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Epic Win: Jazzen Lagann
Anime-Gen has spotted this truly bodacious (am I too young to use that word?) jazz cover of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann's opening theme, Shoko-tan's “Sorairo Days.” It's so freakin' awesome. You listen to it and imagine it as the opening sequence to a some cheesy late-'70s or early-'80s sitcom. I ...
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Vice in Paradise: Fanservice Edition
Fanservice: love it or hate it, it's a significant part of many major anime series (and it's not just fanservice for guys, either. Ahem!). What do you think?
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Shock and Awe: Chun Li Lacks Thighs for Big Box Office Numbers
It was the cry heard 'round the world: “Kristin Kreuk is hot, but she doesn't have Chun Li's thighs!” Those early doom-sayers proved correct: the film debuted in 8 place, which may sound reasonably high, except that they only drew in about $4.7 million. “But wait a moment, gia,” you ...
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Welcome To the Miracle Train
Tokyo's Chuo line is used primarily to from Tokyo to Nagoya, but on its route it passes through Shinjuku, and you start to see a marked presence of Japan's subcultures-- i.e. signs of otakudom. The latest of these signs appears as the newest mascots for the train line, five beautiful ...
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Sneak Peek: Phoenix Wright the Crossplay Musical
If you've been with us long you may remember my report that an all-female takarazuka musical of Phoenix Wright was in the works. It has since then actually opened, and ...
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Shaman King Replaces Sham Ending
If you've read to the end of Shaman King, you know the pain and disappointment: due largely to its sudden cancellation from a drop in popularity, the ending is really ...
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Shinji Aramaki Gets a Hawaiian Vacation
...Not with me, though. Over at Cel-Shaded, Jason (who you should remember from my brief interview) has announced that Shinji Aramaki, the esteemed director of Appleeseed and Appleseed Ex Machina, ...
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Appliya Adds New Eva iApp and Contest
So you may or may not have noticed in our own review of the Evangelion iPhone applications that the clock and stamp were listed as #2 and #3-- so what ...
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Ooh, Ooh, Oo-wah Oo-wah! Caramelldansen is Japan's Best Single?
If you've been to a con in the last couple of years, odds are good you've seen it: a person, or a group of people, dancing to a strange but ...
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Good God, I Might Watch Dragonball
Okay, so, in the wake of resurging interest in Dragonball thanks to a film I expect few people to like, it was announced that a remastered version of Dragonball Z ...
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Summer Wars Flick Site Opens
Just a quickie before I konk out for the evening: found via Moon Phase, an official website for the anime film Summer Wars, a tale that revolves around a pair ...
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Meta: A Few Site Thoughts
I don't generally like to clutter up the main page with requests and things for the site (that, among other things, is what my blog is for!), other than Userday ...
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20th Century Boys Run Amok Around the Globe
Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys manga may just now be getting its North American release, but the first two of three live-action films have already been released and are making ...
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What's On YOUR Computer?
What Japan Thinks is a blog you should all consider following; it features translated survey results from Japan on topics from advertising to favorite cat actions to cell phone use. ...
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Vice in Paradise: Interview with Jason Yadao
It's important to remember that while Hawaii is rather far from the mainland of the United States, it's a fair bit closer to Japan than the rest of the country. ...
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Remember Sexy Moogle? Try Sexy Doraemon!
Female cosplayers have a long history of taking male characters or strange creatures and turning them into sexy (or at least skimpy) female costumes-- sexy Pikachu and sexy Moogle come ...
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Drifting Net Cafe Drifts Into Dramafication
Shuuzou Oshimi's sci-fimanga Hyouryuu Net Cafe (Drifting Net Cafe, not to be confused with Drifting Classroom) is being developed into a live-action TV drama starting in April, according to 2ch, ...
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The Return of Daily Shin Buun 02/27/09
Rrrrargh! Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun! Anime: ANN has a peon at Wonder Con who reports that Bandai Entertainment has snatched up the license to the Lucky Star OVA. Which surprises approximately...yeah, no, not ...
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Family Friday 02/27/09
Ahh...we're nearing the end of the work week (or already have passed it for a few of you). Here's a sum-up of the week's news at Anime Vice and our ...
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Vice Interrogation: iEvangelion
A very special video feature for you guys today: Anime Vice user DJTyrant, who won the iEvangelion contest, not only wrote up a text review of the new Evangelion applications-- ...
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Thursday was Userday 02/26/09
Yes, yes, I know, I'm a bad gia and I missed it again. This is why I'll never win user of the week! Don't worry, I made up for it ...
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DragonCon Founder Sues Current Director
If it were any other sci-fi fantasy convention, I probably wouldn't post this-- but Atlanta's DragonCon has a significant anime presence and has been around for over twenty years. Ed ...
