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A Day with Kenn

A Day with Kenn 92

Sunday, January 30, 2011
It's been a while, hasn't it?Edit: No, that's not me. I'm not in any of the photos in this post. I censored the faces just to be a wee bit courteous (though he probably doesn't mind considering what he's doing). Image from KotakuOld news by now, but Sony recently officially announced and showed off this very impressive successor to the wonderous PSP, tentatively...

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Manga of the Week - アホリズム

Sunday, January 30, 2011
Image by s0ad096A Week with Kenn coming up later today.Title: アホリズム, AphorismAuthor: Kujo KarunaGenre: Shounen, Action, SupernaturalSerialized in: Square Enix GanGan Wing / GanGan OnlineLicensed by: CHUANG YI (Singapore & south east pacific Asia, new Zealand and Australia)Total Volume Count: 6 (ongoing), 1 (licensed, ongoing)Series Summary from Shinnen:Naraka High School, is a seemingly normal school. However, unknown to the public is the cruel...

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Kenn

Weekly Vocaloid Feature - グッバイトデー

Saturday, January 29, 2011
I love it when the title is so easy to read.Title: グッバイトデー, Goodbye TodayProducer: テイプ-P (Teipu-P)Genre: Pop, RockVocaloid: 鏡音リンKenn's Comment: Some love for Rin. Lots of Miku as of late, so I thought I'd change it up a bit.It's a pretty good song. If it weren't for the muffled spoken parts (the parts that aren't entirely sung), I would've given this an almost...

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Song of the Week - The Elements

Friday, January 28, 2011
Image from what used to be KTF-SplitYes. This is a song about the elements on the Periodic table. Title: The Elements Artist: Tom LehrerGenre: Parody, EducationalSingle: N/AAlbum: More of Tom LehrerVintage: 08/07/89,Kenn's Comment: I believe that everyone should know the names of at least the Noble Gases, the Alkali and Alkali Earth metals, the Halogens, as well as the more common elements, like Carbon,...

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Weekly 東方 Doujin - それにつけても命蓮寺

Thursday, January 27, 2011
Image by Haruka AkitoWho do you think is the cutest in the picture? Title: それにつけても命蓮寺, Sore ni tsukete mo Myouren tera, Anyways, It's Myouren Temple.Artist: Haruka AkitoGenre: Slice of Life, ComedyCharacters: Everyone at the Myouren temple, Kogasa, NueDescription from Danbooru: Daily life at the temple of Myouren.Kenn's Comment: Lackluster description much? That aside, it's a moe-some 3 part / story doujin with Meiling -...

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Kenn

Manga of the Week - 失楽園

Sunday, January 23, 2011
Image from Square Enix @ Danbooru=3= I feel like this has been up before.Title: 失楽園, Shitsurakuen, Paradise Lost (not Milton's)Author: Naomura TooruGenre: Shounen, Action, Drama, Fantasy, SciFi, Shoujo-AiSerialized in: Square Enix GanGan JokerTotal Volume Count: 5 (ongoing)Series Summary from MangaUpdates:Himoto Sora is a transfer student with a sense of justice and dreams of becoming a knight. Upon arriving at Utopia Gakuen, she learns...

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Weekly Vocaloid Feature - LOVELESSxxx

Saturday, January 22, 2011
Anyone who liked Imitation Black and Fate:Rebirth will want to check this one out too.Title: LOVELESSxxxProducer: SCL Project (natsuP, haku, HaruAki (春アキ))Genre: ...Rock...ish Pop?Vocaloid: KAITO, 神威がくぽ, 鏡音レンKenn's Comment:A good song. Or at least, I like it. The illustration and movie is wonderful as usual (usual being usual for haruaki and SCL songs). Like Imitation Black, it's a rather BL-themed piece...not that it really...

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Kenn

Song of the Week - 砂塵の彼方へ

Friday, January 21, 2011
Image from Listen.jpMmm. I love Kajiura Yuki music.Title: 砂塵の彼方へ, Saijin no kanata e, Beyond the DustArtist: Revo & Kajiura Yuki (SOUND HORIZON)Genre: I'm not quite sure. Single: Dream PortAlbum: N/AVintage: 16/06/08Kenn's Comment: Kajiura's compositions are always so wonderful. They always have that foreign feel to them, even to the point where many of her songs have her patented fictional language (which is likely a...

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Weekly 東方 Doujin - よりひめさまはレイセンをナデたい

Thursday, January 20, 2011
Image by Koyama ShigeruHere's one that's ridiculously adorable. It'd be even better if I didn't have this lingering feeling that I've put this one up before. ( ̄ー ̄) Another time won't hurt...right?Title: よりひめさまはレイセンをナデたい, Yorihime-sama wa Reisen o Nadetai, Yorihime-sama wants to pet ReisenArtist: Koyama ShigeruGenre: Comedy, Slice of LifeCharacters: Watatsuki no Toyohime, Watatsuki no Yorihime, Udongein Inaba ReisenDescription from Danbooru:The Watatsuki sisters raise a...

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Kenn

Manga of the Week - 千夏のうた

Sunday, January 16, 2011
Image from 7net Shopping"orz Sorry for the terribad image quality. There didn't seem to be any decent images floating around on the tubes, so I had to settle for this one. Title: 千夏のうた, Chinatsu no Uta, Chinatsu's SongAuthor: Kitagawa ShouGenre: Seinen, Drama, Slice of LifeSerialized in: Shueisha Weekly Young JumpTotal Volume Count: 3Summary from MangaUpdates:The series takes place at a certain Japanese location, where...

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Kenn

Weekly Vocaloid Feature - 腐れ外道とチョコレゐト

Saturday, January 15, 2011
I think this one's great. Images can be decieving.Title: 腐れ外道とチョコレゐト, Default Heresy and Rotten Chocolate (anyone else have a better translation)Producer: pinocchio-P Genre: TechnoVocaloid: 初音ミクKenn's Comment: You'd think the song would a whole lot more...heavy because of that image. Or maybe a bit creepier, like some of Machigerita-P's stuff (the way it's titled is similar to Machigerita's). It's a rather upbeat pop-y song....

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Fall '10 Anime Reviews - 侵略!イカ娘

Friday, January 14, 2011
Back again! I think I'm going to focus a wee bit more on the recently aired Winter series rather than brood over these fall series. Maybe one or two more of these and I'll call it quits for this.Title: 侵略!イカ娘, Shinryaku! Ika Musume, Invasion! Squid GirlGenre: Comedy, Slice of LifeAnimation Studio: DiomedaLicensed by: Crunchyroll Ika-musume was one of the best series of the...

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