Wednesday Review: Porco Rosso

“If you make money from war, you’re a scum. If you can’t make money from bounty hunting, you’re an idiot!” – Piccolo, arms dealer

Porco Rosso appears to be the only Studio Ghibli film that has a male protagonist. Yet, it still posseses what I would call the ‘Miyazaki trademarks’ – the lack of antagonist and the element of magic (though this was not emphasized in the story). It tells the legend of Porco Rosso, a seapilot bounty hunter whose face was transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious curse.

Porco Rosso is set in the Adriatic Sea, as well as in Milan, Italy. Prior to the curse (which was never be shown in the film), he is known as Marco Pagot. He was a WWI ace pilot in the Italian Air Force, but decided to quit and led a solitary life as a bounty hunter.

Miyazaki stated that “When a man becomes middle-aged, he becomes a pig.” It was not only age that magically transformed Porco into a pig. The story was set during the Great Depression in the late 20’s. During the time that Porco was in the Italian Air Force, fascism was on the rise. When asked to go back to the Air Force and use his aviation skills for Italy, Porco merely said, “I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.”

Porco’s transformation into a pig is symbolic of his desire to revert to his ‘animal nature.’ Like a pig, Porco became self-absorbed and materialistic. Yet, this resolution was also a result of the death of his best friend and his other co-pilots during the war. This was beautifully depicted in the ‘cloud’ story that Porco told Fio. Initially, I thought it was a group of meteorites in orbit. As it drew closer, it revealed a cloud of dead pilots making their final flight. The sight was eerily beautiful.

At first, I thought the film was boring. (This probably explains why I fell asleep in the first 15 minutes of the film when I watched it with Gelo a few years ago. Haha.) But I eventually learned to appreciate the film when Porco’s internal conflict was revealed and when the film started showing flying sequences (first scene not included).

So… Did Porco turn into a human again? It was never shown in the film, but two things confirmed it. The first was Fio’s mention of the ‘frog prince,’ and the second was when Curtis cried, “Your face!” after Fio stole a kiss from Porco. Overall, Porco Rosso is a good movie, but it’s not something you can watch over and over again.

4 of 5 stars

Club Spotlight: Animated Perspectives

I have a confession to make folks. My name is Aisha and I’m an addicted to anime. My uncle first got me into it when I watched the movie Akira. Although I didn’t understand the movie at the time, I fell in love with anime.

I try to keep it subtle as to not startle anyone. If you were to enter my dorm room now, the only hint of anime you would see are some of my shirts, which lay hidden in my dresser drawers. I just realized that I didn’t bring any anime from home with me. I usually do to convert a fellow friend or suitemate.

Nowadays, you can find anime addicts anywhere. My suitemate admitted that she was one. The only reason that she wouldn’t watch anime with me is because she would watch it all day and not get any work done.

Now, I know some of you are thinking, “Oh, she’s into that kind of anime.” No I am not into hentai (anime porn). It reminds me of when the anime channel (yes there’s an anime channel. If you have iO, it’s on channel 507 and I’m proud to know it.) went down at my house and the repair guy came to fix it. It was him, my father and me in my room. The repair guy said something like, “Oh, is this those X-rated cartoons,” as he proceeded to click on the category big robots (I can’t remember the exact name at the moment but I guess I knew what he was into). After fast forwarding on the anime he choose and saw that there wasn’t any type of sexual activity, he stopped the show and was on his way. I wanted to say yea jerk but I couldn’t. If he had clicked on another anime a couple of slots down, I would have been in trouble. Too much cleavage and panty showing with bloody noses would have been hard to explain to my father.

Tenjho Tenge: An anime that I watch. Fighting is the only type of action that you will see.

Anyway, I plan on stopping by the Animated Perspectives Club in the Union. It’s open Monday through Friday from 10am to 9pm. I find it funny that it’s open so early. It’s like if someone needs that daily dose of anime, they can wake up and walk to the Union.

The website doesn’t really look like it’s been updated since 2008. But I’m going to take their word on the hours.

Animated Perspective also has an extensive Lending Library of anime and manga (comic book that is read from right to left). That puts a smile on my face just thinking about it. You know how people sit in Borders and read the books that you know they’re not going to pay for. It’s like I can do that at this club and not feel bad when I put the manga back. I can also watch as much anime as I want and not be criticized because other people will be watching it too.

I must admit that I’ve been trying to make  it my mission to visit this club, but I’ve been too scared. I’m into anime, but I don’t know much. I don’t want some hardcore fanatic rattling off names and titles I never heard of. I’ll feel like I’m missing out on the larger world of anime and sad that I can’t contribute to the conversation. But I’m ready.

Help me get up to date on my anime. Comment on my blog and tell me some anime that I should watch. Right now the current names of anime that I’m watching are:

1. Kiba
2. Alice Academy
3. Gun Frontier

Manga that I’ve been reading are:

1. Naruto
2. One Piece

Now with the manga, I don’t go online and read them, I buy them. So before you tell me what happened in episode 150, ask me what I know. I also buy my anime if I’m not already watching it on the anime network. So, I still haven’t finished watching Tenjho Tenge. But let me know. Show me and anime some love and comment away.

Oh The People I Meet

Downtown Ithaca had it’s annual Apple Harvest Festival this weekend, and I was hoping to catch a glimpse of a couple dozen fans of various things wandering around. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to people-watch when you’re standing amongst thousands of festival-goers.

The shops downtown, however, give people-watchers such as myself a much easier venue for finding fan cultures. I stopped briefly inside Comics For Collectors again, and was happy to see a group of women entering the shop looking for Buffy comics.

But the real surprise yesterday came when the group I was with took refuge from the rain inside a hobby shop. We spent a quarter-hour chatting amongst ourselves about card collections, and somehow the topic of anime came up (something very near and dear to the hearts of my friends). A girl sitting at the register nearby casually said “are you guys all anime fans?”. It turns out that she had a general interest in anime, but regretted not knowing as much about the genre as she would like. While she may not have neccessarily been a fan of anime, it warmed my heart to hear that interest is becoming more widespread and common. Being an anime fan no longer has the stigma of being “uncool”. Instead, the girl behind the counter at a local store can turn out to be a supporter of the anime culture.

