Bad Girls of Japan
Are bad girls casualties of patriarchy, a necessary evil, or visionary pioneers? By tracing the concept of the bad girl in Japan as a product of specific cultural assumptions and historical settings, Bad Girls of Japan maps new roads and old detours in revealing a disorderly politics of gender. The essays explore deviancy in richly diverse media. Mountain witches, murderers, performance artists, cartoonists, schoolgirls, and shoppers gone wild are all part of the terrain.
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DVD Review - Bloody murder in Baccano!
When I started "Baccano!", I said it was very confusing for an anime. However, as each consecutive DVD reveals the plot, I can't help but think that this series is amazing.
Though it's one of the goriest anime I've ever seen, volume two of "Baccano!" is a brilliant time warp, filled with brutal mob wars linked to a scientific experiment gone mad.
By time warp, I mean that "Baccano!" has jumped around in time in the 1930s setting. Some parts take place on a train, some parts take place in New York and some parts take place in the 1770s.
You heard me--episode seven takes place where the story began, in 1771, on an old European ship. With the help of the alchemist Maiza Aviro, a group of people attains immortality through a special elixir.
With these powers are many life-threatening risks. Each new immortal person has the ability to suck out a person's body and knowledge into his/her body by placing a hand on the person's forehead.
These are shocking new revelations that put the entire storyline of "Baccano!" into perspective. Thus, many of the main characters have the ability of rebuilding their body parts even if they die. We already know that Maiza Aviro in the 1930s is now a member of the Camorra mafia. And Firo somehow attains the same abilities as Maiza. Oh, and Szilard is an old evil crony who just sucks in all the people into his body for himself. And he wants to sell elixirs for immortality. What a punk.
It's almost too difficult to figure out which character is most significant, since each one has different philosophical standards in their use of immortality. However, probably the most significant ones are Firo, Szilard and Maiza. However, this series, like the American TV series "Lost," features s so many excellent side characters as well.
One of these characters, Jacuzzi Splot (how the hell did he ever get that name?), is a crybaby who has probably killed too many people in his lifetime. Fortunately, he still manages to muster up the courage in the train to confront Ladd Russo, the grade A sadist who killed some of his gang members.
Oddly enough, though, Russo is more interested in the conductor who was savagely murdered, so Russo and Splot's fight will have to wait. Meanwhile, some creepy monster, called the Rail Tracer, is absorbing countless immortal people inside the train.
As one can see, each episode is a tough-to-follow string of situations. While this is confusing, the anime still holds down the fort with some of the most unforgettable characters. Comedians, such as Isaac Dian and Miria Harvent, pop in and out dressing up as zany Indians and cowboys. They may have a grudge against the mafia--they've already stolen most of the Gandor inheritance. Then again, they're too happy-go-lucky to really care about who they steal from.
And it's hard not to love them--they just want to perform good deeds to make up for their sins. They cheer up young Eve Geonard in 1931, who misses her swindling big brother, Dallas. Isaac and Miria also crack some funny jokes to cheer up Jacuzzi on the train in 1932, before they get ready to bust the heads of the train murderers.
At the same time, the immortal characters make for brutal mafia members. They're not just powerful--they just cannot believe in any religion at all. Dallas shouts at his poor, innocent sister whenever she prays to God. Perhaps they're really afraid that God won't forgive them for their mischievous life throughout 200 or so years of living.
This is a multi-faceted storyline with so much sheer complexity that it's brilliant. It's a must-have anime for any action fan. Although the scene where a demon chops Szilard's head in half is brutal, the regeneration scenes immediately after the murder makes for fascinating eye candy. Who ever knew that chopping off a limb and regenerating it would be so damn cool?
Image of Jacuzzi and Nice courtesy of funimation.com
Though it's one of the goriest anime I've ever seen, volume two of "Baccano!" is a brilliant time warp, filled with brutal mob wars linked to a scientific experiment gone mad.
By time warp, I mean that "Baccano!" has jumped around in time in the 1930s setting. Some parts take place on a train, some parts take place in New York and some parts take place in the 1770s.
