Category Archives: Anime Industry

It’s Announced

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Either the greatest leg-pull in animé history has just occured, or Season II of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is on the way. Announcement said to be coming in the next issue of Newtype. Just seen over at ANN: Second … Continue reading →

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Order Arrived

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Yep, spent some of yesterday catching up on Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, English dub version (and rewatching some of the Japanese, just to make sure my memory wasn’t faulty). I got DVD 1 of the english dub in last month, … Continue reading →

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A Conversation That Never Happened

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Steven made a comparison between Shingu and Evangelion today. On the face of it, that’s rather absurd; Evangelion is considered an iconic series, often even by those who hate it–because it is iconic. Shingu is relatively unknown. In fact, had … Continue reading →

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The Real Problem…

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Over at Steven’s place, a discussion of payola in blogging turned to animé reviews, and one blogger in particular got mentioned because he’s the only one who seems to have given a positive review to the latest offering from ADV: … Continue reading →

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American Anime

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Ubu Roi

ADV’s Mutineer’s Moon project (adapted from the David Weber novels) isn’t dead yet. This is from an interview of ADV’s John Ledford, which can be read here: ANN: Right now ADV’s picking up a lot, but, right before the market … Continue reading →

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Animé: Why I Like It (and What I Like)

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Ubu Roi

(Note: Steven’s comment about giving away endings isn’t fully correct. Major spoilers are blacked out, but he forgot he has local rules in place to override my font settings. I’ve found a spoiler tag plug-in for WP and will install … Continue reading →

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Not Entirely In the Clear Yet . . . If Ever?

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Yes, I’m still alive, but I’m not sure how much anyone’s going to be able to notice, insofar as my posting might indicate life. There are some long-term changes underway. I have to say “don’t expect lots of posting” because … Continue reading →

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