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Gunslinger Girls

I have finally taken the time to watch the last four episodes of this show, and it is one of the very few series I have seen recently where the ending perfectly suits the series. It has a sad undertone … Continue reading

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Naruto / Full Metal Alchemist

I have been (or more precisely: I currently am) catching up on anime (at the cost of Ninja Gaiden) and so far have gotten to the current episodes of “Naruto” and “Full Metal Alchemist”. Both rock, but in rather different … Continue reading

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Gunslinger Girls

I also watched (big surprise there) 8 episodes of “Gunslinger Girls” in two days (which at my current rate is a whole lot). After hearing of it first, I thought it was made for me. Then I had fears, fueled … Continue reading

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A proper Sub!

Kudos to AonE for picking up “Mezzo DSA”. Sometimes I feel that I don’t get the humour (either because it’s a difficult thing to translate or because I suck), but that doesn’t make it any worse; although their decision to … Continue reading

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Read or Die TV

Read or Die TV really kicks ass. It does have a few slow (but never boring) moments, but when they do action, they do it right (e.g. episode 13)!! Great music, nicely drawn animation.

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Last Exile

My opinion on the “Last Exile” ending: Meh! The whole series is pretty in the beginning, unengaging after that, then really good for a while and ends with meh! GONZO needs script-writers… Desperately!

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Hajime no Ippo Movie

Major thanks to Infusion for subbing the very good “Hajime no Ippo – Champion Road” movie. Need. more. Ippo…

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All good Things must end?

I’m kind of sad that “Hajime no Ippo” is over…

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Dress Code

I want of these “Laughing Man” T-Shirts!

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Ping Pong IS Table Tennis

The Japanese DVD release of “Ping Pong” has (in addition to English subtitles for the main film) a music only audio-track which saved me from buying the soundtrack. The second disc with extras is not subtitled but nevertheless quite interesting … Continue reading

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Must read

Read the “Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou” manga! Excellent translations available from http://mangaproject.cjb.net.*EDIT* Another URL for different translations (which are a bit further ahead) is http://ykk.misago.org/ *EDIT*.

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Projects? Phhht!

In spite of my last CTM project (Computing Techniques & Modelling), I watched the Japanese live-action film “Ping Pong” yesterday and it is very good. On the surface it is about a high-school table-tennis club, but in reality it is … Continue reading

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