Today is Miku Day!

   March 9th...just another Saturday...or is it? Well, for most anime fans, it's more than just a Saturday, because today is Miku Day!

YUI Thoughts: 秒速5センチメートル (5 Centimeters Per Second)

  After re-watching one of my favorite animations "5 Centimeters per Second" after several downs and lows in life... I couldn't help but write a review-like essay...but the it turned out to be rather more personal than analytic. Still, I believe there is some value in this article, which can be found after the break.

My Favorite Female Anime Characters: 2012

So, with a new year by and several more animes watched....here's a new list of my favorite 25 female anime characters! Most have stayed, but some have changed...

Steins;Gate Movie PV released

 Hold your breath! The preview video/trailer of the new Steins;Gate movie, 負荷領域のデジャヴ (Fuka Ryoiki no déjà-vu/ Burden Region of Deja Vu), due spring next year, was just posted by KADOKAWA SHOTEN. View it after the break.

Happy ポッキーの日! (Pocky Day!)

Today, 11/11, is Pocky Day (ポッキーの日)!

Breaking News: Misaka Mikoto Strikes Back! [UPDATE]

 I  almost died of joy overload today...for it has just been announced that "To Aru Kagaku No Railgun" will have a second animated season! More info will be released on the "Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh December issue", which will be released on October 27.

UPDATE 10/24/2012: Here's a video I made to celebrate this event! (After the break)

YUI's Recommended Watch: Anime of Fall 2012

 In the blink of an eye...summer has flown by! Hope everyone got a chance to watch some good anime over the summer vacations...and if not, do so this winter vacation! But if you did and you feel like you've watched all there was to watch...then here's a list to keep you busy! 

YUI's Anime Review: Guilty Crown

  I admit...it's been quite awhile since I last watched some anime...with school work and other activities "in the way", I barely had time to even take a peek at new anime series...Throughout the school year, I did manage to watch a few anime series, but I didn't get past the first episode (including Baka to Test, Clannad, Tokyo Magnitude, Bakemonogatari,etc.)...they were great, but I just didn't have the time. With summer vacation starting, however, I now have more than plenty of time! I decided to start with a series that was highly recommended by my friend, whom had also recently watched it. Following her advice, I downloaded the whole series and began right away...

2012第二十屆台北國際書展 Day 3 // 2012 Tibe (Taipei Int'l Book Expo) Manga expo! Day 3

今天去漫畫展...好多人！原本還以為最後一天人會 較少...但我錯了！

Upon my return to the Manga/Book expo today, I was horrified by what I saw...more after the jump.

2012第二十屆台北國際書展 Day 2 // 2012 Tibe (Taipei Int'l Book Expo) Manga expo! Day 2

I was only able to visit the expo today at the final few minutes, so I was only able to snatch a few things...

2012第二十屆台北國際書展 Day 1 // 2012 Tibe (Taipei Int'l Book Expo) Manga expo! Day 1

Finally got the chance to go to the Book Expo today, and I went straight into buying manga. XD I bought most stuff under $1500NT.

Winter 2012 Anime Chart

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Nomi Kudryavka -Wafu ver.- Photoshoot

I bought this beautiful figure of Nomi Kudryavka (Crafted by Kotobukiya) earlier this year, and I finally decided to take some pictures. 

China Times: Makoto Shinkai the next Miyazaki 新世代宮崎駿:新海誠

Picture taken from Apple Daily's 2007 interview with Shinkai.

  Taiwanese Newspaper "China Times" has recently published an article on an interview with Makoto Shinkai (新海 誠), the director of many anime films such as "5 Centimeters per Second" and "Voices of a Distant Star", where he was said to be "the next Hayao Miyazaki" (宮崎 駿) . 

Black Rock Shooter TV Anime Retains Video Voice Cast

 According to the official website of the Black Rock Shooter TV anime (which opened Wednesday), the voice cast from the previous BRS video anime will be returning for this new project:

My Top 25 Favorite Female Anime Characters!

Here's a list of the 25 female anime characters I love the most...

Anime: Recommended Viewing of 2011

Here's a list of the must sees of 2011:

第12屆漫畫博覽會 Taipei 12th Comic Exposition: Day 2

Returned again today, but I didn't buy much... I've been spending too much lately XD

第12屆漫畫博覽會 Taipei 12th Comic Exposition: Day 1

 Finally managed to get myself into the expo today... as I was either busy the previous days or there was a line that was longer than the Great Wall of China (due to the presence of Aya Hirano, in her last appearance[?] in public). This year, I  bought several things... a bit more than the last expo back in February. Here's a look at what I got.

Sony, Daiwa Turn Home Electronics Into Moe Characters

 

 Sony Computer Science Laboratory (Sony CSL) and  Daiwa House Industry are developing a Kadecot system to control home electronics and appliances through a smartphone app, and they have anthropomorphized the project as moe characters under the name Moekaden (萌家電 ;lit.Moe Home Appliances).