**cat’s meow**
not too much from a-kon, but enough good new liscencing news to make this k-chan happier, especially the news that PanyPanyo DiGi Charat has been liscenced by adv. i’ve seen some and it was ok, but i’m hoping that with PPDC liscenced, the first season and the Best imo season of DiGi Charat will be liscenced.
also of note is Bandai’s liscence of Future GPX Cyber Formula. i’ve heard of this anime before…. gonna have to research…it’s the tv only that they liscenced.
the title liscence announcement that definitely gained the most !squealage! from me was pioneer and Last Exile. w00t! XD they also have Mao-chan which is ultra ultra cute. if they package and price it right, i’ll probly get it.

ok, it’s not anime, but who can forget the She-Ra movie and the She-Ra tv series ^_^

shockingly enough, manga actually did a g00d job on the Read or Die dvd. i can now enjoy my Yomiko in both r2 and r1 *sparkles*
and of course, i could ramble on endlessly about how HAPPY i am that FUNi has liscenced Kiddy Grade. considering the title itself, i definitely see KG getting the FruBa like treatment, which reminds me i have FruBa dvds 3 & 4 to watch 😀 since i just finished Saint Tail last night, i can do that now ^^

it is with great great GREAT joy that i announce MediaBlasters as of yet unofficially announced acquisition but listed via BestBuy and another etailer, one of the great anime of last year: Figure 17.

i personally am stoked. having seen the first two episodes knowing i would like it, i did. and not i get to have it on glorious r1 dvd. w00t! 😀 i highly recommend this anime to anyone and everyone, along with Brigadoon which MB is also releasing. one of the characteristics/traits of MB that i have always grudgingly admired is that they are willing to liscence the smaller, lesser known, less mainstream and thus slightly more risky titles.

~bows~ thank you, MB ^_^
now, as for the actual dvds, i expect a BOX along with a lovingly encoded anamorphic video on dvd9s with absolutely no noticeable layer change break.

anime that i want, that is ^^
but then again, glutton for punishment that i am, it’s not enough.
i want more, dangnabbit XD

with terrific new series premiering in japan or finishing up,
and con season just starting in the USofA, my wallet trembles
in pitiable fear of the abuse it’s going to take this year.
shoot, it’s only january and a huge long-ass running series i
want has been announced as liscenced.
One Piece rocks. love it. can’t wait to start getting it 😀
of course, at over 100+ episodes, i quiver to see how FUNi
shall release it. so long as i get it in subbed uncut japanese,
i be happy :3

did i mention it’s only january. how many more cons do i
have to go before con season is over O_o
but i say, bring it on. gimme more!more!more! cause i can
take it. if i can’t get it right away, i will get it before the liscence
expires, i can gauruntee that.
and not only liscenced anime, but the slowly growing number
of limited box sets and special editions is growing too. delicious :3
r2s is a whole ‘nother issue alltogether }:D especially english
subbed and/or progressive dvds.

~reads MegaTokyo~
aww… kawaii mushy moment =^^=

ahem, but i diverge. the point of this rant being… i dun know,
did i have one ~piku~ amidst all the awesome new anime being
produced and liscenced and still waiting to be liscenced,
i can also think of a number of older classic anime i would
kill (literally, at least) for. age matters not when it comes to
the anime i love ^_^
i’d *sparkle* for Rose of Versailles, any classic Matsumoto,
Future Boy Conan, and quite a few others. and i so gotta have
my Wedding Peach crack on r1 XD

that being said, i get my Hellsing vol. 4 with ltd. ed. figure
on tuesday. aw yeah 😀 mine!mine!mine!mine!
look and/or touch and die >.>

…that Witch Hunter Robin now owns a portion of my soul,
as does Haibane Renmei and SaiKano.
gyah. i might as well just get a tattoo that says “Property of Japan”.
of course, unlike the flight attendent 2nds in armitage, i won’t have
“do not touch” tattooed on my butt ^_-

yes, i rewatched, finally, in japanese thankthegoddess, the Armitage OVA.
love it, even more so 😀
now i gotta watch the movie again. a great piece of motherly love.

and yes, greg-chan, Haibane is 13 episodes.