You heard me--episode seven takes place where the story began, in 1771, on an old European ship. With the help of the alchemist Maiza Aviro, a group of people attains immortality through a special elixir.
With these powers are many life-threatening risks. Each new immortal person has the ability to suck out a person's body and knowledge into his/her body by placing a hand on the person's forehead.
These are shocking new revelations that put the entire storyline of "Baccano!" into perspective. Thus, many of the main characters have the ability of rebuilding their body parts even if they die. We already know that Maiza Aviro in the 1930s is now a member of the Camorra mafia. And Firo somehow attains the same abilities as Maiza. Oh, and Szilard is an old evil crony who just sucks in all the people into his body for himself. And he wants to sell elixirs for immortality. What a punk.
It's almost too difficult to figure out which character is most significant, since each one has different philosophical standards in their use of immortality. However, probably the most significant ones are Firo, Szilard and Maiza. However, this series, like the American TV series "Lost," features s so many excellent side characters as well.
One of these characters, Jacuzzi Splot (how the hell did he ever get that name?), is a crybaby who has probably killed too many people in his lifetime. Fortunately, he still manages to muster up the courage in the train to confront Ladd Russo, the grade A sadist who killed some of his gang members.
Oddly enough, though, Russo is more interested in the conductor who was savagely murdered, so Russo and Splot's fight will have to wait. Meanwhile, some creepy monster, called the Rail Tracer, is absorbing countless immortal people inside the train.
As one can see, each episode is a tough-to-follow string of situations. While this is confusing, the anime still holds down the fort with some of the most unforgettable characters. Comedians, such as Isaac Dian and Miria Harvent, pop in and out dressing up as zany Indians and cowboys. They may have a grudge against the mafia--they've already stolen most of the Gandor inheritance. Then again, they're too happy-go-lucky to really care about who they steal from.
And it's hard not to love them--they just want to perform good deeds to make up for their sins. They cheer up young Eve Geonard in 1931, who misses her swindling big brother, Dallas. Isaac and Miria also crack some funny jokes to cheer up Jacuzzi on the train in 1932, before they get ready to bust the heads of the train murderers.
At the same time, the immortal characters make for brutal mafia members. They're not just powerful--they just cannot believe in any religion at all. Dallas shouts at his poor, innocent sister whenever she prays to God. Perhaps they're really afraid that God won't forgive them for their mischievous life throughout 200 or so years of living.
This is a multi-faceted storyline with so much sheer complexity that it's brilliant. It's a must-have anime for any action fan. Although the scene where a demon chops Szilard's head in half is brutal, the regeneration scenes immediately after the murder makes for fascinating eye candy. Who ever knew that chopping off a limb and regenerating it would be so damn cool?
Image of Jacuzzi and Nice courtesy of funimation.com
Jigoku Shoujo: Mitsuganae
The third season of Jigoku Shoujo.
Jigoku Shoujo, the Hell Girl. Enma Ai, what has become of her? At the end of last season she became separated from subordinates; so what will happen to Ichimoku Ren, Hone-Onna, and Wanyuudou now? What stories of hatred, lasting grudges, and revenge are being prepared for us this time?
This new season promises to have a newly powered-up Enma Ai and a number of "reunions", so look forward to it!
Alternative Title:
地獄少女三鼎
Genre: Angst, Horror, Seinen, Tragedy
Episodes: 26
Format: RMVB
Size: ~80Mb
Quality: Good
Subbed by: Yus-Maiwaifu
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Ichi
The story follows, Ichi, a blind shamisen-instrument player, always facing people who treat her coldly or try to take advantage of her. However, Ichi stands tall in dignity, and her emotions burst with action with the sword that she swings to fight back. Through the eyes that Ichi cannot see, we reach her soul and the true relief when she finally connects with others by finding love and friendship.
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed)
Release Date: 2008
Genre: Action
Size: 1.36gb
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Starring:
Haruka Ayase as Ichi
Takao Osawa as Touma
Shido Nakamura as Manki
Yosuke Kubozuka as Toraji
Akira Emoto as Chobee
Koi no Mon (Otakus in Love)
Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay.
