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TOP 5: Things to be Thankful for in Anime

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Hey, Hey AAA! How is everyone doing today? This is your boy Z-ComiX here once again to take one anime aspect and covert each component of said anime theme and categorize in a fashion that reflects upon it’s greatness on an overall category in a descending numerical manner. In other words; let’s number stuff about anime I like!

With Thanksgiving coming up, there are a lot of things on your mind.Turkey, some pie, turkey, some stuffing, turkey… turkey. But let us not forget to be thankful people! So today on TOP 5, we will be discussing the Top 5 Things to be Thankful for in Anime! So every, please keep head inside the ride at all times to keep in from getting blow off in the process, because TOP5 is starting………… NOW!GO!

NUMBER 5

FANSUBS AND BAD DUBS

 

 

We all have our opinions about these guys, but lets face it; a lot of the people who watch anime watch it subbed off some site. Also, the really bad dubs that the older generation remembers may be horrible to watch and listen to, but we can all agree that they were some of the anime that helped get people introduced and subsequently addicted to the anime universe. So here’s to you Subbers and bad Dubbers; you may suck and sometimes be illegal, but we acknowledge your help in introducing and effecting the popularity of anime.

 

NUMBER 4

WESTERN ANIME DISTRIBUTORS

 

 

 

In Contrast to Number 5, I thank you US anime distributors. You guys put out LEGAL quality content that helps support the official companies and is enjoyable to watch. Companies like Funamation, Cruncyroll and Netflix are among the few who help in the cause to spread anime legally and for that I extend the Wishbone of awesomeness to you guys.

NUMBER 3

JAPAN!

If it wasn’t for this countries ability to produce the medium we enjoy, where would we be people? An alternate dimension where anime doesn’t exist and we are all stuck in a world where we all end up fighting an army of drunken-winged-monkeys and Justin Bieber as our overlord! I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am not willing to end up in that world, so pray forJapanat the dinner table.

 

NUMBER 2

OSAUMU TEZUKA

 

Oh Godfather of Anime, of course I have you on this list! Thanks to you and your awesomess you were able to make such great works such as Astro Boy and Black Jack. And let us not forget to mention how Astro Boy was the first anime to come over toAmericaand basically launched the anime industry in the West! To you Tezuka, I will give you my pan of stuffing and the boat of gravy at my dinner table.

 

NUMBER 1

ANIME ADDICTS ANONYMOUS!

Yes, I would like to thank you AAA crew for making such a great website and community. Always trying to put out better content, you guys have made listening and writing here fun! But this Thanks is not just to our Hosts and Hostesses, this is a thank you to the community as well! Thanks to everyone on the forum, every listener and reader, you all make it fun and enjoyable to come to www.aaapodcast.com . you guys are always inviting to new members and I hope to keep coming back here for more fun. To you all I invite you all to my dinner table to enjoy a feast of awesome food and warm company! And yes, there will be Turkey and  Stuffing by the pot-full.

 

SO, in summary, all hail the Church of Mistugi and all the anime under the rising sun. I hope everyone has an enjoyable Thanksgiving and remember to keep everyone in your prayers… and buy some swag at the AAA Store and visit the forum to drop off what you are thankful for this year! And remember, if you got time, 5 star this, thumbs it up, comment, do whatever to help support TOP5! Drop off any suggestions for a TOP 5 below!

 

UNTIL NEXT WEEK!

~~Z-ComiX

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Some news from Japan. New amateur manga site plus moe fun!

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Hello once again AAA, this is Folium bringing you fun and interesting news from all around the globe just for you wonderful otakus. So it has been a bit of a slow news week, but here we go!

First up in manga new mangas being announced this week, TAGRO will launch a comedy series called Ikigami-sama, a series about a girl and her experience with a god who is an old homeless man. Mika Kajiyama will launch a new manga this winter called Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama, a manga about a younger brother and older sister who decide to switch places. Narumi Kakinouchi will also release a romantic fantasy about a fairy who loves humans called Fairy Jewel.

