Do I have an obsession with Ookami to Koushinryou? You bet! And a perfectly well justified obsession it is, if I may say so myself. Still, one of the things missing after the anime, doujin and figure, was an Ookami to Koushinryou cafe. But missing it shall be no more, soon enough!

Once the anime series' first first DVD volume comes out at the beginning of April, the Spice and Wolf cafe shall open its neko-mimi gates in Akihabara, at Toranoana's "Cafe with Cat". The yummy menu will include an apple tart with ice cream (600 yen), grape juice (500 yen), and a "meal for a traveler" (1,000 yen) - which is basically a set of butter rice, hot soup, and chicken cooked with spices. Presumably served by spicy chicks.

There will also be some sort of event with gifts for avid fans who meet certain requirements detailed on AkibaBlog, but the bad news is that the whole charade will only last for a couple of days, between April 4-6.

Recently, when it comes to anime dolls, we get a tingly shiver back on our spines. It is probably due to the recent links my pedo comrade decided to copy-paste while discussing serious boss strategies in World of Warcraft, but the sure thing is, we like them so very much. And we would certainly like to have some of our own, to completely undress once in a while and stare at those yet-undeveloped boobies we all, without a question, enjoy.

While casually browsing ANN today, I found out that Paper Moon, a company that specializes in giving us PVC boners every few days or so (read: doll making), recently announced that it is accepting offers for a life-sized Suzumiya Haruhi figurine. This (hopefully) awesome piece of work is currently priced at about 4,000 USD, more or less due to shipment taxes, and the orders that fans submit before April, 10th, will be also blessed with a wig for those of you who like chicks with long hair.

I wonder why they don’t make Mikuru life-sized dolls.

It feels kind of weird to present our first annual award here at Animekon, but it's about time we did it. After running our previous top for an extended period of two months, the people have spoken: Kodomo no Jikan was the Best Lolicon Anime of 2007 - and we couldn't agree more!

From here on, however, our personal (and highly professional) oppinion starts to part ways with the community's, although shows like Lucky Star and the Ichigo Mashimaro OVA still ranked high in both lists. And since self-importance is one thing we never seem to lack around here, we'll only present below our own refined choices (the uers' picks are available in the Loli-Tops section).



Thanks everyone for your votes, and let's hope 2008 will be just as full of lolis as last year - a fine year it was!

Phew, we're safe! For now. Even though Japan is currently pushing some new law to make possession of child pornography illegal (for the first time, in fact), the legislation in question does not cover our most beloved mediums - anime, games and manga - only real-life stuff. Which basically means our fellow lolicons from Japan can keep on doing whatever sticky things they used to be doing up to now, as long as the flat subjects of their fantasies are purely virtual.

Still, certain unsatisfied individuals (who probably need to wank more, if getting laid is such an inconceivable fact of their bureaucratic life) and organizations (UNICEF) demand that the law should also ban virtual child pornography. Something that not even American politicians were able to accomplish, due to various constitutionality issues. Like, hello, freedom of expression!

Ironically, given my comrade's previous post about Ikkitousen facing ban in Russia, vodka-land will thus become the last of the G8 countries where the possession of child pornography is not banned. I wonder why...

P.S. Nu zaietz pagadi!

Sure enough, the Seiyuu Awards - recognizing the best anime voice actresses (oh, right, and actors) - have returned this year, after the first edition was born where all good things are born: in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan. And sure enough, last year's super-cute best rookie actress - Aya Hirano (pictured below) - has now won not only the best lead actress award, but also the best singing award. Among other high-profile roles, she was the voice behind Haruhi Suzumiya, Konata Izumi from Lucky Star, and our undisputed favorite, Mei Etoh from Manabi Straight.


Aya Hirano - best rookie actress in 2007, best lead actress and best singer in 2008
Rie Kugimiya (Shana) won the best supporting actress award, and Emiri Katou (Kagami Hiiragi from Lucky Star) won the best new actress award. We'll be keeping an eye on her... hoping to catch her while undressing, of course. The full list can be found on ANN.

