| Saturday March 20, 2010 | |
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3-Minute Profile: Hellsing's Kohta Hirano
We're trying something a little different. Meet 3-Minute Profile...and Hellsing mangaka Kohta Hirano! |
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| Friday March 19, 2010 | |
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Unscripted: Ping Pong Club and Nostalgia
Gia and John check out an older Central Park Media release and are surprised by what they find. |
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| Wednesday March 17, 2010 | |
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Vice Q&A: Blogging and Logging
Gia and John take more of your questions! |
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| Tuesday March 16, 2010 | |
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Quick Picks 03/16/10
Has this week's short release list scared off Geekachu?! |
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Quick Look: Pokemon HeartGold
Jeff and Ryan party like it's 1998 with Pokemon and what appears to be a Tamagotchi. |
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| Monday March 15, 2010 | |
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Trailer Blast! Vol. 4: Reverse Vampires Don't Suck
Another blast of trailers, artfully mocked by your Vice Squad. |
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| Sunday March 14, 2010 | |
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Unscripted: Evangelion 1.11 Dual Review
John and Gia bicker over EVAs, just like Ritsuko and Misato. (But which is which?) |
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| Saturday March 13, 2010 | |
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3-Minute Expert: Cosmic Cosplay
Let's get back to the basics. How much do you REALLY know about cosplay? |
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| Friday March 12, 2010 | |
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Unscripted: Dance in the Vampire Bundt Cake
John and Gia tackle this week's hot topic: FUNimation and Vampire Bund. |
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| Thursday March 11, 2010 | |
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Anime Vice Mailbag 3/11/10
Gia and John get a nice package from some nice users like you! |
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| Wednesday March 10, 2010 | |
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Vice Q&A: Believe It!...Or Not.
Gia and John take more of your questions! |
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| Tuesday March 9, 2010 | |
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Super Secret Final Fantasy XIII Video!
Team Lo-Fi stays home to check out the latest Final Fantasy. |
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| Saturday March 6, 2010 | |
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3-Minute Expert: Crazy Arms
I wish I had a cannon arm. I'd name it Fred. |
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| Thursday March 4, 2010 | |
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Gintama Trailer
A trailer for Sentai Filmwork's upcoming Gintama release. |
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Straight-Up News 03/04/10
Another week, another scandal...or several. |
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| Wednesday March 3, 2010 | |
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Vice Q&A: Original, CG, and Romance Anime
Get your first dose of five minutes with Gia and John, answering your questions. |
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| Tuesday March 2, 2010 | |
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Quick Picks 03/02/10
Another big week for One Piece, plus Ponyo-- and some cool nonfiction books. |
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| Monday March 1, 2010 | |
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Video Review: Sands of Destruction (Eps 1-3)
Gia's thoughts on the first three episodes of Sands of Destruction. Kuma. |
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| Saturday Feb. 27, 2010 | |
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3-Minute Expert: Great Gods
Can you imagine if all anime gods got together for a god convention? Hmm. |
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| Friday Feb. 26, 2010 | |
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Video Review: My Darling! Miss Bancho Volume 1
Gia tries out an upcoming shoujo comedy from CMX. |
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Perhaps I'll check it out... I don't know.
The three guy aren't that bad, besides they are there for a reason, well in the anime they were anyway...maybe, probably. lol
@kippy666: We'll see!
I always found the three idiot servants hilarious and <3 Tanaka (old butler/head of the servants guy). Although I know the anime differs a lot from the manga, I would hope that the purpose of the servants being there is still the same. Believe me, there is PLENTY of slash fic and fanart out there.
Bard looks like his specific character trait is being forgettable.
In any case my interest for this is a solid 3/5 atm, maybe I'll check it out. Later.
But a translation note: even though they explained why in the back of the book, the "I'm a devil of a butler" thing just didn't sit right with me. That may be a more accurate translation, but when I was watching the anime, someone translated it as "one hell of a butler," which...sounds better and makes more sense, in my opinion.
I don't know what the exact translation of Kuroshitsuji is, but as someone said... Black Butler because he's a dark character and wears black...I guess.
And obviously those who have seen the anime (or read ahead in the manga) know that the three (four) servants are there for good reason. Though of course, without that knowledge, they do indeed appear rather worthless.
For a first volume, it probably is a little weak. The servants appear to be useless comedic fluff, the nature of Ciel and Sebastian's relationship is not actually explained (in regards to WHY they have a contract), and there's no sign of the central plot line to be found. I imagine a lot of the sales are from people who are already fans (like me), though I admit I am rather surprised there are so many fans. There is a lot to love there, though. There's an element of effortless humor that colors the story quite nicely.
Kuroshitsuji does translate directly to "Black Butler," I just continue to have this mental image of someone seeing ONLY the title on the side of the book while it's on a shelf and being confused ;)
I was thinking, and I do have this to say about the servants:
There's no way a character like Sebastian, who is all about appearance and perfection, would ever let truly useless people like that work in the manor. That should be enough for someone to pick up that there must be something about them, even if we don't know what it is yet. Just a thought.
I did think the old fashioned speech slipping in there was a little odd, but it came across (to me) as being done on purpose to seem silly or comedic. As if she was trying to sound more elegant on purpose, as a character, while talking to Elizabeth...maybe. Maybe I'm stretching that a bit. :)
But then, this is Victorian England...and there's a character basically carting around a cell phone, and it appears that Ciel enjoys playing video games. So there are several strange things.
I checked to see if I could import it which was no problem, but as of now I'm thinking of holding off for awhile and then getting a few volumes at the same time to try it out :)
Kuroshitsuji !!!!!
I LOVE IT!!!!
The maid, chef, and gardner actually have a inportant role in the next few books
just leting you knw
I was about to say that the butler from Saki needed a spin off... but then again, that butler very well could have been the black butler.
Now, I'm just imaging that stuck up blonde getting the butler from a pact with satan.