11 Titles Not to Overlook in the RightStuf Sale

It is the Holiday season again which means sales, sales and even more sales. So most of us are looking for gifts for friends and family while trying to snag some nice deals for ourselves in the process. One of the best places to get great prices on anime this time of year is the RightStuf 12 Days of Savings (which is actually 16 days at this point but why quibble over such details).

With so many titles to choose from it might seem a bit daunting deciding what to get. So we picked out some titles you might have overlooked. And if you already made a RightStuf purchase, it’s not that hard to make another and still get free shipping. Plus you can always be a good otaku and get some of your fellow fans something they may like for the season. We tried to select a nice mixture of titles with a wide range of prices. Some make great stocking stuffers while others are big packages at a nice price.

The RightStuf 12 Days of Savings ends on December 14th.

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REPOST – The Speakeasy #005: Summer Gin Punch, Suspension of Disbelief (or Lack Thereof)

Drink #005: Summer Gin Punch, 
Suspension of Disbelief (or Lack Thereof)

You are watching a movie and then you notice something. Maybe it is a machine you know does not function that way; maybe it is the incorrect presentation of the rules of a sport you play; or maybe just a piece of dialog that rings untrue. The second you realize something is off you can spend the rest of the movie picking it part. You have been taken out of the moment and cannot get back in. We use the movie Summer Wars as a spring-board to examine this phenomenon and how it shapes our perception of a work.

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Summer Gin Punch

2 parts gin
1/2 part maraschino liqueur
1/2 part water
1/4 part Gomme syrup
1/4 part fresh lemon juice
1/2 part fresh orange juice
1 lemon twist
1 orange twist
2 fresh raspberries
2 chunks of diced pineapple
1 part soda

Build all ingredients in a mixing glass over ice, then transfer contents into a punch cup.

The November Line-Up

While there isn’t too much going on in the U.S. license side, there is more than enough Japanese announcements to make up for it.

This month also brought the announcement of new site Anime Sols debuting in spring of 2013 and the opening of YouTube channel Anime Bancho.

Thankfully this month was far more sedate than the madness of last month. But November quickly reminds us that there is not much more year. So I am curious how much of a spike we will see in traffic to these posts. We are hoping people use them to do their end of the year posts but we shall see how true that is in December.

The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of newly licensed in the U.S., newly streaming in the U.S., and newly announced anime and manga projects.

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