Dec 22 2007

Crypton’s Cease and Desist Letter: My View

Tag: Opinioncardcaptor @ 4:37 am

Darkmirage blogged recently that Crypton sent Cease & Desist letter to a doujin circle that was trying to sell overpriced Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Rin dakimakura.

He purported that the dakimakura can be categorized as a mere bootlegger’s attempt to reap cash from the VOCALOID boom. As far as I understand his idea, CLOCK☆HEARTS is rightly served because it deviates from “the spirit of fan creations” by marketing, with an incorrect intention, products that lack creativity.

I don’t like the dichotomy of “good” and “bad” doujin activity he introduced. Here’s why… Continue reading “Crypton’s Cease and Desist Letter: My View”


Dec 13 2007

Tanaka Rie, a Pastafarian Since 2001

Tag: Seiyuucardcaptor @ 11:46 am

A little known fact about the FSMism is that the Church has been well established in Japan since as early as 2001. Moreover, Tanaka Rie had a stint as a nun in a Pastafarian convent even before Bobby Henderson made the faith’s existence known to Americans in 2005. Continue reading “Tanaka Rie, a Pastafarian Since 2001″


Dec 01 2007

Random Bits #6

Tag: Anime/Manga Related, Life, Lucky Star, Music, Nico Nico Dougacardcaptor @ 10:38 am

Seems like I’m suffering from Hiatus Disease. Yeah, your job can make you become a lazy blogger, especially one where you have to multitask. Continue reading “Random Bits #6″