ACEN Followup

ACEN 09 has just finished this past weekend and was a blast. m.o.v.e was there and blew the house away and the major panels were a huge hit as well as the huge amount of anime premiers. Though there seemed to be limited dis any good small panels. also the entire layout of the con has changed giving everything more space so i believe it is a change for the better. But in contrary to that the video games this year required you to bring your own controller to nearly everything.

Please leave your comments so i can get a feeling about how every one felt about the con. Hope to hear from you soon.

! Looking For AYPodcast ! Previously Hosted By AnimeYume.org

Hi I dont know if anyone out there remember a podcast called AYPodcast from AnimeYume.org . As of now both have passed on a few years ago. I was wondering if anyone out there still has the episodes of AYPodcast saved on their computer from way back. If you have any of the episodes of the podcast please get back to me because i would like to get a hold of them all. They contain a ton of good information that has not been taken down on any site or forum and can help when doing trivia, settling disputes, or just going deeper into an anime you love. Please respond back if you have any information or contact me by email TheProfosist@gmail.com .


Here is a list of the podcasts:
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AYpodcast ep01 - FLCL
AYPodcast Ep02 - EVANGELION
AYPodcast Ep03 - 4 UNKNOWN
AYPodcast Ep04 -Shuffle and KazeNoKoeFansub Interview
AYPodcast Ep05 - Golden Boy
AYNFOPodcast Ep06 - Shinsen Subs Interview
AYNFOPodcast Ep07 - KazeNoKoeFansubs Interview
AYNFOPodcast Ep08 - XXXMas
AYNFOPodcast Ep09 - CCCP Interview
AYNFOPodcast Ep10 - Manga Orgy
AYNFOPodcast Ep11 - Bleach
AYPodcast Ep12 - Dre's Special
AYPodcast Ep13 - Anime JobZ
AYPodcast Promo
AYPodcast Promo02
AYPodcast Promo03
AYPodcast Episode14 - BoogiePop and the Grouch Attacks
AYPodcast Episode15 - Deathnote and Anime Music
AYPodcast Episode16 - Akira
AYPodcast Episode17 - Dre's Short and Sweet
AYPodcast Episode18 - Long, hard, and secure.
AYPodcast Episode19 - WannabeFansubs Interview
AYPodcast Episode20v2 - Beck, Upcoming Anime, and NEWZZ
AYPodcast Episode21 - Japanese Terms and Reoccurring
AYPodcast Episode22 - Defining Otaku and Hikikomori
AYPodcast Episode23 - Initial D
AYPodcast Episode24 - NHK and 3x3 Eyes - Laziest Episode
AYPodcast Episode25 - Nanashi Fansubs Interview
AYPodcast Episode26 - Iria
AYPodcast Episode27 - Sparta Locals and Licensed Bleach
AYPodcast Episode28 - Giveaway Winners
AYPodcast Episode29 - Koda Interview - some gg too
AYPodcast Episode30 - Gundam Wing
AYPodcast Episode31 - The Huntington Beach Bad Boy is Back
AYPodcast Episode32 - KickAssAnime Interview
AYPodcast Episode33 - Mm mM Haruhi
AYPodcast Episode34 - Bubblegum, Cats, and Fate
AYPodcast Episode35 - Video-karin-poke-gun
AYPodcast Episode36 - Densha Monkey day
AYPodcast Episode37 - Wild Adapter
AYPodcast Episode38 - Interview with Tsushima Masaki
AYPodcast Episode39 - Honey and Clover + Red
AYPodcast Episode 40 - Air gear and eva game
AYPodcast Episode 41 - Kare Kano


As the episodes become availble i will make them availble here http://cid-fe38932929153624.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public%20For%20Everyone/Uploads . To download anything from my SkyDrive you can either click on the file and download it individually. Or just enter the folder the files are in that you want to download and click the "download as zip file" button in the toolbar to download the entire folder as a zip file. If you have any questions on how to extract or play the files please ask.


If you have any other information about this podcast please share it im sure everyone interested would thank you. Also if you know of another podcast that has the same style or subject matter please let me know because something like this is usually far nicer than haveingto read news everywhere to keep updated.


If any of you have any spare time on your hand i wouldnt mind if you shot over and took a look at my blog id love to make it more lively. Gere is the link. http://theprofosist.blogspot.com

m.o.v.e At ACEN This year

This year at Anime Central m.o.v.e will be preforming. It has been a long time since such a great artist will be apearing at ACEN. If you would like to sample their works i have uploaded everything of theirs that i have here http://cid-fe38932929153624.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public%20For%20Everyone/Uploads/move . To download all of it click download as zip file in the toolbar. Then once downloaded you will have to unzip the zip file inside will be tons of rar files. This is due to the fact that the maximum file size on the site is only 50mb. you will then need to open the first part of the rar file and the others should uncompress and compile along with it. if you need a program to do this i suggest ExtractNow because it extracts nearly every format and has a very powerful but simple to use interface. If you find any problems please tell me as this was a rush job since the convention is only one month away. One more thing the discography is almost complete but i am still missing some of their earliest singles and their later collections so if you have any of the missing music please get it to me so i may update the dicography.