Directed: Suzuki Matsuo
Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Wakana Sakai, Suzuki Matsuo
Genre: Comedy-Romance
Runtime: 114min
Also Known As: Otakus In Love
Country: Japan
Release Date:20 October 2004 (Japan)
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English (soft subbed) idx/sub
Size: 1.37 GB
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Lady Cop and Papa Crook
John Fok is the kingpin of illegal red oil in Greater China. When an oil tanker explodes accidentally, he becomes the focus of investigation by Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese police and is forced to halt his business to wait thing out. Just as he is finally ready to turn his fortune around, however, his only son is kidnapped.
Senior Inspector Molline Szeto is the rising star in the police force, who is well praised for busting crime with her characteristic sangfroid and precision. However, in matters of love, she is totally at wit’s end. Poised at the crossroad of her life, she is thrilled to be assigned to investigate the kidnap of John’s son. An unlikely cooperation between cops and crooks thus ensues, leading to conflicts and clashes galore at every step till the end
Also known as: Daai Sau Cha Ji Neui
Language: Chinese (Cantonese)
Subtitle: English / Chinese (Soft-subbed)
Release Date: 2009
Genre: Comedy / Crime / Thriller
Size: 695mb
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Starring:
Eason Chan as John Fok
Sammi Cheng as Senior Inspector Molline Szeto
Richie Ren as Gogo
Michelle Ye as Yammy
Chapman To as Vincent Lee
Kate Tsui as Fiona Chan
Sniper
Ming (Richie Ren) is renowned as the top shooter in the police force. But behind the legend lies a skeleton in the closet: his former teammate and superb marksman CHING (Xiaoming Huang), who was jailed for accidentally killing a hostage, has just been released. With only vengeance in his mind, Ching determines to take on Ming and the police, believing they are the real culprits for his fall.
When a high-security prisoner transfer is sabotaged by a mysterious sniper and a major convict has escaped, Ming and his team are dispatched to profile the suspect. O (Edison Chen), the hot-headed rookie on the team, surprises everyone by accurately replicating the suspect’s impossible shots. Ming sees the potential in this youngster and decides to take him under his wing. Yet when O becomes fascinated by Ching and determines to top his shooting skills, he might become another wild card on the loose.
Meanwhile, Ching continues his plan with the largest heist ever in the city. Believing that Ming had withheld key evidence that could free him, Ching decides to lure his target in by holding Ming’s daughter as hostage and re-enacting that fateful day. It is the ultimate showdown amongst three expert snipers in the Hong Kong cityscape…
Also known as: Shen Qiang Shou
Language: Chinese (Mandarin)
Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed)
Release Date: 2009
Genre: Action
Size: 696mb
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Richie Ren
Edison Chen
Xiaoming Huang
Charmaine Fong
Jack Kao
Red Cliff - Part II
Bitter over an unforeseen defeat to rival states Shu and Wu, Cao Cao (Fengyi Zhang) of the Wei Kingdom is confident that his million-man fleet will crush the under-manned alliance once and for all.
An epidemic and seasickness cripple Cao Cao's men, however, postponing D-day. Gen. Zhou Yu (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and strategist Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) take the time to demoralize their enemy, and trick Cao Cao into practically giving them 100,000 arrows and even beheading his top generals.
Nevertheless, the allies are still seriously outnumbered and can only increase their chances of winning by attacking with fire. A northwester, however, compromises their plan, as the flames would blow back in their direction. Zhuge Liang, foreseeing an astronomical movement that will change the circumstances, urges the allies to postpone the attack. Meanwhile, Xiao Qiao (Chiling Lin), Zhou Yu's beautiful wife whom Cao Cao lusts after, heads to the enemy line with a plan of her own.
