ANIMEDIGEST,

Naruto Shippuden Episode 45

2008-01-31T16:18:00.000-05:00

Raw... Subbed soon...

Bleach Episode 158

2008-01-30T19:00:00.001-05:00

Naruto Shippuden Episode 44

2008-01-24T19:41:00.000-05:00

Weekly Anime Podcast Roundup!

2008-01-24T14:14:00.000-05:00

Fresh from the the people's mouths. Audio podcasts for you ears. I'm starting to run out of witty opening sentences so I'm just going to type the stuff.

Weekly Anime Review does Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise. I agree that this is epic.
DOWNLOAD HERE

Fast Karate for The Gentlemen reviews Gurren Lagann and Crystal Triangle. DOWNLOAD Gurren HERE
DOWNLOAD Crystal HERE

Anime World Order puts up part two of their interview with Walter Amos and Rob Fenelon. This is my favorite pick of the week again, but I was really looking forward to the NYAF coverage.
DOWNLOAD HERE

The Otagal does part two of Samurai Executioner finally! She does a first impression show on five anime as well.
DOWNLOAD Samurai HERE
DOWNLOAD Five HERE

GeekNights reviews the Four Immigrants manga. A review they said we have to put on our highbrow hats for.
DOWNLOAD HERE

Anime Pulse not only conquers Samurai Executioner too, but also Path of the Assassin and Lone Wolf and Cub. All works of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima. All works of awesome.
DOWNLOAD HERE

Happy House of Hentai reviews Burn Up.
DOWNLOAD HERE

That's all this time. It's much more than usual though. Let's leave on a good note....

Effing MANLY!

Convention Blitz Tactics Part Six: Otaku PSA

2008-01-24T13:31:00.000-05:00

This is a public service announcement from the otagal. The following statement does not represent the site as a whole BUT DAMN WELL SHOULD!

These days there's a plague sweeping conventions in North America. A horrible trait that has caught many of our dear otaku friends. Cons and anime clubs are starting to fight this. As a fellow warrior of the plague I must warn you new con goers and some veterans who might of forgot.

The smell plague! The stench of armpits, sweat and DDR playing called the otafunk! It's in your gaming room, in your video room, in your face! To not become one of them here are the ancient weapons of choice and the tasks that must be done!

Each day of the convention just go shower. The con will still be there when you return. Use soap and deodorant and some fresh clothes. If you are not staying in the hotel then go home sleep and bathe. There's no excuse to not shower or at least wash up. You are probably thinking I'm mean or wondering if this really exist. It does and it's bad. Some people need to be told this surprisingly.

If you encounter a person who didn't don't yell it out take a shower or be mean. Just tell them that they do and they will most likely do something about it. Nothing makes a person bathe like embarrassment. Don't be mean while doing so or tease. You wouldn't like someone to do that to you, would you? It's not the first time I told someone and I know it won't be the last.

Plus you will meet all sorts of people at the con. You don't want their first impression of you to be "This girl smell like cheese." or "This guys smells like ass."

Next Part: Do I Have To Wear This
Last Part: Pixelated Happiness

Bleach Episode 157

2008-01-23T22:09:00.000-05:00

Convention Blitz Tactics Part Five: Pixelated Happiness

2008-01-23T01:17:00.000-05:00

One of the most popular rooms at a convention is the game room. The video game room doesn't just have your present gen systems but older systems and rare systems. A lot of otaku are also gamers so you can go to the con and show off your skills at Halo or Super Smash or DDR.

What's unique about an anime convention game room is that they have imports you can't find in U.S. arcades or stores. For example a lot of buzz was at the Shonen Jump Battle Stadium D.O.N table. You never know what type of games you can find. I played some weird games from Japan every time I go.

Also there's game tournaments at conventions. There's always a DDR, Halo, Super Smash and fighting game tournament.

Don't like videogames? Well there's tabletop gaming! Usually it's in the same of a different room. In the tabletop gaming you can bring you Magic, Yugioh or Pokemon and challenge people. You can also play group games like Munchkin, Apples to Apples or Carcasonne.

