mlina has compiled some links on how to provide aid for victims of tropical storm washi in southern philippines.

see her post here.

update: over 650 now dead, with hundreds missing

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in other news, north korea's kim jong il has passed away.

from this:


to this:


to this:



sasuga na, puppyface!

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!

and also to keiohwai! :D

there's a manga and mini-figures sale going on at the FINDER CAFE. the sale will go on only until 30 October 2011. so if you collect manga and/or figurines, head on over for a look!

was sort-of marathoning Kamen Rider Kuuga while attending to deadlines. i've finished the series and am now a bit sad. all in all, i didn't expect to become so affected by an 11-year-old tokusatsu show. if there were an active fandom of this nowadays, i wouldn't hesitate to jump into it. there are so many fics running through my head at the moment.

an excellent review of this series is here. i'm pressed for time at the moment and don't really have the concentration to go into it in detail, but suffice it to say, ichijou is now one of my favorite fictional people, and godai is now one of my favorite cheerleader heroes.

also, this conversation marks one of the best moments of my fangirl career:


godai: good morning!
ichijou: why am i on your shoulder?
godai: isn't it okay?
ichijou: ...this is one of the biggest mistakes of my life.
godai: (laughs)
ichijou: (goes back to sleep)

( some of the things i loved and did not love about the show, in briefCollapse )

that said, i am on a hunt for good fanfiction/fan art/doujinshi, everything, and it's been so hard to find. i would greatly appreciate recs!

what of this can we keep
we're scratching out a living here
where living is dear
and life is cheap

i might have heard about this before, but it slipped my mind. it's nice that way. when the captain harlock CG movie comes out i'm probably going to be happy to hear about it for the first time again.

so the talented sister-thing got copies of the first 3 episodes of Thundercats 2011, which is currently playing on Cartoon Network in the US. so far, there have been 3 episodes, with the first 2 aired as an hour-long introductory episode.

i didn't know what to expect, but i was prepared for the worst. therefore, i was pleasantly surprised. and i encourage all fans of the old-school show to give it a try.

old lion-o	new lion-o

^ WE SQUEED.

( spoilers blacked out for your convenienceCollapse )

i have issues with anything non-hollywood or non-english being called "foreign." i understand it's a convenient term, but as a non-american whose first language isn't english, i'm offended.

that said, i'm usually against remixing classics, but it's an exercise in creativity, too; adaptations are one way of getting moviegoers involved in cultures that are not their own. if you're an artist, it's also a way to express your admiration for an existing work - and besides, royalties. remakes mean more money and exposure all around for the original non-hollywood artists and production outfits.

however, i really can't recall a hollywood remake i'm happy with, and i cringe at the very idea of my favorite non-hollywood films being remade (as much as i respect spike lee, am really not looking forward to his upcoming rendition of oldboy). the massively awesome sigaw being turned into the echo probably doesn't count because it was "remade" by the same director. i'm reluctant to support an industry that turns out poor copies of already great stuff, just for the sake of sales - but i don't suppose there's any way to make that immoral.

i remember ranting about remakes in an earlier lj post a few years ago. i think i might want to take it all back if i ever get around to finding and reading it again. i've become more tolerant about things like this, in my old age.

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speaking of original movies, please do consider supporting this independent film. the talented sister-thing called my attention to it, so we downloaded the first part, watched it and really enjoyed it. my only complaint is that the first part - the only part out so far - is only 20 minutes long, but I think that just means the next installment is well worth waiting for.

[ A Lonely Place for Dying ]

guyssss so excited omfg.



there are clearer excerpts here. i have issues with the girl (who appears to be pre-scar emeraldas? are they going to offer another scar legend here?) yuki kei and how her lady bits and hip-swaying appear to be that much more important than her actual ass-kicking skills. but ARCADIA. HER FLAG. HER ARMS. i am in love.

and i hope beyond hope that they get a better english voice actor for harlock. but i have no gripes at all with the design, it is excellent and true to the original and yay they kept mr. bird! i forgot harlock was renamed "albator" in french :D so cool.

thanks so much to the talented sister-thing for the heads up!

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