As milestones go, it’s not a bad one. While I was away LiA reached a pretty significant number – four million visitors. I was kind of hoping it would happen on New Year’s Day but hey, earlier is definitely better than later. I know that’s a good day for duckdynasty.com, […] Read more
The headline: Kotoha put some panties back on. Backlog sucks, but that’s traveling for you. Yozakura Quartet is back in the game in subbed form and I’ll be doing a longer post after the final ep next week, but I don’t have much time to dedicate to this one. I […] Read more
Well, that was certainly eventful. If Golden Time’s break arrived at the perfect time for me, I can’t say the same for Nagi no Asukara. Not only is the series firing on all cylinders and more involving than ever, but that was a hell of a cliffhanger to cap off […] Read more
Chalk one up for patience. Zenkouji is not a tremendously well-known temple on the tourist circuit, but to the Japanese it’s among the two or three most important religious sites in the country. This is still a true pilgrimage temple to this very day – to visit it’s magnificent main […] Read more
Magnificent bastards don’t just grow on trees. You probably saw my pictures from Jump Festa, where Kingdom had a large booth complete with cosplayers. This manga is a pretty big deal – it’s obvious that Shueisha cares about it at least somewhat, and it continues to be a strong seller. […] Read more
This was one of those days where you’re glad the camera has a good battery. Jidokudani (known to most of the world as “The Snow Monkey Park”) is one of those places I’ve wanted to visit since long before I ever made it to Japan. Is it a tourist trap? […] Read more
Shoot, I think I’ve figured out what you were talking about… We’re getting a one-week break for the New Year (most anime do take it) but happily, the Hunter X Hunter NTV schedule for January has finally populated with new eps starting on the 7th. Sorry for the false alarm […] Read more
The weather outside is frightful. Nagano (home of the 1998 Winter Olympics) is only about 85 minutes from Tokyo by the fastest Shinkanesen. I’d always wanted to go there, but after Red Data Girl so spectacularly showed off Togakushi (P.A. Works should really just do travel advertisements as their main […] Read more
Yeah, Yowapeda knows exactly what it’s doing. I’m on a short trip spending Christmas in Nagano, so the posts may be a little shorter and later than usual this week – bear with me. Don’t take it as any sign that my love for this series is waning – because […] Read more
The whole “season” thing just seems to matter a whole lot less to Yozakura Quartet than most series. It’s been a while for YQ, but as usual in the fansub community when a show gets orphaned, somebody steps up to the plate – and so it is here. Layoffs don’t […] Read more