Another gaming aspect of cons is LARPing. LARP stands for live action role play. Think Dungeon and Dragons or Final Fantasy except you act it out as your favorite anime character or made up character. Each con has a different set of rules and universe so if you want to try go the LARP HQ.

Gaming is a great thing to do if there's nothing in particular to do. Unless it's the main thing you want to do!

Next Part: Otaku PSA
Last Part: Joyous Events

AMV HELL ONE

2008-01-21T10:18:00.000-05:00

This is the AMV that started a phenomenon in the anime fandom. AMV Hell!

Convention Blitz Tactics Part Four: Joyous Events

2008-01-19T13:26:00.000-05:00

The badge is on and the room is stuffed. Lets open up that con schedule shall we. There's many events to choose from at the con. Here's an idea of what usually there.

Anime viewing rooms - This is a requirement of all cons. It's always present and it's a great way to check out stuff you never heard of.

Movie viewing rooms - I see Asian cinema rooms popping up more these days. Some really great or extreme stuff gets shown there.

Panels - There are some good panels. (Emphasis on some. Lol.) Most panels are fan run but some are industry run. The fan run panels can be about anything from cosplay to Inu-yasha to fansubbing. At the industry panels they announce titles that will be released. It's good to be there so you can be the first to know.

Workshops - These are a bit different than panels. While panels mostly inform or show off something, you can participate in workshops. They usually teach you how to do things such as drawing manga, painting cells and nowadays I see many photoshop and flash workshops.

Masquerade - This is at every con. A bunch of people who cosplay put on skits to perform. Some are of good quality and hilarity or are very artistic. If you like acting and cosplaying then this is for you. Also remember to line up early. This is the most popular thing at the con!

Concert - A J-pop or J-rock bands come to perform at cons all the time. If you love Japanese music than this is for you definitely. Especially if it's your favorite j-rockers. This is another thing you will be in a long line for.

Karaoke - I normally see this as a event itself since it's usually on one evening. The thing that sets this different form everyday karaoke is that it must be in Japanese. Practice your pronunciations if your going to bust out Moonlight Densetsu or Ready Steady Go!

Game shows -These can range from anime trivia games to anime name that tune games. Maybe even something completely different. The anime match game is successful and done at cons in my part of the country. I seen an anime dating game go really well and had much lulz involved. I participated in an anime trivia game that was Jeopardy style. Not only particiapating is fun but being in the audience is fun too.

Special Events - Each con has a unique event that sets it apart from any normal con. Anime USA has the formal ball when you do a formal cosplay or wear formal clothes to attend. (e.g. Naruto in a orange tux and headband or Lum in a tiger print ball gown) JACON has a animusical they would put on. AUSA also has a pirate vs. ninjas dance off.

Look at the con schedule. See what's in store that you are interested in. Now don't tie yourself down to a schedule and follow it like law. Half the fun at a con is to meet new people and chill out with friends. Plus at some con events and panels can get moved around to different rooms or times. Keep your ears to the ground. You might see of hear of something crazy going on you will end up running to.

Next Part: Pixelated Happiness
Last Part: Stuffing the Hotel Room

Rosario + Vampire Episode 3

2008-01-18T22:29:00.000-05:00

Raw... Subbed soon...

Convention Blitz Tactics Part Three: Stuffing The Hotel Room

2008-01-18T00:25:00.000-05:00

Here we are at our hypothetical con Genshikon. You met up with your roommates for the hotel room and you are all set, right? Maybe! Or maybe a definite NOT!

I, Master Viga will teach you the art of shacking at a con without getting in deep shiz.

Before you do the room thing on your own ask a friend if they have one. You can pay a fraction of the cost and share a bed. (or chair...or floor...or closet in my memories.) Or you can be the ringleader and get some people together and reserve a room.

Here's the most important thing that can make or break fun at the con. THE PEOPLE YOU ARE STAYING WITH! You are guaranteed to have a miserable time if you stay with drama starters or crappy whiny Shinji people. Seriously, if you had to stay with people who argued over dumb stuff or annoying people you clash with, it's going to suck balls. Surround yourself with awesome people you are comfortable with and KNOW it will be a blast.

