My sole thought on Kodansha’s US manga publishing gambit.

July 3rd, 2008 by Brack

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MEOW

June 23rd, 2008 by Brack

Anyone know who is the voice of the big black cat in Chi’s Sweet Home? The TV Tokyo site didn’t have a cast listing for him when I looked.

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Chi’s Sweet Home - Home Made 1

March 31st, 2008 by Brack

I could tell you how great an adaptation this is of the manga, but the episodes are really short, so see for yourself:

The manga is a really great read if you like cats. While the cats have internal monologues, they are very much cats rather than cat shaped humans. If you’ve ever owned a cat, the strips are totally enjoyable without any Japanese knowledge. The first volume in particular has some great visual storytelling as it deals with how a cat imprints on it’s new owners.

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HATE FUN? - Uninformed Judgments on Spring Anime Part 1

March 9th, 2008 by Brack

It’s that time again to pass judgement on Japansese cartoons that are airing in spring, based solely on their websites and minimal research.

BUS GAMER

The word is this is only 3 episodes long. It’s based on a manga by Kazuya Minekura (Saiyuki), about an “underground” business (the bus of the title) game. I’d have been more interested if it involved buses.

Gag Manga Biyori 3

The fansubs of season 2 of this stopped a few eps in, so I’m not getting my hopes up for seeing this subtitled. Shame, as these have been Akitaro Daichi at his comedic best.

Chi’s Sweet Home

ADORABLE CAT.

Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s

Third variation of the Yu-Gi-Oh theme. No doubt it will be anglicised in a year or so’s time when Yu-Gi-Oh GX is done. Character designs look a little odd compared to the previous shows, and those green haired moppets on the front page look like they’d be very annoying very quick.

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