Vandread the Region 1 DVD set is on sale at Rightstuf right now for 59.99. It was published by Geneon, but since Geneon is now defunct in North American you might want to consider getting this or you will never have a chance for a long long time.

The basic story is weak pansy boy gets super strong with his robot, while getting swarmed with a harem of girls. The usual comedic hijinks and old school CG animiation ensues in 26 episodes. It is generally a pretty wacky series but one episode did almost make me tear up I think. I also remember the main heroes voice was kind of annoying.

This series was pretty funny when I watched it years ago, but I might not appreciate it as much since now I power leveled myself with like 250 other anime series since then. For 60 bucks I might consider pick it up for sentimental reasons I guess since it was one of my first anime series watched.

ThatAnimeBlog has a pretty good preview for the Spring 2008 Anime line up.  So far not too many shows that I am really excited for though.

New windows confirmed for 2010. Bound to happen but still Vista still isn’t ingrained with the majority of people like Windows XP is. Its the same with all their business software: office, server, exchange etc. New updated editions all the time to milk people for licensing money and their threat of eventually dropping support for the older versions at some point. I have been working with Sharepoint 2007 and I already hear talk of the new version. WTF.

Er so this is otaku like yeah.  Thanks to GF for finding this one.   Japanese people have some interesting uh fantasies.

Articles from Reuters and News.com.au. Anyways found these images related to th Boy’s Cafe from the second link as well as other relating images.

Boys Cafe.  Reminds me of Ouran Host Club. (Funny anime btw, watch it!)

Female Maid Cafe.

Cafe for Ninja geeks.

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One for cat lovers.

Here is what she looks like at yahoo, and the text for the news piece here. Following is cut and paste of the article. (GF sent me this link)

“TOKYO — A Japanese pin-up model says that her big breasts have not only boosted her career — they also helped her overturn a court verdict.

The bikini model, who goes by her professional name Serena Kozakura, was cleared after a court decided she was too well-endowed to squeeze into a room through a hole, as she had been found guilty earlier.

“I used to hate my body so much,” Kozakura, who has appeared in product commercials on television, told the private Asahi network in an interview aired Tuesday. “But it was my breasts” that won in court, she said.

The case was splashed through the Japanese media on Tuesday, with the Asahi network even inviting her to demonstrate how she could not fit through the opening.

Kozakura, 38, was convicted last year of property destruction after a man said she kicked in the wooden door of his room and crawled inside, apparently because he was with another woman. Kozakura had said the man made the hole himself.

In her appeal, the defense counsel held up a plate showing the size of the hole and said that she could not squeeze through with her 110-centimeter (44-inch) bust.

“The judges were very good-mannered as they showed no expressions on their faces. I guess they’re well-trained,” Kozakura said.

Tokyo High Court presiding Judge Kunio Harada agreed and threw out the guilty verdict on Monday, saying there was reasonable doubt over the man’s account. ”

If you are a real otaku you probably have already seen this trailer, but I couldn’t resist posting it.  Makes me even more excited.  I really hope it doesn’t let me down.  Again I think Robert Downey Jr. is a fantastic actor and he fits the role of Stark perfectly.