Cash! Cash, cash, cash! Make sure everyone payed up before they even enter the door to the room. If you haven't collected by now then you are going to have to foot the bill for more than yourself. Do not let anyone pass go unless you have collected their share. Also keep a little bit extra in your pocket. More than once I've heard from a friend that someone in their room bailed on the last minute. The others in the room had to put cash together to cover the debt. Those types are usually the ones you DON'T want staying with you. Flakey flakes are flakey.

Now you got your awesome group of....EIGHT?! Hotels are expensive and young people like myself can't afford it. Groups of friends team up to lower hotel costs. This practice is not allowed by the hotel, but they usually don't know unless they catch you.

Here is a list of things to do so you wont get caught.

Keep the DO NOT DISTURB door hanger on at ALL times. This way housekeeping wont come in and see a million bags when it's supposed to be four. If you don't see one in the room go ask the help desk.
Tell everyone to bring their own towel and washcloths! If you go to the desk an ask for 5 more towels added to the many they already provide you, they will know what's up.
Don't cause a ruckus. Cause too much of a ruckus and they might shut you down. Some hotels don't allow wild parties or noisy people.
When you check in or out go on your own if you are the leader. They'll know if you have a posse behind you.

Also don't think you are being slick. The hotel is aware of what your are doing anyway. Especially if this is a hotel which hosted cons before. As long as you don't give them reason to or unless you are super obvious you can get away with it.

Last but not least, keep track of your stuff! There was many times when things got lost of taken because they didn't keep track of their stuff. Choose a place in the room and declare it as your space to drop your stuff. Believe me. This will be way better than running around the room looking for your badge or wallet.

Next Part: Joyous Events
Last Part: The Moolah

Naruto Shippuden Episode 43

2008-01-17T23:00:00.000-05:00

Fix ANIMEDIGEST Fund, Looking for Hosting Options

2008-01-17T22:25:00.000-05:00

As you can see we're having a bit of a problem with blogger again. Some of the features we've recently installed are not workin properly and it's messing up the front page and sidebars. We've had it. So we've decided that its time to get our own web host and domain... but we can't do this without your help. We're asking you to donate to the "fix ANIMEDIGEST" fund so we can finally move to our own host and domain. There's no min or max... so donate as much as you want! Thank you! We appreciate all the help.

AMV: The Race

2008-01-17T09:15:00.000-05:00

An AMV with a ton of characters racing form at least 20 different anime! This is very unique and awesome. Istiv Studio did it again!

Convention Blitz Tactics Part Two: The Moolah

2008-01-17T08:37:00.000-05:00

You found the con you want to go to! Let say the hypothetical name of the con is Genshikon. You already checked the date and seen their website. Now it's time to plan!

Unless you are broke. You are going to WANT to save cash.

As much as I hate the reality of this, cons need cash. You are going to need cash. Even if you are just paying for a badge you are going to want cash. An otaku also requires food and drink to survive. Plus when you see the dealers room you will want cash badly! (More info on the dealers room in part 4 or 5)

Also depending on the con you will want a room. Staying in the room at a hotel con is very convenient. Hotel cons usually run 24hrs so if you want you could go downstairs in your pajamas into a video room and no one would care. (Unless your PJ's are too revealing.) Plus there's a lot of late night events. After which you don't want to commute back to your home.

Now you are young and have some cash but not enough for a room? They're are other alternatives. Volunteering for cons can get you a room. You usually have to do 10 or more hours for some cons.

The other alternative....is worth a whole entry itself.

Next Part: Stuffing the Hotel Room
Last Part: Choosing the Con

Weekly Anime Podcast Roundup!

2008-01-17T07:56:00.000-05:00

It's that time again. A list of podcasts about ~~thermodynamics~~ anime. Time to start this shiz.

