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After careful deliberation, I decided that the “J” that replaced the “Shi” in Shima’s name (Nov. 17, 2004 post) wasn’t mistaken, but was, in fact, swapped from Martin Jigmar’s name (Nov. 9, 2004 post). Apparently, the producers from Uchuu no Stellvia and s.CRY.ed are linked in some way; this subtle switching of letters is probably…

It’s common to see English words butchered in anime – a screencap from a shirt on a thug in Tenjou Tenge (left) is just one of a myriad of examples. What you don’t see as often is Japanese making fun of English people using Japanese.       In Uchuu no Stellvia, a Shima fanboy has flipped…

I was watching To Heart – Remember my Memories the other day, and, in a brief burst of nerdiness, I noticed that Professor Nagase was using a computer case (the one on the left) that looks a lot like a Lian-Li case. Upon closer inspection, a few of the details are different, but the same…

In another case of very similar looking characters, I submit to you the following:       The glasses-wearing female bookworm really isn’t anything new, but I couldn’t help making the comparison between Mimori from s.CRY.ed and Yomiko from Read or Die. I threw in Sheska from Fullmetal Alchemist since she is closer in personality to…

At first, I thought that Martin Jigmar from s.CRY.ed had poor sense in choosing his password. But, as you can clearly see, he switched the “J” to an “S”. It’s probably due to this very same sharp thinking that he made it to the top. I’d follow his example, but “The Jpatula” really doesn’t make…

Apparently, they’re working on an anime based on various net characters and Habanero-tan is one of them. Looks curious… Not much else to talk about, so you might as well check out the newest spatulas and the 87 rated Pic of the Week.

As a puzzle fan, I couldn’t resist the sweet, siren call of an online game called Flipwords. Anyone who knows me, probably wouldn’t be surprised that I found the following within the scrambled mess of letters. The truly sad part of it is that I hardly play Melty Blood Re•ACT these days – most of…

gp32 from insani emailed me noting that the signs from Interlude aren’t quite Korean. You could make the case if you sliced up the glyphs the proper way, but that would be the same way as taking a child’s scribble, hacking it up a certain way, and calling it kanji. It certainly *looks* like it,…

On Wednesday, Wendee Lee dropped by USC to talk a bit about her career as a voice actress. It was a very informal session where Alan Liou (EISA) and Kaita Mpambara (Pacific Anime) would ask some questions and then show a clip from an anime with her dubbing work… lather, rinse, repeat. I know this…

I was watching Teizokurei Daydream the other day, and I was a bit surprised to see the official mascot for Tohato brand habanero rings as one of the ads on the train. Of course, I shouldn’t be too surprised since the show is about an S&M queen who can see ghosts… Uhm… there’s really a…