February 2009 archive

Higurashi Comic Special Calender 2009

Sasuga Japanese Bookstore was having a sale this week including 50% off of all in stock calenders so I decided to order SquareEnix’s Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2009 Calender nearly two months after the start of the year. This calender features 12 full-color illustrations drawn by the various Higurashi manga-ka ranging from the cute …

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Lyrics: To Aru Majutsu no Index ED2 Chikaigoto ~Sukoshi dake Mou Ichido~ by IKU

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TH12 Touhou Seirensen ~Undefined Fantastic Object Announced!

The 12th official Touhou shooting game has finally been announced with a title that makes it sound like either an amazing mystical relic or one hell of a calculus problem. According to the official blog, the trial will be available at Reitaisai on March 8th and Second Player Miko Sanae will be joining Reimu and …

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Lyrics: Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th ED Kumori Garasu no Mukou by Hikita Kaori

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Yuri on the Chalkboard Week 15

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Lyrics: Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th OP Chizu Sanpo by kukui

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Yuri on the Chalkboard Week 14: Valentine’s Edition

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RapeLay Pulled From Amazon.com

According to the Belfast Telegraph, Illusion‘s 3D rape-simulation title RapeLay was taken down from online retailer Amazon when British MP Keith Vaz got wind that such a title was being offered for purchase. He vowed to bring the issue to the British Parliament in order to prevent the game from being sold and in response …

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200 Years of Charles Darwin

Today marks the bicentennial of the birth of one of the greatest minds in biological and scientific history, Charles Darwin. I know that this isn’t exactly otaku-related but I had to mention the man responsible for giving rise to my area of study, Biology, as we now see it. This year is also the 150th …

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Lyrics: Gundam 00 S2 OP2 Namida no Mukou by Stereopony

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