Category Archives: Anime Industry

Semi-Order In

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Just ordered from RACS. DVD 6 of The Third, which I had overlooked. (obligation buy) Fate/Stay Night thinpack (obligation buy) Code Geass DVD 1 and 2 (obligation buy) Notice something here? Yeah, all obligation buys. The meltdown of half the … Continue reading →

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Ya Gotta Be Kidding Me!

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Ubu Roi

How much trouble is Gonzo in? (aside from possibly being delisted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange?) Would you believe this much? I don’t think I do. In fact, I can’t even verify that it’s for real, and not just some … Continue reading →

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Much is Explained

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Now we know why the plot in the first half of Code Geass R2 felt like a re-hash of the first season: The director was screwed when Sunrise and the network moved it to 6pm Sundays, which meant that the … Continue reading →

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CrunchyRoll Flexes Muscle, So Do Certain Others.

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Ubu Roi

The new force in anime distribution? Maybe. CR announced at Otakacon: …that it will add new titles from the Gonzo anime studio’s GDH corporate parent — including Kaleido Star and Peace Maker Kurogane (pictured at right) — 12 titles from … Continue reading →

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There Are Worse Things… (Updated)

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Ubu Roi

…in this world, than being forced to take a picture with Yoko and, um, who is the other girl supposed to be? Oh well. Much worse things, indeed. Still, the one on the right is definitely not qualified to be … Continue reading →

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In Other News…

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I thought I’d check out the latest on ADV and see if they were quite dead yet. The answer is “no” but there were two pieces of news, one quite sad. Unsurprisingly, they’re going to reissue old stuff they still … Continue reading →

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Short Notes

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I didn’t remember Devil Hunter Yoko was that ecchi. Of couse, it was the 80’s; everything had gratuitous breasts back then. (One area in which the modern world is not an improvement, IMHO.) Caught Strike Witches at CrunchyRoll. I’m sold … Continue reading →

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