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AnimeBlogger.net Donation Drive

nekosasu | March 26, 2008 | 2:08 am

Reimu wants you to donate to AnimeBlogger!

As you might have noticed from the front page and from most of the blogs hosted on AnimeBlogger.net, there is a huge donation drive to keep AB running. Of course, neko’s thinkbox encourages everyone to donate as well.

AnimeBlogger.net has always been supportive of new writers all over the world to establish their blog for free. As we continue to expand and include new bloggers to the anime blogosphere, we have reached a point where advertising dollars are not enough to pay for the hosting services.

Hence, we have decided to appeal for donations to cover the taxes and hosting fees of AnimeBlogger.net. The first goal is to raise US$1600 to cover three months of hosting and the taxes applicable to AnimeBlogger.net. When we have secured that amount, we are looking into adding another server in order to accommodate more writers, which is where the second goal comes in. If we reach our second goal of US$2200, we’ll be able to add another server.

If you are wondering how you can donate to us, there are various ways. First, you can directly donate to the site via Amazon or Paypal from our donations page. Second, you can buy AnimeBlogger.net merchandise. As an incentive to those who donate, everyone who donates more than $5 will be entered to win a prize. Currently we have a sponsor that’s paying for two AnimeBlogger.net shirts for winners. You can also contribute any anime-related items as prizes for the lucky draw.

AnimeBlogger.net needs your help. Everyone is integral to the support of AnimeBlogger.net. Every little bit counts to hit our target, be it $1 or $100. You will make a difference. Thank you and please continue to explore our anime blogging community!

Delicious copy pasta, but I hope you get the message. I’ve been waiting to post this on my blog so 1. it would not drown amongst the many other donation entries and 2. it reminds you, the reader of this blog and of the AB Antenna, that you have to contribute to this cause as well, and that if you haven’t donated yet… what are you waiting for!! Let’s all be a part of AB, let’s keep it alive!

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ARIA The Origination Episode 12

nekosasu | March 24, 2008 | 11:05 pm
ARIA The ORIGINATION Episode 12

The climax.

Edit: YES, I am a fool. It’s OBVIOUSLY ARIA The ORIGINATION, and not ANIMATION. Thanks to Ayie for pointing out this horrendous mistake…

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Fansubbers, behold! A new challenger has appeared…

nekosasu | March 21, 2008 | 9:30 pm

…and it’s no other than Gonzo themselves.

Following this article, new Gonzo anime will be made available online by GDH, on the same day of their airing on TV in Japan.

The new titles, the Tower of DRUAGA -the Aegis of URUK- and BLASSREITER, will be available on YouTube, Crunchyroll and BOST TV, with English subtitles. I suppose this kind of Youtube service will remain free of charge, while the other two will provide higher quality videos for a small fee, depending on the situation.

This measure is said to counter the propagation of pirated anime files that have been circulating on the internet, known under the more common name of “fansubs”. It is to grant access exclusively for overseas viewers to legally view anime as soon as they are broadcasted in Japan.

Honestly speaking, I do not think this will be a very popular measure, albeit the legal aspect of the offer might seem attractive to some. Also, I highly doubt that Gonzo or GDH are going to put up with the trouble of translating all of their future animes in proper English. Furthermore, I cannot imagine such releases having a nice typesetting either, at least not at the same level we know from decent fansubbing groups.
The biggest problem with this, is that their solutions mainly provide anime over streaming platforms, and I guess that is the point where most leechers would resort to the traditional fansubs, to download and archive anime. I highly doubt sites other than Youtube will make those episodes available for download, because, who would eventually buy Gonzo’s DVDs then?

On the contrary, it might even help most fansubbers (especially the translators) to speeden up their work – since they already get a draft of the script by watching those subtitled versions, they might complete their work much much faster. So perhaps this marks the beginning of a new speedsub era?

I am pretty eager to know if this measure will be successful or not, and if there will be more anime producers who will follow soon too.

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ARIA – The week of all blessings…

nekosasu | March 21, 2008 | 8:06 pm
Suddenly... boxes!
Suddenly… boxes!
...three of them!!!
…hundreds three of them!!!

I get so many boxes lately, but who on earth is sending me all of those? Could it be… the ARIA Goddess???

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Poll evaluation – What kind of Fanservice do you like?

nekosasu | March 20, 2008 | 5:00 pm
Ageha Kuki from They Are My Noble Masters
I like Ageha-sama nevertheless.

Wow. That poll has been around for over two months, and I never actually got around to evaluate the results, let alone make a new poll… That’s going to change today! …I hope. At least, here’s the results of the poll, and my thoughts on it. Actually, it’s basically only my thoughts on fanservice, duh.

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ARIA The Origination Episode 11

nekosasu | March 18, 2008 | 1:50 am
ARIA The ORIGINATION Episode 11

7 PM, spotted raw on Share, 7:40 PM, download finished, 8:05 PM, I bawwed.
11:10 PM, I finally managed to finish typing this text, and I finally get my first meal of the day.
Midnight 1:45 AM, I sort out the screenshots, and… it’s finally posted. That episode I have anxiously been waiting for a whole week.

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