Monthly Archives: November 2007

Anime Theme Competition - Forth Round Groups C/D Results

Friday, November 30, 2007 – 3:29 pm

(oops, forgot to post this earlier in the week)

It’s time to announce the results of the second two of 8 groups in Round 4 - Groups C & D.

The songs which advanced to the Fifth Round are in bold. Also, see the full bracket.

Group C

“Player” by Origa - Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society vs.
“Presence” by The Indigo - Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~

“Promise” by Tia - Yakitate!! Japan vs.
“Going My Way” by Yozuca - Girls Bravo

“Noble Roar” by Yousei Teikoku - Innocent Venus vs.
“Tomorrow” by Mikuni Shimokawa - Full Metal Panic

“Colors of the Heart” by UVERworld - Blood+ vs.
“Dramatic” by Yuki - Honey & Clover

Group D

“Shizuku” by Miwako Okuda - Great Teacher Onizuka vs.
“Inner Universe” by Origa/Shanti Snyder - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

“Ameagari” by Moeko Matsushita - Angelic Layer vs.
“Yuukyuu no Tabibito ~Dear Boy~” by Snow* - Idolmaster Xenoglossia

“Kaze no Tadori Tsuku Basho” by Ayana - Kanon vs.
“Higurashi no Naku Koro ni” by Eiko Shimamiya - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

“Karenai Hana” by Mikuni Shimokawa - Full Metal Panic vs.
“Falco” by Hitomi Shimatani - The Law of Ueki

There were a pair of difficult choices this time. First was Presence vs. Player. I guess I just liked Presence better, but it was a close one. The second tough one was Colors of the Heart vs. Dramatic.

Group E/F match-ups for next week are listed after the jump…

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Shakugan no Shana II - Episode 08

Thursday, November 29, 2007 – 11:58 pm

It’s episode 8, and we finally get an episode that makes Shakugan no Shana Shakugan no Shana. This time most of the action occurs in the past via a story Margery Daw tells Satou, but that’s good enough for me at this point! Also, Yuji learns to use his power even more.

OK, this sucks
You're that dude I'm trying to find and kill I'm watching you?

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Blue Drop - Episode 08

Thursday, November 29, 2007 – 10:39 pm

It’s episode 8 of Blue Drop, and Michiko gets increasingly frustrated about her inability to write the script for the school play. Also, the Blue decides to let Azanael out of her brig, and this leads to her finding out what happened to her significant other Onomil during the Blue disaster.

Rawr!
Yeah, I'm almost done...with trying to decide what to write the play about...maybe Messy sleeper

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Sometimes I hate what I find via Google

Thursday, November 29, 2007 – 9:13 pm

I was doing some searching on Google and came across this post from a while back.

Sentiments like this:

I definitely won’t be paying for official subs/dubs.

and

I really hate licensing.

and

I hope fan subbing does continue because the licensed subs, and especially the dubs, are horrible!

and

im no buying it because it used to be free.

and

Sure the makers deserve money for what they’ve done, and they do, a bloodly lot [and thus, apparently, since they already get so much, they don't need any of mine]

Are large reasons why a good portion of the anime community deserves a large giant middle-finger stuck in their face, and why I wouldn’t be sad at all if they “couldn’t get their anime” if fansubs went away for one reason or another.

They’re bitching that they may not get to see Death Note because it got licensed, without thinking that they might not get anything later since they refuse to ever pay for any of it.

I also liked the little comment about “I thought it was OK to distribute anything over free-to-air TV” or whatever. First, there is no such thing in Japan.  Yes, there are broadcast stations, but every household is supposed to pay what amounts to a “TV tax” for every TV in the house, so there is no such thing as true “free” TV.  Second, even if there was such a thing in Japan, fansubs take the ads out, plus the very comment shows a horrible ignorance of intellectual property law.

I’m well aware that watching fansubs - even if I do buy the series that I like once they’re licensed - is treading on uncertain legal ground, and thus fansubs may feasibly get pulled from under me at any time.

Instead of bitching about not being able to do something which is arguably illegal anyway, I do it full well knowing the risks (though right now, the risk is basically zero, which is part of the problem.  Having no legal alternative is also a problem, though clearly the posters in the post I link to wouldn’t buy from a legal alternative even if it existed).  But bitching about how people may one day go after fansubs is kind of like complaining about the cops cracking down on speeding.

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Shion no Ō - Episode 06

Thursday, November 29, 2007 – 8:53 pm

It’s episode 6 of Shion no Ō, and we start to learn a little about Shion and her foster-father’s past. We also see a version of Hani-meijin that we’re not used to seeing. Also, there’s a new tournament afoot. Will we also get some ideas of who-done-it as well?

Itadakimasu!
Yeah, I'm stalking you too He was eating jello

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CLAMP in Wonderland 2

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 – 11:04 am

This is a special “review” for you today: CLAMP’s AMV-on-steroids for their modern stories: CLAMP in Wonderland 2. Join black and white Mokona as they travel through the worlds of 20 - yes 20 - of CLAMP’s works from the past 10+ years. If you think about it, there are a lot of classics in here. My thoughts after the screen shots (and there are a lot!)

Let's get this rolling!
xxxHolic: Watanuki and Domeki xxxHolic: Yuko, Maru and Moro

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ef - A Tale of Memories - Episode 07

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 – 9:50 pm

It’s episode 7, and Renji seems to be having weird thoughts after reading Chihiro’s story about the last girl in the world. Is he confusing the girl in the story with Chihiro in his mind? Also, Miyako gets stood up by Hiro on her date. Will she be mad, forgiving, or desperate? That may depend on her past and the past of her family.

Chihiro
That's a big pile of books Yes it is...

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CLANNAD - Episode 07

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 – 9:15 pm

It’s episode 7, and Fuko continues to give out the starfish. However, will Ibuki-sensei get married, and if so, where? But why are more and more people starting to completely ignore Fuko giving out her starfish?

Well this sucks
Younger and older sister One little piggy accepted the starfish...

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Shakugan no Shana II - Episode 07

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 – 8:27 pm

It’s episode 7, and we sort of make progress in this episode. We don’t have any more Shana or Yoshida angst, but we don’t have any Denizen ass-kicking either. However, we do have movement in the Ike-Yoshida front, so that’s something. And Shana decides that she’s tired of being a flame haze and decides that the ways of the force are more to her liking.

It's time to blog again
Isn't it a little disturbing that Ike has a picture of all the chicks on his computer desktop? Let's let Fumina choose the rides

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Josh’s Anime Blog Podcast Episode 52

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 – 7:24 pm

Josh’s Anime Blog Podcast Episode 52Josh’s Anime Blog Podcast Episode #52 is now online! In this podcast, I review the the anime series Rumbling Hearts.

This week’s Podcast Stats:

Time: 24:03
Download Size: 16.5 MB

Opening theme:
“Higurashi no Naku Koro ni” by Eiko Shimamiya
Opening theme to When They Cry

Ending theme:
“Hoshizora no Waltz” by Minami Kuribayashi
Second ending theme to Rumbling Hearts

You can listen to my podcasts in the following ways:

Flash Player:

Directly: http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/podcast/JABPEpisode52.mp3

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

Enjoy!

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