Sunagan's P.A.A.S.

Animeparty in London - The Aftermath

2010-11-14T15:57:00.002+01:00

After weeks of planning and living towards it, the meet finally happened. Sunagan and I went on the plane and made the trip to London. It was a first for both of us, never having visited the country before (Sunagan visited the UK before, but never been to England). In short, it was something we were really looking forward to, not just for meeting up with the A-Pers and ISSUPians, but also to

Manga Recommendations: Metro Survive, Uzumaki and Solanin

2010-09-30T17:07:00.003+02:00

Image by Nobicco Besides watching anime, manga also has a large place in my heart. Although I’ve read not nearly as much as I’ve watched, the count is steadily increasing. Among these titles, there are three that I wanted to give special attention to in this post, titles that meant something special for me, or stood out in one way or another. Metro Survive Synopsis: Mishima is a salary man

Animeparty in London

2010-09-30T16:56:00.001+02:00

Hi there everybody! As the event itself will be coming up fairly soon, I thought I might as well make a post about it. So, here it is ^_^. Although the initiative for the party came from a few enthusiastic ISSUP members on the forum of Anime Planet (ISSUP is the International Society for the Study of Ummm… Pervertedness), the only real requirement for attending the party is being an anime fan who

Guest Post: Pokopori - If my life was an anime

2010-09-27T14:55:00.002+02:00

Today's post will be the beginning of a new feature in the PAAS-blog, namely incidental guest posts. Guest posts are for everyone who's good at writing but just doesn't have the time to update a blog every week. If Omurqi and I think your piece is good enough for our blog, we'll definately contact you ;-)! So, I guess I'll introduce our first guest-writer for PAAS: Pokopori (an enthusiastic

The good, the average and the atrocious, August 2010

2010-09-25T13:54:00.000+02:00

So, when the month of september is almost coming to an end, let me present to you the first post of the month, the all-known good-average-and-atrocious ^_^. A lot of things and activities happened in august. I’ve been on musical summer camps for about 2 weeks, Omurqi and I got together for an afternoon of jamming (when we recorded our Eden of the East and Lain covers :-P) and we had a 2-days

Halfway Through - Impressions of the Anime of Summer 2010

2010-08-30T20:33:00.000+02:00

Weeks have passed since the beginning of the Summer 2010 anime season, and both Sunagan and I have been watching a lot of the currently airing shows (well, to be fair, Sunagan has. I've just been slacking and only been faithfully following a select few). As promised, here are our impressions of the seasonal shows so far. Summer 2010 Anime Amagami SS Sunagan: Why hello there, quirky high

Fanmade Covers: Serial Experiments Lain and Eden of the East

2010-08-17T20:03:00.001+02:00

So, this one day Omurqi and I decided to make some music together since we like singing and since we're only living 2 hours apart (it's only 40 minutes by car, but sadly neither of us has that kind of luxory... we most definitely are poor students...). We sang some crazy songs like the Azumanga OP, some were too difficult for the moment (like Spice and Wolf) and others we'll probably do when we

How Katanagatari’s 7th episode managed to piss me off

2010-08-02T12:12:00.005+02:00

Katanagatari, that show with that unusual style of animation, the show that releases one episode a month. It’s a show with unique characters and conversations and even more extraordinary morals. I’ve come to love it unconditionally during the past six months for its distinctiveness in these features. Then why, why does it feel like episode 7 slowly starts ruining everything? Do you know the

The good, the average and the atrocious, July 2010

2010-08-02T10:34:00.000+02:00

Back from France with a tanned skin and otherwise drained from nearly all my will to live, I’d like to present you with pride the meager harvest of this month. Fasten your seatbelts, for the ride will be short and intense due to the complete lack of internet during my stay in that incredible country with those atrocious toilets. Oh, and they still haven’t learned how to speak English decently, by

Spring 2010 - Final Thoughts

2010-07-30T18:25:00.001+02:00

Better late than never, here are Sunagan and mine opinions about the anime we've watched last season. Some good, others average and a few atrocious, spring 2010 ended up being a mixing bowl in terms of quality (or enjoyment, as I hate to label things as fundamentally good or bad). So without further ado, the shows: Angel Beats! Synopsis: Death and reincarnation are inescapable, but what

Manga Review: Hitsuji no Uta

2010-07-08T23:32:00.000+02:00

After watching the anime OVA of Lament of the Lamb a good while ago, I looked a little into it and quickly found out it was actually an adaption of the manga. Since I loved the 1h45 show for its dark, gritty and gloomy way of storytelling, the manga was quickly marked as Want to Read. However, due to all sorts of things, I kept putting it off until now. How I regret not reading this sooner… “

The good, the average and the atrocious, June 2010

2010-07-02T16:34:00.001+02:00

Wow. June passed by in a flash. I spent large amounts of my time at home either working on my super annoying paper (which I finally finished and got a passing grade for after repeated sessions of feedback, hallelujah) or watching anime. On the average, I watched 8.8 anime episodes a day, went out a lot with friends, in short, it was like a pleasant prelude to the freedom of summer holidays. As

Letter to Death the Kid (Soul Eater)

2010-06-30T13:12:00.003+02:00

The following is a letter adressed to Death the Kid from Soul Eater. It will feature some small comedic spoilers, so decide for yourself if you’ll read this or not if you haven’t seen Soul Eater yet ;-). Enjoy! Dear Death the Kid, While I’m completely aware of the fact that you are a fictional character, I still couldn’t resist to analyze you a bit. As an aspiring psychologist, you’ll be the

Mirai Nikki PV released

2010-06-25T18:43:00.007+02:00

As some of you might already know, Mirai Nikki (Future Diary) is getting an anime adaption later this year, based on the manga by ESUNO Sakae. Seeing the first PV came out the other day, I wanted to share it with you all. As for now, the air date stands on the 9th of September. Personally, I'm really looking forward to this title. As long as they stick to the grim tone of the manga, there's

Summer 2010 Preview

2010-06-19T23:15:00.010+02:00

With the summer around the corner, what better way to spend your sunny days than by following a bunch of freshly airing shows? Only one day before the first show starts airing, Sunagan and I take a look at what will be coming at us for the next months. TV Shows MitsudomoeAir date - 03/07 Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLIy6OWlBgk Sunagan: I started hating this show right after

The good, the average and the atrocious, May 2010

2010-06-10T17:38:00.005+02:00

My watching activity this month started out on a great note. My parents and pesky brother had vanished into the cold and rainy forests and fields of Holland to go camping and I wasn’t sorry at all that I couldn’t go with them (no vacation at university). So, they were gone (sadly I still live at home, but then again, I rather watch anime than work for living expenses :-P. Guess I’m pretty lazy

True Opinions Don’t Exist… Well Neither Do False Ones!

2010-05-31T12:13:00.003+02:00

‘There is no truth. There is only perception.’ This statement has come to be one of my pet peeves these days. Upon completing my first (and now second) year of university, I started to get a firm hold of the idea that ‘truth’ is not always ‘out there’, but that instead it usually is more of a fleeting concept. Even in science man admits: there is no secret door we can open to discover the real

VN Review: True Remembrance

2010-05-26T21:53:00.005+02:00