Viga The Otagal ~~fangirls~~ reviews Genshiken season one! In the manga episode she reviews Reiko the Zombie Shop.
Download Genshiken ep. HERE
Download Reiko ep. HERE

Geeknights talk about three new anime, Lovely Complex, Spice and Wolf and Persona Trinity Soul. Also the 2nd Ghost in the Shell manga.
Download HERE

Happy House of Hentai...well talks about hentai. What do you expect? Pseudoscience?
Download HERE

Dave and Joel's Fast Karate for the Gentlemen conquered Shin Angyo Onshi (aka Blade of the Phantom Master). This my favorite pick this week.
Download HERE

Otaku Generation put up a regular episode again. These guys are kinda weird but still worth listening to.
Download HERE

Well that's it for todays catch of podcasts. Lets leave on a good note!
AWWWWW! A witch girl! ^_^

Review: Brigadoon

2008-01-17T00:08:00.000-05:00

Marin Asagi is an orphan girl who lives happily in a tenement with her adopted Grandma and fellow tenants who she calls her Aunts and Uncles. She's not very liked at her school but she has one best friend and is optimistic all the time. How happy and nice huh? They sky suddenly changes into and upside down maze and a robotic monster called a monomakia chases her to kill her. A gunswordsman named Melan blue who resembles an android saves her. He says he's here to protect her.

Yes by the little description in the first paragraph you're thinking this is some cutesy, pokemon-ish, or even kiddie. This anime goes from monster of the day to serious tragic drama all in 26 episodes!

The attacks are Marin are continuous throughout the story. She is being hunted by those on Brigadoon, which is the land in the sky. Melan protects her for the day of pasca which is supposed to fix this mess between the two words. The anime starts out with minor lulz coming from the fact that Melan doesn't understand this world. Also Marin has a huge imagination and you see her daydream a lot earlier on.

Also throughout the series horrible things happen to this girl. Everything ranging from school kids teasing to police threats to death threats by the town.This anime has three story arcs and the most horrible things happen in the third when it's seriously a end of the world or not. This anime has a lot going for it and remains an underrated anime. The story has a small duex ex machina but it's forgivable being that the entire work was epic.

The animation quality was average but no mistakes are seen. The style is very gag manga like and kiddie which might turn some people off. Believe me when i say look past the look. Besides it's really cute without being moe sugary crap cute. (Ewww.) The dub is decent with voices that match the characters well.

In short this is a definite add to a collection. Also this is on Anime Selects on Demand if you have Comcast. So check it out.

Convention Blitz Tactics Part One: Choosing the Con

2008-01-16T23:38:00.000-05:00

This is the start of an ongoing series on attending conventions. I bet my pocky a lot of you readers of Anime Digest never been to an anime con. (Or know what pocky is.) Welcome to part one! Let's choose a con!

If you wonder if there's a con near you? Google! You can also go to http://www.animecons.com to see if there's one near you. Okay, you seen a con near you but you know nil about it. Try going to it's website! Convention sites usually put up news about what guests, panels or features it has.

Let's say this con you found is called Genshikon. You wonder if this is a good con. Podcasts, blogs and website usually do con reports. If you're still unsure you can listen to them.

Now that you found the information and the date save your cash! Believe me, you will want to save up.

The best way is always to jump right in!

Next part: The Moolah!

Dragonaut: Resonance Episode 14

2008-01-16T18:31:00.000-05:00

Ayakashi Episode 6

2008-01-16T18:28:00.001-05:00

Raw... Subbed soon...

Wellber no Monogatari Zwei Episode 2

2008-01-16T18:23:00.000-05:00

Raw... Subbed soon...

Spice and Wolf Episode 2

2008-01-16T18:20:00.000-05:00

D. Gray-Man Episode 66

2008-01-16T18:14:00.001-05:00

Bleach Episode 156

2008-01-16T18:10:00.000-05:00

Gunslinger Girl - Il Teatrino Episode 2

2008-01-16T01:02:00.000-05:00

Raw... Subbed soon...

Aria The Origination Episode 2

2008-01-16T00:30:00.000-05:00

Raw... Subbed soon...

Naruto Posterzine Hits Newstands Today!

2008-01-15T13:43:00.000-05:00

Shonen Jump has put out the Naruto Posterzine with two exclusive images. Sounds good if you want your room to show you Naruto love.

