Author Archives: Ubu Roi

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Comment Policy

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Recently, Steven pointed everyone over here to a discussion he and I were having. I didn’t expect an Instalanche or anything, but since he has about a bazillion more readers than I do, I figured a freewheeling debate might break … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative | 6 Comments

Ecchi-tousen

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Ubu Roi

I just watched the first DVD of Ikkitousen last night. O. M. F. G. I’m not sure where I read it, but somewhere I saw a comment that “Ikkitousen sounds like an excuse for girls to lose their clothes repeatedly … Continue reading →

Posted in Series Reviews | 5 Comments

Some Confusion About Shingu

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Warning! This entire post is a major set of spoilers for the series. If you haven’t seen it, don’t go there!

Posted in DVD Reviews, Series Reviews | 10 Comments

Some Very Random Notes

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Ubu Roi

This post is mostly stream-of-consciousness; that is, if you accept the controversial theory that I am conscious. Really, I didn’t have anything to say; I was just too bored of playing WOW. So this is going to bounce around like … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitching, Fandom, Random Nonsense, Upcoming Releases | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Bitching, Commerce, Random Nonsense, Subs, Dubs, & Voice Acting/Actors | 13 Comments

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 →

Posted in Anime Industry, Art and Craft | Tagged , | 3 Comments