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Slacking: It’s What I Do

June 26, 2009
Austin Otaku

I apologize for the delay in putting up a new post. Work, that necessary but evil aspect of life, has kept me quite busy. I am currently working on a review of Austin Book’s manga section as well as a review of local plushie producer nottaTOY. Those reviews should be live this weekend. In the [...]

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Updating My J-Pop and J-Rock Collection

June 16, 2009
Austin Otaku

If you’re a fan of Japanese music here in the States, you face a more difficult challenge getting your fix than anime and manga fans face. There just isn’t a good, American-based distribution channel (that I’m aware of) for J-Rock or J-Pop. Amazon.com has a few major titles, even a few that you can download [...]

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Gackt Performs “Kalmia” and “Cube” Live

June 8, 2009
Austin Otaku

When it comes to talented showmanship and range, I’d say very few performers come close to Gackt. This live performance of “Kalmia” (from his Rebirth album) and “Cube” (from the Kimi no tame ni dekiru koto album) really shows off his ability to entertain a crowd and displays his broad vocal range. Or as we [...]

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We Need a Hulu for Anime

June 6, 2009
Austin Otaku

Last week, FUNimation Entertainment attempted something I think it should’ve been doing all along — a simulcast of an anime with English subtitles in the US as it was being broadcast in Japan. Unfortunately, some opportunistic fansubbers found a copy of the anime on a public server and released it ahead of the broadcast in [...]

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Gackt: Lust for Blood Live

June 2, 2009
Austin Otaku

Have you ever found a song that you could listen to over and over and never get tired of? That song for me is Gackt’s “Lust for Blood,” which is on his “Crescent” album. The song, which is about lost love and the misery of repeating the same mistakes over and over, has incredible depth [...]

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Ustream.tv: Another Great Tool for Otakus

May 31, 2009
Austin Otaku

A couple of weeks ago, I talked about how important torrents and streaming videos are to otakus in exile. Another great online tool for plugging in is Ustream.tv, a live-streaming video site, where anyone can set up a channel and begin broadcasting about anything. Fortunately for us otakus, there are several people who broadcast live [...]

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Butterfly’s Sleep Live

May 26, 2009
Austin Otaku

One of the first bands from Japan I was exposed to was L’arc~en~ciel (ラルク アン シエル, or “The Rainbow” in French), and the first album of theirs I heard was “Ark.” My first impression was that Hyde, the lead singer, sounded a lot like Geoff Tate, the lead singer of Queensrÿche. My second impression was [...]

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