Up until maybe six or seven years ago, many anime fans felt like outcasts with no acceptance as a fan culture by the general public. But, as my encounter yesterday might suggest, an understanding of anime is growing. While not a large fan herself, the girl working at the shop turned out to understand a great deal about the culture. And for the general public to understand something is a huge victory for all fan cultures

Picture Of The Week

By ~O-mie

Hello,

Here’s the PotW, it’s called “Moonlore: Sankke” by one of my favourite artists ~O-mie.  O-mie does lots of fantasy work and what I love about her art is in lots of cases she uses a glow-like effect to her colored pictures.  It makes the picture’s colores flow in an interesting way; at least that’s what I think.

See you next week for the next picture.

Cheers,

-Midnitez

i'm so thankful it's the weekend

i am beyond exhausted.  i think between crazy work, everyday personal chores, scrapbooking, and sleeping, i’m extended 6 ways to sunday.  it doesn’t help that i’m having monthly feminine issues, too.  ugh ~_____~;;   i hate that every weekend i seem to be sleeping just so that i can make it through another work week.  i guess that’s just the reality of life, though.  ah well.

had to cancel with mizue earlier this week because i had a headache that night.  hoping to meet up with her again later this week.  she emailed me to tell me that she went to mitsuwa in new jersey and bought me a shodo text book that we could work through together.  she’s SO nice.  on a side note, i think the shodo that i did for my co-worker turned out pretty well considering how little time i had to prepare and practice.

been gabbing with teruyo on fb.   i miss her so much!  i’ve been feeling so nostalgic as i scrapbook through everything.  march still feels so far away even though i know it’s only half a year.  i wish i could go back this week.  have continued to apply for japanese positions starting in march.  found a kyoto arts residency that i may apply for as well.  it’s for a short time, but is a paid residency for artists to create their artwork in the area.  i’m thinking how awesome it would be to compose pieces about uji.    i never thought i’d be able to make a living immediately out of college composing or singing; especially in this economic climate.   it’s a pretty long shot, but what the heck.  also applied for a teaching program for teaching english at the university level.  it sounds soooo good to me.  the hours are longer than with other companies, but it sounds more like the kind of english tutoring/teaching work and age group that i enjoy.  here’s hoping that i am contacted!!

finished Geass season 1…how could they end it there!?!?  holy crap.  started season 2 and thought i had the wrong series for a moment until i realized that there was something very funky going on in the storyline.  now i’m just mostly annoyed that the climax of the first season was a fake out and that i have to wait for essentially the same thing to happen again so that i can see what finally happens.  …that is unless there’s a 3rd season and they do it again or worse yet give us a half-assed CLAMP-esque ending.  for all my CLAMP-loving ways, i have to say that their endings are usually really lame…so here’s hoping that the writers of Geass, at least, are able to pull something better out of their asses. ~____~;;

Too many things to see in Kyoto and way too little time

After strolling around the streets near to the central station in Kyoto I headed for some of the better known tourist spots. The only problem is that most of the sites are located on the outskirts of the town which males it very difficult to see a lot in one day. And keep in mind I was still hurting from wandering all around Osaka yesterday, so this became a test of endurance.

The first place I wanted to go to was the Fushimi-Inari shrine in the southeast. This place is most famous for the enormous amount of gates built right into the forest. Apparently the god of the shrine is believed to bring good fortune in business so the gates have been donated by people in search of fortune for their shop or business. I read somewhere that it was only a ten minute footwalk from the central station, but that turned out to be a misunderstanding. It took me around 45 minutes to get to the shrine, passing train tracks, a sports festival at a school and finally a temple area which began to stretch out right next to a loud street. Tofukuji is a very nice place and stretches over a huge area. At some point I wasn’t sure whether all the buildings belonged to the temple or whether they were simply normal houses of people. Whatever they were, the sight was very beautiful. I passed a lot of huge gates, crossed a bridge in what looked like a park area (with another bridge crossing the same valley-like setting slightly higher than the one I took) and went back to the street going parallel to the train tracks which led to Nara.

I finally reached Fushimi-Inari through a side gate after seeing a lot of flags with a fox on it on the street I had been following. The fox is the animal which is worshipped at Fushimi-Inari so it’s basically everywhere. The main buildings look like any other shrine but once you climb up a little into the forest you enter the vast amount of gates set up one after another. At first I went through a set of bigger gates which then led to a junction which divided the way into two smaller archways. The feeling was a bit strange as it felt slightly claustrophobic walking through the red posts, but after a short time I reached an open space with a few buildings on it. To my left another, this time again bigger, archway was opening up which I used to climb down again from the mountain.

After reaching the train station for Kyoto I was a bit startled that even japanese trains can have a delay (which in my case were only 3 minutes, but well…). Back in central Kyoto I bought a day pass ticket for the subway and bus service (1.200 yen) and set off for Kinkakuji. I wanted to take the bus, but the quques were so long I decided to go down stairs to enter the subway which took me to the old imperial court. But that site is closed to the public and only the northern area is accessible so I went west for the old shogunate castle Nijo.

Nijo is a lot smaller than the imperial court, but impressive nonetheless. I entered it through the main gate and went inside taking off my shoes at the entrance (something, just like in Nikko, is an impossible task to do for foreigners). The halls and rooms had a lot of explanations in english and some even contained figures of the personel which used to live her, giving a very thorough impression of what it might have looked like 400 years ago. The house was huge and it took me some time to walk through it. Each step made a squirking sound which is intentional as it was used to recognize intruders back then. Going out into the hot sunlight again I walked a little bit through the castle garden and then headed for the bus stop to finally go to Kinkakuji.

Travelling by bus in Kyoto is rather easy as the streets are organised like a chess boad and the station names usually consist of the street the bus is currently driving on and the street the bus is crossing. At Kinkakuji the expected hordes of tourists flooded the area so it was easy to find the entrance right away. Here as well a broad forest way leads up to the entrance and after a light turn to the right you stand in front of the most photographed building in Japan. Of course, there were a lot of people taking pictures today as well, and count me in. The sight is very awesome, a golden building on the banks of a small lake with the mountains in the back. This might sound a bit cheesy and a lot like a postcard picture, but when you stand in front of the temple in person it’s very impressive indeed. Behind the temple and the lake, a stone stircase leads up to a second level where there is a second, smaller lake with a couple of other buildings near it. The walk through the area is short, but the admission (400 yen) was worth every yen.

