe, she gets to be this entry's poster girl.I thought I knew what ridiculous was, until this day. Bandai is capitalizing on eight well-known moe stock characters with Soundrop Moe, a set of eight keychains, one for each girl. Press the button and the imouto squeals for her oniichan, the catgirl nya-s like she just saw a fish and the

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-35666632366416716162006-12-12T22:08:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:14.319-06:00

Wild, Ridiculous Nanoha SpeculationCute...Of course, I'm looking forward to Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS. However, all we have to learn about it are promo pictures, the A's epilogue and the manga (which has mainly just provided us with ChronoxAmy anyway... I never liked that pairing. It's like saying a girl and a guy can't be friends without dating). As such, I hopped on my dear computer

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-22091057971722532032006-12-07T13:37:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:14.508-06:00

Mai is wonderful, glasses are too. What could go wrong?Well, it's that time again. Time to preview the coming anime of the winter season. Of course, I'll still be keeping whatever's on my watch list that spills over. So, everyone, keep an eye out for these!Amazing Nuts!An OVA coming this month. The art is really interesting, postmodern and colourful. But what is it? I have... absolutely no

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-39000620300034674002006-12-04T16:40:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:31:14.831-06:00

Ugu!All, right, everybody, tenth entry! Woohoo! Now I can submit this blog to RSS things. Of course, technically I had more than ten entries before the move, but whatever. To celebrate, I figured I'd immerse us all in the spectacle of the current season (and by that I mean fall anime, but I don't want to say fall, because it's winter). I need to get myself organized, too. So, I present...Things

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-77238166636024151902006-11-24T17:39:00.000-06:002006-11-24T17:45:20.415-06:00

Because it is cute. And everyone else filters through image boards for their entry pictures...Remember ayyo's bishoujo match? Binchou-tan tied for fourth. Come on, you guys, I know I can garner votes in you this time! ...that is, once I decide who to vote for myself... I'm torn between Nagato Yuki and the two Haruhis. I really need to watch more anime.

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-78125227311199923142006-11-24T11:47:00.000-06:002006-11-24T12:18:46.528-06:00

I need to practice image editing, or at least learn to draw, so I can do this too.I'm getting impatient waiting for Soukou no Strain subs, but there's no way I'll be able to understand the raws. So I've just been holding off and muttering under my breath. Come on, they just aired episode 5! Speaking of subs, SS and Eclipse are doing a great job of Kanon with their combined release. I'd recommend

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-86129720783821904102006-11-17T18:41:00.000-06:002006-11-17T18:47:58.038-06:00

Cuteness will prevail!So it's been proven to be in good taste to link other people's blogs, and this guy is holding a "bishoujo match" for the past year. It's in the first round now, covering this past winter. The Fate/stay night girls, of course, are dominating the poll. So why did I bring this up?Look at the entry pic. I want Binchou-tan to win. She's just too cute for words, it wouldn't be

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-29783608843488474752006-11-10T18:09:00.000-06:002006-11-10T18:33:50.125-06:00

Mai is cool, shut up. News, news... Well, there's plenty of it, anyway. So let's begin: Another new anime announced...Romeo x Juliet has its website up. Apparently it takes place in the floating city of Neo-Verona. The character designs remind me of some recent shoujo anime but I can't recall any of the titles. And isn't Juliet supposed to be 12?And another......apparently. We all remember the

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-1163033149664177392006-11-08T18:40:00.000-06:002006-11-10T18:07:09.992-06:00

Compare this Nayuki to......that one. She's coming February of next year. I just hope they make a good version of Mai. Mai has been deprived of decent figures for too long.Speaking of figures, I got my hands on a Milfeulle, my first full-size figure (call me a neophyte... or whatever ruder synonym you can think of) today. I was actually looking at Tsubasa plushies. They had a set of the four main

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-1162874405558944272006-11-06T22:28:00.000-06:002006-11-10T18:07:09.916-06:00

If Hirano Aya doesn't attract readers, nothing will.I apologize for the blurry cap. I just didn't want to do another Haruhi picture so soon, and we all love Tequila, do we not? Do we?As you may have heard, Hirano Aya (well-loved VA of the Galaxy Angel II series' Kahlua/Tequila Marjoram, Sumire from Canvas2, Reira from NANA, Pachira from Magical Pokaan, and, oh yeah, that one girl from that one

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-1162784694943580722006-11-05T21:16:00.000-06:002006-11-10T18:07:09.812-06:00

The reason I need to learn Japanese.If you have no idea what I'm talking about, just wait. It turns out that the guys over at Futaba Channel, creators of OS-tan, have come up with a design for an MSN-tan. And I find this out after I made my own MSN-tan over on my DA. Then again, these people can draw.If you know, I'm a major stickler for canon. And my design sucked. But what I want to know is,

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-1162746118458100782006-11-05T10:33:00.000-06:002006-11-10T18:07:09.717-06:00

Beach fun for everyone! Maybe the Haruhi image will get my readership up. Everyone loves Nagato Yuki.In light of the recent news that last week's Yoakena episode actually did not suck, and the show may be returning to its "hey, this is cool" status that it had in the first episode, I decided to celebrate. How? Well, it was a beach episode, so... why not list the most memorable beach episodes I've

Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-1162159857757681122006-10-29T15:49:00.000-06:002006-11-10T18:07:09.280-06:00

I take solace in the fact that whoever did the CGs for this game can't draw hands either.Hello, everyone~ Okay, obligatory first post, even though this is a move, but it's technically the first post here. Besides, come on, before now I was using my Deviantart journal. If that isn't something to attempt drastically to live down... Might post some of the old entries over here at some point. Meh.So

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