Chi Bi Part 1 (the prequel)
Also known as: Chi Bi: Xia - Jue Zhan Tian Xia
Language: Chinese (Mandarin)
Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed)
Release Date: 2009
Genre: Action / Drama / Historical / War
Director: John Woo
Total Size: 1.36gb
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Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Zhou Yu
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang
Chen Chang as Sun Quan
Chiling Lin as Xiao Qiao
Fengyi Zhang as Cao Cao
Wei Zhao as Sun Shangxiang
Jun Hu as Zhao Yun
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DVD Review - Lucky Me! It's Lucky Star (part two)
Although "Lucky Star" was a little hit-and-miss in its first four episodes, volume two really nailed my funny bone with some sneaky anime jokes.
Let's face it--"Lucky Star" is not exactly original--most of its jokes are only funny if people have seen the anime series which the characters reference. However, these make for some very elusive inside jokes.
For example, episode 5 introduces us to Yui Narumi, Konata's cousin. Yui is a police officer, seen patrolling the summer festival. However, she spends more time playing carnival games with Konata and the kids, and eventually gets dragged off by her superiors.
Yui has some clever jokes--in episode 6, she engages in an Initial D-style race with someone who passes her on the freeway. It's an intense-looking race, until we notice that Yui is only driving at 45 mph. Talk about heavily dramatized!
Oh and let's not forget the elusive Neon Genesis Evangelion joke, in which their teacher, Nanako, drinks a can of beer and re-enacts Misaki as she says "CAAAAAAH! This is delicious!"
Konata's struggle to do her homework makes for some awesome jokes on the same caliber as Calvin and Hobbes. Konata usually ends up taking a short break playing an MMORPG online, which usually turns into a really, really long break. Sometimes Konata finds an extremely rare item, and she decides to spend all night using it with her guild. Other times, Konata chats with her teacher online on the same MMORPG. Who knew that Konata's teacher plays the same MMORPG?
Episode 7 is a great parody in itself--Konata spends her time acting like Sachiko in "Maria Watches Over Us." She re-enacts the famous sensual opening scene where Sachiko unties her classmate's neck tie and reties it again. Konata also spends a disturbing amount of time trying to hit on her classmates.
Maybe Konata should stop watching anime--she's almost too hooked on cosplaying and acting as her favorite anime characters.
Tsukasa also gets a new cell phone--but like any person who isn't acquainted with modern technology, Tsukasa doesn't even know how to type in someone's name in. Her phone plays anime tunes in the middle of class. Eventually, the phone dies out when it enters the washing machine.
Lastly, Konata gets the last laugh in the episode 8 in the last relay race. Miyuki finishes the relay, and Konata remarks that Miyuki conveniently won by using her breasts to hit the ribbon as a fan service moment.
The Lucky Star gang also has a blast mutilating their own karaoke version of the Dragonball Z theme "Cha-la Head," at the end of episode 5.
Sure, only anime nerds will probably understand these jokes, but this anime has some of the best anime-oriented jokes ever. While this is not the must-have anime series for everyone, it is the best anime series for anime junkies, and "Lucky Star" deserves credit for some of the best jokes about anime.
As a fun extra, the music composer for Lucky Star, Minoru Shiraishi, continues his random journey through Kyuushu in "The Adventures of Minoru Shiraishi." He dances and sings the Lucky Star theme and the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya theme in the most inconvenient places on rocky coasts and cliffs. According to director Yasuhiro Takemoto, these scenes will be used in the ending sequence for Lucky Star. Already, Shiraishi's making a fool out of himself, so the end product should look pretty goofy.
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Let's face it--"Lucky Star" is not exactly original--most of its jokes are only funny if people have seen the anime series which the characters reference. However, these make for some very elusive inside jokes.
For example, episode 5 introduces us to Yui Narumi, Konata's cousin. Yui is a police officer, seen patrolling the summer festival. However, she spends more time playing carnival games with Konata and the kids, and eventually gets dragged off by her superiors.
Yui has some clever jokes--in episode 6, she engages in an Initial D-style race with someone who passes her on the freeway. It's an intense-looking race, until we notice that Yui is only driving at 45 mph. Talk about heavily dramatized!
