This, that, and the other thing…
My apologies, but you’re going to have to wait a bit before the post comes out. I’ll be writing about Princess Tutu, for those of you wondering. Again, sorry for the delay, and please check out the other blogs participating in this fun project.
-TheBigN
Regardless, this guy will probably always creep me out.
Found this link from a friend. Surprised that more people haven’t linked to this yet:
An independent animation music video by Kousuke Sugimoto, who according to his Youtube channel is a self-taught animator. This is pretty good stuff in regards to that, as well as this work he posted earlier:
The music for both of these works were done by Takayuki Manabe. I hope to see more things from both him and Sugimoto to come.
By TheBigN
By TheBigN
So, I had another post about the rest of Otakon at least partly written some weeks ago about the rest of my time there (you know, stuff like enjoying MELL’s Q&A and Yamakan’s second Q&A, EPIC KARAOKE throughout [at least on the end of those of us participating], seeing omo give his confession to Zange-chan, the FUNimation panel, bagpipes, seeing the Dealer’s Room after closing time and helping Hen Da Ne take down their wares, etc.). But then my main computer tanked, OSes were reinstalled, and all that good information, as well as 3 months of other stuffs, is gone to the electronic ether where all deleted files go. This also explains some of why I’ll probably be late with my Secret Santa entry for Reverse Thieves. And I always told myself to not write one of these “why I haven’t been writing in a while” filler posts. I’m a little ashamed at this.
But on to the real point of this post. If you’ve read my posts on Katsucon and Otakon for this year, you noticed that I had some pictures of cosplay that I’d taken for both of these. And I was planning on releasing more photos for later posts, like the said Otakon one, that have ended up not being made or have been purged. Instead, I’ve just put those cosplay pictures that I’ve taken con-wise onto a flickr account, and should be planning to add some more pictures of much more other stuff down the road. I’ve had the account up for a while, but it’s been incomplete to about now. Still, it’s kind of interesting to see that very few people have already found the place, and apparently some characters are focused on more than others.
As always, if any person looking at this is one of the people cosplaying and wants me to take down their picture, I will comply quickly. No problems. And there will be something of more substance than this post coming up soon, for those of you still reading. 
It says something that this was one of the most seen pics in that short time, but hey. Bridget is awesome
With apologies to the artist who styles themself as “Kondou Mu”, who did the adaptation of Kiyohiko Azuma’s Yotsuba&! image to Bakemonogatari.
By TheBigN
Now I knew about Hidamari Sketch × ☆☆☆ when it came out, and I’m eagerly waiting for it to debut soon, which makes it good that I currently have the x365 specials to tide me over, and the fourth volume of the manga coming out soon. But hearing that the show has been licensed in the US puts a lot more pep into my step. Of course I’ll be buying it when it comes out this January (who do you think I am?), so now I’ll just be waiting with bated breath a little more. Thanks, ADV Fil- errr… Sentai Filmworks! errr… Section 9 23!
Now I’m thinking this might be one reason why a certain someone started blogging again(suuuuure…). Maybe I should finish up those x365 posts soon.
And this is not that bad, though it might leave bad memories for some.
Wasshoi! \o/
By TheBigN
So, following Stripey’s lead, I’ll list my top 5 favorite anime at this moment:
I find it’s more fun to find out what others think compared to my own opinion in cases like these (un”my”ased opinion and all that), so if you care, what do you think this list says about me? What do you think this list doesn’t say about me that would still be true, if this question makes sense?
Miyako's Journey
No, Alexander Nevsky does not return as a magical girl
First Squad: the Moment of Truth is a Russian-written Studio 4C production.
Nazi sorcerors conjure the Teutonic Knights, bringing them back from the dead to reprise “the battle on the ice” in the service of Hitler’s push to the east, and Soviet Intelligence’s Psychic Squad (their most valued remaining agent: 17-year-old Nadya) scrambles to thwart their plan applying the immortal principles of Dialectical Immaterialism.
The film is presented as a quasi-documentary, alternating animated story flashbacks with interviews of live-action talking heads presenting Russian and German veterans, psychologists, and historians all talking about “The moment of truth” portrayed in the film.
No Heroine of the People is complete without her samurai sword nor her Young Pioneer bandana
All the dialogue is in Russian (except for some of the German veterans), all the animated dialogue (including the Germans) is in Russian.
After years of having the book on my shelf (and having a scanlation on my hard-drive), I finally read Hayao Miyazaki’s Shuna no tabi (Shuna’s Journey).
Shuna is the prototype for many Miyazaki heroes and heroines
It is the tale of a the prince of a small impoverished country. One day a traveller appears, and, dying, tells the story of a rich grain that grows in a land far to the West. In the weeks that follow, Shuna can think of nothing else but finding this grain and returning with it to benefit his people.
TheBigN
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