Recent content by buster_machine

Sorry about the late reply; my computer broke down and it took me about four weeks to get a new one. :( Great!!! :D I am very pleased to see that I was wrong. At the time of my post, it said "we can not deliver this item outside of Japan" when you looked up an individual book title on their...

It seems that Amazon Japan no longer ships books outside of Japan. Does anyone know anything more about this? Any suggestions where to buy Japanese books/manga elsewhere?

I strongly object government procedures to turn innocent young girls into weapons! :wink: (You have to give us a fair chance to see the show, it is out tomorrow, right?)

Kengo Takeuchi (of the FF-movie) has made a 34 (?) minutes CG 3D short film called Yonna in the Solitary Fortress. The film is to be released on R2J DVD in April and you can find a trailer HERE. The company releasing it is the same company that released Makoto Shinkai's films, why I hope it...

Boogiepop novels and manga in English are to be published in the U.S. this year. You can find an on-line "Boogiepop Ultimate Guide" on the publisher's site.

Saikano (She, the Ultimate Weapon) is not too uplifting either.

I just finished the live action movie and I did find it a pleasant watch with its low key presentation of the story. The movie touches on different themes than the anime, while it has fewer levels of interpretation. The anime is superior, but I would not hesitate to recommend the movie to any...

To complicate things further, I think Nana and Paradise Kiss are categorized as "josei". Not that it matters much...

I can not praise Haibane Renmei enough. Other titles that are coming to mind when mentioning "different" are Boogiepop Phantom, Kino's Journey and Serial Experiments Lain.

Speaking of independent projects, you may want to take a look at Wakusei Daikaiju Negadon (Negadon – the Monster from Mars), also out on R2J DVD (no subtitles). The 25 minutes short is a fully CG rendition and has a feel reminiscent of old Japanese monster movies. The story is super-cliché...

The 23 minutes short film Pale Cocoon by Yasuhiro Yoshiura has recently been released on R2 Japan DVD. This one-man project is a quiet sci-fi story that is well worth seeing. The film has english subtitles. Included on the DVD is another short by Yoshiura, Aquatic Language, with optional...