http://anime.jefflawson.net Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:59:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can't even begin to describe how delighted I am that K-ON! is back, and (supposedly) for two cours, at that. It seems I'm not alone. I'm feeling a lot of good vibes this time around. Perhaps the first season grew on people over time much the ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2010/04/10/azunyan-for-president/ "Won't somebody please think of the children?!" http://anime.jefflawson.net/2010/03/21/in-summary/ I'm not even going to talk about the decade. I wouldn't even know where to start. Six or seven paragraphs of Aria love, I guess. Let's not go there. My Ten Favorite Anime Series of 2009 Aoi Hana - Not so much a yuri show as it is a ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2009/12/29/year-in-review-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-numbered-lists/ Since I was bumming around Japan when the current anime season first began, I'm a little behind the curve. However, I'm making an effort to catch up with what's currently airing now that we're entering the cold and dark part of the year and I have nothing better to ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2009/11/09/autumn-on-my-mind/ Is it already that time of year? It's been warm lately - I'm sitting outside, enjoying it at this very moment - but the leaves are nonetheless changing color and the nights are growing cooler. The cold and snow is just around the corner. I don't know how much ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/09/26/fresh-autumn-flavors/ When watched in proper order, the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi plays out like a short OAV series followed by a bunch of omake episodes. Suddenly, the jumbled broadcast makes sense. Not to say, of course, that the show isn't satisfying when the episodes are viewed in chronological order. It ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/09/13/full-circle/ You might have noticed some performance issues around here this past week. Unfortunately, I never managed to isolate the problem. This morning, I got tired of scratching my head and settled on the scorched earth option. I backed up the database, wiped the directory, did a new Wordpress install, ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/09/05/site-maintenance/ Being a year behind the curve and all, I'm not sure there's much I can say about ef - a tale of memories that hasn't already been said. But I'll say it anyway. Previously, I described the series as "fascinating, but absolutely boring". I got part of it right, ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/08/31/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed/ Finishing Simoun for only a second time, I'm struck by how much more impact the ending has on me compared to my first viewing. Its ambiguous nature persists, but it's nowhere near as vexing now that I've had ample opportunity to reflect on the story's many interconnecting themes and ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/08/25/see-you-again-soon/ When I first started my vacation, I didn't have any clear idea when I'd be coming back. So, I proposed two conditions: I'd start blogging again once either the post announcing my vacation slipped off the front page or I drafted a sincere "screw it, I'm outta here," ... http://anime.jefflawson.net/2008/08/22/good-morning/