tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368092182009-12-14T09:52:11.042-06:00Welcome to Not with A, Sana Jisushi's anime blog. Find news, fandom, rants, first episode impressions, sparkly magic wands and enough snow to stand in when you get a case of sad eyes.Sana Jisushihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853398716268802629noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36809218.post-8167700557521977472008-06-08T15:33:00.007-06:002008-12-10T15:30:53.506-06:00

Toei Animation has been gearing up for this for a while. Selecting titles that they know people want but are too long to send to DVD and not marketable enough for TV, they've put them up for direct download that you pay to watch. Now, this makes sense on some levels, but is it really the best option? No, but it may be the only option.Nostalgia is go.At first, you'll probably ask, "What's so wrong

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You've seen that story before. You know. That story. You roll your eyes, toss the newspaper in the recycle, push your less child-friendly DVDs to the back of your shelf and tune out your family's comments and questions. It's not even your fault. You weren't the one that let the random ten-year-old lay eyes on hentai.Fear my censorship. Don't worry, real clean shoujo fanart does exist...

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It looks like the Yes! Precure 5 game machine has been upgraded in conjunction with the new season. It still looks like The IdolM@STER with magical girls.I actually have no complaints, other than the unfitting genre. If it was just Urara's adventures singing and dancing, sure, go for it, since she's an idol. This is just a little odd, though. With this game machine, Precure seems to think it's

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So I was looking at that annoying-but-helpful little news thing that comes up when your instant messengers load, and this comes up:"Officials probe bizarre ailment - victims report bugs crawling on skin."I hope you all know where I'm going with this. More and more, things have begun to break the fourth wall and lift the veil or whatever you might see it as. If you're not sure what I mean,

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You all remember Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro Na, right? Terrible anime, pretty game? Well, you may have heard that AugustSoft's new game, Fortune Arterial, comes out on January 25th. Stick with me for a moment and I'll show you all about it.Yoakena was based upon one interesting, original girl and a bunch of other stock characters. This one is too, although instead of a moon princess moving into your

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Yes, The Anime Network (ADV's privately-owned digital cable network, in case you didn't know) has put out a preview of Kanon, which will premiere on the 28th. (The first DVD comes out on New Year's.) The scene they use for the commercial, available on their site, is from the first episode; Nayuki goes grocery shopping and Yuuichi gets dragged off by Ayu. Naturally, I felt compelled to review

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Everyone loves CLANNAD, right? Well, I do, and I know a lot of my readerbase does, too. (Or what's left of it. I haven't posted in forever.) But I know you're all wondering one thing, and that has to do with the Anime Nano tagcloud. Within its first week, Kanon 2006 completely dominated the thing, and did so for the remainder of its airing (although Code Geass managed to stay almost equal upon

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You want Soukou no Strain news, you get Soukou no Strain news. There hasn't been that much of it recently, besides the fact that somehow, the Sara and Lottie figures were featured in last month's Newtype USA (which made it sound like a harem comedy, but that's a story for another article). But I've come across something very interesting, and by interesting, I mean ridiculous. I thought S-Strain

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Simple. Nanoha and Rozen Maiden sweep the thing every year. I am covering it on my personal blog, but as long as everyone else is covering it on their anime blogs, why should I? That being said... HOW did Princess Tomoyo lose to the likes of the Strawberry Panic girls? I'm disappointed in you, boys.Men make no sense!

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Yes! Precure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Mirakuru Daibouken released a trailer today. Therefore, I must make note of it. Basically, it has some guy that turns himself into an apparently sentient kowainaa. His name's Shadow, and he's very obviously evil. And apparently stalking the Precures. Coco and Nuts get dragged into the mirror world, and it's the job of Precure 5 and Milk, as well as two more

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The cast of the Negima drama.As far as I know, this is legit.The good news first. Chao and Setsuna look perfect, which is great because Setsuna's my favourite character. (Love the expression.) The costuming department also did a good job making Chisame actually resemble the dorky-looking reject she's supposed to be, something that neither !, !? nor Akamatsu-sensei did with any respectability. And

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Check out this stuff from Tokyo Omocha Show. I'm a little late, but nothing new there.A lot of Gundams, of course. I assume this is the new series. I do like the light show.Those are the clunkiest controls I have ever seen. I still wonder if it's fun.Shounen hero fun for all.Apparently, the "Precure Dream Live" game includes dressing up in these gaudy things. I can't help but laugh at Karen's

