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So if you’ve been reading this blog, you might have noticed that I have a thing for ARIA. In this case, you should excuse my saying that RightStuf is my favorite licenser at the moment, as other bloggers have noted with this annoucement. ARIA has been one of the titles that I’ve wanted licensed in the US since I first started caring about that sort of thing years ago, so I’m really happy that this came through (Now go Hidamari Sketch! Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! Futakoi Alternative!). And I hope that somehow I’m able to introduce this (in my opinion) wonderful world to others.

As if Akari needs any extra help in the first place.

ARIA BANZAI!

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Three different types of them, to be exact. :3

First off, as already mentioned by others, a contest is going on from Tokyopop where the goal is to make an awesome music video using music and kits that the company provided. I’m always a fan of putting your own spin onto “common” things (one of the reasons I started this blog of course), and this sounds like a fun idea for those interested in this. Of course, I would think that the video iPod makes for a great incentive as well. :3

Now, Onto That Loosely Related Segue…

Continue reading ‘PRRROMOTIONS!’

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Granted, this will be bit earlier than usual for some, but why not get that head start in anyways?

Continue reading ‘Thankful for Anime, 2007′

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I was interested by Hidoshi’s recent post about Slice of Life shows and how they work for people who desire/don’t care much for closure, which definitely isn’t a sure thing when watching this genre (I myself am in the latter, but that’s another thing entirely). The heated responses (brilliant or terrible) to the ending of The Sopranos (a nice variation on the slice-o’-life ending, from what I heard) are indicative of that. I commented that most fans of the genre tend to focus on the journey taken throughout the show rather than what happens at the end, since the end is usually a continuation of the journey. Whether we like it or not, life goes on as normal, and it’s usually with some sadness that I finish experiencing slice-of-life material. To me, if the story is interesting, then it can go on forever as far as I’m concerned. But Hidoshi then remarked that sooner or later, things will get boring, and because people’s tastes and tolerance for boring things varies from person to person, I decided to think and write about what keeps me interested in the genre, in no preferential order. There has to be some reasons why I like shows that bore other people quickly (usually with cries such as, “Nothing’s Happening!” as my partner-in-crime sometimes says. :P) .

Continue reading ‘Slice of Life: A Writer’s Stagnation’

More ARIA is always good. Yay.

It’s been nice to see buzz among anime blogs for the new ARIA OVA that is apparently coming out, but it’s kind of surprising how much there is. It’s probably because I did not really start checking many anime blogs until recently, but there was not that much talk about ARIA the ANIMATION/NATURAL when I looked around. All posts I saw were highly positive though, so I can’t really complain. I’ve heard that ARIA is the “type of show that everyone likes, but no-one talks about” or that “there really isn’t much to say about it anyway” when considering blogging it, but I’ll attempt to do so anyway. This post might be the latter of the two categories, but let us see where this ends up.

Continue reading ‘ARIA: Relaxing in Neo Venezia’