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Archive for October, 2006

Latest R1 Anime DVD Order Arrives (10/29)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Latest R1 order, mostly made up of things that have been on my wishlist for a while. Main feature is the very nice Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai Volume 1 with series artbox.

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Kanon (2006) OP Screencaps

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Just a little gallery of screencaps from the exquisite opening sequence to the re-make of Kanon.

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Firefox 2 Released

Friday, October 27th, 2006

After betas and release candidates, the final release of Firefox 2 is available now.

Original Gunbuster to receive US release

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Bandai have announced that they will be releasing the original Gunbuster in the US this February. I’d pretty much given up hope of seeing this on DVD, so this is great news as far as I’m concerned. Press release follows…
Pre-Order this title from RightStuf
Bandai Visual USA and Image Entertainment to Release Classic Anime Series “Gunbuster”
TORRANCE, [...]

Early PS3 Advert

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Not a bad looking ad. It starts out fairly abstract but goes on to show quite a bit of gameplay footage.
See upcoming PS3 releases at Play-Asia

Sumomomo Momomo - 03

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

すもももももも~地上最強のヨメ~ - Episode 3
Official Site
Episode 3 sees Momoko and Koushi visiting a zoo. Momoko has visions of making a delicious lunch for them both, thereby impressing Koushi so much that he’ll instantly fall for her charms. She manages the delicious lunch part but Koushi still isn’t biting on the romance side of things. Things go [...]

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu - 06 and 08

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 - Episodes 6 and 8
Official Site
These two episodes, which form Parts 1 and 2 of Remote Island Syndrome, follow the events of the SOS Brigade’s first overnight trip — a stay on a remote island organized by Koizumi.
For his efforts in planning the trip, Koizumi is arbitrarily promoted to Deputy Brigade Chief by Haruhi, [...]

Lik-Sang closes due to Sony legal pressure

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Press release from www.lik-sang.com
Hong Kong, October 24th of 2006 - Lik-Sang.com, the popular gaming retailer from Hong Kong, has today announced that it is forced to close down due to multiple legal actions brought against it by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony claimed that Lik-Sang infringed its trade marks, [...]

project galatea up and running

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

My new website, project galatea, is up and running from today. It is dedicated to Anime reviews, summaries, information and related. At the moment it contains all the Anime reviews and summaries posted to this blog along with a selection of Anime backgrounds (wallpapers). In the near future, more unique content will be added, along [...]

Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na -Crescent Love- 03

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

夜明け前より瑠璃色な ~Crescent Love~ - Episode 3
Official Site
Feena and Mia are settling into their homestay nicely but Feena is curious about where Tatsuya disappears to when he goes to his part-time job. As a matter of fact, she doesn’t actually know what a part-time job is. Sayaka decides that Feena would have a better chance of [...]

A-League Crowd Watch - Round 9

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

Central Coast Mariners 2 Pondeljak (2′, 87′)
Perth Glory 1 Despotovski (57′)
Crowd : 8,496 at Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, NSW
Melbourne Victory 2 (Thompson 50′, 73′)
Sydney FC 1 (Corica 8′)
Crowd: 20,881 at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Newcastle Jets 1 (Coveny 35′)
Queensland Roar 0
Crowd: 16,061 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Qld.
Adelaide United 4 (Burns 23′, Veart 36′, Burns 56′, [...]

Kanon (2006) - 03

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Kanon (2006) - Episode 3
Picking up where episode 2 left off, Yuuichi takes his unknown assailant (who passed out after attempting to batter him) back to his Aunt’s house. Both she and Nayuki comment on what a large Oden ingredient he has brought with him, leaving Yuuichi moderately exasperated.
First things first, who is she and [...]