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Post by Johann Chua on Jul 6, 2009 3:17:30 GMT -8
Bravo, Kirk.
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Post by Johann Chua on Jun 30, 2009 5:37:43 GMT -8
Movie listings indicate that over half of all theaters in Metro Manila are showing Transformers 2. Pretty big push. What's the point in having a cineplex if 6 out of 7 screens are showing the same movie?
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Post by Johann Chua on Jun 28, 2009 0:40:42 GMT -8
The day after Ed McMahon, the afternoon after Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson dead at 50 of Cardiac Arrest. I've noticed that Star World has been showing a lot of Charlie's Angels "minisodes" in between hour-long shows. All featuring Farrah Fawcett, of course. Almost sure they stopped showing minisodes from other series. Inmates in Cebu did a memorial performance of their Thriller dance.
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 17, 2009 6:10:49 GMT -8
Full Metal Panic! Sigma Vols. 1-3. Covers the same story as light novels 4 & 5 ("End of Day by Day") and The Second Raid TV series (which I haven't seen yet). Artist Hiroshi Ueda sticks closer to Shikidouji's character designs than Retsu Tateo did in the original manga, which is probably why Shikidouji gets a cover credit. Chuang Yi's English version is pretty neat. Slightly smaller and thinner than standard U.S. manga size. Color insert pages at the start (ADV did that as well with the Retsu Tateo manga). Dust jackets with raised glossy elements. Obi on volume 1. Paper stock is wood-free according to the footnote on the table of contents (not sure what they did use); pages are thin enough to see through a bit of the other side, but have a nice smooth finish. Wonder why this hasn't been licensed in the U.S.
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 11, 2009 22:22:01 GMT -8
Honey and Clover Vol. 3. Utterly charming bonus chapter with Ayu and Hagu making teapot cozies.
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 9, 2009 1:32:42 GMT -8
Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei Vol. 1. I know way too much otaku stuff. Like, I spotted a Chisa Yokoyama reference that wasn't mentioned in the endnotes. Seiyuu were probably under the radar for the translator. There's some stuff I didn't know, like a rivalry between Ami Suzuki and SPEED. The humor is best summed up by eternal optimist girl Kafuka (not her real name).
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 6, 2009 5:56:40 GMT -8
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 5, 2009 15:29:19 GMT -8
"Obama is like Hitler" is a new one to me.
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 5, 2009 8:33:27 GMT -8
Re: Suzuka.. maybe they're just slowing the schedule down a bit? They do have listings through to November though. Hrmm.. They did have an eight month gap between volumes 7 and 8 of Sugar Sugar Rune. Would've expected placeholders with release dates TBA. Then again Broccoli Books did that with Leave it to Piyoko! Vol. 2, which they never got around to publishing before shutting down U.S. operations. Vol. 1 came out way back in November 2004. Probably best to only list books with a set schedule.
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 4, 2009 20:39:08 GMT -8
The movie isn't supposed out locally until tomorrow (March 6), yet Ayala mall cinemas have it today already for regular showing rather advance screenings. Heard there were cuts made to get the R-13 rating instead of R-18, though. Already bought a new copy of the Absolute edition at National Bookstore, so it was massively discounted from cover price. Good thing I passed on getting the $40 hardcover.
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 4, 2009 2:36:42 GMT -8
Suzuka Vol. 11. Since the main couple already got together around chapter 72, there's a little more focus on the supporting cast. Bonus features include some fan art art and messages from the anime's Japanese voice actresses who doubled as singing group Coach Star ("star" being written as a special character). Should probably watch the DVD set I bought a month or two ago. Already watched the Tagalog dub at least three times.
Del Rey's site lists volume 12 as due out in August with nothing else following, though other sources indicate this series has 18 volumes in Japan. Could be a case of more chapters per volume in the U.S. release since Del Rey is already using a larger trim size on their $14 "mature" books.
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 1, 2009 5:20:50 GMT -8
What's New? with Phil and Dixie #1. Remembered I had this on the shelf. Been so long it was like I was reading it for the first time. Never played any pen and paper RPGs, but still damn funny. #2 is still available from Studio Foglio's online store, too. Hope the "Sex and D&D" strip is up to snuff.
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Post by Johann Chua on Feb 27, 2009 21:42:53 GMT -8
Girl Genius Vol. 5. Planet X Comics had this in their counter display case for ages. Think I read at least part of this volume on the website. Great fun
Need to order the other books in the series but if the online store is anything to go by, only volumes 1, 2,3, and 5 are available right now. Might have some luck getting 4, 6, and 7 via LCS or bookstore re-orders, though. Ordering online would cost too much in shipping. Webcomic archive will tide me over in any case.
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Post by Johann Chua on Jan 31, 2009 1:43:21 GMT -8
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Post by Johann Chua on Jan 11, 2009 21:21:41 GMT -8
Cheech Marin's "Born in East L.A." to be used in a future presidential inauguration?
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