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Category: Anime

  • Spring 2007 Anime, Follow-Up

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    Another spring 2007 anime guide, this time from Anime News Network, and they include thoughts on the start of each series. I’ve been following a few of them, and will post my own thoughts probably later this week.

  • Guide to Spring Anime 2007

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    I posted a couple of weeks back about the upcoming season of new anime series, and now found this guide from Anime Online that offers a nice synopsis for each show, as well as a rundown of key points.

  • Solid State Society and Nissan

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    As promised, here are a few photos I took at the Nissan showroom in Ginza last year (August 2006), showcasing the concept car used in GHOST IN THE SHELL: SOLID STATE SOCIETY. You’ll find 5 in all on my Flickr account.

  • Ghost in the Shell + Nissan

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    WORLD CAR FANS has a piece on the use of Nissan concept cars in the GHOST IN THE SHELL: SOLID STATE SOCIETY film. I did go to the event in Ginza that is mentioned in the article, and took some pictures but forgot to post them — I’ll try and do that later today. Link…

  • Ponyo On a Cliff

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    It’s official, Hayao Miyazaki’s next film for Studio Ghibli will be called GAKE NO UE NO PONYO (PONYO ON A CLIFF). More from AICN: The excellent Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli resource Nausicaa.net has reported that the master animator’s next film will be “Gake no ue no Ponyo” (Ponyo On A Cliff). The project, scheduled to appear…

  • Spring Anime 2007

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    I’ve been out of the anime scene for close to a year now — haven’t watched anything since last year’s KEMONOZUME — and wasn’t paying attention much until I read that 50 anime series are premiering this spring (see a list here)! I just took a quick glance at some of the new shows, and…

  • Otaku USA Magazine

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    Big news for Patrick Macias, who’s back in town now. Sovereign Media Inc., an active interest niche magazine publishing company that publishes SCI FI — the official magazine of the SCI FI Channel, is launching Otaku USA Magazine in June. Patrick Macias, a correspondent for the NHK World Television show Tokyo Eye and author of…

  • Japanamerica Talk Event at Good Day Books

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    Today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES has a piece on Roland Kelts and his recent book, JAPANAMERICA — I mentioned it a while back here. Kelts is currently in Tokyo, and he’ll be giving a talk at Good Day Books in Ebisu tomorrow (February 19, 18:30-20:00).