Monthly Archives: March 2008

Hayate no Gotoku 49

Episode 49 has just the above still of our great goddess Hinagiku; it was centred on the idiot trio from the student council – the first half was about the movie club (based on manga Vol.10 Ch 8 [C104?]) but … Continue reading

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School Days: Magical Heart Kokoro-chan

Compulsory viewing for Kokoro-chan fans. See 53RG10′s post for a summary and more representative screencaps. As usual, I’m all about Otome ‘Ponytail so hawt’ Katou and Sekai’s ‘Oneechan ga tabetai’ mom.

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School Days: Valentine’s Day

Just picked up the Magical Heart Kokoro-chan OVA which made me realize that I hadn’t seen the Valentine’s Day OVA. Quick notes on Otome Katou and Sekai’s mom before the MHKC OVA post.

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Hinagikuism :: Manga Vol.8 Ch 79-82

V08C79. Hina’s stepmom makes herself scarce (beauty parlour then meeting up with Yukiji) in order to let our pinkhaired heroine enjoy a home-cooked dinner with just Hayate. They bump into each other as Hina prepares to shop for groceries but … Continue reading

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Anime piracy as a demand creation and sales generation phenomenon

Dr Nissim Kadosh Otmazgin, Kyoto University, recently published an article ‘Contesting soft power: Japanese popular culture in East and Southeast Asia’, International Relations of the Asia Pacific, Vol.8 No.1 (2007) which examines the relationship between Japanese cultural products and Japanese … Continue reading

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ARIA The Origination 12

The end is nigh! But this Easter, always look on the bright side of life~~

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Bamboo Blade 25

Things have been looking up since our bedroom scene! *fist clench* / :3

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