good thing thursday is payday. rent week is always oh-so-painful >.< *sighs* of course, after payday i can go to the comic store again. to add to my debt, and everyone else's, Animaxis i back up and running. they only came back up yesterday some time, so give their site about a week i would say to get fully updated. http://www.animaxis.com/en/index.asp

someone has to make a post for the new year.
so, without further ado,
^_^ Happy New Year, minna-san ^_^

may 2003 bring me more debt which, of course, means lots
more anime dvd, cd, manga, plushy, figures debt.
and of course, accomplish the near-impossible, pay off most of
my credit card.
it’s all about the fangirl otaku g00dness ^^

acquiring new used transportation will be nice too.
what’s everyone’s new years resolutions, if any?

watched more Witch Hunter Robin yesterday. mm…. so need a Robin
cold-cast figure. oh yes!!! ^^
jayme and i *sparkle* just thinking about it.
so need the cd soundtrack, too. the music almost sounds like a mix
between Noir and Read or Die. i wonder if any of the same musical
directors involved in Robin were involved in those two…

i’ll finally have more tshirts, anime themed ones that is, once i start
getting my anime dvd vol. 1 boxes with tshirts. well, that and the two
i still have sitting at emerald city comics in eugene ~sweatdrop~
i really do need to get those some time. demo, first gotta pay off the
rest of my tab there.

gyah! the first Chance Pop Session dvd is out and i don’t have it yet?!!
must rectify that lil problem, yesindeed. better shrink my BCC box
dvd collection some more first though ^_^;
for those who are interested, a complete 3 year anime dvd checklist.
find those titles you missed and simply must have:

Anime 2K checklist
http://www.animeondvd.com/releases/checklist2000.php

Anime 2K1 checklist
http://www.animeondvd.com/releases/checklist2001.php

Anime 2K2 checklist
http://www.animeondvd.com/releases/checklist2002.php

see how the 2K2 list has exploded in size compared to 2000, and 2001
somewhat. i tremble in anticipation to see how 2K3 fares. more is g00d,
just not necesarily for the ole pocketbook }:D

or something of the like ^_^

animedom and anime fandom has certainly changed a lot over
the last few years, especially in terms of fansubs -now digisubs-
and the sheer massively growing amount of available anime. and
there looks to be no end, of which i am glad :3

watching the digisub tapes greg has sent me reminds me of
my roots, of crowding around a tv with other otaku, hanging on every
5th gen fuzzy illegible sub. franticly fastforwarding to the next
episode cause damned if every episode didn’t end with a cliff-hanger O_o
how each tape was coveted, especially the 1st-2nd gen tapes,
and where fansubs were a painstaking art-form of ultimate fandom
(and too much time on one’s hands ^_- )

now we have digisubs. as long as they respect the same rules the
classic vhs fansubs and fansubbers did, then it’s ok. but digisubs
are dangerous in that they are much more accesible and prone to
continuance and spreading after a series is liscenced. i’ll buy the dvd
as soon as it comes out, fansubs or no, but some won’t. and that is sad -.-
truly, i pity ye fool who raves over the latest digisub they downloaded,
but won’t fork over a cent to buy the copyrighted liscenced dvd of it,
whether it be r1 or r2.

and what happened to spending hours, days, any resource possible
to rake in whatever news, tidbits, spoilage, info, background on your
latest anime obsessions and passions. now it’s askaskask so you don’t
have to find out on your own. for me, at least, anime is a very personal
passion which i enjoy on a most private/intimate level, but also that i like
to share with others so long as they respect that privacy/intimacy.
while i don’t mind looking for and asking for insight on an anime, part of
the burning passion and love comes from that special something which
can’t be quite put into words, you just feel it here ~points~ in your heart.
questions are ok, but i’m not going to provide all the answers. life
and anime isn’t that easy; you gotta find some on your own 🙂

and what happened to the classics. yes, there is a lot of great anime
coming out today, along with the usual average and the usual shlock.
demo, i want some of those truly great classics on dvd too, especially
r1 dvd. that’s one gripe i have with r1 companies is that they are truly
passing over some stellar timeless older anime just because it is older.
bah! age doesn’t mean anything when it’s g00d.

