Category: Random Thoughts

Model kit from last month’s Spooky Empire horror convention in Orlando, Florida. Paint job courtesy of Justin Cartisano.

The personality of Arrietty and her parents, some degree of Haru’s personality, and the rapid cut editing of this first American trailer for Ghibli’s Karigurashi no Arrietty completely

After a number of years, I’ve finally managed to obtain the final remaining collection of Risky Safety production art from the collection of a fellow AnimeNation staffer, adding

The increasing scarcity of certain domestic anime DVDs has surfaced as a topic of conversation in the American otaku community lately, so here’s my contribution to the discussion.

I couldn’t resist this adorable Ichigeki Sacchu! Hoihoi-san Legacy diorama that features Hoihoi-san, Combat-san, and Pest-X in pajamas. It’s due out at the end of the year, and

This past Saturday I attended the 12th annual Anime Festival Orlando convention. I didn’t buy very much, but my dealers room haul is below:

Tampa was overcast by a lightning storm on the morning of Friday, July 8, which caused my departure to Chicago, on my way to Toledo, Ohio for Glass

Saturday I opened the front door of my house to discover that someone had left two mid-1990’s Hobby Japan magazines and a 1997 Otakara Figure Daizukan magazine on

After seeing the Thor trailer several times and pondering it a bit, I’ve come to realize precisely what bothers me about the trailer. Thor is a god. He

The Hellsing OVA series seems to be turning into this generation’s Giant Robo, except while I remember a lot of constant anticipation and demand for further episodes of

I’m quite surprised to learn that Bandai’s April 26 release of The Girl Who Leapt Through Space volume 1 DVD will be subtitled only. Say what you will

After more than 130 unique or interesting overlooked, little known, or forgotten anime opening sequences, I’m starting to run out of candidates. Any suggestions? So far every opening

After not having heard it in the past couple of years, I’d forgotten how beautiful Arai Akino’s debut song, “Utsukushii Hoshi” (Beautiful Planet), the ending theme to Windaria,

Speaking objectively, I think that the Kara no Kyoukai movies are a mixed bag, yet they still represent just about the epitome of what American otaku traditionally seek