Category Archives: anime

I’ve been quite enjoying reading the posts at Ogiue Maniax for a few weeks now; it has just the right balance of silly and serious to keep my attention and it makes me feel a little more in-touch. A couple … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago, I decided that I was going to figure out, once and for all, how best to take MKV formatted fansubs files with soft subtitles and convert them into files with burned-in subtitles so I could … Continue reading →

As I’ve mentioned a time or two before, I’m quite the Studio Ghibli fan.  This isn’t exactly setting me apart from the crowd, mind you; Ghibli’s movies are some of the best loved films to come out of Japan. Anyway, … Continue reading →

After School Days, I needed another cute school romance show that maybe didn’t end with any decapitations.  I decided I’d go with Akaneiro no Somaru Saka, which was recommended in Chris Swett’s anime podcast a few months ago.  I figured … Continue reading →

Dear Diary: Today, in an effort to be more “in tune” with modern anime fandom, I watched all of “School Days” in one sitting. As a result, I now feel slightly more up-to-date, so desired effect achieved and all that. … Continue reading →

I had a few posts last week about video encoding, mostly because I’ve been on a quest to take .mkv files with soft subtitles, which is the Current Popular Format, and crunch them into Yesterday’s Popular Format of .avi or … Continue reading →

One of the better anime programs I caught up with in the last year was Mahoromatic.  Sure, it was 20-odd episodes of fan service and goofy plots followed by an bizarre ending, but it had likable characters and, for lack … Continue reading →

While I’ve been watching K-On! just of late, it actually wasn’t what got me back to watching anime series.  That honor (blame?) falls on Toradora!, which is part of my favorite genre, the high-school/college romantic comedy with love triangles more … Continue reading →