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Anime Central Update
New anime ahoy! Desbreko has created a thread for discussing the latest wave of shows that have begun airing on Japanese TV.
Note that this is the first season ever to include two series (Blassreiter and The Tower of Druaga) that are being officially, legally subtitled and streamed on multiple sites on the same day that they air in Japan. So you might want to think about following them even if you're not a fansub kind of person.
Anime Central Update
If you're starting to run out of Caramelldansen variations, these Abridged Series vids sound like a great time-killer. In Aceburner's words: "The basic premise is to take an anime, condense the episodes into 5-10 minutes and convey the basic idea through poking fun at the show a lot. This can be either extremely funny (i.e. Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged) or tragically misguided (i.e. most of the others)."
Let's Talk about Abridged Series
In other news, Code Geass is one of the latest shows to return to Japanese TV. Don't forget that it'll be making its Adult Swim debut later in the month, too. This is another thread that could use a more interesting subtitle... like Code Geass: Still Brought to You by Pizza Hut. Or perhaps Code Geass: Putting the LOL Back in Melodrama. At any rate, I'm looking forward to seeing which new spring series become OB hits.
Anime Central Update
Two anime threads--one quite old and one recent--have made a comeback after announcements about their series' respective returns to Japanese television.
The first post in that Slayers topic is from 2002. Now that's impressive. I guess I should get around to watching the original series at some point, huh? It's one of those shows I've heard so much about that sometimes I almost trick myself into thinking I've already watched it.
Anime Central Update
Japan_86 recently started a thread for talking about anything and everything related to Sakura-Con 2008 (which will take place in Seattle this weekend). Give a shout if you're planning to attend.
Plus, check out SomeGuy's Conventionist for more info about the official theO meetup.
Anime Central Update
Now, this isn't anything new, mind, but I thought I'd draw some attention to how the Lucky Star thread just keeps on rolling. The best part is the way it seems to regularly attract both new members (here's to you, Sabrina) and old members who're new to the show.
Link leads to the most recent page. To be fair, I should also tip my hat to the Bleach and Naruto manga threads, which have maintained a similar long-term liveliness. Confession: I read these regularly even though I don't follow either series. The speculation and debates are interesting even when you have only the faintest idea of what's being talked about.
*Just for fun, what would you subtitle the Lucky Star thread? (The first thing that popped into my head was Lucky Star: Don't Forget Your Sailor Uniform, followed by Lucky Star: Bringing Chocolate Coronets Back in Style. You guys can do way better.)