Source: Active Anime

.hack//Legend Of The Twilight Episode 1

2008-01-15T00:39:00.000-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 28

2008-01-15T00:35:00.000-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 27

2008-01-15T00:34:00.002-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 26

2008-01-15T00:34:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 25

2008-01-15T00:32:00.002-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 24

2008-01-15T00:32:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 23

2008-01-15T00:30:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 22

2008-01-15T00:29:00.000-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 21

2008-01-15T00:28:00.002-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 20

2008-01-15T00:28:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 19

2008-01-15T00:27:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 18

2008-01-15T00:14:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 17

2008-01-15T00:13:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 16

2008-01-15T00:12:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 15

2008-01-15T00:11:00.000-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 14

2008-01-15T00:10:00.000-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 13

2008-01-15T00:09:00.002-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 12

2008-01-15T00:09:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 11

2008-01-15T00:08:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 10

2008-01-15T00:07:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 9

2008-01-15T00:06:00.000-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 8

2008-01-15T00:05:00.000-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 7

2008-01-15T00:04:00.002-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 6

2008-01-15T00:04:00.001-05:00

Hero Tales Episode 8

2008-01-14T23:43:00.000-05:00

Hero Tales Episode 7

2008-01-14T23:42:00.000-05:00

Hero Tales Episode 6

2008-01-14T23:41:00.000-05:00

Rental Magica Episode 14

2008-01-14T23:18:00.000-05:00

Maple Story Episode 5

2008-01-14T23:13:00.000-05:00

Hayate No Gotoku Episode 41

2008-01-14T23:11:00.001-05:00

Raw... Subbed soon...

Hayate No Gotoku Episode 40

2008-01-14T23:09:00.000-05:00

Raw... Subbed soon...

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle Episode 14

2008-01-14T20:53:00.000-05:00

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle Episode 13

2008-01-14T20:23:00.000-05:00

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle Episode 12

2008-01-14T20:22:00.000-05:00

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle Episode 11

2008-01-14T20:20:00.000-05:00

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle Episode 10

2008-01-14T20:19:00.000-05:00

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle Episode 9

2008-01-14T20:18:00.000-05:00

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle Episode 8

2008-01-14T20:17:00.000-05:00

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle Episode 7

2008-01-14T20:15:00.000-05:00

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle Episode 6

2008-01-14T20:07:00.000-05:00

Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle Episode 5

2008-01-14T20:05:00.000-05:00

SuperGALS are supermodels

2008-01-14T10:30:00.000-05:00

Here's an AMV for the gals of the site! Enjoy!

.hack//Sign Episode 5

2008-01-14T09:02:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 4

2008-01-14T09:01:00.002-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 3

2008-01-14T09:01:00.001-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 2

2008-01-14T08:58:00.000-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 26

2008-01-14T08:54:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 25

2008-01-14T08:53:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 24

2008-01-14T08:52:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 23

2008-01-14T08:51:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 22

2008-01-14T08:50:00.000-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 21

2008-01-14T08:49:00.002-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 20

2008-01-14T08:49:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 19

2008-01-14T08:48:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 18

2008-01-14T08:47:00.000-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 17

2008-01-14T08:46:00.002-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 16

2008-01-14T08:46:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 15

2008-01-14T08:44:00.002-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 14

2008-01-14T08:44:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 13

2008-01-14T08:43:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 12

2008-01-14T08:42:00.002-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 11

2008-01-14T08:42:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 10

2008-01-14T08:41:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 9

2008-01-14T08:40:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 8

2008-01-14T08:37:00.002-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 7

2008-01-14T08:37:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 6

2008-01-14T08:36:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 5

2008-01-14T08:35:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 4

2008-01-14T08:34:00.000-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 3

2008-01-14T08:33:00.002-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 2

2008-01-14T08:33:00.001-05:00

Ouran High School Host Club Episode 1

2008-01-14T08:26:00.000-05:00

.hack//Sign Episode 1

2008-01-14T07:24:00.001-05:00