Characters Welcome


My moods shift like drifts of snow. Getting tired of my desktop appearance is a weekly occurrence. A recent visit to TV Tropes led to Studio Gainax which led to Shigeto Koyama‘s illustration of just about every Gainax character imaginable.

The banner and the grungey font were my idea. I had to make it fit the screen somehow.



Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei's OP Part the Second Blasts Your Soul


Being amazed, and slightly disturbed, by the GSZS first opening sequence was not enough for SHAFT.

Part two of Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OVA series has arrived to strip your brains of all fears and hate. Then it will tease your desires with grand dollops of meta-potty humor. Above you see the new OP(that’s opening to non-anime watchers) for this direct to DVD version of the series.



Speed Racer: Embrace the Fun


Here’s how it worked for me. The last minute decision to see SPEED RACER in spite of those who judge a movie’s success wholly on it’s opening weekend box office came upon me swiftly. I decided it was a flick worth seeing in the theatre and I was not wrong.

If you’ve seen anime and know all the trappings involved with them and/or if you are a Speed Racer fanatic you’ll get a major kick from this film. Also, as it was quoted to me:

“The ads are very accurate; cut and filmed exactly like them, so if they turned you off, you just aren’t ready for it.”

I went in unsure about what the Wachowskis were gonna give me. Their love of anime is honestly the only thing that allowed me to fit the movie in my budget. I’m glad I did. I thought it was pretty fucking fun. It really was *Speed Racer* with only minor tweaks to make it movie-worthy.

Please note for future reference:

The Anime Laws of Physics
* Those who have not viewed much anime in the past, or read much manga, may be a tad confused by the very liberal approach to physics that Japanese artists tend to take.

* It should be noted that the laws of physics for anime are quite different than American cartoons, due to different cultural symbolism and sense of humor.

* The copyright owners have granted permission.

* It’s funny as hell.

I don’t think the mainstream American audience was ready for the mix of: over-the-top humor, angsty angst, violent death, corporate-finance conspiracy, and solid family drama. For whatever reason, most folks don’t like their movies to be that broad.

In the end, whether you like or dislike this movie will fall completely on personal taste (and the quote mentioned above).

*I* thought it was brilliant.

And I’m crossing my fingers that the DVD/blu ray release will give SPEED RACER the popularity it deserves.

Next up: PRINCE CASPIAN



Sometimes Despair is a Good Thing


Zetsubou Sensei was last week’s wallpaper. The alignment chart I found on Anime Suki. The left side is an invert of the Zetsubou Sensei manga.



Groonkly Bit


It’s gonna be one of those days. I feel it.

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