Entries from January 2008

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

New Manga from Del Rey

Pumpkin Scissors Vol. 1 Ryotaro Iwanaga OT Ages 16+
“This book does not contain and is not based on historical facts. Please also note that standard military facts and concepts do not apply, either.’
In the aftermath of a protracted war between the Empire and the Republic of Frost that in some ways resembles World War I, [...]

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Album spotlight: Turbulence by Monoral

The rock duo Monoral, consisting of Anis Shimada and Ali Morizumi, have two EPs and two full-length albums under their belts but I first heard their music, as quite a few others no doubt did, through their single Kiri, the song used in the opening theme to Ergo Proxy. This is featured on the second [...]

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Death Note Revisited: The eternal battle between good and evil

Warning: Spoilers below
As if heroes and villains were so straight forward, if only the world was black and white. Anyone who reads comic books will know that a hero’s path is never a simple one. When I first watched Death Note, I always thought of Light as the villain of the story. Light is our [...]

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Cosplay embarrassing serious anime fans?

One of the more interesting debates I’ve read lately was kicked off when the UK’s first and only dedicated anime TV channel “Anime Central” invited the so-called crème of British cosplayers to strut their wares on digital television in front our derisive nation. Though many of the UK’s long-suffering elite were excited by this, just as many were horrified; not as much by the cosplay itself, but rather the anticipated reaction from random outsiders (themselves potential anime fans) only too willing to rip-the-enthusiasm out of the inescapably “geeky-looking” anime addicts.