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The Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens is this weekend, September 2-4. The procession that kicks off the festival starts at 10:30 in front of the Climatron. We’ll be dancing in the parade and also in front of the Yagura Stage at 5:30-6:30 on Saturday and at 5:30-6:30 on Sunday. Here’s the schedule of events (PDF download) for the festival.... Continue Reading...

I know I’ve been preaching about how healthy Japanese food is compared to American food but Japanese cooking has its dark-side too. Take tempura for example: Tempura is Japanese batter-dipped, deep-fried vegetables and/or seafood. I think it’s doubly evil not only because it’s deep fried but because it uses veggies as a lure for unsuspecting souls who seek healthy foods. I mean, c’mon, it’s got the word vegetable right in the name. How bad could it be?... Continue Reading...

Are you excited about Bleach and Trinity Blood arriving on Cartoon Network September 9th at 11:30pm and 12:00am (supposedly) ? Be sure to take anime blog poll to see what others think too!... Continue Reading...

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I’m not always receptive to new anime series. There have been many times when I’m watching new anime with Dave that I’ve gotten the inappropriate giggles. Let’s say the series is only slightly crappy, I’ll only do a few “tee-hees”, nothing to really rile Dave up too much if he likes the series. But because of the countless times I’ve straight up laughed my ass off at a series that Dave has an interest in, I’ve been banned from series altogether. Alas, my inability to control myself has caused Dave and me to watch anime separately on many occasions.... Continue Reading...

Ghost in the Shell SAC: Solid State Society movie will premiere in Japan on SKYPerfecTV! satellite TV network September 1st, 2006 and on DVD November 24th, 2006. It’s expected to be out on DVD in the US sometime in 2007.... Continue Reading...

Fant-Asia in St. Charles will be Saturday, August 19 @:... Continue Reading...

Did you know The Anime Blog has its own mascot? Me neither. I just figured the hamster needed a place to stay, and me being the softy that I am, let him crash at my site. Big mistake. Since I let him through the doors on July 4th, the lil’ f’er’s been causing me nothing but grief. ... Continue Reading...