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Test Patterns Are Everywhere (in the Industry)
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on the use of test patterns as a graphical element, many people reminded me on Twitter that it’s still very much in use in the industry (video and TV production) or...
View ArticleFavorite Media of 2010
For some reason I’ve always avoided doing year-end lists of favorite things — I don’t really know why — but I just felt like doing one this year, and so here goes. Now, of course, this is all based on...
View Article27 Hours
This past weekend I spent more hours than I should really admit watching Fuji TV’s 27-hour comedy marathon (and even recorded the whole thing). It’s no secret that the only Japanese TV I watch is...
View ArticleFavorite Media of 2011
As I did last year — read it here — this is my list of favorite media for the year, which is basically me telling you what I obsessed over the most in 2011 (as far as I can remember, since it’s usually...
View ArticleTweeting Kohaku 2011
Pretty much since I’ve been in Japan I’ve had the same tradition on New Year’s Eve — we get some nice food from the depachika (department store basement, always Seibu in our case), some booze, and...
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Dallas
Who shot J.R.? If you grew up in the 80s, you immediately know what that question refers to. I was too young to watch (or really care about) Dallas when I was a kid, but I still have quite a few...
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Tron: Uprising
There’s a fantastic Tron series out there, don’t miss out. It’s called Tron: Uprising, and it really is worth checking out. Set in a timeframe that falls between the original Tron and the 2010 sequel,...
View ArticleFavorite Media of 2012
This is what I liked this year. The most. Every year (2010, 2011) I prepare a list of my favorite media, covering games, movies, TV shows, comics, and music — I skip books because I don’t feel like I...
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Debaser
Jean Snow is a debaser. I don’t really know what that means, but Debaser is what I’ve called the Tumblr blog I started earlier this month, as a place to share my pop culture and gaming-related...
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Sharp Service
Sharp TV, sharp service. We have a 45″ Sharp Aquos TV, a 2006 model that I think we bought in 2007. It’s been a great TV to have, but then a couple of months ago it started acting up. Occasionaly,...
View ArticleFavorite Media of 2013
That is what I digged the most this year. Can you dig it? For the past few years (see 2010, 2011, and 2012) I’ve been ending the year with a big ol’ post where I go through my favorite media of the...
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The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
I recently noticed that the Robotech series from the 80s was added to Netflix (in Canada), and so I thought I’d start watching it. I have memories of really liking the series back when I was kid, but...
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Match Set Position
I really like this commercial for the Match energy drink — you can also watch a behind-the-scenes video. The choreography is definitely by AyaBambi, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they had a hand in...
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Design Talks Plus
I recently discovered a really great show on NHK World called Design Talks Plus. Each episode covers a different aspect of design, with a main guest who talks on the subject — for the recent episode...
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Tokyo Reverse
Have 9 hours to spare? How about spending it watching a 9-hour long video tour of Tokyo, following a man who is walking in reverse the whole time, but with the video presented in reverse. I’ve only...
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Matt Alt on Macross
As I continue to go through my site archives to fix posts, I’ve now hit 2008, and came across this post that pointed to a big feature by Matt Alt on Macross, that he had written for Neojaponisme....
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Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
I’ve been meaning to mention this series for a while now, that I’ve really enjoyed on Netflix. Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories is a wonderful series that sees a rotating cast of characters (with a few...
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Lupin the Third
As I mentioned in my post about re-watching The Castle of Cagliostro, it got my in a Lupin mood, and so after watching a bit from the early shows I’ve now settled on watching a series that aired last...
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Till He Dies
If you’ve watched the excellent documentary about Studio Ghibli, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, then you already know that director Hayao Miyazaki isn’t the easiest of people to work with/for, and...
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Preview of 2017 Winter Anime
Although I’m still pretty busy watching the series that I mentioned being interested in my 2016 fall anime post, I’m already curious and excited to see what’s coming up next. Thankfully, AniChart...
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