http://anime.jefflawson.net Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:24:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I spent some time this weekend catching up with Toshokan Sensou, a show I lost all enthusiasm for only a few episodes in, initial interest notwithstanding. Like a lot of people, my disappointment with the show was a direct response to its ridiculous premise. However, having given it ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/06/23/home-again/ After two relatively dry anime seasons in Japan, the sky has finally opened up and blessed us with more potential gems than there is time to watch them all. That's my feeling, at least. And the timing couldn't be any better. As usual, here are the coming Summer season ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/06/21/welcome-to-the-summer-days/ Count me among those fans who find "What ’bout My Star" from Macross Frontier to be one of the catchiest pop songs Yoko Kanno has ever produced. You could have Kelly Clarkson shout the hook in the chorus and sell a truckload of CDs. That's how slick it ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/06/07/star-search/ In my kitchen at home, I have a calendar featuring the work of Utagawa Hiroshige. The print for the month of April was particularly soothing; given how frenetic a month it turned out to be, I found the juxtaposition amusing. What would the next month bring? Depends ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/05/17/summer-vacation/ The secret to being a successful anime blogger is proper planning. http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/05/14/tomorrow-the-world/ It sure has been raining a lot lately. I like the rain, though. Sorry for the recent silence. I didn't intend for the blog to go dark for such a long stretch of time, but it seems my brain is on vacation. I'm actually taking some time off ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/05/10/battery-check/ Snow, apparently. I'm sure you've heard the news by now, but Aria has been licensed for North American release. For some reason, I'm not surprised. Right Stuf has gotten into the habit of licensing a lot of my favorite shows. What's interesting, however, is that the distributor held off on ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/05/01/april-showers-bring/ I'm sure if you asked someone who wasn't particularly well acquainted with anime what its defining features are, you'd hear the standard responses: big eyes, neon hair, sex, and giant robots. Of course, every anime fan knows that there's much more to the medium than, say, sexy big-eyed ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/04/29/ill-form-the-head/ You know, it never really occurred to me until now, but the cast of Aria is young. They're all teenagers, if not a few years past twenty by the end of the series. The funny thing is, with the exception of Alice, whose great talent despite her young ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/04/27/forever-young/ Just so you know, work and the sudden onset of Spring have conspired to suck up most of my spare mental and physical energy these past few weeks. I'll be out of town on business next week, too, so I suspect the remainder of April is pretty much shot ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/04/18/spring-where-art-thou/