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from fireballof3Martial arts: I've been intersted in martial arts for nearly as long as I remember. I'm not even really sure why it's always stuck with me. I've always felt some sort of intrinsic connection to it, at the very least. The movements, the honing of oneself, the utility, the strategic and analytical aspects... I feel like there' ( Read more... )

Thanks to gamethyme for this one.

1) Comment here, and I'll list five things I associate with you.
2) Post this header in your own journal, and elaborate on the five things I mention.

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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-08/geneon-posts-anime-songs-in-itunes-in-22-countries

Easily accessible anime music and such on iTunes is several years late, if you ask me. But maybe I'm just impatient.

It's a Rumic World

Apparently there's some roving exhibition of Rumiko Takahashi works and there are new animation for Ranma and Urusei Yatsura exclusive to it. Youtube, don't fail me now!

I ran across this the other day but forgot to post about it then. Apparently Funimation has a branded Youtube account where they stream full episodes for free. That is goddamn awesome. Predictably, dub only, but it's still a goddamn awesome idea. They're also the company that's migrating releases to 13 episode half season sets, which is ( Read more... )

http://mugen.kc.kodansha.co.jp/eizou.htmlRead more... )

http://www.crunchyroll.com/media-317861/The-Tower-of-DRUAGA-the-Aegis-of-URUK-The-Great-Tower-of-Druaga.html?hires=1Read more... )

I really hope GONZO is the trend setter here ( Read more... )

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-23/japan-asks-america-to-stop-illegal-net-releases-of-anime

So, I guess the Japanese anime industry cares about the distribution of fan subs. Interesting.

I got my copy of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind returned to me today and I just got finished watching it w/ my dad. I don't remember if I've seen the dub before, but it's pretty darn good. And I have to say, I haven't seen it in a long time, but it really impacted me a lot still, even now. They really did a good job making that movie. I ( Read more... )