Note: if you plan to go to ACEN this year try to decide before April 15th (2009.04.15)so you can still pre-register and not spend an entire day waiting in line.

P.S. is you want to talk about any japanese music here the place. Ill do my best to get a hold of anything and everything your looking for. TheProfosist

A Ending theme dosent make the anime.

to all whom pick at the ending theme. the ending theme dosnt make the anime. no are they rarely even made for the anime. very few endings have i even paid notice to except for Wild Arms TV which has an awesome ending done by guitar wolf others have been catchy but thats about it. also for those of you ragging on the pillows newer albums. have you listened to their original albums or the stuff from when they were an underground band? Their origional Cd release albums were are very American college music esk style and their underground stuff which came before of course was harder closer to My Foot and Pied Piper. Most have probably only come to know the music arround and related to FLCL which is only 3ish albums. Also their style seems to change with their bassists. they go in order as so Kenji Ueda 1989–1992, Tatsuya Kashima 1992–1999, and Jun Suzuki (1999-Present). the albums are as follows i will group them with the bassists. (Moon Gold (1991), White Incarnation (1992))-(Kenji Ueda 1989–1992), (Kool Spice (1994), Living Field (1995), Please Mr. Lostman (1997), Little Busters (1998), Runners High (1999))-(Tatsuya Kashima 1992–1999), and (Happy Bivouac (1999), Smile (2001), Thank You, My Twilight (2002), Penalty Life (ペナルティーライフ, 2003), 90's My Life Returns (2004), Good Dreams (2004), My Foot (2006), Wake Up! Wake Up! Wake Up! (2007), Pied Piper (2008))- (Jun Suzuki (1999-Present)). just listen to the albums and youll hear great differences in style. The FLCL soundtrack is only pulled from Little Busters, Runners High, and Happy Bivouac. Also in addition to that 2 of the main song Ride On A Shooting Star and I Think I Can were written and recorded specifically for FLCL. in addition look at their newest album Pied Piper it is a totally different turn from previous stuff and holds familar but improved beats from the past and yet very good. Take a look at its album artwork and booklet there is almost as much creativeness put into those as the album. Also if you havent had a chance to figure this out yet The Pillows lead guitarist Yoshiaki Manabe has his own solo band Nine Miles. Which is a reggae (because he takes great influence from Bob Marley. yes even in his work with the pillows) and he plays every instrument. I bought his latest album when i was over in japan and it is fairly good and you dont have to like reggae to like it its kinda a cross of rock and reggae in a way. Its like his way to bring his little busters a little look into what influences his musical style. Also the lead singer Sawao Yamanaka has recently started a new band as of 2005 The Predators. And is working with 2 others from other popular japanese bands that helped with the pillows 15 year anniversary tribute album.

Also dont lower your expectations because of a review unless its like a video game where problems with the game just make it utterly unplayable which dosent happen much because its animation. You really should watch just about every anime out the and find out what kind and style you like. One kind and/or style isnt the perfect choice for everyone. There are many kinds of people who watch anime from the casual viewer to the die hard otaku. With anime its really whats in the eyes of the beholder. its how you view it not how someone else has viewed it and told you to view it as such. So Make up your own mind most anime have the first episode on their site or somewhere on the web you can view legally. And remember just because you think the anime sucks dosent mean someone else doesnt love it for some reason or another. For instance just look at the reviews and comments on FLCL.

also for the people who though it was going to be like Planetes. whay did you think that? was it ever stated that it was going to be like it? does it have the same director? writer? animation studio? why does it have to be like Planetes? cant it be what it is and still be good? Its like saying all Giant Robot anime should be like Gundam. I actually think it actually show less talent and skill when a director or writer tries to copy something that was already good and long standing. Like Rahxephon and how close and similarly it mirrored Neon Genesis Evangelion an anime which has been said to have changed a whole prefecture tokyo. now thats not saying Rahxephon wasnt good i watched it and enjoyed it but it showed almost no talent on the story end because it nearly coppied a greatly admired anime and that was the major reason it was good.

One more thing does every new album from a band need to be better better than their last? what if they want to explore? should they explore and not have it published? if so how will they know if its any good? also if they dont explore how do u expect them to expand their knowledge of music and get better then be able to make better music both technically and rhythmically? also if their so called best album was their newest would their sound change at all? i could possibly get boring and you might stop listening to them.

if anyone whats to contact me for any reason email me at TheProfosist@gmail.com
Also please check out my blog and leave a comment there. theprofosist.blogspot.com



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