Monthly Archives: September 2007

Fall 2007 Blogging Slate

Sunday, September 30, 2007 – 6:20 pm

I have decided on a slate for Fall 2007 blogging slate, and it’s a rather front-heavy slate, but I hope I can pull it off. So, without further ado, the series which I will be blogging in the Fall:

  • Blue Drop
  • CLANNAD
  • ef - a tale of memories
  • Shakugan no Shana II
  • Shion no Ō

So far, all of these series have groups subbing them, except Shana II (amazingly enough) according to the Fansub PukiWiki.

Blue Drop, also only has one group listed as subbing it, so hopefully they’ll do a good job getting the episodes out in a timely fashion. Before, I had a fear that Geneon might pick up Shana II before it was finished, but with the terrible trouble they’ve been having recently, I think such a prospect is actually not all that likely now, though they still have (presumably) 26 weeks to straighten that out. I still haven’t seen how long Shana II is actually supposed to be, though.

Assuming Shana II is a full season, I’ll have two full-season series: Shana II and CLANNAD, as well as 3 half seasons - Blue Drop, ef, and Shion no Ō - with Blue Drop being 13 episodes and the other two series 12.

In any case, to get more details about each series, click “read more.”

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Anime Theme Competition - Third Round Group B Results

Sunday, September 30, 2007 – 10:40 am

It’s time to announce the results of the 2nd of 8 groups in Round 3 - Group B (so creative, I know).

The songs which advanced to the Fourth Round are in bold. I’m also now entering artist/anime information into the next round match-ups on the bracket as they’re determined:

“Happy Material” by Yuri Shiratori - Negima! vs.
“The Starry Sky” by HAL - Angelic Layer

“Last Regrets” by Ayana - Kanon vs.
“Motteke Sailor Fuku” by Aya Hirano, et. al. - Lucky Star

“Minami Kaze” by Mikuni Shimokawa - Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid vs.
“It’s” by Kinya - Tsubasa Chronicle

“Tenshi no Yubikiri” by Fukuda Mai - His and Her Circumstances vs.
“Zankoku yo Kibou to Nare” by Aira Yuki - Idolmaster Xenoglossia

“Asu e no Brilliant Road” by Angela - Stellvia vs.
“Michishirube” by Yuumao - Kashimashi

“Loop” by Maaya Sakamoto - Tsubasa Chronicle vs.
“Yakusoku no basho e” by Chihiro Yonekura - Kaleido Star

“Daiya no Hana” by Yoriko - Black Cat vs.
“Sou da, Zettai” by Masami Okui - Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko

“Fruits Candy” by Megumi Kojima - Cardcaptor Sakura vs.
“Kioku” by See-Saw - .hack//Luminality

Boy, this round had some toughies. One of the hardest was “Last Regrests” vs. “Motteke Sailor Fuku.” I went into this one fully expecting to make the theme from Lucky Star have a not so lucky round. But, after listening to the two songs in a row, you know, I just dig the Sailor Fuku.

Another tough one was “Asu e no Brilliant Road” vs. “Michishirube.” I like both of these songs, and it’d been nice if they had met later. Alas, fate has them meeting early. In the end I chose “Michishirube” just because - I guess obviously - I just thought it was the better made song.

This week we have another double participant - this time the anime series Tsubasa Chronicle. Just like last week, the double participant goes 0-2 showing that there is no such thing as “strength in numbers” in this competition.

Group C match-ups for next week are listed after the jump…

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Josh’s Anime Blog Podcast Episode 44

Saturday, September 29, 2007 – 6:40 pm

Josh’s Anime Blog Podcast Episode 44Josh’s Anime Blog Podcast Episode #44 is now online! In this podcast, I review the movie Castle in the Sky.

This week’s Podcast Stats:

Time: 20:16
Download Size: 13.9 MB

Opening theme:
“Kioku” by See-Saw
Fourth opening theme to .hack//Luminality

Ending theme:
“Carrying You” by Azumi Inoue
Ending theme to Castle in the Sky

You can listen to my podcasts in the following ways:

Flash Player:

Directly: http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/podcast/JABPEpisode44.mp3

You can also download or add my podcast-only RSS feed to your favorite reader or add my podcast using iTunes.

Enjoy!

Update: Oops, I put the wrong date on the image again. It’s fixed now on both the post and (once it’s done uploading) the podcast.

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Special School Days YouTube Clip

Friday, September 28, 2007 – 8:41 pm

Instead of my usual Friday feature of having a YouTube clip of anime credits, I present a special presentation from episode 12 of school days instead:

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School Days - Episode 12 [END]

Thursday, September 27, 2007 – 9:04 pm

It’s the final episode of school days, and this episode is an exemplary example of how people with differences and grudges can come together, kiss and hug, and say that they will forgive and forget and create a school full of peace, happiness, and love.

Oh yeah right!

Kotonoha likes being with Makoto
Meanwhile, the wife's at home making dinner Makoto decides he likes fancy restaurants better

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It’s School Days Time!

Thursday, September 27, 2007 – 10:36 am
Makoto Tombstone
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We’ll Finally Get School Days 12 Tomorrow

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 – 9:33 am

I don’t really know Japanese, but according to a new post on the School Day’s official website, it appears that AT-X has confirmed that they will air School Days episode 12 9:30pm Japanese time on the 27th - that’s 8:30am Eastern time in the US on the same day.

