Author Archives: Ubu Roi

About Ubu Roi

text

And I Thought a 344″ Screen Would Be Fun

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Kudos to Fledgling Otaku for yet another bit of console news: Wii just won the console wars. It’s over folks. During an extended technical demonstration for a new, unnamed Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Star Wars title, LucasArts staff have … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming, Random Nonsense | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Anime Industry, Subs, Dubs, & Voice Acting/Actors | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Picked Up Today

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Went by Fry’s to look for a quick animé fix. FMP:TSR, DVD 3. Already watched, didn’t like it as much as the previous one. It’s hard to watch someone falling apart and that’s what’s happening to Sagara. And Tessa didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Nonsense | 3 Comments

Seriously, Way Too Cool….

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Fledgling Otaku had quite the find the other day with this. The ultimate benefit of movies going digital a few years ago has just been proved by these guys. And yes, I’m terribly jealous. I want my own movie theater … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Nonsense, Technology | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Art and Craft, Random Nonsense | 13 Comments

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 →

Posted in Upcoming Releases | 13 Comments

Mark It on Your Calendar!

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Ubu Roi

May 29th, 2007. A day that will live in Otakudom. Yer dern tootin’ I’m pre-ordering. Ok, not the artbox, because I have no use for the cosplay hair ribbon. As the Stainless Steel Brat would probably point out, “Baldy McBaldsAlot” … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Nonsense | 7 Comments