CEN.TAKU.ME: Best of 2008
on Dec 30, 2008 in Anime & Manga blogging With two days remaining in 2008, it’s time to go back and see what worked and what didn’t, and what 2009 will bring. There were a lot more posts published than they were in launch year 2007. Traffic is up by 21%, and more people are jo

9 Last-Minute Otaku Gift Ideas
on Dec 21, 2008 in Anime & Manga Features gift ideas holiday last-minute otaku With less than a week remaining until the big day, I have complied a list of 9 Otaku-centric merchandise to get (for yourself or…) for that special Otaku someone. From Anime DVDs, books, manga, and magazine subscriptions, it’s all here

The Waiting Game: Redux
on Dec 17, 2008 in Ramblings death note dr. slump fullmetal alchemist genshiken manga It’s time to dig into the vault for an old post I wrote in November (the 17th) of 2006 on my old anime blog, NA.KI.ME. Originally called “The Waiting Game”, it’s about searching for recently released manga that was

The Char Aznable Credit Card
on Dec 15, 2008 in Features char aznable credit card gundam japan credit bureau red comet I happened to stumble upon this while browsing around COSPA’s website. It’s an offer to apply for the official “Char’s Official Card” featuring (of course) “The Red Comet”, Char Aznable

Interesting Find: Bleach Posterzine
on Dec 15, 2008 in Features bleach interesting find posterzines tite kubo This is the very first Bleach Posterzine, with the very first posterzines being Naruto related. These magazines are the best that have ever happened since it’s difficult purchasing Wallscrolls with my allowing being very tight. The posterzine i.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Season 2 Confirmed for April 2009
on Dec 12, 2008 in Anime & Manga anime fullmetal alchemist second season Back in the summer, Anime News Network had a couple of tidbits on the possibility of a second Fullmetal Alchemist series. The first was a mention from Studio BONES‘ press release indicating possible production of new series for Darker than BLAC.

[Preview] Dragonball Evolution (Movie Trailer)
on Dec 11, 2008 in Previews dragonball live action trailers After 8 years of speculations, it’s finally here: The long awaited trailer for the upcoming live action Dragonball movie, now subtitled “Evolution“. In October, video clips of the initial trailer was recorded at Brand Licens