After going back to the inner city I decided it was time for something more contemporate and so I searched for the Kyoto International Manga Museum. Mangas might be one of the main things that get people interested into Japan today as they are sold all over the world and the corresponding television series are kid favourites everywhere, I guess. The museum itself isn’t as impressive as some might think, but that’s because it’s not normal. You enter and then hve the chance to dive into a lot of books, just grab the one you like. Yes, set in a former elementary school the yard can be used just to lie down there with a book and read for hours and hours. They even have a section fr foreigners where mangas in all kinds of languages are stored for your pleasure. The lady at the admission was even apologizing that they only had so little variety of german books. But, she reminded me, the museum was open until 8 pm and the admission was valid the whole day. So if I left I could come back anytime and read something more. I didn’t go for reading and instead walked through the building which had permanent installations explaining the evolvement of manga culture from the 18th centry until today, but also special exhibitions of Bome, a figurine artist (they displayed a huge number of female figurines) and of sketches done by Miyazaki Hayato of Ghibli studios. Definetely worth the visit.

I got hungry after leaving the museum and searched for a small shop in the inner city labyrinth of shopping districts and small streets. I settled for katsu donbori at a small price, which wasn’t special, but very tasty and satisfying, giving me strength to walk around some more.

I then headed back to the central station to buy some stamps for postcards but on the way I recognized the battery of my camera was running low. Had I gone to the hotel to recharge it it would have been to late to go to other places. I tried to find a bus to Ginkakuji, a temple in the east of the city, but when looking at the timetables I saw it might have become very hard to come back easily, so I dismissed the idea and really headed back to the hotel. A little rest would be fine as well, after running around for such a long time during the past few days.

So tomorrow I will head out down south a little further. A friend informed me this morning that she found a hostel for me somewhere near Kumamoto and we will have the chance to go for a little sightseeing on Sunday.

And now I will turn my attention to the last innings of the Softbank Hawks vs Nippon Ham Fighters baseball game which is shown live on TV.

Got a Pocketful of Rainbows, Don't Know What to Do With 'Em

Others and I will be attending the Union Square showing of the one-night-only US theatrical premiere of Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good night, sleep tight, young lovers, which is sure to be a rip-roaring good time and a great way to spend an evening. I’ve actually already seen the movie, but I wouldn’t pass the chance up to see it in a theater. The theater showing will be dub only, but it isn’t that much of a problem, and I’m interested in seeing how the dub crew tackles this movie.

If you want to read my review of the the E7 movie, it’s right here.

I also managed to win a copy of volume 1 of the Eureka Seven light novel adaptation, so there’s a good chance I’ll be reviewing that some time in the future. Who knows when though; I still have a Gundam 00 Second Season Review to write!

Broken Blade,The Anime

Galera GO!Dai,o “Animerider” está aqui denovo para falar sobre a notícia sobre Broken Blade.
Sim,como vocês,fãns de Broken blade viram no nome do post Broken Blade está para ter uma versão em TV.O mangá de Broken Blade(Bureiku Bureido) foi escrito por Yunosuke Yoshinaga e publicado em 10 de abril de 2007 no japão pela Flex Comix também foi publicado na America do Norte pela CMX e em Taiwan pela Tong Li.A tematica deste anime é Mecha,fala sobre Lygatto(Rygart Arrow) um combatente que está numa guerra entre o reino de Krishna e a nação de Athens e assim como os outros combatentes lutam utilizando mechs,porém Lygatto tem um problema!!ele não consegue energizar as pedras quartzos que serve como bateria para os mechs!! dai ele encontra um mech antigo e muito forte que não precisa dessas pedras de quartzo.Sayonara minna.
Comentário de GO!Dai: bom,eu não sou muito fã do gênero mecha,porém como otaku admito que muito ajudou no mundo dos animes,pois concerteza tem alguns que realmente são especiais(Ex:Evangelion e Eureka Seven).Bom e sobre o anime,a história dele parece ser muito boa,bem típica dos mechas,com robô gigante,sucata voando,explosões imensas…

Berserk - [3]

Plaadikastis tuhnides komistasin Berserk anime soundtracki otsa ning loomulikult pidin selle kohe masinasse lükkama. Erilise pingutuseta tuli kohe meelde, et peale seda sarja ca 7 aastat tagasi pole ükski film ega video mind samamoodi mõjutanud. Peale viimaste osade vaatamist oli mul vaja linna sõita, mäletan et seisin peatuses ja ootasin bussi. Buss tuligi, uksed tehti lahti, siis pandi kinni ja minema ta sõitis. Umbes 2 minutit  hiljem jõudis mulle kohale, et ma seisan peatuses ja mul on mingi eesmärk, mida peaks üritama täita ja et buss oli osa sellest. Nii ma siis seisin seal ja mõttes keerlesid vaid Berserki kaadrid. Küllap ma ikka linna ka jõudsin, aga keda see huvitab. Allpool siis mõned stiilinäited ja otse loomulikult lisasin Susumu Hirasawa TV versiooni loost Forces.

Kobato anime preview streamed

Like Clamp? The newest anime based on the popular manga group’s latest comic has a new video streaming on youtube.

Kobato, a manga series about a young girl teaching elementary school whose mission is to collect the suffering of those in pain in a bottle. The catch: She can’t fall in love with anyone whose suffering enters her bottle.

Kobato, which means “temporary,” is serialized in Newtype magazine (and is the main character’s name). The video for the preview can be seen: Here!

Animatsuri 2009

Hi there!

Long time no see/write… I’ve just uploaded some photos from Anime and Manga convention Animatsuri 2 which took place over a month ago in Warsaw. They are divided into two groups:

• Event – general convention photos;
• Cosplay – those who know don’t have to be encouraged any further;), those who don’t – check it out:);

Enjoy!

CANAAN Capitulo 10 & 11

Sorry por el retraso pero de verdad que el trabajo me consume x_x ya este fin de semana me pondre al día con todas las series, en esta ocasion doble pack de Canaan, cada vez mas cerca del final donde se descubren muchas cosas acerca del llamado “jardin de flores”, como siempre con mucha acción y algo de drama, personajes que se revelarán y otros que sufrirán… Aqui les dejó los capitulos 10 y 11 de esta fabulosa serie.

