I’m taking 19 credits this semester (my usual is 12) so I have little free time. I hope to have a review up soon, though!

My next review won’t be until the end of the month. I plan to review Sherlock Holmes. ^^

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Here you go, the top ten anime as stated by me. Sorry, it’s a little Miyazaki heavy. I want to point out, though, that this is a best anime list. I did not rank it by my favorites.

1 – Vampire Hunter D (1985)
This one was one of the first anime brought to America, and while the thing isn’t perfect, it’s still a good work. The dub is very accurate for the time.

2 – Fushigi Yugi (1995)
This one is such an epic, emotional tale. There is a great span of characters so everyone has someone to like. It’s also such a catching story that I’ll bet even guys would get choked up.

3 – Princess Mononoke (1997)
There’s a reason we watched this in my Japanese culture class. Shinto, the moral conflict about modernization, the disappearing of nature, the Emishi, it’s such a great cultural piece. The beautiful landscapes and story add to the experience.

4 – Spirited Away (2001)
I add this one because it inspired the Academy to wake up and acknowledge anime. It is also a great moral story.

5 – My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Such a great kid’s movie. It’s full of great characters and is a good cross-section of Japanese country life.

6 – Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Female butt-kicking lead, techno-savvy plot and awesome cerebral elements make this one a given.

7 – The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Aww, Lupin is the nice guy! Hey, it works for the story. I think this one is a good blend of comedy and drama. (I also think it’s funny that it shares the principal dub cast with Fushigi Yugi. )

8 – Akira (1988)
Another one of those anime that got the US hooked, Akira is a good thrill ride. The animation is great, especially when Tetsuo is having, shall I say, body problems.

9 – Perfect Blue (1997)
You forget that this is an anime when you watch it. The plot is so nuts that it will take you a couple times to get what happened. Why they haven’t made this into a movie yet is beyond me.

10 – Death Note (2006)
This one is a good mental story. I liked seeing how Light would get himself out of the next hole he dug, and parts of the story were very unpredictable.

Woo. Got my fingers worked out on that one.

Well, hello everybody. Two big things to announce this time.

First, screw Microsoft. I am now running Linux (Ubuntu). Why? I’ve had it with MS and their ridiculously priced, demanding software. I actually liked Vista better than 7. I have a big grumble list for 7, and there is no way I am going to continue to support MS. Open source is so much better. Report a bug, and guess what! SOMEONE ACTUALLY LOOKS AT IT! Imagine that!

Second, NEW LABBY COVER!!! (Click to see the whole picture, image (C) the Henson Company)

AWESOME!!! Moppet looks so pretty, and Sarah is amazing. I’m really glad she got to be on a cover. It’s not Labyrinth without Sarah. So how long will we have to wait for this volume? Hopefully not to much longer. The script is probably just about done, and after Chris Lie finishes his artwork it will be off to the printers! Yay Labby!!

Sorry, I lied. My next review is not Death Note. It’s actually the new 30 Seconds to Mars video!

Ya, ya, it’s not really a film, but I don’t care! It’s JARED LETO! ^3^

A little late for a Halloween present, but it’s close enough. ;) This one features three different kinds of vampires.

Alucard, on the right, is the main man himself. D, in the center, is a dhampir (or dunpeal depending on your source) who’s daddy was a vamp. Light, on the left, is what you’d call an “emotional vampire”, meaning he feeds on other people’s emotions. Watch the show and you’ll believe me. Death Note is next on my review slate, and if you’re crafty enough you’d notice that the draft is already up. :D

I gots me a new review! And it’s a series, not a movie:

I actually went with my second image choice for the banner. The one I wanted to use looked awful in this wide size.

So apparently FB has updated its policy on profiles of dead members. It can be turned into a “shrine” or memorial, or your relatives can have it deleted. But they can’t root around through the messages. When you die in the real world, people rifle around through your stuff, no? So why can’t we do that in the virtual world?

So death in the online world is a real thing. Trouble is, sometimes you just don’t know if someone has died or if they just abandoned their account. I’m sure there are places I don’t visit anymore. But do they think I’m dead? Probably not. Occam’s Razor- when you have two possibilities, the simpler one is most likely. “Oh they just got bored with this site” is more logical than “he must have died”.

I like this one. It’s another vampire show, but this is shojo. So the show isn’t focused entirely on blood and killing. The main character is a ~14 year old, but she’s a lot more interesting than your average 14 year old. Her “love interest” is dense. VERY dense. Most of the comedy comes from his actions. This show is definitely worth a watch, and the $23 I spent on the box set through Right Stuf was not a waste.