The Anime Blog

There comes a time in every boy’s life when he must get into his giant robot and go off into space and complain about how he has to save the world. This is one of those times.... Continue Reading...

The net is such a great place for invention. Everyday I see new words and phrases pop up, get accepted into the culture and become a part of daily use. This is true even for the anime subcultures. Gar is a good one to use as an example of this. In a recent Anime Argument (patent pending), David and I “discussed” our many differences in terms of anime compatibility which led to the birth of two made up new terms as applied to anime personalities. ... Continue Reading...

Nothing reminds me more of summer than soda pop. It speaks to me more than pools or sunburns or even picnics. Why? Because I was always drinking cola while I was swimming, burning, or eating at a picnic. Cola is the common unifier during the summer months that was the one thing always present during my childhood summers. I don’t drink soda any more. Maybe three, sometimes four times a year, but only a can even then. Too much sugar, sodium and caffeine in the colas have driven a wedge between us. Ironically, I still really like cola flavored candy. Picking up this candy in the dead of winter really brightened my day.... Continue Reading...

I love manga (well, duh!) so much I’ve based my career around it, hoping one day I too will be a great comic book creator. Tokyopop has seen fit to give others like me a chance to become the next great mangaka (manga creators) with their Rising Stars of Manga series. Several great comic book authors are decided from a panel of judges on their art, story, and method for first place in the latest volume of this series to come out.... Continue Reading...

With the summer anime convention season about to hit next month (ACEN and more), there’s going to be all sorts of exciting stuff happening in the world of anime. Between all the anime blog coverage, cosplay, anime panels, announcements, parties, guests, bands, manga and more there’s gonna be tons of kawaii critters and crazed otaku out there.... Continue Reading...

prox·y (prŏk’sÄ“) n., pl. -ies. :
n.
1. A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute.
2. The authority to act for another.
3. The written authorization to act in place of another.... Continue Reading...

Last night I revisited the Rococo era via Le Chevalier D’Eon, Volume Two. Alas, all was not as I hoped!... Continue Reading...

I watch anime because it interests me, not because “So and So wrote it” or “Studio XYZ did the animation”. I will, however, watch anything from Hayao Miyazaki (and usually anything Ghibli); no exceptions. But when it comes to studios in general, I have a blasé, “meh” attitude towards the matter. To be quasi-scientific and to see if I actually do prefer one studio over another, I look at my favorite, or at least, memorable, anime and come up with:... Continue Reading...