Along with new manga and for those who can speak Japanese and like manga, Kyoto Seika University launched its new interactive manga site Mangaku November 1st. The site is designed to let users upload their own original amnga and allow others to recommend and comment on those works. The uploaded manga will also receive reviews from faculty at Kyoto Seika University. The goal of this website is to help out both new mangaka and raise awareness on the history and culture of manga.

Ahhh, Japan. We love you and hate you. Having started sale on November 11th the vitamin company Ateam will be launching “Moe Supli” or Moe Supplements. With three different supplement packets costing about $18.00 USD each packet will contain two trading cards with anthropomorphized pills that are now lovely moe characters. Remember kids, always take your vitamins, you never know what cute girl may come with them.Also carrying the moe theme, the Tohoku region of Japan now has its own character. Zunko, a character named after zunda mocha a specialty of the Tohoku region is an original character designed by SSS (a Japanese company. Zunko in now here as a copyright free character and part of an app on the android market that provides users with information on the Tohoku region and zunda mocha as Japan still recovers from the earthquake and tsunami. And finally now to get show off your anime love to your lover. Underwear (especially guys) is really popular this week with Madoka Magica boxers being announced, K-ON boxers and both ladies’ & mens’ socks, and even pink Ryou Saeba boxers from City Hunter. Now just to find those oppurtunities to show off these boxers…

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Fiction Friday: “AKIRA” Movie to be Localized for Americans

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Disclaimer: The following is a work of fiction for the use of parody only. Any data or events cited are most likely pure fabrication. Please read for enjoyment and the satirical viewpoint, not for facts.

 

            It was released today that Ezra Miller, who was ask to play Tetsuo in the new, all-white Akira movie, has turned down the roll. It seems that the roll of Tetsuo has met much controversy as director Jaume Collet-Serra says he needs the all-Anglo-Saxon protestant cast of this movie to be a perfect representation of the source material in a localized format.

 

The original movie “Akira” was directed by Katsuhiro Otomo and was an animated movie based on a manga series. It is one of the shining stars of the Japanese animation community; the movie is considered one of the prime examples of an anime that has been both a gateway for new anime viewers as well as an impact those working in the field of animation. That is why Serra has been working to make sure the new “Akira” movie is a complete experience that will be more understandable for a western audience.

 

The first step Serra took was to change the entire location the movie takes place. Instead of taking place in the post-apocalyptic steam-punk world of Neo-Tokyo, the story will now take place in Neo-Manhattan, which we all know is the epicenter of all western future stories. Serra has also seen fit in his crusade to make the perfect western “Akira” to enlist the help of actor such as Garrett Hedlund, who is known for playing one of the white brothers in “Four Brothers” and Gary Oldman, who played the white commissioner in “Dark Knight.”

 

Serra has decided also to change few other things in the script to make it more relatable to an American audience. Instead of having the original names that were in the source material, names will be made more relatable such as John and Mary. He as also decided that it would be in the best interest of the movie’s success to call it “ALBERT” so that people are not turned off by the fact that it is based of a Japanese style animation.

 

Serra believes that the movie will be a success and may even start creating a larger market for western-styled Eastern movies. He thinks the adaptation will be as well accepted as the 1998 version of Godzilla that, coincidently also takes place inManhattan. If you are a fan of only western movies, I suggest you watch the new and improve “ALBERT.”

 

Sarcastically,

~~Z-ComiX

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The A.A.A. Chatacter Battle #3

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Welcome to the signups for the A.A.A. Podcast Anime Character Battle 3!

You can Enter the Contest by Signing up on Bracketmaker.com and clicking the link below:
A.A.A. Podcast Character Battle #3!!!

Entering the contest takes only minutes and is 100% TOTALLY FREE!!! I encourage you to get your friends involved so we can make this contest extra fun this year! Click on the link on either the top of the bottom of this post, go to the page and click “Predict It!”. If you need to make an account on BracketMaker, it is free, safe and easy! Please join us and help us make this fun! In the past we have had 30-40 entries. I want there to be many more this year!

