News & Updates for September 2005

Posted anime profiles for Yukikaze, Tetsujin 28 (2004 Remake), Mazinkaiser, Brain Powered, Gatchaman (1994 Remake), Planetes, Hellsing Ultimate. Posted character profiles for The Vicar (from Hellsing); Arlong, Alvida, Whitebeard/Edward Newgate, Gol D. Roger/Gold Roger, Tony Tony Chopper (from One Piece).

Posted my review of Face, released by Tartan Video, and my review of Nine Lives, released by Magnolia Pictures.

Posted my review of The Coast Guard, released by Tartan Video.

Posted my review of National Lampoon's Adam & Eve.

Added icons to the navigation links of the top navigation bar. I forgot to mention previously that I set the floating navigation icons to not show up if your screen resolution is set to 800 pixels wide or less, 'cause otherwise there's just no room for them. Also, when you're in the Files & Folders frame, they are removed from the main page and moved to the upper left portion of the frame. And yes, I have recently added some profiles for cartoons that are not japanese animation. I did so because the shows are obviously strongly influenced by anime, and I thought they would be helpful in seeing how anime has affected cartoons in other cultures.

Posted my review of Inside Deep Throat. Added flag icons to some of the column headers in the profiles.

Posted anime profiles for Code Lyoko, Teen Titans, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Area 88 (2004 Remake), Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Sukisho, Magical DoReMi, Steamboy, AIR, Guardian Angel Getten, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, The Melody of Oblivion, Perfect Blue, Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito, Chance Pop Session, G.I. Joe: Sigma 6, Sgt. Frog, The SoulTaker.

Posted anime profiles for Great Dangaioh, Madlax, Macross Zero, Macross 7, Viewtiful Joe, Catnapped!, Samurai 7, Tactics, Girls Bravo, Ogenki Clinic Adventures, Nurse Witch Komugi, Burst Angel, Guilty Gear, Mai-HiME, Ragnarok The Animation, and L/R: Licensed by Royalty. Posted character profiles for Tsunade and Kimimaro Kaguya (from Naruto).

Posted my review of Coal Miner's Daughter. Posted the character profiles of Hikage (from Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma); Junzaburo Shiina, Mei, Stephanie (from Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran). Added some floating navigation icons, well, except they don't float in Internet Explorer, versions 6 or under. But they float in other recent browsers, and should float with Internet Explorer 7. I really just put them there to help me navigate the site a bit faster. Originally I just wanted a link to the Files & Folders, but it seemed to work out so good that I added a few other links that I also tend to use often. I'd also like to put icons up for the Anime List, Character List, and Anime on TV List, but I couldn't come up with any icons for them. Oh yeah, and you can switch what side of the browser they show up on or turn them off altogether from the Configure Preferences page.

Well, my first two eBay auctions went okay. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Lot sold for $20, which was a little disappointing, at least to a giant TMNT fan like myself. Unfortunately the winning bidder is in Australia, which made the shipping charges cost over twice as much as the actual winning bid. Although I feel sorry that they'll have to spend so much on shipping, it also make me feel better that they were willing to spend close to $60 to get all that TMNT stuff. The "Weird Al" Yankovic Lot sold for $50, which I think it pretty good. Of course the auction ended last night and that winning bidder still hasn't contacted me yet. I really hope it doesn't turn out to be a non-paying bidder. Okay, so next up is my G.I. Joe Lot of Vehicles and Figures. These were probably the hardest to sell so far, as I've spent a lot of time with those toys, some playing with and others setting up into little action display scenes. Oh, I'm also selling my old computer desk and chair that I used back in high school and college. I'm not putting it on eBay because it'd be too hard to ship, so I'm just selling it locally.

Posted the anime profile of Naughty Nurses, along with an image gallery.

Posted the anime profile of Ninja Scroll- The Series, along with an image gallery.

Posted the anime profiles of Monkey Typhoon, Kyou Kara Maoh, Princess Comet, and Hungry Heart.

Spent a lot of time cleaning this week in an attempt to fix up one of the spare bedrooms into an office/guest room. Since I needed to free up some closest space, I decided to sell some of my stuff on eBay. I just put up two listings tonight, one for my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stuff, and the other for my "Weird Al" Yankovic stuff. Please feel free to check them out if your interested in either. I'm still a big fan of both, but closets will only hold so much, and I absolutely refuse to allow our garage to become a storage shed.

Posted my review of the PlayStation 2 game The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. Posted the character profiles of Alex Louis Armstrong, Gluttony, Pinako Rockbell, and Hohenheim Elric (from Fullmetal Alchemist).