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I'm usually early for my season previews... sorry about that. Well, it's June 21, better late than never? And besides, some of my readers only keep up with my blog and don't know what's coming out. (Which should be enough incentive for me to stop being lazy.Begin... now!School DaysOtherwise known as that one H-game with the yandere and the saw. Main character guy's female friend tries to set him

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ADV Films has posted the English site for AIR TV. For your reference, here it is. There's the usual fare, such as character profiles, a trailer (non-voiced) and a cast list. And since it's my job, I'll check it out.Front PageIt takes a while to load the trailer, so while I was waiting, I checked out the layout. Very pretty, although the cut under Misuzu does look a little odd. The sky and 3 girls

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Now, I know we're all looking forward to Higurashi Kai. It promises better animation, better explanations, and of course, more keeping you up for five days straight sleeping with a bat. But as with everything, there's also a chance to be let down. What to do? Well, I've got just the thing for you! Here I'll remind everyone of the nine worst anime sequel series I can think of. That way, when July

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You may or may not have heard about this, but it seems there will be a third Negima TV adaptation... and this one's live action. Oh boy. Thoughts? I dunno if it'll be good or not. If it is good, though, we better get the whole thing subbed. (I'm looking at you, Mahora...)I'm running out of Negima pictures for relevant posts. I should stock up.

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Now that I've got through it again (this time, the official English translation), I remember how much everybody reading it with me hated Michal. There's seriously something wrong with this girl. For those that haven't read the last one, pick up on the hints in this; there's a reason that she feels empty enough to be as desperate for attention as she is. But come on. Maybe it's just that I'm a

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What is with Anime News Network? You have to open the link twice before it actually lets you in. Something about an internal server error. Anyway, got some Haruhi news.Sorry, it's not about the Shoushitsu anime. It's the ninth book, entitled Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyougaku (The Surprise of Suzumiya Haruhi), for those that didn't know. It seems that the book's June 1 release has been delayed, and

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Check it out. Toei's released a chart that supposedly shows the TV rating success of all four Precure series. And by supposedly, I mean...Listing everything that appears suspect would be quite a chore. The biggest tipoff: the most recent season has the best ratings. This would be a blindingly obvious clue for anything, but especially the one season that, in many friends' experience, the least

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I'm sure you've already heard about this, but ADV has licensed AIR TV and the movie. Too bad they're giving it a regular DVD release. One of my all-time wishes was to have AIR TV on prime time television and marketed to regular TV audiences. If anything, the right marketing with it would chase off certain people's perceptions, but yeah. Well, at least I'll be able to do another voice actor review

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Nobody's covered this yet, although that's not surprising. Still, since I love S-Strain so much (although, as I must put in every post, the fanservice episode sucked), I must cover this even if it is late.DVD covers! Personally, I think they look awesome.In celebration, I looked for S-Strain fanart. Guess what. I have seen two S-Strain fanartists, and neither does it exclusively or nearly enough

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So I've been busy with this random Kanon/AIR doujin game, sue me. Running around as Kano throwing giant magical stars at people is just too fun! But then it reminded me that I really should update my blog more often... Anyway. Galaxy Angel II Mugen Kairou no Kagi OP.So pretty... and did I just see Ranpha? Anyway, preorders begin today, I believe. I should really play the first GAII...Expected

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So Jigoku Shoujo got licensed. Is it just me or are all the "unmarketable but well-liked" series getting picked up lately? Haruhi, Rozen Maiden, Higurashi... yeah, it's not just me. Now all we have to do is wait for that Nanoha announcement....yeah, news is slow lately, save for all the new series. I just made that post so I wouldn't forget how to use HTML.

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Nagisa or Tomoyo? When Fall rolls around, which one will win? Who do you want to win? And for some of you, who do you want to lose so you can have her? The stakes are much higher than Ayu VS. Nayuki was last year, as the merchandising queen and the sequel heroine face off! I should really write sports columns.Challenger One: Furukawa NagisaA sweet girl that has been away from school for a year,

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I'm sure we're all thinking our brains out about the disappearance, as it were, of Suzumiya Haruhi's return. Or we have already. My silent observation (sort of) has allowed me to compile all the theories I can think of, and some I just made up, about just what is going on. With commentary, of course!1: CLANNAD will come in fall 2007, and Haruhi will air in Spring of 2008.Comments:Possible. After

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