they call them Classics for a reason ^_^

the japanese may be weird, but that’s why i wuv em so much =^_^=
were else can i get breast scarves, the latest fashion craze, (and
trends come and go _fast_ in japan) along with pocky, takoyaki,
sushi, jpop, and cute ^^

because it is all about the CUTE! 😀

having watched kare kano dvd 2, let me just say…
Yukino-chan, you rock!!!!! XD XD

thanx to the greatly appreciated generosity of greg-chan,
i’ve been able to enjoy some anime i have greatly been looking
forward to/wanting to see, but due to being on the import wagon,
was afraid i wouldn’t see for a very looooooong time.

that being said. k-chan now owns a vcr, thusly now needing a
new a/v rack since it’s taking up my second dvd player spot, and
reminiscing about the days when vhs fansubs ruled my vcr, along
with liscenced stuff too. but i’m talking about when a 4th, 5th, sometimes
6th generation fansub was the only way i would get to see a certain
anime title. but i didn’t care, quality aside, if it was the only way i
could get my anime at the time. currently, just buying the r2 releases
have taken that spot, though most don’t have subs some do. those are
on hold right now so i got to have something to fill the void in the meantime 🙂

upgradeitis is an a/vphile condition, much like anime addiction. combine the two,
and it can be deadly. of course, i’m both 😛

watching my vhs digisubs of Robin, AzuDaioh, Spiral, Haibane Renmai
takes me back to those nostalgic days. it also reminds me of how spoiled
some otaku are these days, like my roommate (a relative newbie), who gets to revel
in my aodvd collection, and hadn’t seen or heard of fansubs till i giddily received
my goody package from greg-chan {{glomples}}, got a vcr, stuck the tape
in, and reveled in anime g00dness. ahh…. love my anime ^___^ of course, i
was stuck with questions about the subtitles and such, which i fielded and
then tried to explain the history of fansubs which have been pretty much
replaced by digisubs. they aren’t bad unless you use them as a substitute to
buying the real liscenced thing when they come out. for me, fansubs are an
inbetween to sate my thirst until i can get the liscenced dvd, whether it be r1,
r2, or both.

i don’t know if that all sounds like rambles. i just know i loooooved the anime,
and it gave me that nostalgic feeling too. Robin, btw, rocks as much as i knew
it would. Haibane Renmai is Beautiful – i must have more. Reki is my fav ^^
Spiral is a fun treat, especially since mitsuishi-san is in it, and gotta have
more. AzuDaioh is ROTFLMAO!!!! crack – love it XD Sakaki-chan is all about
cute. she rocks :3

anime : drugs would be cheaper.
n33d m0r3! O_O

mm… i probly shouldn’t mention that the second dvd of X TV is out now 😀
and in a pretty black slipcover case with blue foil X logo.
~drools~ gimme my Yuzuriha. i happy ^^

personally, i like the tv series a lot. and it does have a definite ending
even though the manga hasn’t ended in japan, yet. it is close though,
seeing as they only have 3 more tarot cards to go through if i recall
correctly. the story is supposed to end there, and it is drawing together
like it’s preparing for the final climax.

if Viz hadn’t dawdle so much on the X manga, more of the tv series
would make sense. the only character beef i have is with Hinoto.
goddess knows i admire and luv Hisakawa-san’s seiyuu ability, and she
is excellent for Hinoto, but damnit, her lips SHOULDN’T BE MOVING!!
augh!! >.< she's deaf, blind, and mute damnit because she is so old and such a powerful seer. being d, b, and m gives her powers of seeing full potential. she can communicate psychically which more than makes up for her not being able to physically see, hear, and speak. but they have her talking in the TV series. augh!!! >.< ok. rant over. hehe... poor Hinoto has issues too }:D something Pioneer did for the r1 X dvd release is what they did for the Hellsing release. i don't approve of it in both cases as it messes with the original video source, but they used a sort of softening program to soften the overall image. having seen the r2 Hellsing the difference is very apparent; though i grudgingly admit on a level that it helps the overall smoothness of Hellsing's presentation. i still wish they hadn't done it. for the X tv series though, it makes an already soft picture too soft in areas, especially when it comes to somewhat distant shots of characters and detailed images. *sighs* i doubt they'll change methods now, but i hope they don't use it for Snow Sugar. mm... X vol. 2 is in my box awaiting my droolage, er, watching ^_^