***If you have any questions about this contest, how it was created, or the entry process, please PM Mitsugi on our forum.***

This is a 64 day, single elimination tournament where anime characters from the 1990’s and 2000’s, will battle it out to represent their respective decades to determine which decade is superior in anime history. These characters were nominated by our forum members, over the past weeks, and tournament seeding was determined based on voting frequency. Characters who received a greater number of nominations, received stronger seeding.

Also, to throw in an extra element of fun, 2 forum members and 2 podcast hosts have been entered into the contest as the 16th seeds. These forum members are Guts Matrix and Canadaman. The Podcast Hosts are Chiaki and Roukou. Congratulations!

The matches will begin as a poll on the main websites top page. There will be one poll per day, starting on January 7th, until the event is concluded. Website visitors will vote in the poll for their favorite character, the character with the most votes moves on. The character with less votes is eliminated. There will be pictures included on the poll to show the characters involved. Last time we did this, Chiaki made all the pictures and they were quite nice.

These matches will be predicted by YOU, in your quest to be the winner of this contest. Predictions are done in the style of the NCAA March Madness Men’s Basketball Tournament and points are awarded for correct predictions. The person with the highest point total at the end of the tournament wins the contest.

Points are awarded as follow:
Round 1 = 1 point
Round 2 = 2 points
Round 3 = 4 points
Round 4 = 8 points
Round 5 = 16 points
Round 6 = 32 points

What do you get if you win the contest? How about a 1000 piece anime puzzle, unopened, purchased in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan, by Mitsugi and Chiaki. We selected it, with love, for you.

Here are the relevant dates of the contest:

Relevant Dates:
Signup Deadline: January 5th, 2011
Tournament Start: January 7th, 2012
Tournament End: March, 9th, 2012

You can Enter the Contest by Signing up on Bracketmaker.com and clicking the link below:
A.A.A. Podcast Character Battle #3!!!

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Soul Eater Revisited

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I got a message stating that I should talk about some of the characters from Soul Eater (because I didn’t really get to them in my review) so you know what I did? Just that. At the request of MarcumVIDEOS1, here is a talk on some of the characters of Soul Eater. Keep the requests coming, you wonderful viewers, you.

 

http://youtu.be/qb0uV_B5Ok8

 

Best,

Phil Bohn

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TOP 5: Lovable Things about Kimi ni Todoke

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Hello boys and girls, have you ever sat down and watched an anime and said “boy, did that give me the warm fuzzies!” OF COURSE NOT! But, you probably have seen a show and FELT that way. With all the shows that are fan service wrapped loosely with a see-through plot, it is great to see an anime that makes me want to root for the main character and feel emotions with her.

Today on TOP 5, we will be looking at Kimi ni Todoke and the TOP 5 Lovable Things about it! So please, make sure to keep a good distance from the screen when viewing this blog post, and lay down some newspaper because once again TOP 5 is going to try and blow your mind once again this week!

 

NUMBER 5

Believable Situations

 

What is this anime if not believable? Even in some slice animes you could say that that some things are a little over the top. Not so in Kimi ni Todoke; everything that happens in this anime could actually happen in a real school-life situation. From rumors to misunderstandings, this anime is nothing if not a real slice of life which allows the viewer to connect to the characters and get emotionally invested in them.

 

NUMBER 4

No Filler

 

 

“Is that even possible Z?”

I dunno audience voice, why don’t you watch Kimi ni Todoke and tell me? Once you’ve filled yourselves with the fulfilling plot of this anime and had your very own

“= w =” face moment you’ll reflect on the fact that this anime is all purposeful moments paced at a good pace. At some points it might feel like they’re dragging on, but its better than having a repetitive plot and running out of generic material by episode 6.

In summery, no, there is no Hot Springs Vacation episode.

 

NUMBER 3

Friendship

 

This anime is about two things; romance and friendship. That is probably why it’s a shojo anime. The main protagonist Sawako tries her hardest just to make friends and only thinks about others, which sometimes leads to some misunderstandings. Even with this, Sawako perceivers and make friends with two very important characters.

