Category Archives: Anime Industry

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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“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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Animé Stagation?

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Ubu Roi

I followed a link through North Cave, and found this: Stripey discusses the question with his readers: Has animé stagnated? Well, my feelings are understandably a bit strong on that matter tonight, given that I’ve just finished watching Misaki Chronicles, … Continue reading →

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AMG2 Coming!

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Ubu Roi

What a night for surfing the internet. Just found over at ANN: ADV Films Acquires Oh! My Goddess Season 2 As mentioned in our interview with Mike Bailiff, ADV Films has acquired the second season of the Oh! My Goddess … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Stupidity (Bootleg DVD’s– updated)

Posted on November 23, 2006 by Ubu Roi

“If a deal looks too good to be true, that’s because IT IS.” How many times have I congratulated myself on being smart enough to know that? It was too many, even if it was only once. Color me naive … Continue reading →

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