Flight and Regeneration

YMCK – Starlight:

Daicon IV video (haven’t I posted this before?) – a legend in itself:

The opening of the Densha Otoko J-drama references this:

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Decepticons x Lucky Star

/jaw drop

Moe Deceptions… @_@
You can watch the original Lucky Star OP sequence here.

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Evangelion 1:0 – You Are (Not) Alone

“At last my arm is complete again!“
I enjoyed the new animation in the Evangelion movie — Evangelion 1:0 – You Are (Not) Alone — and let myself indulge in a bit of nostalgia for those memories of when I first watched the original Evangelion series. And I was glad to have the chance to [...]

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Randomness #681J

Things go from bad to worse in Tibet. Have been shuttling between The Peking Duck and the BBC for coverage.
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Vantan visited a panel with interesting scenarios of what the future of social networking technology might be like.
This is the weirdest SXSW panel I’ve ever been to.
The setting is a funeral parlour or church, with a [...]

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One of those days

Illus. by Shintaro Kago, for VICE Magazine.
(from Same Hat! Same Hat!)
Which sort of reminds me of the European poster for Paprika:

Now, to stop this post before I start gushing about how much I love this mov –

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“Perfect Blue” re-released

Been ages, huh?
Perfect Blue has a special place in my movie and anime-loving heart, so it’s some comfort to know that Satoshi Kon’s first directorial feature has been re-released on Feb 29th on DVD and Blu-Ray, with new cover art (see left)
Re-release homepage here
But strange – doesn’t look like they’ve retouched any of the animation. [...]

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Everyone loves Evangelion

(found at JapanSugoi)

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Animation Nation 2007: 23 Nov – 1 Dec

Tickets on sale now. The festival is in its fourth year, and the lineup just gets better (thanks to the hard work of Dave and his team!). But you can judge for yourself:
Animation Nation 2007 is proudly presented by Singapore Film Society, with the generous support of the Media Development Authority of Singapore. Part of [...]

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Yamamura Koji

I’d like to see Yamamura’s latest animated short — an adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Country Doctor.
Anti-whaling video for Greenpeace

Atama Yama — about a miser who has a cherry tree grow out of his head

Yamamura Animation – English version website.

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