Category: Random Thoughts

Go ahead and call me a sissy, but lately I just can’t get enough of MOSAIC.WAV’s song “We Love Akiba-Pop!!” A short version of the song, synched to

I’m quite intrigued by the concept of an American live action Jubei Ninpucho movie for a number of reasons.

A non-credit opening animation sequence for something titled “Fushigi Tsushin Toile no Hanako-san” (Mysterious Communication Hanako of the Toilet) turned up on Nico Nico Douga last month and

Time Magazine has published a, er, informative introductory article on Japan’s booming market for pornographic movies staring senior citizens. It’s quite a unique look at a distinct facet

AnimeNation receives shipments from our Japanese suppliers all the time, but it’s not every shipment that delivers an abundance of exciting new items worth bringing attention to. Yesterday’s

One of the pleasant perks of working for an anime store is always being surrounded by cool and fun stuff. But occasional something turns up that’s especially nice,

Why isn’t there a manga about contemporary ninja that use guns? It would make perfect sense that samurai may retain a traditional reliance on swordsmanship, but ninja strive

So this installment will be less about shopping and more about the touristy things we did there. We did a lot of exploring and wound up at Tokyo

If you missed part one, here’s a link for you! https://www.animenation.net/blog/2008/04/18/tokyo-was-awesome/ Nakano Broadway Continuing on my trip to Tokyo, as promised, here are detailed instructions on how to

I noticed today that FUNimation’s new Shin Chan Season One Part One DVD set has a sticker affixed to its front that proclaims “First time on DVD!” Back

It feels like Christmas every two weeks here at AnimeNation when new shipments from our suppliers in Tokyo arrive. It’s always fun to see what neat new products

Not being the creative type, my title for this (my first) blog may be somewhat lame. However, I will do my best and be hopeful that someone will

If you’ll direct your eyes to the right for a moment, you’ll see that our “Contact Us” page is up again. Submit newsworthy info, critique our blog or

I doubt that this will ever happen, but it occured to me that it would be very interesting if a site hosting official “open pricing” episode downloads had

It was just this past February when Tokyo Anime Center executive Masakazu Kubo said, “After the April 2008 television program schedules are laid out, the drop in the