
Kyoto Animation’s new moegag anime Nichijou has begun airing to a generally positive reception, with viewers largely agreeing that any shortcomings of the original have been overwritten by the overpowering aura of KyoAni quality, although many express doubts over the surreal gags at the heart of the show.
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Moeblob fans have been shocked to find that K-ON! has been picked up by Japan’s Disney Channel.
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K-ON! fans are still showing more interest in the background (“mob”) characters of K-ON! than they do in entire series of lesser anime, with even the most obscure and speculative minutiae not escaping their
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The recent release of February’s superlative Suzumuiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu is the last of the especially bountiful lot of 2009-2010 theatrical anime features to be released on disc this year, and will undoubtedly be an essential purchase for those unable to attend the movie’s very limited cinema release.
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The newly unveiled preview of Kyoto Animation’s next moeblob anime “Nichijou” (“Everyday”) seems to suggest it may finally be the end of their moe-induced winning streak.
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Haruhi fans are in awe of the image quality on offer in the just released limited edition Blu-ray box set edition of the series.
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A less than favourable review of K-ON!! published in an Asahi newspaper column, panning the anime and its fans for having no interest in story development, is proving somewhat incendiary online.
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A rather unique poster of the Keion-bu sidelining as spokesmodels for the Japanese National Census has recently sold on Yahoo Auctions for ¥71,000 (approx. $860 USD); while definitely not a record for impassioned otaku auctions, still surely a princely sum for a B2-sized poster with governmental text obscuring much of the artwork.
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Kyoto Animation explains that what underlies the success of K-ON! and its other top sellers is the company’s “passion,” and not the presence of moeblobs or popular novel and manga source material as some ignorant souls might think.
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K-ON!! has ended, with predictably disastrous consequences for both otaku and Azunyan.
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The latest episode of K-ON!! brings with it a new hairstyle for Yui, the cause of no small consternation amongst her legion of fans.
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Both the K-ON! manga and anime are apparently due to end in September.
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