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July Order In

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Some of the selections may seem odd, all things considered, but it works for me. Kanon, Vol #4 Kanon, Vol #5 Witchblade, Vol #6 DVD Devil Hunter Yohko Boxed Set Gravion/Gravion Zwei Complete Collection Grenadier Complete Economy Boxed Set So, … Continue reading →

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Whom do I kill for this?

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Nekobox horror. And let’s be clear, I mean kill as in “object lesson” not “I want.”

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What is Funi’s Deal?

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Ubu Roi

So the big news in the otakusphere is that Funi just nabbed 30 titles formerly belonging to ADV, which pretty much guts their catalogue. Mixed in with the occasional fanboyism over at ANN is some very interesting speculation, which I’ll … Continue reading →

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Cue the Disappointment

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Ubu Roi

In contrast to last season, which had one really good fanservice show (Kamen no Maid-Guy), two mediocre ones (To-Love Ru, Kanokon), and one with ups and downs (Penguin Musume), it looks like this one’s got three. Ikkitousen is an acquired … Continue reading →

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About Time

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Via Steven and Robert, Dentsu got their heads out of their asses and have licensed a bunch of Geneon’s old titles through Funimation, who I’d say is odds-on favorite to become the source of anime in R1. (Well, Bandai might … Continue reading →

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Code Geas R2 #12, the Cliffhanger

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Oh. My. God. There hasn’t been a cliffhanger like that in a while. This is going to be messy. Very very messy, I think. Which way is she going to go? And what is the not-dead Cornelia going to do? … Continue reading →

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Druaga, no To, the Aegis of Uruk

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Ubu Roi

You know, if I hadn’t gotten so lazy, I’d do a write-up on this series. RPG to anime series conversions always suck right? This one didn’t. It really didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, it’s no Divergence Eve. During its first … Continue reading →

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