Two of the best supporting characters in this anime are Ayane and Chizuru. They are the embodiment of good friends and are always helping Sawako. I would compare them to older sister characters, but the fact that they are friends and not family plays as a distinct roll in this anime. Without them, Sawako would not grow as a character, as they always push her and help her whenever they can. These two grow on you quickly and you always know they have Sawako on their mind.

 

NUMBER 2

Kazehaya

Say hello to our lead male character in this anime. Although portrayed at first as a godly, out of reach character, the more Sawako gets closer to him, the more we see he is more human. In most Romance anime we have a wimpy male protagonist with no real defining traits. The fact that Kazehaya is portrayed as the exact opposite of Sawako makes the growth in this anime more defined and makes for a more interesting character. Also, the fact that he is also in love with Sawako and is too shy to say it out right makes this anime boy a much more believable and somewhat relatable character.

 

NUMBER 1

SAWAKO NOT SADAKO!

 

This girl is so cute, where do I begin with such a great character? She is so sweet and childish in nature that you fall in love with her from the very beginning. The fact that her name “Sawako,” which means Pleasant Child, is confused to be Sadako, the evil in the movie “The Ring,” makes this story of contradictions all the better. Sawako is a girl who is shunned and becomes more and more accepted over time that we see actual character growth from. No matter what she does you always feel what she feels and connect with her on an emotional level.

 

I always find that a character that is overly innocent is annoying at some level, but Sawako changed my mind almost immediately as I could not stop caring about what was happening in her world. This character grows on you the most and you feel you take a step every time she does.

 

She is by far the defining character of this anime.

 

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Well, everyone that’s the end of this weeks show! Send me your ideas for TOP 5s in a comment below, on the forums or by mail at ZDA@bigstring.com! If you like the show, drop a comment, 5 star me, Like me thumbs up me or just pat your screen and say “That’ll do pig. That’ll do…”

 

Well, guys I’ve gotta go work on some Halloween stuff and listen to my minimum 5 podcast fix… oh yeah, and college apps… So until next week!

 

~~Z-ComiX

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Review: Double J

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Episode Reviewed In: Episode 105
Alternate Titles:  だぶるじぇい
Original Japanese Release Date: 2011-06-28
Episode Length/Run-time: 4 Minutes
Summary:
A bunch of kids sit around in a school club for “traditional arts” and talk about what their families arts are.  It’s terribly interesting.
Review:
Double J is about a school club focused around the traditional arts.  The members have family histories of performing these arts which include thing like; writing the fortunes on fortune cookies, writing manga, carving the little divots on the ends of toothpicks.  The anime is very simple.  This short series, which has very short 5 minute episodes, consists primarily of the club members talking amongst themselves and also several short trips to different workshops where the traditional arts are performed.

The truth of the matter is that this is not a particularly good anime.  The short episodes do not allow for any real content or identification with the characters.  Also, the art is very poor.  In addition, the animation is choppy and it’s obvious that there was not much of a budget behind this series.  It almost feels more like a show that was intended to be commercial filler or something of that nature.  Either way, Double J is not a series that I can recommend to any viewer.  It just isn’t about anything of substance or length and so it’s a difficult show to recommend.

Auditions held for AKB48’s anime debut

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Voice cast auditions have begun for the anime debut of popular all-girl band AKB48. Tabloid media reported Tuesday that more than 200 members of AKB48 and affiliated groups SKE48 and NMB48 have started auditioning for nine parts in the anime scheduled to air on TV next spring.

The lucky 30 will be decided in November and that number will be whittled down to the final nine parts in December.

The anime will be directed by Yasushi Akimoto, who is the producer and brains behind AKB48. Executive producer is Toshimichi Otsuki (“EVANGELION”). Details about the title, story and musical numbers have not been released yet, except that the story will be about nine girls vying to join a group like AKB48.