Again, if I am interpreting the page correctly, Episode 12 was originally scheduled to air at 10:30am Japanese time on the 27th as well, but it appears that AT-X has decided to re-air episode 11 in that time slot, choosing to only air episode 12 in the night slot. Episode 12 is also scheduled to re-air at 12:30am on October 2nd.

Update: Here is a link to the news on the AT-X website (warning, might be slow. I think they’re getting slammed)

I’ll update this post if I get more information or a better/different translation of the page.

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Anime DVD and Manga Releases for September 25 - October 1

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 – 9:08 am

Anime DVDs

Utawarerumono DVD Volume 6September 25, 2007
Air - Volume 2
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad - Volume 3
Bleach - Volume 6
Ergo Proxy - Volume 6
Eureka Seven - Volume 9
Freedom - Volume 2 (sub)
Hikaru no Go - Volume 10
Kamichu! - Box Set
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny - Volume 10
Naruto - Volume 16 (dub)
Ranma 1/2 - Season 3 Box
Tekkon Kinkreet - Movie
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki - Box Set
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Volume 3
The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye - Volume 2
Utawarerumono - Volume 6
Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Set 4 (dub)
Witchblade - Volume 1

Manga

Tekkonkinkreet - All-in-One MangaSeptember 25, 2007
Dragon Eye - Volume 2
Ghost Hunt - Volume 9
Kagetora - Volume 7
Le Chevalier d’Eon - Volume 2
Pastel - Volume 8
School Rumble - Volume 7
Tekkonkinkreet - All-in-One (usually 4)
The Wallflower - Volume 13
XXXHOLiC - Volume 10

September 26, 2007
Berserk - Volume 19

September 30, 2007
Buddha - Volume 3
Cromartie High School - Volume 12
Emma - Volume 5
Eureka Seven: Gravity Boys & Lifting Girl - Volume 1
From Eroica with Love - Volume 10
Go Go Heaven!! - Volume 3
Her Majesty’s Dog - Volume 6
Key to the Kingdom - Volume 1
Kyohaku Dogs - Volume 1
Moon Child - Volume 8
Once Upon a Glashma - Single
Pieces of a Spiral - Volume 9
Swan - Volume 11
Tower of the Future - Volume 8

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Upgrading to Wordpress 2.3 today

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 – 12:33 pm

Im upgrading to Wordpress 2.3 today, So if my web page blows up, you know why.

Update: Well that was (relatively) painless. Seems to work. If you notice something has blown up, just let me know.

Ugh, ugh, ugh I hate that they’ve switched over from Technorati to Google Blog Search in the dashboard.  I know a lot of people don’t like Technorati, but Google Blog Search has 5 links to my blog, all self-referencing.  Whaaa, I want my Technorati back…

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Anime Theme Competition - Third Round Group A Results

Sunday, September 23, 2007 – 10:59 am

Edit: Correction to an artist made, and added comment

The first group of Round 3 has been completed, so here are the results. The songs which advanced to the Fourth Round are in bold. I’m also now entering artist/anime information into the next round match-ups on the bracket as they’re determined:

“Shissou” by Last Alliance - Ouran High School Host Club vs.
“Sakasama No Chou” by SNoW - Jigoku Shoujo

“Deep in Your Heart” by Koichi Domoto - Jyu Oh Sei vs.
“The Light Before We Land” by The Delgados - Gunslinger Girl

“Makka na Chikai” by Yoshiki Fukuyama - Busou Renkin vs.
“A Flower Without a Name” by The Indigo - Ai Yori Aoshi

“Being” by Kotoko - Shakugan no Shana vs.
“Pure Snow” by Yuko Sasaki - Legend of Himiko

“Hayate no Gotoku” by Kotoko - Hayate No Gotoku! vs.
“Motherland” by Crystal Kay - Fullmetal Alchemist

“Tsuki no Curse” by Reika Okina - Loveless vs.
“Waltz” by Kanako Itou - School Days

“Obsession” by See-Saw - .hack//Sign vs.
“Koi Suru Kokoro” by eufonius - Kashimashi

“Daichi no la-li-la” by Oranges & Lemons - Scrapped Princess vs.
“Starless Night” by Olivia - NANA

In the first two rounds that I did on my own, I weeded out all the “bad” and “bad-mediocre” songs. This round, we weed out a lot of mediocre songs (though there are still a lot of mediocre vs. mediocre match-ups) leaving mostly only “good” and “great” songs.

Probably the hardest match-up this week was “Being” vs. “Pure Snow” because I really like both of these songs, and it’s a shame that they had to face each other so early (I randomly made the bracket).

I wouldn’t say there were any “easy” choices this time, but some where easier than others. “Motherland” over “Hayate no Gotoku” was probably the least hard. I like Kotoko in general, but “Hayate” isn’t really my favorite of her songs, and it had the unfortunate assignment of facing off against one of my favorite themes from Fullmetal Alchemist (4 are in this round). Amazingly, Kotoko was the artist which had the most songs in this round with 5, and she quickly goes down 0-2.

Group B match-ups for next week are listed after the jump…

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