Category Archives: Anime Industry

To Melancholy 2 or Not to Melancholy 2? Clannad Times Two, Too?

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Last night, there was a bit of confusion in Wonderduck’s comments on Clannad. Turns out he’s not the only one confused. A whole lot of fans are, including myself. However, I’ve been sorting through some of the comments and website … Continue reading →

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Randomosity

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Steven’s speculating on a show he’s seen none of again. 🙂 (Edit: Well, so much for that!) This time it’s the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Not that he could have avoided knowing as much as he does about it, given … Continue reading →

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Purism vs. Revisionism in Animé: Ghost Stories

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Ubu Roi

In the prior post, Andrew complains that ADV was apparently trying to piss off the purists when they completely re-wrote the dialogue for Ghost Stories. That may explain why I found it funny as hell: I’m not a purist. I … Continue reading →

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FMP and the Japanese Light Novel

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Ubu Roi

SDB noted that the last Full Metal Panic novel published ended up as a cliffhanger, and that the series gets more dark over time. Thinking about it a bit, I don’t see a problem with the first, but the second … Continue reading →

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Maybe This Time?

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Ubu Roi

The Anime News Network is having Guess the Geneon License Contest #2 This time all the clues will be posted on ANN, as opposed to Geneon’s Podcast. Maybe Steven will finally get to celebrate Magipoka being licensed? Although one wag … Continue reading →

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Melancholy Dub Cast Announced

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Only a few hours old, the news from Anime News Network ADR Director – Eric P. Sherman Haruhi Suzumiya – Wendee Lee Mikuru Asahina – Stephanie Sheh Yuki Nagato – Michelle Ruff Kyon – Crispin Freeman Itsuki Koizumi – Johnny … Continue reading →

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L’Chevalier D’Eon

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Ubu Roi

So, having nothing better to do, I decided to click on the offer to watch the first episode of this series (coming out on DVD in R1 on 2/20). I wasn’t expecting much, but it might be interesting, and definately … Continue reading →

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