Por parte de Kurotsuki Fansub en formato AVI.

Capitulo 10

Capitulo 11

Enjoy ^^

Saiyuki Ibun nuevo manga

Hoy por fin hemos ver el nuevo proyecto de la serie Saiyuki, titulado Saiyuki Ibun, de la autora Kazuya Minekura. Este salió en la revista Zero Sum Ward, de la editorial Ichijinsa. La historia de Saiyuki Ibun transcurre años antes los hechos que ocurren en Saiyuki y se centra en el personaje Kômyô Sanzo.

Además de Ibun, el próximo mes de diciembre empezará a publicarse Saiyuki Reload Blast en la revista mensual Comic Zero-Sum.

Higashi no Eden

El 22 de noviembre de 2010, 10 misiles impactaron en diferentes zonas de Japón sin registrar una sola pérdida humana. Éste aparente acto terrorista es conocido como “Lunes Negligente”.  3 meses después, una joven japonesa de nombre Saki Morimi, quien se encuentra en Washington D.C como parte de un viaje celebrando su graduación, se mete en problemas con la policía del lugar. En ese momento es salvada por un joven de nombre Akira Takizawa. Akira no recuerda absolutamente nada, está completamente desnudo y solo porta una pistola y un celular cargado con 2.8 billones de yenes. Akira (junto a Saki) regresará a Japón y buscará recuperar su identidad y esclarecer el enigma detrás de su papel como uno de los 12 seleção; individuos seleccionados por una entidad que se hace llamar Mr.Outside, para ejecutar un plan con el fin de “salvar” a Japón.

La verdad es que ya le traía ganas a este anime por dos principales razones: la primera era porque el diseño de personajes estaba a cargo de Chica Umino, y como desde que vi Honey & Clover me he vuelto una superfan de sus trabajos, quería ver de que trataba esta nueva producción. La segunda razón era que el opening sería una de mis canciones favoritas de uno de mis grupos favoritos: Falling down de Oasis.

La serie consta de 11 episodios, la historia es creada, dirigida y escrita por Kenji Kamiyama y la música es de Kenji Kawai (famoso compositor que ha participado en el soundtrack de Ghost in the shell, Vampire Princess Miyu, etc).

Definitivamente este es uno de los mejores anime que tuvimos éste 2009. La historia es bastante interesante y lo mejor de todo es que cada episodio está muy bien realizado en el sentido de que te dan bastante información pero no la suficiente, por lo que te deja esa sensación de querer ver otro capítulo.

Personalmente se me hizo muy rápida pero la disfruté mucho. Mis episodios favoritos son los últimos: los que abarcan la parte de la “Cazadora de Johnnies” y por supuesto el final (aunque de final no tiene mucho). Hay que hacer mención especial a la bella canción “Reveal the World” durante los últimos minutos del anime.

Se realizarán dos películas (aunque se rumora que serán 3). La primera se estrena este 28 de noviembre de 2009 y se titula Higashi no Eden. The King of Eden. La segunda saldrá en enero del 2011 con el nombre de Higashi no Eden. Paradise Lost.

En fin…un anime que deben ver. Así que mientras salen las películas… noblesse oblige, continúa siendo nuestro salvador, por favor.

Nippon News

Ohayou minna,vim hoje aqui trazendo pra vocês notícias para os fãns de Slam Dunk,Hana Yori Dango e Dragon Ball e outra sobre o excentrico criador de Crayon Shin-Chan.

Começando com a grande notícia sobre a pesquisa feita pela Oricon em agosto para descobrir que mangá era o que possuia mais fãns esperando pela sua continuação. Os 3 primeiros lugares ficaram para Slam Dunk,Hana Yori e Dragon Ball(respectivamente) e esta pesquisa foi feita nos dias 18 de agosto a 21 de agosto,sendo consultado 1000 pessoas na faixa dos 10 aos 40 anos de idade.

Agora sobre a notícia do criador de Shin-Chan,o senhor Yoshito Usui de 51 anos de idade que sumiu de casa!!(isso mesmo ele sumiu!!) desda ultima sexta-feira.As buscas foram feitas pela cidade de Kasukabe(na província de Saitama no Japão) e arredores porém sem nenhum resultado.Crayon Shin- Chan foi publicado em 1990 na Manga Action e sua adaptação para a televisão ocorreu em 13 de Abril de 1992,não foi muito divulgado no Brasil porém bastante divulgado no Japão(tanto e que desde a sua estreia até hoje ainda continua sendo uma febre).Conta a historia de um garotinho chamado Shinnosuke Nohara de apenas 5 anos,porém muito levado que apronta confusões tanto com a familha quanto com os amigos.Esta serie é de Comédia passada também em Kasukabe(cidade do autor).

Comentario de GO!Dai: parabéns para os fãns dos animes comentados na primeira parte do post!! realmente admito que também espero a volta dessas séries que são realmente muito bem feitas.Sobre a segunda metade do post…quero dizer que estou aqui orando para acharem o senhor Shinnosuke Nohara rapidamente e que nada de mau tenha ocorrido com este grande humorista dos quadrinhos.

Mangá de Kannagi oficialmente paralizado! =/

Já no final do ano passado o mangá Kannagi [um dos mais populares títulos da antologia Comic Rex] entrou em pausa devido ao delicado estado de saúde de sua autora, Eri Takenashi. De lá pra cá a situação não mudou muito e a mangaká ainda se encontra fragilizada por uma cirurgia a que foi submetiva na ocasião, inclusive precisando de ajuda para realizar algumas tarefas comuns.

Em seu blog Eri revelou que não tem previsão de voltar ao trabalho e a série poderá ficar parada pelo menos por mais um ano, pois precisa desse período para descançar e se recuperar totalmente.

Kannagi está atualmente no sexto volume e no ano passado ganhou uma série animada de 13 episódios exibido pelo Animax japonês.

xD … By -adriel

Fonte: JBox

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood - 23

"I see...I've fallen in love with him."

And well we all know Ed likes Winry, I mean after all he’s been rejected by her “once” but now he’s getting taller so she’s all like “ooh yea baby”. Hooray for the anime series not cutting corners for Ed x Winry In other news,  Shin asked me last week what ever happened to the loli:

She's back just for ya.

Gluttony is so gross lol. He’s turned into a giant mouth next episode. I may have to start backlogging FMA since there’s not gonna be any new EdWin scenes for a while.

