Saturday, December 9, 2006

   Sorry for the recent MIA!

> Anime Word of the Day

Ecchi (エッチ etchi) is an English word deriving from a Japanese word meaning "lewd" or "naughty" when used as an adjective, and can refer to a pervert or sexual intercourse when used as a noun. It is universally agreed that the origin of the Japanese word is the English letter "H". The most common theory states that it derives from the first character of the word hentai (変態). In English, the word is often used in the context of manga and anime. The term ecchi is applied to anime or manga that has vague sexual content (such as skimpy clothing, partial or full nudity), but does not show sexual intercourse. However, ecchi has historically often been used as a synonym of hentai, presumably due to confusion of the two; thus it can carry different connotations than allowed for by the original Japanese. The ecchi art style is loosely comparable to pin-up girl artwork, as well provocative fantasy and comic book art in the United States and other countries.

Opening Act: Hello everyone! First off I want to apologize for pretty much disappearing this week! I’m afraid I wasn’t able to squeeze any online time into my schedule. Which is in one way a good thing, I was just so busy I didn’t have time to do more than check my e-mail occasionally throughout the week. And honestly I only worked that time in because I was expecting some photos from my parents. Needless to say it’s been on heck of a week, but a really boring one if you had to listen to it. Mostly I was working on a new project to keep myself employed and racking in the money for new anime and manga! So pretty boring to chat about, but thankfully I am nearly done with all that stuff so I hope to be back to my normal surfing schedule! I know I’m so far behind in visiting everyone and commenting, but I promise I’ll get to see all your sites this weekend! And I promise to check on the multiple PM’s I’ve gotten over the past week as well! Even now I’m not really online…I’m typing this up on my lap top while driving to Vancouver. Hmm ok I’m not driving but I’m in the car…I’m not crazy enough to drive and type at the same time! Not skilled enough either! LoL Anyway while on the road this past week I did manage to get some anime watching in…mostly because my friend whose driving brought DVD’s of Gantz. Has anyone else seen this anime? It is honestly one of the weirdest premises I’ve ever seen. But honestly a pretty great watch. Except for the end…the last three or so episodes were just weird. Right now I’m reading the manga as well, which is just as good as the anime but doesn’t have that ending, in fact it’s still ongoing something I love to see in a complex storyline! Oh but warnings for you young folks out there, this anime and manga both contain tons of violence and sexual content. Including scenes of rape and desecration, so if those things bother you a lot don’t check this one out. Oh but basic premise…when some people die they are copied by this black ball called Gantz and teleported to a strange apartment. In this room they are given power suits and weapons and told to go out and hunt down aliens and destroy them. Weird huh? If you survive the experience and kill the alien you get to return to the room and your life, if you fail. Well you just pretty much die again. However Gantz makes it even more interesting in the fact the hunters aren’t really given any information about what’s needed. The target is given, the guns and suits are displayed but that’s it. So if you don’t pick them up, you’re pretty much out of luck. But you really get to see the full gamut of human emotions on this one, fear, courage, rage, hate, lust, greed, blood lust, its all there and sometimes all in the same person. An interesting series for my darker tastes to say the least. New Works: Sorry no online time means no new creations either. However I suspect my next group of wallpapers will be from Gantz. I’m pretty predictable that way. Epilogue: Hmm last anime I watched as Gantz…so yeah if you read above then yup I would recommend it, but only for a select view. It is a pretty twisted anime I have a feeling a majority of folks wouldn’t enjoy it as much as I did. So I’d have to say folks who are into shows like berserk would like it but folks who are into kinder shows wouldn’t. Great news from the Penny Arcade guys in charge of Child’s Play, this week’s totals have been posted. As I mentioned before, last week the total was $260,000. Which is just great, however this week is even more amazing! In just one week the total has increased to $495,000! Just how fantastic is that!! Random Question: What kind of music do you listen to?

Toshihiko Seki’s Biography

Date of birth: June 11, 1962 in Tochigi, Japan Blood Type:A Other Names:Family name (in kanji): 関 - Given name (in kanji): 俊彦 Occupation: Voice Actor/Singer

Special Request Voice Actor I’m quite familiar with the works of this requested voice actor! Over the years he’s made it a habit of portraying side characters that are fundamentally important to the creation of the main characters story. I’m sure if you recognize any of the animes below you’ll understand what I mean. I mean for a character who essentially only had one line in Fruits Basket of Momiji’s Father…his voice and line are ones that I will never forget. Of course he’s done some main character acting as well but I guess I’m a sucker for falling for the side characters. Though I admit his portrayal of Sanzo in Saiyuki is definitely one of the main reasons I’m so addicted to that anime series. He truly possesses an amazing ability to bring emotion and lack of emotion into every character he represents. Just a short listing of his voice acting career. Angel Cop as Tachihara Angelique as Luva Baby Felix as Felix Bastard!! as Karu Su Biohunter as Komada Bleach as Shiba Kaien Case Closed as Teruhiko Kasuda (ep 72) Descendants of Darkness as Yutaka Watari F as Gunma Akagi Final Fantasy: Unlimited as Cid Flag as Nobel Fruits Basket as Momiji's Father Fullmetal Alchemist as Belshio (eps 11-12) Future GPX Cyber Formula as Bleed Kaga Gakuen Tokusou Hikaruon as Hikaru Shihodo Higurashi no Naku Koro ni as Kyosuke Irie Inu Yasha as Garamaru Karura Mau as Shinguuji Kiddy Grade as Franz (ep 13) Knight Hunters Eternity as Knight Legend of Crystania as Nursel Legend of the Galactic Heroes as Fügenberch Mai-Otome as Rad MÄR as Danna Meine Liebe as Ludwig Mirage of Blaze as Takaya Ohgi Mobile Suit Gundam Seed as Rau Le Creuset; George Allster Nadia - Secret of Blue Water as Fejto Naruto as Iruka Umino Neon Genesis Evangelion as Asuka's father Nightwalker as Beito Ninja Scroll as Aizen Outlaw Star as Fred Luo; Ark Manaf Paranoia Agent as Maniwa Please Save My Earth as Mikuro RahXephon as Makoto Isshiki Ranma ½ as Mousse Rave Master as Shuda Reign: The Conqueror as Alexander Saint Seiya as Fenril Saiyuki as Genjo Sanzo; Konzen Douji Samurai Deeper Kyo as Benitora Shonen Onmyouji as Yukinari Fujiwarano Silent Möbius as Genvara Trigun as Legato Bluesummers Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (movie) as Grove Violinist of Hamelin (movie) as Raiel X (movie) as Shougo Zatch Bell as Aporo

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