Oh and let's not forget the elusive Neon Genesis Evangelion joke, in which their teacher, Nanako, drinks a can of beer and re-enacts Misaki as she says "CAAAAAAH! This is delicious!"
Konata's struggle to do her homework makes for some awesome jokes on the same caliber as Calvin and Hobbes. Konata usually ends up taking a short break playing an MMORPG online, which usually turns into a really, really long break. Sometimes Konata finds an extremely rare item, and she decides to spend all night using it with her guild. Other times, Konata chats with her teacher online on the same MMORPG. Who knew that Konata's teacher plays the same MMORPG?
Episode 7 is a great parody in itself--Konata spends her time acting like Sachiko in "Maria Watches Over Us." She re-enacts the famous sensual opening scene where Sachiko unties her classmate's neck tie and reties it again. Konata also spends a disturbing amount of time trying to hit on her classmates.
Maybe Konata should stop watching anime--she's almost too hooked on cosplaying and acting as her favorite anime characters.
Tsukasa also gets a new cell phone--but like any person who isn't acquainted with modern technology, Tsukasa doesn't even know how to type in someone's name in. Her phone plays anime tunes in the middle of class. Eventually, the phone dies out when it enters the washing machine.
Lastly, Konata gets the last laugh in the episode 8 in the last relay race. Miyuki finishes the relay, and Konata remarks that Miyuki conveniently won by using her breasts to hit the ribbon as a fan service moment.
The Lucky Star gang also has a blast mutilating their own karaoke version of the Dragonball Z theme "Cha-la Head," at the end of episode 5.
Sure, only anime nerds will probably understand these jokes, but this anime has some of the best anime-oriented jokes ever. While this is not the must-have anime series for everyone, it is the best anime series for anime junkies, and "Lucky Star" deserves credit for some of the best jokes about anime.
As a fun extra, the music composer for Lucky Star, Minoru Shiraishi, continues his random journey through Kyuushu in "The Adventures of Minoru Shiraishi." He dances and sings the Lucky Star theme and the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya theme in the most inconvenient places on rocky coasts and cliffs. According to director Yasuhiro Takemoto, these scenes will be used in the ending sequence for Lucky Star. Already, Shiraishi's making a fool out of himself, so the end product should look pretty goofy.
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DVD Review - The City Gets Darker
Volume three of "Darker Than Black" provides two fascinating episodes taking a look inside the gigantic wall and two exciting and dramatic episodes about Yin's past.
The first two episodes cover parts one and two of "Within the Wall, When You Recover Something Lost...", in which Li Shengshun (a.k.a. Hei) undertakes an investigation inside the Pandora agency, which is scientifically studying the phenomena of Hell's Gate, whatever that is. He's searching for the Meteor fragment, a large lens with mysterious power. He befriends Nick Hillman, a scientist who has a telescope which could see the stars through the fake night sky. But he also has other secrets.
The other two episodes cover both parts of "On a Silver Night, the Heart Does Not Sway On the Water's Surface." In these episodes, someone from a rival syndicate steals the observer spirit of Yin, the silver haired girl who has the power to spy on people wherever there is water. We learn that she is actually a lifeless doll who was once a pianist in Finland. Her piano instructor visits her, ready to take her back.
This anime has a great storyline which looks further and further into the disaster which led to the creation of Hell's Gate and the Contractors. Hei's infiltration into Pandora as a janitor is one of the more perplexing stories, involving Nick and his mysterious sister, who is a spy for Hei's syndicate. Certainly the Meteor fragment had made Nick's own wish come true, as shown at the end of episode 12, but at the expense of his life in the real world.
More fascinating, though, are Hei's memories of the aftermath of the creation of Hell's Gate, which obliterated the entire city within the wall. Scientific examinations in Hei's mind also introduces a mysterious girl with green hair in a flashback. Could this girl be Hei's sister, the girl shown briefly in the introduction of episode 12?
Probably the most emotional episodes were 13 and 14, which circle around Yin, the silver haired girl in Hei's syndicate. As the syndicate's field supervisor, Hei keeps Yin merely as a doll with an observer spirit, to spy on the city. However, when a Russian Intelligence contractor steals Yin's spirit, Yin wanders aimlessly around the city, recalling her life as a piano player and her dark memories of her parents.
