Monthly Archives: December 2006

Picked up Recently….

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Yesterday: DVD’s 1 and 2 of Shakugan No Shana. I’ve got the full fansubs of it and the first time I watched it, I detested the ending. There were about three things wrong with it, one having to do with … Continue reading →

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Voice Choice III

Posted on December 30, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Itsuki’s auditions are up. Once again, nobody gets it quite right, though I think #4 edged out #5 for closest. This time, the problem is, none of them came across as untrustworthy enough. They’re all “nice guys.” Itsuki may be … Continue reading →

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Melancholy Voice Choice II

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Ubu Roi

There’s a new audition poll over at asosbrigade, this time for Yuki. I voted for #4, but frankly, I think all four girls flubbed it. Every one of them inflected their voice to a greater or lesser extent. The defining … Continue reading →

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Faster Than a Speeding Google, More Powerful than a YouTube

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Back in October, I wrote: If you were an individual with the talent to make videos like Ryan and Michael, would you leap at this deal from Google? “Make us content, and we’ll give you $0.35 out of every $1 … Continue reading →

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Planetes

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Ubu Roi

I picked the boxed set of Planetes up the other day, having been intrigued by it’s hard-science premise, though the fact that the trailers didn’t hint at any kind of story had me leery of it. Still, I thought it … Continue reading →

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“Costume Rape” or the Real Thing(tm)?

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Ubu Roi

The website for R1 dubbing of Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumaya has a link to several actresses supposedly under consideration for the role of Mikuru Asahina. The first of the five links is the original scene in Japanese, during which Haruhi … Continue reading →

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Happy Day After Animé Day!

Posted on December 26, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Slow posting today. Hanging out with Master Plan, Dr. Heinous, and the Stainless Steel Brat. Who’s being very bratty, of course. During a Runequest gaming session, Dr.H as the GM: DrH.: “You enter a very large chamber… it’s pitch black … Continue reading →

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