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Quiz is 16 weeks old today!

To mark this great occassion... More pictures!

Note: the new pictures start on the second page with Quiz in the bathtub.

My website is not currently working properly, because I accidentally uploaded the index.php file for the new anime club website I'm working on into the directory where my main website is hosted, overwriting my main website's index.php file. I didn't notice this until now, when I'm at work for five and a half more hours and can't access my web host.

So... yeah... I'll fix it when I get home, but for now, the website's come down with a severe case of dumbass webmaster.

So, I watched a couple of episodes of the Ghost Hunt dub last night... It wasn't bad. I really liked most of the supporting characters. Monk and Ayako were pretty much spot-on; I enjoyed their performance. Masako's seemed to fit her character, and so did Lin's. John was freakin' excellent! I love the Australian accent! I was really hoping they'd do that for him, because he is actually supposed to be Australian, after all. I could listen to him talk forever. He's not even my favorite character, although he's up on the list. But my favorite character (Monk) got decent treatment, too. I'm pleased.

Mai was all right; I liked that she didn't try to copy the Japanese voice actor and her timing and flow were good, but she sometimes was a little annoying. Naru's voice got on my nerves the majority of the time. So... not all sunshine and roses. But overall, they had dub actors who seemed to really care about what they were doing and put the effort in to make it seem natural and flow well.

So, not bad at all. Another good job from Funimation. I still prefer the Japanese version, but I saw that one first, so it's only natural, after all.

I'll be interested to see what the Ouran dub is like, since that's the next series I'll be getting on DVD.

Hm... this HikaGo meme went around a while back, but I never got around to doing it. My interest in HikaGo was kind of temporarily rekindled after I got the latest manga volume and then looked up some old doujins.

So... here we go.

( The Meme )

I just got the first DVD box set of Ghost Hunt. I have to say, I'm impressed with this new idea of Funimation's. It seems that they will be releasing their series in 13-episode box sets from now on. This means I don't have to wait forever to collect them, because - let's face it - I'm not ever going to be doing the individual DVD thing. I did it with FMA, but I totally regret that decision. As long as whoever is releasing the series makes a box set for it, I'm happy.

Anyway, Ghost Hunt (and Ouran High School Host Club) appear to be split into two box sets. The sets are extremely small (almost the size of an individual DVD) and they include two thinpak DVDs each. They are perfect for storing. I hate large box sets for smaller series. I only have to put Peach Girl and Escaflowne beside each other to realize how much I hate this. Peach Girl's box is an inch wide. Escaflowne's is three or four inches. They have the same number of episodes, damnit!

But, anyway.

( Thoughts on Ghost Hunt. Spoilerish for stuff beyond the anime )

I posted more pictures of Quiz in my album on Facebook. He is 13 weeks old now, and getting bigger.

Pictures can be found here. (The new ones start with the pictures of Quiz in the kitty carrier)

Just watched part of the English dub for episode one of Gurren Lagann.

FAIL.

It's not that it was all that horrible or anything... It was just missing the attitude the Japanese voice actors put into their characters. These English voice actors can't even begin to match it. They just don't have the same zing. And that's really what makes Gurren Lagann so fun to watch.

The most disappointing voice among them all was Kamina's. He lost what made him the Kamina we all know and love, and just because of a change in voice. The Japanese voice actor really made that character.

Anyway, my advice on this one is give the dub a pass and buy the subtitle-only set that Bandai so courteously released for us. Otherwise you're just wasting your money.

I made some new icons with pictures from Gurren Lagann. The one I'm using is one of them.

Just thought I'd share.

Once again the Princess Tutu fandom surprises me with its amazing anime music videos. What is it with this series? Some series I can't find a good vid to save my life, and in this one I have five that I absolutely adore.

In any case, the purpose of this post is to share this video, which is beautifully done and shows off the fairy-tale motif. I am a sucker for this sort of thing...

I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of fairytales in general, rather than just to Princess Tutu fans. It's beautiful, and the song (the one I'm currently listening to) is absolutely gorgeous.

Again, the link: Beyond (Reversed Studios)

Ganked from sailormac. A meme with questions about people on your friends list. Basically you don't get to see the questions unless you agree to do the meme. But all answers will be posted.

( Answers under here )