Month: October 2015

Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup: British Invasion

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This Saturday post is the weekly Type-Moon news in addition to the regular APB post on Sunday. If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on the Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup drop me a line via email or Twitter.

New York Comic Con 2015: General Impressions

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hisui_icon_4040 The transition into and out of New York Comic Con is always a jarring experience. The contrast between your normal life of work and/or school and being at a convention is the difference between night and day. It breaks your routine in fantastic and disruptive ways every time. In many ways it is like a gorgeous succubus (or incubus) that lures you in with a pleasurable otherworldly experience and then it drops you back in the ordinary world feeling with a surreal satisfaction, drained of all life, and possibly with some sort of infernal sickness.

The fact that the convention has become a four-day affair makes New York Comic Con both an epic vacation and an endurance run at the same time. You feel simultaneously refreshed as fan even if you need a relaxing vacation for your mind and body at the same time. A single day con feels like a little walk in the park for a little change of pace, a weekend convention is a full marathon, but a 4 day convention is doing the Ironman Triathlon while wearing a weighted training suit. It is an experience only for the hardcore and the masochistic.

I can’t even imagine the fierceness needed for day 5 hard battle like San Diego Comic-Con. But I am sure it is coming. It is just a mater of time.

Until then we shall recount our time at New York Comic Con.

narutaki_icon_4040 This year at New York Comic Con I did a few things differently. First, I attended my first Main Stage event (two in fact) which meant braving the crowds in order to secure a wristband which guaranteed entry. Second, I concentrated more effort on meeting creators and getting autographs. And third, I tried to stay away from the show floor to an extent. All of those things worked out great in a way I wasn’t expecting. These things, plus great comrades in arms, ended up creating an unforgettable four days.

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Cowboy Bebop Rewatch Podcast Session #09: Jamming with Edward

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As Cowboy Bebop has become this evergreen ambassador of anime, we decided to go back and re-watch the show now that is has gotten a beautiful Blu-ray box set. Every week we will share our memories and then re-evaluate these stories with 16 years of experience and distance. Which episodes are just as we remember, which have major flaws, and which have aged like a fine wine. At the same time, we will also look back on the music, cultural references, and holistic connections contained within each episode. Plus, we will judge if there in an appropriate amount of Ein.

Does Cowboy Bebop hold up as a classic or was its reputation all a dream? Let’s rewatch Cowboy Bebop together and find out!

Session #09