Animania

Yes, its been quite awhile since my last post, not even my normal purchasing posts! Alas, I was never able to recover my laptop's hard drive data, so my library and DVD collections are completely out of sync and I'm having a harder time tracking anything since the crash. Still working on getting my desktop back on-line and basically rebuilding my entire 1000+ book database for easier maintaining. I'm hoping to move my entire website to a ColdFusion-based so I can better manage the content as well. Meanwhile, going to work on posting more regularly, and also hope to start (somewhat randomly) posting reviews of non-fiction books on manga, anime, and Japan.

With my home desktop down since I moved in August, having my laptop die a few weeks ago was a serious blow! I had no recent backups and the hard drive suffered from massive mechanical favor. I lost ten months of my life! So I haven't abandoned my baby here, just haven't had much time to do reviews because I had to get a new laptop and get it all set up, then try and rebuild what was lost. I still haven't gotten my book and video databases going again, so my online lists are behind for the first time since I launched them. I'm working on getting my home desktop back on-line. I have all the parts and am getting it all installed and set back up. Also finally, after years of being so lazy, implemented a real backup system. At the same time, I've been working on getting all of my books unpacked from the move. Yes, TEN months later, all of my babies are finally shelved again!

That means I can get back in the groove! Coming up I plan on reviewing Ristorante Paradiso and La Corda d'Oro, two series available free (legally) on Crunchyroll. I may also review Crunchyroll itself and Skip Beat. For manga reviews, I have Ballad no Shinigami and Hot Gimmick in the review queue. So stay tuned!

More lovely manga sales! Though now I also have several series missing volumes that I need to fill in

Fruits Basket, Volume 22 (04/01/2009)

Hell Girl, Volume 02 (04/01/2009)

Castle of Dreams: Stories from the Kare Kano Creator (04/03/2009)

We Were There, Volume 03 (04/03/2009)

Ghost Hunt, Volume 03 (04/04/2009)

Pearl Pink, Volume 01 (04/04/2009)

Platinum Garden, Volume 02 (04/04/2009)

Platinum Garden, Volume 03 (04/04/2009)

Ultra Cute, Volume 01 (04/04/2009)

Ultra Cute, Volume 02 (04/04/2009)

Ultra Cute, Volume 03 (04/04/2009)

Ultra Cute, Volume 04 (04/04/2009)

Ultra Cute, Volume 05 (04/04/2009)

Ultra Cute, Volume 08 (04/04/2009)

Chibi Vampire, Volume 13 (04/14/2009)

Bleach, Volume 26 (03/03/2009)

Nana, Volume 15 (03/03/2009)

Hell Girl, Volume 01 (03/07/2009)

Hell Girl, Volume 03 (03/20/2009)

Hell Girl, Volume 04 (03/20/2009)

Hell Girl, Volume 05 (03/20/2009)

Prétear, Volume 03 (03/20/2009)

Some anime for a change thanks to BestBuy's dumping all titles at 50% off!

My-HiME, Volume 7 (03/03/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club: Season 1, Part 1 (03/03/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club: Season 1, Part 2 (03/03/2009)

Ghost Hunt: Season 1, Part 1 (03/08/2009)

Oh yeah...I went just a wee bit nutty :-D Though in my own slight defense, Ouran was a gift, Juline was acquired for only $2 a volume at the Giant Book Sale, and much of the rest were acquired at some nice sales *grin*

Magic Touch, Volume 1 (02/07/2009)

Ultra Maniac, Volume 4 (02/07/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 01 (02/13/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 02 (02/13/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 03 (02/13/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 04 (02/13/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 05 (02/13/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 08 (02/13/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 11 (02/13/2009)

Juline, Volume 02 (02/17/2009)

Juline, Volume 03 (02/17/2009)

Juline, Volume 04 (02/17/2009)

Juline, Volume 05 (02/17/2009)

Kiss Blue, Volume 01 (02/19/2009)

Red (02/19/2009)

Sunflower, Volume 02 (02/19/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 06 (02/20/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 07 (02/20/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 09 (02/20/2009)

Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 10 (02/20/2009)

Ceres, Celestial Legend, Volume 04: Chidori (02/24/2009)

Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 02: Oracle (02/24/2009)

Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 03: Disciple (02/24/2009)

Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 07: Castaway (02/24/2009)

Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 09: Lover (02/24/2009)

Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 10: Enemy (02/24/2009)

Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 11: Veteran (02/24/2009)

Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 12: Girlfriend (02/24/2009)

Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 14: Prophet (02/24/2009)

Fushigi Yûgi, Volume 15: Guardian (02/24/2009)

Nana, Volume 14 (02/24/2009)

One Night Lesson (02/24/2009)

Passion: Forbidden Lovers (02/24/2009)

Rave Master, Volume 32 (02/24/2009)

Say Please (02/24/2009)

Ultra Maniac, Volume 01 (02/24/2009)

Ultra Maniac, Volume 02 (02/24/2009)

Ultra Maniac, Volume 03 (02/24/2009)

Ultra Maniac, Volume 05 (02/24/2009)

We Were There, Volume 01 (02/24/2009)

We Were There, Volume 02 (02/24/2009)