Picture of the Week

By =ravenskar

 

Hello everyone,

This weeks post is brought to you by =ravenskar called “Bitch Got Steampunk n Cannon”.  Are we even aloud to say “bitch” in WordPress?  Well anyway, I picked it because of the great coloring, design and has the look of as if it was a painting on parchment.  Very nice probably a 9/10, I’d give it a full ten but something about the face doesn’t really work for me.  Hope you like this weeks pic and see ya next week.

BTW I just got a job interview for monday! XD

Cheers,

-Midnitez

[Via http://midnitez.wordpress.com]

naruto la negativa de CN y la apuesta de viz media O.OU

Hace 2 semanas, se rumoraba desde Brasil una información al respecto de que Cartoon Network habia adquirido la primera película de Naruto “La Misión del Rescate de la Princesa del País de las Nieves”, la cual ya concluyo desde hace tiempo su proceso de doblaje. Aún despúes de el estreno de los episodios 53-104 correspondientes a la segunda temporada de la serie, en el pasado mes de julio, los cuales se esperaban por mas de dos años.

Llegaron con una fuerte censura por parte de Cartoon Network,argumentando el canal que se debe a que su objetivo es un público de hasta 12 años de edad. Se rumoro que la película se estrenaria el 12 de octubre, pero ANMTV contacto directamente con Cartoon Network, quienes no dijeron nada acerca del rumor, confirmando de esta manera que no hay nada programado, y ni siquiera poseen la película. Pero ya con el doblaje terminado se especula una posibilidad de que sea estrenada en el futuro.

También, existe una especulación con respecto al doblaje de una tercera tanda de episodios correspondientes a los (105-156) se encuentren en proceso de doblaje, debido a que se confirmo que en Brasil ya comenzo el correspondiente doblaje en portugues de estos episodios, pero normalmente Viz Media, siempre ha mandado a que sus series se doblen paralelamente tanto para Brasil como para el resto de Latinoamérica, lo cual demostraria que Viz Media continua su gran apuesta por Naruto, a pesar de todos los problemas que la serie ha tenido.

[Via http://konnichiwaanime.wordpress.com]

Chrno Crusade (クロノ クルセイド)

This show was the ultimate one for my friends. For me, I still have better ones than this that i like. Oh but im not saying i hated it. I LOVED it. I just loved…. some other anime more.

Summary:

Author: Daisuke Moriyama

Genre: Action-Adventure, Drama, Romance

Episodes: 24

Chrono Crusade is set in the height of the Roaring Twenties, where jazz is king, bootleg liquor flows freely, and the mob rules the streets. It is a time of prosperity, luxury and decadence, and the division between rich and poor grows even wider in the wake of the First World War. It is at such times of great change and upheaval that the dark things that lurk below the world of man can come to the surface. In the world of Chrono Crusade, a fictional organization known as the Order of Magdalene (or more specifically, the characters of Sister Rosette Christopher and her soul-bound demon partner, Chrono) exists to fight the demonic threats that appear with increasing regularity across America. Both Rosette and Chrono are revealed during the course of the story to be driven by a shadowy past, centered around a search for Rosette’s lost brother, Joshua. Joshua is shown to have been taken from her by the sinner, Aion, a devil who shares a dark and bloody history with Chrono, and seeks nothing less than to overthrow Heaven and Earth.

The anime follows the manga through the first half, but it diverges halfway through, creating different courses of events and endings. The characterization of some the characters, including Rosette and Aion, and their roles in the story were changed in the adaptation of the manga. Much of the story is driven by the individual pasts of the main characters and the complex relationships between them.

Chrono and Rosette in the Anime (Doesn’t chrono look a bit like Rei from Beyblade???)

Chrono in his kick-ass release form

The whole group.

[Via http://vampireyuuki.wordpress.com]

English for Lyrics for Mitsu no Yoake from Spice and Wolf II

From the sleeper’s breathe the morning quietly comes

Right now, your dreams race in the forest

In search of the awakening light

If it is lost, it shall be found

Hidden within our future.

Hey, in this place,

Once hands are held, don’t let them part.

With you, far away

Memories bloomed within the distant day.

A blue country comes into sight, STORY

Your brilliant eyes do tell.

A sweet and misty hum grown cold

Upon quivering shoulder-tops, love pauses.

Memories…Ah, who is it that’s restraining them?

If the day shines, then don’t return to the past

It may be a mistake, but I will walk upon the chosen road.

I’ve heard the most important words

The wind carries the sky’s promises

Say if time takes you away..

Right now, like this, it’s simply the two of us.

Simply the two of us.

Your smile is a thing to protect.

Shall we try out the heart’s strength

Ah, you turn about-

And now the commencing morning’s birds sing.

Hey, in this place,

Once hands are held, don’t let them part.

With you, far away

Memories bloomed within the distant day.

A blue country comes into sight, STORY

Your brilliant eyes comes into sight, STORY

Brilliant eyes, tell me about that song.

[Via http://donairl.wordpress.com]

Cross Game Cap 23 (Sub Español)

Aoba es de verdad! xD

Esta semana en Cross Game veremos como le va finalmente al equipo de chicas al que fue invitada Aoba.

Al frente tienen una poderosa escuadra con la que supuestamente no tienen ninguna opción. Pero gracias a la habilidad de Ao-chan mas la tenacidad de sus esforzadas compañeras todavia tienen algo que decir…

Desde las tribunas su familia y Ko estarán apoyándola como siempre…

¿Cual será la decisión de Aoba ante la oportunidad de jugar oficialmente baseball?

Miralo solo aquí, en Tekeremata!, en español y casi siempre primero xD

Agradezco la paciencia de los que siguen la serie por este sitio…

Ya saben el motivo de la demora y de algunos problemas que tendremos solo momentaneamente para sacar las distintas versiones de este capitulo.

Pero una vez que comience a funcionar nuestro nuevo equipo, todo quedará solucionado.

