The article says it can be used for official contexts like banking, …

The article says it can be used for official contexts like banking, but a banking seal isn’t as high as a personal registered seal…

“Itain” Moe-Hanko Make Big Impression:

Actually, it’s the opposite. Mass-produced ones aren’t unique enough for legal documents, which is why people have them handmade. They don’t do it themselves, largely because not everyone has the skill to carve kanji in mirror image, and also because despite this story, the requirements for a jitsuin are rather stringent (so it’s kind of like taking your own passport photo vs having it done professionally.)
“Itain” Moe-Hanko Make Big Impression:

I love this story… In theory, being able to register any image for personal use would allow for such creativity. I’d always thought this kind of thing wouldn’t be allowed though. Wikipedia for instance says of the jitsuin (legal, formal seal): “The size, shape, material, decoration, and lettering style of jitsuin are closely regulated by law. For example, in Hiroshima, a jitsuin is expected to be roughly 1⁄2 to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.5 cm), usually square or (rarely) rectangular but never round, …

Top 25 Anime Guys Love & Girls Hate:

Most popular has the most chance to be most hated? I seem to remember when it was new a lot of girls in Japan reported they liked it. It’s on the site here somewhere… But… If a million people see something and 50,000 hate it, that’s going to be way more people than a show that only 50,000 SEE.
Top 25 Anime Guys Love & Girls Hate:

This. I’d even say Shakugan no Shana was mainly for teen and adult men, despite how clean it was.
BlazBlue Gets TV Anime:

Are they going to rerelease it every year or two with some changes to the story so you have to rebuy it again to see what’s new?
Top 25 Spring 2013 Anime You Dropped:

All shows could have a similar drop rate, making the most watched the most dropped… Not saying they do, but something like this is always a factor to some extent if you’re talking raw number of people who dropped each.
Square Enix “Will Focus On Social Gaming”:

They might as well… They’re known for making games with stupidly high production values, and they tried to do that half-assed with cheap labor and it didn’t work… Well, if they’re not willing to do what it takes to make a flagship title, they may as well go into retirement and make little cheap games like any other upstart.