Tag Archives: lol

First Haruhi, now Code Geass!

Posted on December 21, 2006 by DarkMirage

Oh no!

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Japanese Titbits #3 – 絶対領域

Posted on December 15, 2006 by DarkMirage

As you may or may not have noticed, there are two new banners in the random rotation. Don’t try refreshing this page because I’m using WP-Cache so the banner changes only after the cache expires. Instead you can view the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Japanese, Otaku | Tagged , , , , | 60 Comments

[Insert Anime Title] – Episode [Insert No.]

Posted on December 7, 2006 by DarkMirage

The Dummy’s Guide to Anime Blogging. (Inspired by bluemist.) Achieve Internet fame in just 23.52 seconds!

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LG Digital Fine Contrast does magic for anime!

Posted on October 25, 2006 by DarkMirage

Were you rubbing your eyes in disbelief at episode 3 of Yoake Mae yori Ruri-iro na? Or were you stabbing them with blunt pencils to relieve them of their agony like I was? Does it bring you merciless flashbacks of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Otaku, Tech | Tagged , , , , | 25 Comments

Akihabara: “Baka Gaijin”

Posted on September 25, 2006 by DarkMirage

American cosplayers: Akiba hates you! Okay, maybe not all of you. Especially not the hawt girls (pics pls, kthx). But you know who you are! Just take a look at these posters that have been found stuck to lamp posts … Continue reading →

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Help fight lolicon!

Posted on September 17, 2006 by DarkMirage

Okay, so this isn’t exactly the post that everyone’s been waiting for. I’ll blog about today’s Wesada-Shibuya High School bunkasai later. Maybe tomorrow. Anyway… Say NO to lolicon! Help light a candle today!

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Japanese Titbits #2 – Hentai vs. Ecchi

Posted on September 9, 2006 by DarkMirage

Okay, so I’m just a little overdue for the next Japanese lesson chapter. It will come soon, I promise. Really. Anyway, I’m going to spend a little time today talking about the difference between hentai and ecchi and why Hentai, … Continue reading →

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Calling all biology majors and bird watchers

Posted on September 8, 2006 by DarkMirage

Okay, so this is supposed to be an anime blog. Theorectically. But sometimes there are more important things in life than anime, such as finding out the identify of this duck-like bird that has been catching my attention every time … Continue reading →

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Doremi-Fansubs = AnimeJunkies v2.0

Posted on August 29, 2006 by DarkMirage

Here is a note to all fansub groups: Please make sure that your translator actually speaks Japanese! And please make sure that you have at least one other team member on the project who speaks Japanese so that he/she can … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Rant | Tagged , , , | 100 Comments

The Making of RIUVA

Posted on August 27, 2006 by DarkMirage

I spent this afternoon observing tj han, figurine collector and critic, at work. As you may know if you read his blog RIUVA, tj han has a habit of taking pictures of his figurine purchases from every possible angle and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Download This Song!

Posted on August 23, 2006 by DarkMirage

Cool song from Weird Al Yankovic‘s MySpace page. Go listen to it there if it’s too slow here. [audio:dontdownloadthis.mp3] You can download a higher quality version of the song from http://www.dontdownloadthissong.com Now excuse me while I go rob a liquor … Continue reading →

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More Comiket 70 Talk

Posted on August 11, 2006 by DarkMirage

Comiket 70 day one has ended just a few hours ago. Since Shingo from HD has yet to post his report, here’s a little something for those of you out there with nothing else better to do than to wait … Continue reading →

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