Descarga Directa

La serie ya cuenta con 5 capitulos traducidos, por lo tanto iniciaré en el 6to (se pone buena xD) y sacaré 3 o 4 por semana hasta la meta de alcanzarla Algún dia…(roguemos…xD). Posteriormente completaré la serie con los primeros cinco que acá publico, y que no me pertencen. Agradezco enormemente a los que se dieron el trabajo de trabajar en ella…

Capitulo 01

Capitulo 02

Capitulo 03

Capitulo 04

Capitulo 05

Peso: 55mb formato: Mp4 Fansub: Wing Zero fansub

Obtenidos de mcanime.net User: mcpoison

_______________________________

Versiones Exclusivas de Tekeremata!

Editadas y Traducidas por Raigomaru

Releases Semi-Pro basadas en las versiones de ANBU Fansub y Subsmith Fansub (Cap 13 y 18)

Versiones Ligeras gracias a eDu (Caps 06,07,08) y Equipo Tekeremata!

Descarga Directa

CAPITULO 06

AVI – 230mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo…) MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo…) MP4 – 50mb

Descarga Descarga

CAPITULO 07

AVI – 230mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo…) MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo…) MP4 – 50mb

Descarga Descarga

CAPITULO 08

AVI – 230mb

Descarga Descarga MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga MP4 – 50mb

Descarga Descarga

CAPITULO 09

AVI – 230mb

Descarga Descarga

MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga MP4 – 65mb

Descarga

Descarga

CAPITULO 10

AVI – 170mb

Descarga Descarga

MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga MP4 – 65mb

Descarga

Descarga

CAPITULO 11

AVI – 170mb

Descarga

Descarga MKV – 170mb

Descarga

Descarga

MP4 – 65mb

Descarga Descarga

CAPITULO 12

AVI – 180mb

Descarga

Descarga MKV – 170mb

Descarga

Descarga MP4 – 65mb

Descarga Descarga

CAPITULO 13

AVI – 210mb

Descarga

Descarga (Subiendo) MKV – 210mb

Descarga

Descarga MP4 – 75mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo)

CAPITULO 14

AVI – 170mb

Descarga



MKV – 170mb

Descarga

Descarga MP4 – 75mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo)

CAPITULO 15

AVI – 170mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo) MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga MP4 – 65mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo)

CAPITULO 16

AVI – 190mb

Descarga

Descarga MKV – 170mb

Descarga

Descarga (Subiendo) MP4 – 65mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo)

CAPITULO 17

AVI – 160mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo) MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga MP4 – 65mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo)

Versión MP4 gentileza nuevamente del genial Husserl xD

CAPITULO 18

AVI – 160mb

Descarga Descarga MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga MP4 – 65mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo)

Versión MP4 gentileza nuevamente de Husserl xD (Visita sus temas de Versiones Ligeras en mcanime)

CAPITULO 19

AVI – 190mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo) MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga MP4 – 65mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo)

Versión MP4 gentileza otra vez de Husserl xD (Visita sus temas de Versiones Ligeras en mcanime)

CAPITULO 20

AVI – 170mb

FF Descarga Descarga MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga MP4 – 65mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo)

Versión MP4 gentileza una vez mas de Husserl xD (Visita sus temas de Versiones Ligeras en mcanime)

CAPITULO 21

AVI – 170mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo) MKV – 170mb

Descarga Descarga MP4 – 65mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo)

Versión MP4 gentileza una vez mas de Husserl xD (Visita sus temas de Versiones Ligeras en mcanime)

CAPITULO 22

AVI – 195mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo) MKV – 280mb

Descarga Descarga MP4 – 65mb

Descarga Descarga

Version MKV 960×548 – Reencodeada Descarga Aquí

CAPITULO 23 NUEVO!!!

AVI – 195mb

Descarga (Subiendo) Descarga (Subiendo) MKV – 280mb

Descarga Descarga (Subiendo) MP4 – 65mb

Descarga (Subiendo) Descarga (Subiendo)

Version MKV (1280×720)…Pronto Versiones AVI y MP4 (960×548)

Eso hasta que comience a funcionar el nuevo equipo…xD

Si tienes problemas para visualizar archivos mkv, mira esta genial guía xD

Para otros problemas mira esta otra excelente guia xD

Si encuentras enlaces rotos o errores por favor reportalos…

Comparte, Disfruta, Comenta!

Por Fans y Para Fans…

[Via http://tekeremata.wordpress.com]

[Importante] Avisos de Emergencia...xD

Ultimo modelo...xD

Por Problemas de Fuerza Mayor, esta semana los capítulos que publicamos en el sitio saldrán con algunos dias de atraso…

El HP DV6000 y tantos (o debería decir HdP? xD) “último modelo” que compré en USA hace menos de un año, literalmente echó humo…Al parecer por una falla de diseño de los genios de Hewlett Packard y que tiene que ver con el sobrecalentamiento de la tarjeta de video vs conflictos con la Bios…blablabla (problema ultra-conocido del que me enteré luego de comprarlo). En fin…¬¬

Por lo tanto estoy sin PC en la casa, solo tengo el de la oficina (que supuestamente debería usar solo para trabajar…jajaja xD) y hasta que repare el mio (con garantía solo vigente en USA o Canada?) o me haga de otro, pasará un par de semanas. Y obviamente eso retrasará mis publicaciones…

Es por esto que les pido paciencia, porque “tarde o temprano” los capítulos saldrán de todas formas y acá les dejo el “calendario” xD:

- Martes 8 de Septiembre (Noche): Cross Game Cap 23

- Miercoles 9 de Septiembre (Noche): Bakemonogatari Cap 09

- Sabado 12 de Septiembre (Tarde): Spice and Wolf II Cap 10

Otra cosa importante es que momentaneamente solo publicaré la versión MKV, ya que no cuento con PC con capacidad suficiente para encodear (posteriormente esto se pondrá al dia)…

A raiz de esto surgió otra idea, oportunidad o llamado:

¿Quieres unirte al Equipo Tekeremata!?

• Sabes Encodear de MKV a AVI y MP4
• Sabes Traducir del Japonés al Español, de Inglés al Español, de Español a Español xD
• Eres “experto” en gramática española y quieres participar como Revisor
• Te gusta el Diseño y quieres aportar con la gráfica del sitio…
• Tienes buena conexión de subida y quieres ser Uploader oficial…
• Tienes muchas ganas de escribir para redactar Revisiones y Críticas de Anime
• Solo tienes ganas de Ayudar sin saber como¿?…xD

Entonces envianos tu “curriculum” a tekeremata@gmail.com y gustosos te daremos una oportunidad y recibiremos con los brazos abiertos para participar en nuestro equipo (que está compuesto solo por Raigomaru jajaja)…No importa tu país, edad, sexo, ni gustos en anime xD

Solo tenemos algunas condiciones mínimas que pedimos, pero nada del otro mundo ja!