So it’s a bunch of AKB48 girls trying to win a chance to perform in an animated story about a bunch of girls trying to win a chance to join a group like AKB48. Yasushi Akimoto sure is funny, but i think he is onto something with this promotion. alomost as good  as when he made the girls of all his groups compete in a rock-paper-scissors contest to see who would get to be on the next single lol.

If  you do not know who akb48 (AK = Akihabara) is the worlds largest pop group,  Currently, it consists of four teams: Team A, Team K, and Team B with 16 members each and Team 4 with 11 members, summing up to a total of 59 members. Thats alot of members of the group, i know it’s crazy but true. the group is largely popular in japan and  and thier last nine songs topped the oricon weekly singles charts. though it is kinda sad that girls already in the group have to audition for a part in a band they’re already in, but hey thats what makes this group fun. I guess we will see if this upcoming anime will be as good as k-on.

The theme song will be sung by the nine winners

 

 

Anime Stores: Dissapointement & Rage

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Hello everyone and sorry it has been so long, but I am back
finally!!!

So yesterday I went to the mall in order to purchase myself a new
suit at Men’s Warehouse and while walking through the mall I noticed an anime
store I had never seen before. My eyes lit up and I began to salivate (quite
literally) as there have never been any anime stores near me till this time and
I had to do all my shopping online (shipping and handling fees, yuck) or at a
con (once a year…) so I walked in there with a spring in my step… only to
be smacked in the face quite hard. The store’s merchandise mostly consisted of
Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Hetalia, and DBZ junk, and I don’t say junk because
I don’t like these shows but because it was literally junk. Boring wall
scrolls, bad looking action figures and models, stickers, key chains, that lot
of junk. Hell if didn’t even have any manga or anime in it (although it did have
a few CDs but only Jpop and Kpop, no OSTs). To tell you the truth I was kind of
shocked when I heard the place had still been in business having opened 6
months ago. This was the stuff I could have picked up from my friends and they
would have paid me simply because it would have cost less then the shame of
putting it out in the trash knowing they had bought it. At least with me they
could pass it off as a gift. Now don’t get me wrong there were a few cool
things in there. They did have a bunch of mugs which I’ve never seen for sale
at a con before and one featured Hatsune Miku. There were also a few cosplays
one again featuring Miku (but me being a 6’1” guy I would have had a hard time
fitting into it) and they did have some cool but random unrelated to anime
masks. I was walking into that store with at least $40.00 to spend and walked
out without spending a penny. Now how did they manage that? No art books, the
only pillows featuring Hetalia boys, Bleach boys, Naruto boys, and DBZ girls
(yes I checked them all and that was what they had) some random rather ugly
plushies facing the same offense as all the other products in the store. No interesting
trinkets, games, collectibles (continue rant as you see fit). As I walked out
of the store I analyzed what I had seen. This was a store for those who are
just entering or have experimented with the anime realm, so why would you open
a store based solely on that? Our world is not an inexpensive one and it is
hard to get people to throw down those $30.00 for the face of Chibi Italy so
you can sleep with it at night, but when I see something like Little Busters
Special Edition (not the 18+ version) I throw down my $65.00 without a thought
(my pride and joy from Sakura-Con this past year). I guess this is why stores
operate mostly online, because they can sell these items to the niche markets
around the world and the brick and mortar stores must sell to those on the line
of otakus, but still at least carry some things that we anime addicts anonymous
or not can grasp onto and love or else you will have failed your brothers and
sisters who worship their anime in the Church of Mitsugi.

Sincerley and Trolly,

This is Folium ending his rant at the anime store he visited but thankfully
recovered due to getting an awesome new suit.

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I Review Soul Eater

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I review Soul Eater at the request of ELPOMPADOUR86. Also, some plans for the future. That chirping noise was my phone. Forgot to silence it.

 

http://youtu.be/HNOykLYppXo

 

 

Here’s that Ending Video I promised (Possible spoilers, but outside the context of the show, they don’t really mean anything. If you’re that sensitive about it, just close your eyes and listen).

http://youtu.be/mPGTvdBF97A

 

 

Best,

Phil Bohn

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