Archive for February, 2007
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
The ASOS Brigade Website - The Most Genius Marketing “EVAR!!1!”, or a disaster in progress?
Ever since the page came up in mid December ‘06, I’ve been checking the page every day, and enjoying it. It’s been it the back of my head for sometime now, but I really just realized it lately. I’m enjoying an ad. Though, it’s a very good ad.They are reaching out to the fans, and […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Opinions, Bandai, DVD, Haruhi Suzumiya by moeu
Sunday, February 18th, 2007
Defining Moe and Fanservice: Setting Things Straight.
One of the things I’ve noticed in many discussions on anime, is the misuse of the words “moe” and “fanservice”. Commonly, they are thought of as genres, labels for various series. As the famous quote goes, “That’s cute….but IT’S WRONG!” (whoever gets the reference gets a cookie).Let’s start of with fanservice. What do you think […]
No Comments » - Posted in Opinions by moeu
Saturday, February 17th, 2007
Do You Really Enjoy Your Anime?
This is a question I feel like asking certain anime fans when they post on forums, blogs, and websites. The reason I feel this way is because many of the reviews I read at places like ANN sound like they’re written by people who hate anime. Everyone has a right to their opinions, but when […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Opinions by moeu
Friday, February 16th, 2007
Blood+ coming to Adult Swim, Karin licensed, Jinki: Extend manga to be continued.
A few tid-bits of news have come out in the past few days. First off, Blood+ has formally been announced for AS, and was given the 12:30 A.M timeslot on Saturdays, starting March 10. It was obvious that Blood+ would be airing as soon as one of the current series ended. However, Eureka 7 will […]
No Comments » - Posted in Opinions, News., Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Jinki:Extend, manga, Karin, Blood+, DVD by moeu
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
Pardon my dust…
Just want to let everyone know that I haven’t dropped off the face of the Earth, that Moe Union is still going, and that I will post something tonight.
Life has been keeping me busy lately. Don’t these people know that I have no time for things like school and work! I hath more trying matters […]
No Comments » - Posted in Misc. by moeu
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Have fansubers lost their purpose?
In a previous post, I defended fansubs and fansubs in general. In this post, however, I will criticize some of the practices of modern fansubers.The title ask the question, “Have fansubers lost their purpose?” My answer is that many of them have. I understand that fansubing is a hobby, and should stay a hobby. However, […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Opinions, Fansubs by moeu
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
The Gunbuster Brouhaha…
So there’s some trouble with the R1 release of Gunbuster. It seems that a piece of background music during a pivotal scene in the story was changed. Bandai Visual claims that it was because the piece of music was similar to “Chariots of Fire” or some such. Paranoia, pure and simple. However, it’s only a […]
