
Hey kids! I've set up a new blog, just around the corner. It's called New Savanna. And it's got photos and writing AND, a longish piece about a dolphin ride that I couldn't post at That Other Place. It's got about 10 seconds or so in Azumanga Daioh, on...
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Tags: anime, apocalypse, awesomeness, dinosaur, enlightenment, evolution, gojira, history, jazz, juxtapositions, narrative, photo, signs o' the GNF, WAAGNFNP
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Hannah Yun graciously agreed to continue our ongoing/intermittent email conversation after we signed off on Part I in early February. With the Futures Tour kicking off this Thursday Friday, we thought it was high time to wrap things up. Technical dif...
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Tags: A-Team, animation, anime, BerubeWatch, golf
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...and oh how the time flies....So for Mostly Harmless's third birthday I'm thinking of buying the blog an electone:No, wait...a shamisen!Hmm, maybe a viola?No, no, no--electone!Yes, electone it is!
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Tags: animation, anime, music, theme songs, youtube
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Check it out: there's a new animated Star Blazers movie that's been out in Japan for almost a month!It goes by Star Blazers: Rebirth in English and Space Battleship Yamato in Japanese.I encourage you to check out parts 2 and 3 of this promo. Go for ...
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Tags: animation, anime, movies, music, nostalgia lane, otaku autoethnography, pointless recursion, theme songs, tv, youtube
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Yup, Doremi, Onpu, Aiko, and Hazuki are taking care of Hana-chan in a period drama:Have a not-so-very ojamajo 2010!
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Tags: animation, anime, art, cuteness, history, kawaii, tv, youtube
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OK, OK, the girls would never forgive me if I only did a (belated) Hanukah post this year. So for QSMS 2009 we're going Onegai My Melody!
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Tags: animation, anime, cuteness, kawaii, music, pink, pure nonsense, signs o' the GNF
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OK, so I'm a little late with this, but I finally finished grading and it's time to celebrate! Actually, T-Joh is to blame for this departure from my usual anime Hanukah thing:That's the real Lady Gaga in there, right? For background on Smooth-E, che...
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Tags: anime, apocalypse, dance, interwebitudinality, music, pure nonsense, rerun-o-rama, rhetorical questions, sf, signs o' the GNF, the funny, youtube, YouTubeocalypse
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Happy birthday, onechan! It's hard to believe you're 6!We love you!
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Here's the anime du jour at the Constructivist household. It's called Kimi Ni Todoke and the Full Metal Archivist calls it "the Bible of moe." What's moe? Mao Asada would like to know. (Hint: Mao Asada is moe and so is her reaction to the question ...
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Tags: animation, anime, globalization, J-pop, Japanese hip hop, Japanese metal, Japanese punk, kawaii, literature, transnationalism, tv, youtube, YouTubeocalypse
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OMG! LOL! Mao Asada's fans rule!At least Ryo Ishikawa makes 2 appearances here....[Update 1 (6:36 am): Not exactly an inspired performance by Mao-chan in Moscow this weekend:But check out the little girl shouting "Mao-chan, gambatte!" ("go for it, M...
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Tags: animation, anime, cuteness, golf, J-pop, Japanese classical music, kawaii, skating, the funny, theme songs
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