Archive for January, 2009
January 6, 2009

Japanese reportage on anime industry.
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Posted in Anime | Tagged Animator Salary, Anime, Anime Books, Anime Industry, Anime Outsourcing, Anime Textbooks, Death of Anime, Decay of Anime, Fall of Anime, Future of Anime | 10 Comments »
January 6, 2009

Play! is a is a symphony world-tour featuring music from video games. The show started in 2006 and featured music from many popular games, including Final Fantasy music by Nobuo Uematsu. The next Play! performance will be held in Edmonton, Canada on January 9th, 2009. Jeremy Soul will attend the performance featuring his music among many other works. Check out some tracks from Guild Wars that he composed
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Posted in Games, Guild Wars | Tagged Games, Guild Wars, Play! A Video Game Symphony, Video Game Music | 4 Comments »
January 6, 2009
Posted in Anime, Japan, Tale of Genji | Tagged Anime, Anime January 2009, Anime Winter 2009, Anime Winter Season 2009, Asaki Yume Mishi, Asaki Yume Mishi Anime, Asakiyumemishi, Asakiyumemishi Anime, Asakiyumemishi: Genji Monogatari, あさきゆめみし, Culture, Genji Monogatari, Genji Monogatari Sen-nen-ki Genji, History, Japan, Life, Manga, New Anime, New Anime 2009, New Anime Winter 2009 January, Tale of Genji, Tale of Genji Anime, Tale of Genji Anime Trailer, The Tale of Genji, The Tale of Genji: A Millennium-Old Journal Genji, Winter 2009 Anime, 源氏物語 | 7 Comments »
January 6, 2009
All my articles related to Japan were grouped under one category, but I created several new ones to make the browsing easier. Check out the new categories and you might discover something you might have missed. Also I listed some interesting articles in this post for each category
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Posted in Japan | Tagged Japan | Leave a Comment »
January 5, 2009

Xam’d: Lost Memories 21
Choose your lunch: sweet lie or bitter truth. Would you kill for a just cause? What if such a murder turned out to be pointless? What do you fear? What do you repress in your mind? How far would you go to silence those lost memories? How long will you keep running away from yourself? Do you communicate how you really feel to the ones you love?
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Posted in Anime, Bōnen no Xamdou | Tagged Akiyuki, Akiyuki Takehara, Anime, Azami, ナキアミ, BONES, BOOM BOOM SATELLITES, Bōnen no Xamdou, Bōnen no Zamudo, 禁漁区潜入「泣いたら負けだ」フサはずっとそう思っていた, 竹原 アキユキ, 西村 ハル, Haru, Haru Nishimura, Jibashiri, kinryou ku sennyuu ( nai tara make da ) fusa hazuttosou omotte ita, Kujireika, Nakiami, Nazuna, Raigyo, Raigyo Tsunomata, Sanctuary Breached, Xam'd Lost Memories, Xam'd Lost Memories 21, Xamd, Xamd 21, 寺岡 フルイチ, 亡念のザムド | 8 Comments »
January 4, 2009

You think you know Kuroshitsuji? Well, test yourself with this culinary quiz
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Posted in Anime, Kuroshitsuji | Tagged Anime, Kuroshitsuji, Kuroshitsuji Review, Sebastian, Black Butler, Kuroshitsuji Screenshots, Kuro Shitsuji, Sebastian Michaelis, Ciel Phantomhive, 黒執事, Anime Test, セバスチャン・ミカエリス, グレル・サトクリフ, シエル・ファントムハイヴ, Kuroshitsuji Cakes, Anime Quiz, Kuroshitsuji Quiz, Kuroshitsuji Test, Kuroshitsuji Poll | 10 Comments »
January 3, 2009

I had no intention to check out White Album, but Kanzeon recommend this anime, and I decided to check it out. The first episode looked quite good (director is Akira YOSHIMURA) and seiyu were great too. Also I liked the atmosphere of the 80s
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Posted in Anime | Tagged Anime, Aya Hirano, ホワイトアルバム, Nana Mizuki, Tomoaki Maeno, White Album, White Album 1, White Album Anime | 8 Comments »
January 3, 2009

Exercise is often listed among the resolutions for the new year and can be helpful for both physical and mental health. In fact, many studies found that exercise may improve your mood and alleviate depression. I hope these videos and resources will give you some inspiration to exercise regularly
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Posted in Self-Improvement | Tagged 82-year-old woman from Okinawa, Anime, Battle Athletes, Beginner’s Guide to Running, Best Tips on Getting In Shape, Culture, Exercise, Exercise Resources, Exercise Tips, Exercise with No Equipment, Fitness, Health, How To, How to Develop a Habit of Daily Exercise, How to Keep Your New Year Resolutions, Howto, Japan, Life, Nagi Noda, Okinawa, One Hundred Push Ups, Running, Self-Improvement, Spare Me My Life | 10 Comments »