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Category Archives: Otaku
Kimi no Iru Machi
Kimi no Iru Machi does shounen romance like a cup of fresh milk. It’s frill-free and yet enjoyable. Sure, you could always add chocolate, bananas or space-alien girls to create a more exotic blend, but sometimes it’s nice to just … Continue reading
Summer Wars
Summar Wars is director Mamoru Hosoda‘s second feature film (that counts) since the unexpectedly successful Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, which rose from obscurity by word of mouth. Summer Wars is the second child in the family, the one who has … Continue reading
EOY Cosplay 2009
I missed the EOY (End Of Year) cosplay event last year as I was in Japan for a month. Little did I know that it was to be the last EOY ever, as the organizers had run out of people … Continue reading
Anime Festival Asia 2009
I just woke up with a throbbing headache. I feel like I’ve spent the past two days walking. Of course, this comes nowhere close to the time when I queued overnight in the winter rain for Comiket 73 and fell … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Otaku
Tagged afa, afa09, danny choo, may'n, singapore, suntec city, yoshiki fukuyama
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Animation Asia Conference 2009
Animation Asia Conference 2009 (AAC) is an industry event held in tandem with Anime Festival Asia this year, acting as a sort of pre-event for the commercial participants for AFA to share their experiences and exchange name cards. Having been … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Otaku
Tagged aac, afa, afa09, crunchyroll, danny choo, mamoru hosoda, singapore, sunte, suntec city
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Turn A Gundam
OMG it’s three dee I find it infinitely difficult to quantify Turn A Gundam (∀ Gundam) as a narrative. After watching it on and off over the course of a few years, I finally finished all fifty episodes this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged mobile suit gundam, sunrise, turn a gundam, yoshiyuki tomino
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Anime Festivial Asia 09 – Preview
So all the cards are finally on the proverbial table. In addition to whatever was announced during the first press conference, the final details for Anime Festival Asia 09 was released this Wednesday (or last Wednesday depending on your preferred … Continue reading
Posted in Otaku
Tagged afa09, event, fire bomber, hatsune miku, k-on!, macross, madhouse studio, may'n, singapore, tatsunoko productions, yoshiki fukuyama
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Spice and Wolf
Once in a while, a rare gem tumbles down from the monstrously huge pile of worthless pebbles sitting on your front lawn and against all odds lands itself next to your foot, carrying with it a much welcomed reminder of … Continue reading
Anime Festival Asia 09 – Press Conference
I just got home from the press conference for the second Anime Festival Asia and got a feel of what this year’s AFA09 will feel like.What feels like not too many daybreaks ago, a young innocent boy travelled through time … Continue reading
Plants vs. Zombies in Japanese
Plants vs. Zombies is a great game, possibly one of the best works from casual-game maker PopCap Games. You can check out the tons of positive reviews online if you don’t believe me. For those who have played the game, … Continue reading
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
The fifth entry in the Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) series of GBA and NDS games has the player take on the role of Miles Edgeworth (Reiji Mitsurugi), the public prosecutor with an ice-cold exterior and a boyish heart. Ace Attorney … Continue reading