Bucket-list cosplay: Priss from Bubble Gum Crisis. I will have to commission the services of someone skilled in vacuforming or get *really* good with the craft foam. (Also invest in some good corsetry…)


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Hi. It’s me. I’m surprised to see that I last wrote something here less than a month ago… it seems ages. But I just posted the eighth episode of the Managlitch City Underground podcast, and even if that isn’t a nice round number like fifty or twenty or even ten, it feels a bit ( Read more... )

Originally published at Unimatrix Two. You can comment here or there.

Yesterday, I saw a trailer for a Fox Network “comedy” in which a lady wore the Japanese schoolgirl outfit known as a fuku, or seifuku, and I was repulsed by the sight. I have friends who own seifuku costumes. Heck, I own one. Why was I so horrified?

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Start in 1993. Take some anime fans who've just found an awkward, stilted translation of the script for one of their favorite flicks. Add some expensive non-linear editing equipment that one of the fans was pretty good with. Throw in an evening's recording session in an echoey downstairs rec room, and I give you: The "Project: EDEN" Fandub! (Well, ( Read more... )

This is NOT from the upcoming movie, but from a Japanese tie-in game. It rules anyway. If possible, click through and watch the HD version instead of the embedded one!

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Starr, who's currently unfamiliar with the Yamato franchise, said that the ship looked like the ether flyer Thunderchild to her. I took that as quite the compliment :)

Oh, and this is the hall costume that went over so well. After what I thought would be my grand exit from TCon costuming last year, I could hardly disappoint my audience this year! The choice seemed appropriate with the Tim Burton movie's release this season. I got picture requests all day, and some folks actually expressed disappointment that I ( Read more... )

Though I didn't realize it at the time, I first became an anime fan probably around the age of six, when I saw a single episode of "Speed Racer". I didn't know what was going on in the story, but that car was awesome. Later on, I unwittingly fed the growing otaku inside me when I became addicted to "Battle of the Planets". The show seemed oddly ( Read more... )

Starr thinks I should totally cosplay the new Yamato uniform. I like the looks of it, but the leather might be a little difficult for me to work.

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I love that little fanfare that starts the theme song. Makes me want to go out and save civilizations.

I filled in a quiz meme: "What if LiveJournal Were An Anime?" and got the following:

The performer of the opening theme: southernsinger
The magical girl: tango
The talking animal: nviiibrown
The lecherous old man: stephaniesmom
The teenager who uses ancient magic to win games: aylinn
The fifteen-year-old Japanese girl with blond hair and a D cup: rubinpdfMy only comment is that I really want to hear ( Read more... )

Some Ponyo research led me to an article about Lupin the Third, and it suddenly struck me that I should read some Lupin the First - just for purposes of self-education! Luckily the 21st century makes this pretty easy for anyone capable of reading this LJ entry; thank you Project Gutenberg for this collection of Arsene Lupin talesI found the first ( Read more... )