Although this part of the series almost too much storyline in two episodes, it still manages to remain surprisingly emotional. Huang is all too eager to kill Yin for exposing herself to other syndicates, until he discovers that Yin has emotions.
However, we still don't know exactly what PANDORA is, or what the hell Hell's gate is. Hopefully the series ties up these mysteries soon.
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The first two episodes cover parts one and two of "Within the Wall, When You Recover Something Lost...", in which Li Shengshun (a.k.a. Hei) undertakes an investigation inside the Pandora agency, which is scientifically studying the phenomena of Hell's Gate, whatever that is. He's searching for the Meteor fragment, a large lens with mysterious power. He befriends Nick Hillman, a scientist who has a telescope which could see the stars through the fake night sky. But he also has other secrets.
The other two episodes cover both parts of "On a Silver Night, the Heart Does Not Sway On the Water's Surface." In these episodes, someone from a rival syndicate steals the observer spirit of Yin, the silver haired girl who has the power to spy on people wherever there is water. We learn that she is actually a lifeless doll who was once a pianist in Finland. Her piano instructor visits her, ready to take her back.
This anime has a great storyline which looks further and further into the disaster which led to the creation of Hell's Gate and the Contractors. Hei's infiltration into Pandora as a janitor is one of the more perplexing stories, involving Nick and his mysterious sister, who is a spy for Hei's syndicate. Certainly the Meteor fragment had made Nick's own wish come true, as shown at the end of episode 12, but at the expense of his life in the real world.
More fascinating, though, are Hei's memories of the aftermath of the creation of Hell's Gate, which obliterated the entire city within the wall. Scientific examinations in Hei's mind also introduces a mysterious girl with green hair in a flashback. Could this girl be Hei's sister, the girl shown briefly in the introduction of episode 12?
Probably the most emotional episodes were 13 and 14, which circle around Yin, the silver haired girl in Hei's syndicate. As the syndicate's field supervisor, Hei keeps Yin merely as a doll with an observer spirit, to spy on the city. However, when a Russian Intelligence contractor steals Yin's spirit, Yin wanders aimlessly around the city, recalling her life as a piano player and her dark memories of her parents.
Although this part of the series almost too much storyline in two episodes, it still manages to remain surprisingly emotional. Huang is all too eager to kill Yin for exposing herself to other syndicates, until he discovers that Yin has emotions.
However, we still don't know exactly what PANDORA is, or what the hell Hell's gate is. Hopefully the series ties up these mysteries soon.
Image courtesy of bj0rn.animeblogger.net
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The Top Ten Anime Girls, Sakura
I'm dead sexy.....
The seventh most popular anime girl is Sakura from Naruto.
Really?
I don't see it.
I guess she has a nice personality.
I mean even Masashi Kishimoto says he has had difficulty drawing her, resulting in her having a huge forehead.
But she ranked high enough to be number seven.
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Re-release mania
In case anyone hasn't noticed, anime companies are slowing their release of new anime. Of course, no one should be surprised, since the current economic recession has kept so many people from buying anything expensive nowadays.
In April alone, there's only about two or three new series being released by anime companies. Only one of them, "D. Gray Man," is an A-list anime. All the other releases are re-releases of series from the last two years, such as "Gankutsuou," "Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory" and (shudder) "Moonlight Mile."
So don't be surprised if I'm reviewing old anime for a while. On the plus side, I get to catch up with all the anime I haven't seen yet, such as the third and fourth voyages of "One Piece" and "Death Note." Who knows--I might even take a swipe at reviewing all the seasons of "Inuyasha," if I get lucky.
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So don't be surprised if I'm reviewing old anime for a while. On the plus side, I get to catch up with all the anime I haven't seen yet, such as the third and fourth voyages of "One Piece" and "Death Note." Who knows--I might even take a swipe at reviewing all the seasons of "Inuyasha," if I get lucky.
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