Animate y participa!!!

¿Y porqué hago este llamado?

Solo para mejorar.

Debo reconocer que hay cosas para las que no soy bueno (encodeo, subidas, karaokes, graficas, revisiones, etc, etc, etc xD), y no siempre tengo, ni tendré, el tiempo suficiente para cumplir con la gente que sigue este sitio. Además se viene una nueva temporada de estrenos y me gustaría que como equipo tomaramos mas series que las tres que tengo en mente. Y SOLO no puedo.

Sé que hay mucha gente con ganas de aportar (lo podemos ver en muchos comentarios, dando soluciones y compartiendo sin esperar nada a cambio).

No es necesario dedicar gran tiempo a esto, un par de horas diarias basta. Con el tiempo se hace costumbre y casi un vicio xD

Bueno y respecto a las series ya están avisados, para que no me pregunten por los temas y por correo acerca de lo que ocurre con la publicación de los capítulos. Espero cumplir con el programa…¿?

Saludos

Y participen!

[Via http://tekeremata.wordpress.com]

My first impression of Trinity Blood.

As the title says, I’ve started watching Trinity Blood and at the moment, I’m on episode 6. The episodes I have seen have been good, kept me entertained and interested throughout the whole episodes. The characters are made in such a way that they are easily likable. From what I’ve grasped of the story so far, it seems to be vampires vs. “Terrans” or humans in english. This priest Abel Nightroad are working for XA (A really long organization-name I can’t be bothered to type in right now) and the main goal is to keep the peace between the two races so another war doesn’t start. The thing about Abel though is that he can turn into this really cool “Cruznik” which is hungarian for Vampire-killing Shaman or  something I think. I’m sorry I can’t remember all the details. It’s quite late when I’m writing this and it’s pretty hard to remember every single detail of all the episodes I watched.

Anyway, the anime is animated by GONZO and I really, really like the character designs and the backgrounds. The CG is well-made too. I’d say it still looks good compared to newer series, and TB was made in 2005. So far I’m liking the cast of the show too. There’s Abel (the priest I just wrote about), the little girl with mystical powers (she can like do some crazy shit to people’s minds if she touches them =p), Esther, who is a really cute sister or nun or whatever (=p) driven by revenge, ultimately finding a new hope in Abel. There is the bad guy who actually ain’t a bad buy, but he did bad stuff because he’s loved one was killed by someone.

The music is pretty atmospheric and well done. I liked both the OP & ED & actual music in the show. It set my mood exactly right at each “moment”. The OP made me really want to watch the episode and the ED really wanted me to watch the next episode. This post turned out way longer than I thought it’d be. Guess it’s this “Ooh, I finally got myself a blog so now I have to write tons of stuff”-feeling that is still in me. =p Ohwell, now it’s time for me to hit the sack, so good night. Oh and btw, enjoy Abel’s awesomeness:

[Via http://graveworm666.wordpress.com]

Urasawa finiquita Mangari Michi ^-^

En la Big Comic Spirits de esta semana ha concluído Mangari Michi, el más reciente manga de Naoki Urasawa protagonizado por el dueto Ujiko Ujio, personajes de 20th Century Boys y 21st Century Boys que también realizaron un breve cameo en Billy Bat, el manga en el que trabajaba actualmente el autor de Monster.

Mangari Michi cuenta con siete capítulos y será pues un tomo único. Planeta de Agostini manifestó su interés en publicar más obras de uno de sus autores fetiche por lo que es de esperar que veamos este título en un futuro no muy lejano.

[Via http://konnichiwaanime.wordpress.com]

Anime Toki Adiado

Yoo! Vim aqui avisar que o Anime Toki foi adiado, atenção, “adiado” e não “cancelado”. Segue um informativo passado pelos organizadores do evento:

O Evento Anime Toki que iria acontecer no próximo fim de semana, dias 12 e 13 de Setembro, foi adiado. Os motivos são vários. O mais sério é por problemas com a documentação do evento na prefeitura. Por receio de não conseguir regularizar o evento até a data, somando outros fatores tanto a favor quanto contra, preferimos adiar.

Nossas sinceras desculpas a todos que já estavam se preparando para o evento e principalmente ao pessoal que viria de caravana. Pedimos desculpas também pelo fato de termos de adiar o evento tão próximo de sua data.

Ainda não temos certeza de quando será realizado o evento. A data mais provável é no final de Outubro. Isso se deve ao motivo de termos de encaixar nosso evento no calendário do Wajunkai, onde ele será realizado. Assim que definirmos a data exata, avisaremos tanto no site quanto na comunidade imediatamente.

Obrigado pela compreensão.

Como diz no informativo acima, o evento foi somente adiado e é provavel que ocorra ainda no final de outubro. Logo que definirem a data, estarei postando aqui em primeira mão.

Flw o/

[Via http://nyaanime.wordpress.com]

Aoi Hana 09

Kawaiii I loved this episode.

Allthough this is the typical summer house anime episode. It really did manage to make a turn off event’s that no one really expected. The serious mood was overtroun by the girls playing  ”lost kyoko” but still the episode managed to maintain all it’s dignity. And it was lot’s of fun to watch. And the ending was really something.

Summary:

All the gang is going round in a car to the road trip. Achan and her brother sitting up front. Kyoko and Fumi in the middle. And the rest on the back. Achan kept fighting with her brother. And the girl’s in the back say no bickering. When they arrive at the house. They decide to go play some tennis. The girls of course. Achan’s brother is stuck playing golf. Then they decide to go for a walk in the park. Which is really good. Because some things happen in there that they wouldn’t happen unless they were there. For example Achan falling off tiny cliff into Fumi’s Arm’s. So romantic. After all this is a groundbreaking series in what we like to call yaoi and yuri. Non the less, Achan and Fumi are sleeping in the same room. We also learn about a romantic story from Kyoko and whoever the other guy was. Non the less Fumi and Achan are sleeping in the same room. (*wink*) The next day they go out for camping, with campfire and everything. And they tell some Ghost stories. Achan looked cute in those pigtails. Then they go for a night walk in the park. From which whoever gets something from the path. Win’s something. I wasn’t really paying attention. And at the end, Fumi and Achan look at the sky and see all the country stars. And they stay up late and have sex. Just kidding.

