The Nutbladder Ranking: 2010-02
February is 2 days too short I think. It’s jam-packed and I could use that extra time…at least so I can make more progress on the UC Gundam backlog. (I’m holding off on Unicorn until The Time Is Right. Even if that usually means RIGHT THIS MOMENT.) So much stuff, so little time. Let’s get on to it.
[Just to recall, this is just a list of things I found notable during this month.]
The Crab Club
This week at Crab Club–
A Last-Minute, Visual Review of 2009
I wasn’t able to squeeze in these “year in review” pictures in my earlier posts, but here they are anyways. These are some screen caps w/ captions that somehow I have kpet around this year. Minor spoilers are present. Enjoy at your own risk. I may have an odd sense of humor, but I believe it’s at least backward compatible!
Why I watch Bakemonogatari in a nutshell.
Year In Review: N-Squared List
Just like last year, I guess some things have not changed. This could be a reference.
Holiday Shopping 2009
This is really just my end-of-year media batch ordering. Hopefully the weaker retail condition in Japan this year will result in bonus bucks in the bank after all is said and done. (CDJ referral links incoming–)
Macross Frontier Galaxy Tour Final in Budokan BD - If you want a taste of how epic Tanabata Sonic is, this is probably as close as it gets. On the other hand, it captures only about a third of how awesome Tanabata Sonic was. It pains for to not being able to get a video recording of that, so this is a consolation prize. Divine from Random Curiosity has a detail breakdown of the DVD rip of this. By the way, it streets today.
Bakemonogatari 4 SE BD - Kana Hanezawa is simply my top newbie seiyuu pick. Yes Toyosaki is quite entertaining all around, but she doesn’t do anything for me. Also, somebody screwed up episode 10. Did I tell you how much I hate Aniplex for making the OP singles available only via the BD/DVD specials?
Nana Mizuki Live Diamond x Fever BD - It comes with a poster if you order from the right places. That probably doesn’t include Amazon Japan (which is where you should be buying all this from, IMO) and it definitely includes CD Japan. But what the hey, Live Diamond is the first Japanese big show I attended and I’m sure it’s worthy of some commemorative purchase. The problem still comes down to “will someone please frame them for me“? And “have I purchased enough commemorative goods already”? By the way, I still have a copy of Tanabata Sonic program book, spanking new.
In terms of music, I am always some sort of a KOTOKO fan. In recent months/year I’ve kind of fallen off the track, but it’s always my hope that I’ve Sound will take their vocalists far outside of Japan. Their music has enough traction to do so I think, as cheesy as they can be at times. At any rate, there’s no reason to not support KOTOKO’s anime tie-in. Her new CD isn’t too bad either.
If I had to pick an anison artist to highlight this year, it would be Marble. They really broke out 2 years ago and since then they’ve been rolling. I really like their new sound (in contrast of their more indie days). Their latest CD is a charm, and I don’t know why I haven’t gotten it yet. Their last “new” album is praise-worthy as well. It also doesn’t help that I pretty much watched every show they had a song for…
I mentioned it previously, so to update, the Makoto Shinkai tribute CD (or better put, the TENMON x EMINENCE CD) is listed now for preorder. I think it will be available also via Eminence’s online store, so that would be the smart place to buy it if you’re in Australia. I might wait a bit until Eminence announces their sales plans first, who knows… Oh, there’s more detail about the CD via zzeroparticle, with a list of the arrangers involved with the project. It’s interesting to say the least and there will be more info coming down the pipe soon.
Since it’s the end-of-year batch buy, ALL CLAMP Calendar 2010 is going to be the weapon of choice for 2010. I’m really wary of those Megami-ish, A2, 7-page calendars, even if they’re easy on the eyes and don’t make life complicated. Well, I guess I am still a CLAMP fanboy on the inside, on some level. It doesn’t help if every other year, they put out some art project that looks like a calendar. This one is probably a straight-up desk calendar however.
Man, that’s a lot of crap. I guess that strong yen is going to be a killer, huh. This is probably not even all of it. And I need to figure out how to order all this stuff…
