Sorry about the lateness: I suddenly lost premium at the weekend, and had to wrangle myself a new payment method. On the one hand, it slowed down my working through my shortlist massively - on the other, I can report that the recurring Paypal payments are basically the most painless way to pay for Nicovideo I've encountered yet ( Read more... )

So, we're back. We sincerely hope any Japanese or Pacific readers and their loved ones are okay in the wake of the collective disasters last week; please bear in mind that Nicovideo is likely to still be under heavy load and/or being used to stream news, and may suffer from poor performance. If you want to donate to the recovery process in Japan, ( Read more... )

It's now been a year since we started this thing, and somehow we're still going strong. Thanks to all our members for putting up with bad Japanese, ranting and raving, and the intricacies of trying to avoid spam while trying not to come off as heavy-handed or with our noses fifteen feet in the air. (Not sure if we've still got that part down, ( Read more... )

Where the heck did May go? Vanished in a halcyon cloud of memories, instead I have to contend with UK heatwaves and thunderstorms in equal measure. Worst of all, I can't think of a snappy intro paragraph to my post ( Read more... )

I'm back from Sakuracon! I found the best BRS merchandise ever, check it out (apologies for photo quality, my digital camera has died):


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