Author Archives: Ubu Roi

About Ubu Roi

text

Report of Bootleg Product

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Finally got off my arse and sent the email tonight. To whom it may concern, Recently, I decided to purchase a copy of the animé series Vandread, and Vandread Second Stage. Because I had missed the Geneon clearance sale and … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative | Leave a comment

Windows Still Sucks

Posted on December 3, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Seems that Dr. Heinous and I weren’t the only ones experiencing the fun that is a totally unjustified Windows O/S FUBAR. Pixy has also been experiencing the joy that is Bill Gates hellspawn. I got home this evening to discover … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Nonsense | 5 Comments

Some More Thoughts on Vandred

Posted on December 3, 2006 by Ubu Roi

I’m rewatching parts of it, and I noticed some odd things as I viewed episode 2. Some of them, I already had noticed, but forgot about as the show progressed. I expected answers would show up and since they were … Continue reading →

Posted in Fan Speculation, Series Reviews | Tagged | 1 Comment

Alright, Already!

Posted on December 2, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Yeah, we all have different tastes. And some people like what other people hate. We all have our own drummer to march to. Different strokes for different folks. Whatever turns you on, baby. And whatever floats your boat, ok? But … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Nonsense | 2 Comments

4Kids, Sailor Moon Ripoffs, and Seiyuu

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Just because I can’t access the site’s email server while at work, I’m doing a quick post to answer some questions of SDB. 4Kids also did One Piece.  They are famous, er, infamous, for editing, “dumbing down,” and “kiddiefying” several … Continue reading →

Posted in Snap Reviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A Few Thoughts on Vandred

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Well, rather a lot, actually. I got on a bit of a roll. (Edit: I’ve come back to this post and put some of the spoilers in blackout. If you haven’t seen this show, you probably shouldn’t read them before … Continue reading →

Posted in Series Reviews | Tagged | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Anime Industry, Bitching | 15 Comments