Monthly Archives: October 2007

A small note on the etymology of Funga

The Miuness of Minami Ke caused me to revisit one of my favourite moments in the Ichigo Mashimaro OVAs, as I felt the three sisters comedy was very funga. I first heard it used in Ichigo Mashimaro OVA 1 when … Continue reading

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Bamboo Blade 3

The kendo club goes to buy new equipment, a new character Saya is introduced and Miya Miya plots violent retribution against the two seniors who were bullying her boyfriend.

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Shakugan no Shanatan The Movie

I *love* chicken skin done yakitori style. Absolutely fantastic with a cold beer too.

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Shakugan no Shana Second 2

I LOL’ed a lot during the first half of the episode (right from the moment the BGM and Alastor intro came on due to the Shana-tan effect) and enjoyed the action in the second half. Got an early scene of … Continue reading

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Zaku see Zaku do (RSS full feed, tags, archive fix)

Readers who view this blog via RSS may noticed that, inspired by the Sea Slug! Team, full feed (with <!–more–> tag workaround) has been enabled and hotlinking protection disabled for Google Reader. In addition, the Simple Spoiler plugin and formatting … Continue reading

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Bamboo Blade 1-2

Normally I steer clear of sports series (unless it’s actually an excuse to show beautiful girls in bum-hugging shorts). And most of the time, I associate champions of justice with idiots. At best they do have some mad skillz but … Continue reading

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The high art of loli fire & movement

Saw the above work at the London Frieze Art Fair today (Lehmann Maupin booth) by the artist “Mr.” who: has designed a special installation and performance for this art fair featuring his large-eyed characters in provocative poses interspersed with popsicles … Continue reading

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