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  • Summer Anime 2004

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    Just to keep you up to date with what seems to be worth watching right now in the anime world. First of all, the excellent MONSTER continues with a second season (seasons are generally 13 episodes). Looks like things are going to heat up very soon, with Dr. Tenma’s ex-fiance now joining the hunt. The…

  • Composite

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    Another magazine I picked up today (with the previously mentioned new issue of ART iT) is the newly relaunched COMPOSITE. Now partly bilingual (English texts for the features appear at the end), the revamp (issue #0) launches with a feature called “Shanghai Contemporary.” Very nice magazine in general, although I wish it was completely bilingual.

  • ART iT 4

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    The fourth issue of ART iT has just been released, and the theme is manga as art (or MangArt, as they refer to it). Very nice cover.

  • Hikikomori: Tokyo Plastic

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    Just received the following press release in the mail. MIDNIGHT SCREENING of ‘Hikikomori: Tokyo Plastic’ July 24th, 2004, @ The Pink Cow, Shibuya, Tokyo BAHX Films Presents a preview screening of ‘Hikikomori: Tokyo Plastic’ directed by New York filmmaker Adario Strange. In “Hikikomori: Tokyo Plastic,” Naomi, a young Japanese hacker living in New York travels…

  • 3www

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    3www is a new directory of events happening in Tokyo. It’s in Japanese only, but you can make out most of the listings. There’s a paper version also, available for 100 yen. Link via Click Opera.

  • ABC No More

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    Jun over at LDK brings us the terrible news that all seven branches of the Aoyama Book Center bookstores have suddenly closed! Here’s a Yahoo! Japan article on the situation (in Japanese). Very sad news indeed.

  • The Taste of Tea

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    THE TASTE OF TEA (Cha no Aji) is the new film by Ishii Katsuhito (SHARK SKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL). It has Asano Tadanobu in it. You know I’m going to see this. In his third feature, director Ishii Katsuhito succeeds in creating a live-action version of a new-age manga family. The film alludes…

  • Steamboy

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    After 9 years in production, Otomo Katsuhiro’s STEAMBOY will finally see its release in theatres in two days. It’s no secret that Otomo’s AKIRA manga and animated film were turning points for me, and they changed the way I looked at comics and animation. I’ve been waiting for this new film for what seems like…

  • Hirano Midori at Mperia

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    At my urging, Midori has now created an account at the excellent Mperia site. This means you can now show your love and support for her music by easily purchasing the tracks she has to offer: “Another Root” ($0.75) and “Dim” ($1). You just need to create a Bitpass account, which is wicked easy, and…

  • The Fuccon Family

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    A while back Patrick had lent me his copy of The Fuccon Family DVD, and since I’m meeting him tonight and giving it back, I decided to watch it again this morning. If you don’t know what this is about, check my previous posts about the OH! MIKEY series. This is basically the precursor to…