Recent content by dapprman

Before they're gone, could you please tell me if there were any recipes in issues 7,8 and 12 ? If so I'd like to update the spreadsheet in my signature

The tea is wrapped in a ball and tied with a long leaf strip at the bottom. As it absorbs the hot water and starts to expand the tea is pushed apart at the top causing the bud to unfurl and the flower to come out.

Been meaning to do this for a while now (ever since been given a number of Blooming Tea balls (also known as Flowering Tea). Photos are here Or for a slideshow

Can be accused of getting carried away on these, but the lens I've been talking about getting (or it's previous version) for about 4-5 years now (and was actually bought last week) and the body is second hand, not new, from a friend for more than he would have got for it selling to/from a shop...

The manga is better. I think what does not help the anime these days is that the story has been copied more than a few times. WHen I first saw it the story was largely original (only thing that came close was Logans Run), but since then we've had The Matrix series, The Hunger Games, Battle...

I try to support the UK industry and will buy if I know series I want are coming over here (not are, not potentially are), but I've bought plenty from the US where there was to be no UK release (Flag, Genshiken, Genshiken 2, Martian Successor Nadesico) and where either the UK importers have...

Does happen from time to time - after all those songs I hated in the 80s I now find myself singing to .... :roll:

Here's one where I can get accused of bad taste :) Just finished Girls und Panzer. Loved it - though it should be noted I never grew up when it came to tanks and have been playing World of Tanks since the early beta days. It certainly will not be everyone's cup of tea though. 6/10 (but for me...

Was it that long ago - I try to forget about it.

Actually I thought Baccano was pure style over substance with poor direction. For my tastes it's actually on my list of worst series I've ever completed watching (though there are more than enough I've given up on, even when I've been buying them). All down to personal tastes of course. I...

Going to have to pick up on this post with respect to the topic Nodame Cantabile. I've seen all of the anime, the live action, and read all of the manga up to the point Viz dropped the series, and by that point the anime very very close to the manga (as was the live action). Bakuman The only...

Didn't realise the gap was that large - I first read Enders Game (the novel not the original short) in about 1988 and thought it was meant to be an old sci fi classic back then (and anyone who likes left field sci fi should read the novel).

Just read Bakuman #18 - decent enough - only 2 more volumes to go. Genshiken Season 2 #2 - bit of an eye opener. Oh and Angela cos-playing - yum

Bamboo Blade ! - but both versions worked well and it was only about half way through the manga, 3/4s the way through the anime that the change occurred. As a fan I'm happy with both. Appleseed. The original anime was basically just one of the four volumes, plus the reason behind the story...

It was ok, but nothing special, and compared to the original series it was rather poor and stretched.