Opinion

I really liked this episode because it was well paced and all that. But It still was the typicical summer house anime episode. But it still managed to bring something fresh to the table. I loved it non the less. Not like Bakemonogatari that I had really high hopes for. But apparently nothing is happening now. :/. okay bye now.

[Via http://nbanime.wordpress.com]

Are you enjoying the Time of EVE?

School has begun, and for my last year in college, I have decided that I will try different things. Thus, on a whim, I decided to check out my school’s anime club when I got the club’s flyer.

Yesterday was the first showing of the semester, and it was my first time ever at any anime club. I simply really never had any friends who are into anime, manga, or the whole otaku culture, and it never occured to me to join an anime club. When I approached the lecture hall where the showing was, I met several rather interesting individuals. Most veteran members and officers are very nice.

After a brief introduction to the club, the showing began. They showed the first five episodes of Time of EVE (EVE no Jikan). I had not heard of this series before. It was amazing; simply just very wonderful; the kind of sci-fi anime that I really really enjoy. I will be sure to watch episode six of EVE no Jikan when that comes out.

(This is a very nice fan art of Konata.)

What was not so great were the shrieking laughs of the other members (or a particular member). She has a rather annoying screech. I do not particularly mind a few chuckles here or there, but… I suppose Konata was right when she says anime is something personal and should be enjoyed as such.

Further, during introduction and intermission, the club officers just seem a bit… disorganized, uncharismatic, and immature. I have been very involved with quite a few activities and student organization on campus, and we have done great things, from setting up student-run free clinics to building houses for the homeless. Comparatively, the anime club have trouble even just getting through events in a timely manner. Seriously, cut out the immature internet memes and the stupid overdone jokes that just are not funny. And things are not cooler just because you add “epic” to every other word.

Or most likely I’m just being overly critical of a “fun club” because I did not win the raffle for the item I rather wanted. I have also been in quite a negative mood recently… I actually do feel kind of bad about being so harsh… But it’s the internet; everyone can be meaner.

Anyway, watching a wonderful high quality anime projected onto a huge screen, sitting in comfortable, relaxing chairs in a darkened, theater-like hall was still quite an experience. I did enjoyed my Time of EVE.

I cannot say the same for the club though.

I am sure I will go back again, if only to try to win the raffle for something else or check out their conventions, but I am not sure if I really want to participate in their weekly game nights. I would rather do better things in life.

[Via http://listlessink.wordpress.com]

My Anime Harem

I’ve noticed the spread of maiwaifu lists coming out of my blog reader. After ghostlightning’s post in June, I read digiboy’s on the 20th of August, ETERNAL’s on the 30th and Kairu’s the next day.   I wanted to join in the trend, but as I have a marvelous 3-D waifu who fulfills all my needs AND brooks no rivals (not even animated ones) I decided to come up with one of them anime harems.  I know this is sooo 2008 but anyways, concubines are not wives so I think this is a perfectly acceptable thing for me to do…

I limited myself to characters in anime shows that I have finished watching (for once my MAL anime list came of use!!!).  So without further ado, here it is!!  The harem:

Ecco Seraglio!

I guess there’s not much to explain when it comes to a harem, but as you’ve possibly come to expect intricate pseudo-philosophical explanations from this blog, I’ll explain my choices a bit [NOTE: "R" stands for "rockin'", "B" stands for "body", "A" stands for "awesome", "H" stands for "hair"]

Blair: RB + AH + I like cats

CC: RB + AH + I like pizza too

Jung-Freud: E = RB²

Maetel: (AH x 999) + mysterious nature

Medusa: soulmate [emphasis on mate, though]

Asuka Langley Sohryuh: RB + AH + positive attitude to life in general

Tsubaki Nakatsukasa: RB + kindness

Chihiro Shindoh: eyepatch + voice + moe

If you think it’s weird that I’ve put three characters from Soul Eater in there, know that I was tempted to make the harem exclusive to that series (Eruka, Chrona, Mizune, Maka etcetera etcetera).

Chihiro Shindoh from the ef shows might seem out of place here.  Indeed, she even looks nervous next to the other gals.  Actually, she would be near the top of maiwaifu list if I were to make one, but even so I think she’d be a great calming presence (along with Tsubaki) over the harem as a whole.

But of course, the key to a happy and successful harem is the careful arrangement of living quarters.  Fortunately, I have read the entirety of The Tale of Genji and thus consider myself somewhat of an expert on the subject.  Here’s the layout of my quarters, based on the basic Heian period pattern shinden-zukuri (for future reference, check out this great article on  shinden-zukuri).

That red thing is a bridge, yo!

BTW, I’d be in the Main Hall.

1) The Fishing Pavilion – this is where anyone can go chill out when they’re angry.  Take it out on the carp, I say.

2) The Western Pavilion – CC and Blair live here.  They can gossip and do each other’s hair.

3) The hut – Medusa stays here.  I’m scared she’d destroy the residence with all of her magic and taking over the world business.  In any case, I think she’s somewhat of a loner.  But notice the secret serpentine underground passageway connecting to the Main Hall…

4) The Northern Pavilion – Maetel and Jung-Freud’s abode.  I reckon Jung-Freud has enough spacefaring experience to get into some interesting conversations with Maetel.  Besides, they both seem to enjoy shower scenes so this pavilion comes with a large bath.

5) The Northeastern Pavilion – Asuka can knock herself out here (padded walls).  I mean, I hope she’s got her demons under her control but just in case she doesn’t I’ve arranged for this place that is easily accessed by:

6) The Eastern Pavilion – Chihiro and Tsubaki can take turns looking over Asuka.  This will be the most peaceful of the pavilions no doubt.  And I figure they’re both early birds so they won’t mind the sunrise.  [Notice CC and Blair can sleep soundly in the Western Pavilion after doing each other.]

7) The Drunken Poetry Party Pavilion – Overlooking the pond, but not quite reaching it, some awesome parties can be had here.  No doubt.

…after doing each other’s hair!  Sorry #6 got cut off.

[Via http://animekritik.wordpress.com]