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Twelve Days of Anime, Post 1: Streaming Anime
For over a decade, I’d always thought it would be nice to be able to watch anime as it was being released like “normal” TV. I don’t do fansubs, so when streaming gained mass and momentum, I no longer had to wait 2-years to watch the anime I’d hear people talking about. I was looking [...]
The Panels of Otakon 2010
Being largely terrified of social gatherings, and thus the stereotypical nerd with little grasp of social protocol, I hermited away in panel rooms all weekend. In previous years I’d gotten better with it, but I’ve regressed somewhat. Still, this year I had a good time at the panels and was invited to become a panelist [...]
The Treasure of Otakon 2010
I’ll start the Otakon 2010 posts with the easy post first, the loot post.
Boxing Plastic Girls
There comes a point where a figure collector bumps against the space in their current dwelling. Right about now I’m wishing I took the ground floor apartment with the den instead of the second floor apartment minus the den, so then I could put off having to retire figures to their boxes where they will [...]
Figures and Pants
While scrounging the bargain bins at a few online retailers, I came across this MegaHouse figure of Iori Manase, one of those cute IdolMaster characters. It struck me that the figure was odd. Iori was wearing pants, which is quite uncommon for scale figures and to some extent female character designs in anime, or at [...]
More from Baka than a Bunch of Idiots
After watching the Eureka Seven movie and the first quarter of Honey and Clover, the repeated use of the word “idiot” in English translations is starting to feel worn out in emotional scenes. These girls are crying their eyes out and use the word “idiot” over and over again. I find myself wishing for another [...]
Another RIUVA Bazaar
This time it’s LianYL who needs to unload some gear. Check it out. There’s some OOP print stuff that you can get your hands on. It started a few days ago, but it looks like there’s still a number of things available. Okay, that’s the end of this segment of help a brudda out.
