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While I’ve tried — in vain — I haven’t been able to get one of these out (to my own disdain). Again, the glut of ideas currently swishing around my brain is like water around a drain: round and round it goes, and not in vain if I take this opportunity to sha… daing. Alright, [...]

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Before you start reading, know that this article came from the now-defunct Gnorb’s UltraKitchy CyberXtreme iBlog. (“Because one cliche is not enough.”) The site was dedicated to Japanese influences in today’s culture, especially J-pop music, movies, and video games. This is the last feature I’ll be reposting from there. Enjoy. I spend a good amount [...]

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Before you start reading, you should know that this article is one I wrote about a year ago for a site that’s no longer around, Gnorb’s UltraKitchy CyberXtreme iBlog. (Tagline: “Because one cliche is not enough.”) The site was dedicated to Japanese influences in today’s culture, especially J-pop music, movies, and video games. I’ve re-posted [...]

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I just thought this was incredibly cool: a guy decided to do a draw up showing what Futurama may have looked like as an anime. Click the image for the full size one. Aside from the complete lack of tentacles, short skirted uniforms showing off white panties, mecha [Edit: D'oh! Forgot, Bender and Tinny Tim.], [...]

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For the first time in what seems like forever, this morning I was finally able to go through and read all my RSS feeds. It seems like today was one of those days when weird news just seemed to come out of nowhere, which means it’s time for another episode of Le Linkage! This one [...]

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About a week ago a guy at my job — 0173 — tipped me off to something pretty interesting. Knowing that I have a penchant for online comics and anime (especially after seeing the background on my desktop based on Run, Saga, Run), he showed me the online comic Misfile, which is produced by another [...]

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I’m watching a music video by the J-Pop band “Morning Musume” where a bunch of teen Japanese girls dressed in navy uniforms are skipping around and dancing in a (rather large) men’s restroom, splashing water around at each other and cramming themselves in the stalls. I don’t know about you, but — man, that’s just [...]

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The following quote comes from the most recent edition of AnimeNation’s Ask John column. To be honest, if you’re looking for a job that pays very well, I’d recommend avoiding the anime industry altogether. That coming from someone who knows the industry. I guess that leaves “for the love of it” as the only real [...]

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Whenever I’m writing, I’m usually buried in my Star Wars-looking headphones, listening to whatever matches my mood and the proximity to my next deadline. I listen to classical when I’m learning a new topic, pop/Rock when I need to focus exclusively on the task at hand, business-oriented talk when doing something that doesn’t involve words, [...]

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At work, whenever I’m doing something that requires a lot of thought, I’ll usually put on either Goa-Psy (tecno), classical, or J-Pop. It’s lunch, and I’m at my desk, so I decided to tune into JPopSuki tv. (It’s linked on the sidebar here somewhere. Great online TV station, but you need Winamp to watch it.)

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