Pioneer has launced the web site for Ai Yori Aoshi. It’s got details about the release as well the show itself. Pretty cool. This was a show I liked quite a bit. It wasn’t perfect, but I thought the love story parts of it were quite sweet. It just went a little overboard with fan service now and then.

Woo, so after one false start with the DVD player earlier this week I got to check out the first Saikano DVD. For the most part I’m stalled on DVD buying, but I am letting myself get two or three a month (which I have to say is very very difficult). Saikano is one of those ones I’ve kind of reserved a buying spot for. I found it to be one of the most beautiful and sad shows I’ve ever seen. And, for once, it is being released with english subtitles in Japan.
They did a pretty good job with it. It is letterboxed, since the show was a widescreen show. It isn’t anamorphic, in case people were wondering. But it’s still really well done. It makes you realize how low quality digisubs are for the most part. I got the set with the box and the Chise figure. The box is really nice and will look quite cool on my bookshelf. I should see if I can find a picture of it to post here.

Tom Stoppard. “It is better to be quotable than to be honest.” [Quotes of the Day]

Health Update. We’re still sick. Not quite sick as a dog, maybe more like sick as a puppy. I did actually sleep last night, even if it was just in two hour blocks. Which was better than the night before. Right now I need a cup of tea though. That sounds just about right.

since I’ve last written on this blog. But shut up, you ingrates, I have a recommendation for you.

First of all, Toriyama’s World is Your Friend. This site offers, free of charge, quality scanlations available for download of a variety of high quality manga that otherwise would not make it over to the U.S. It deserves your love and worship.

Poking around there today I discovered bleach and was unaccountably charmed. It’s yet another rip-off I mean interpretation of the Shinigami myth, this time involving pissy high school boys who can see ghosts and even pissier tiny female shinigami and verily I was entertained and even sniffly at certain parts. Go read.

I feel like ass. Sleeping isn’t working. And I feel like whining about it more than yesterday. So there. Succumb to my pathetic plea for sympathy.

On another note, I may to have to kill that damn banner because it started flashing

My life has been changed forever by Alex Chiu. I now understand What causes gravity and I have seen the future. Please, let me see the future by helping me get my immortaility rings.

[Thanks to welcomerain for posting this link]

Tommy Smothers. “Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT’S bad for you!” [Quotes of the Day]

I feel like I’m getting a cold. So I’m going to just whine about it here so you can all feel sorry for me.

Donations of chicken soup accepted.

So this morning the mail guy came by with two packages. One of them was a big box from CDJapan. I was curious as to why they were sending such a big box so quickly ripped it open and discovered the Saikano DVD box with dvd and Chise action figure. There was also a really nice Saikano poster that looks more like pictures from the manga that I’ve seen.

And of course, as I’m typing this I discover that my DVD player has died. It sounds like the motor may have died because when I insert a disc it doesn’t spin up. Bah. Thankfully I’m getting some consulting money this week so maybe I can replace it without spending a lot of money that I don’t have.