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Take My Money, Robert!

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Well, I could have just titled it “Order In” but only boring people would name a blog post something that dull. Desho? Desho? 🙂 Heh. Ok, so I’ve just abused my plastic again, sending an order to RACS. It was … Continue reading →

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Dragonaut: The Resonance

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Ubu Roi

From ANN: Plot Summary: In order to avoid Earth’s impending destruction from an asteroid, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the “D-Project”, and creates the “Dragonaut” after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. However, they soon find … Continue reading →

Posted in Fansub Review, Fansubs, Snap Reviews | 1 Comment

New Season, Preliminary Comments.

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Well, I’m working this weekend so it’s problematic as to whether I’ll have a full post, but I’ve watched Clannad and Dragonaut so far. Clannad: KyoAni’s art still amazes. The girls are all strange. I’m thinking this one isn’t going … Continue reading →

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But Then, Who Is?

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Ubu Roi

“The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam,” ministry official Tsutomu Shimomura said. Well, of course not. But is the Japanese Self-Defense Force the responsible agency, or the Tokyo Police Cataclysm Division? TOKYO — A Japanese bureaucrat has been … Continue reading →

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Ratings and Such

Posted on September 28, 2007 by Ubu Roi

The Astronomicon recently linked to my overlong scoring system write up from several months ago, which reminds me that I never completed it and started ranking animé. One reason is that I realized quickly that the +/- portion of the … Continue reading →

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Bottom Feeding

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Steven’s been cheering Media Blasters on for some of their recent licenses, calling them “bottom feeders,” yet complimenting them on bringing over animé that others might not bother with. Media Blasters has actually given us a lot of things I … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime Industry, Random Nonsense, Upcoming Releases | 2 Comments

FMP Fumoffu

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Well that was a surprise, but it shouldn’t have been. I lasted one and a half episodes — I just can’t watch any more of it. With the exception of a couple of the worst moments, I have enjoyed this … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Reviews, Random Nonsense, Snap Reviews | 8 Comments