I bet you didn't see this one coming. Yep, despite all the fresh lolis popping their cherry in more recent animes, I thought that a leap through time would be even more refreshing. For some odd reason, Chiyo-chan's cute cooking song "Tsukurimashou" started playing in my mind (and has been replaying ever since), so there you have it - she's our proud new loli of the month. And the Azumanga Daioh OST is now cheerfully pimping my playlist.


One thing led to another, and I started thinking how cool it would be if there was an Azumanga Daioh 2 sequel... and, why not, some other anime sequels. Like for Elfen Lied. Or Lain. Or... Or just check the new poll: "What sequel would you wish for the most?". There are a couple more random titles there, see if you find any of them worthy of a continuation. And if you don't, feel free to speak your mind in the comments.

Our matching new top of the month also includes Azumanga Daioh alongside other titles, in an attempt to designate the best of the best, in the "school anime" genre. Or maybe not "the of the best", since there were plenty more worthy school animes that had to be left out. Choices, choices...

This Death Note “extravaganza” is starting to piss me off. There are two options here, either some people are extremely retarded, either they have been subjected to some government experiments regarding media manipulation. I mean, who in their right mind would walk around, carrying a “Death Note” with him, also thinking that the bullshit inside is real?

Well, it seems some people do. A student from a certain Hartsville Middle School was instantly removed from school, after a certain manuscript, bearing a “certain” title, was found in his possession. The school principal was so alarmed that he actually stated something in the lines of “We treat situations like this the same as if a student called in a bomb threat or brought a weapon to school”. Sure thing, the said student was probably drunk like hell when he, with such a pure genius, decided to write a Death Note, but I doubt that, even for a moment, the idea of actually killing the seven other students whose names where in the book, has actually crossed his mind.

But then again… Students do like to mindlessly kill each other in high schools, using guns and various other stuff they have probably seen when playing GTA San Andreas at the age of 10. Oh well, let’s blame it on Manga and video games. I’m sure Jack Thompson would be thrilled.

Teh scoop.

ADV managed to create some commotion last month, when they removed more than 30 anime titles from their website, and the vague explanation that followed did nothing to put us at rest. On the contrary, the fate of those "vaporware" animes looked even more unsure for their English-speaking fans... Well, the good news now is that most of those titles have returned in an updated release list issued by ADV Films. But the bad news is that said list is full of delays, and still missing a few titles of interest such as Gurren Lagann.

But wait! Things get even more confusing, when you compare the list received by ANN, with the one from Right Stuf - and see the dates don't quite match. The titles are the same, but Right Stuf's release dates are one week later than ANN's. So now two questions arise: first of all, which list (if any) is accurate? And second, does anyone even care?

Even though figures aren't one of our predominating obsessions (not quite yet...), I've been drooling like a madman over photos taken at Wonder Festival 2008 Winter (also known as Wonderfest, or WonFes) that was held last Sunday. It's only about the biggest event for figures this time of the year in Japan, so anyone who's into this hobby / fetish is sure to have been keeping a close eye on it. Whether or not you fall into that category, here are a few links you might enjoy, with plenty of pictures from Wonderfest Winter 2008:

AkibaBlog - great quality pictures
- figures
- loli figures - I came!
- erotic figures
- cosplay
- Hatsune Miku figures and cosplay
- ToHeart2 figures
- Gurren Lagann figures

Heisei Democracy
- garage kits at a glance
- industry news - continuously updated with more info about the pictures therein
- garage kits galore, part I
- garage kits galore, part II
- erotic garage kits
- final event report

- Moeyo pictures
- Akiba Channel pictures
- Akiba Channel's brief description of the event - in case you had no idea what it's all about

As for my favorite from what I've seen so far, that would be this Horo figure (from Ookami to Koushinryou) made by Kotobukiya. Not the most revealing of figures, but a damn fine one to have around. Now... to wait for its July release...


Update: Added more links.

Finally something to blame Canada for again. Following the teachings of Mahoromatic's druid droid-maid Mahoro, the Canada Border Services Agency strongly believes that (certain) "ecchi is not appropriate!". So they banned several hentai anime series, including Cool Devices and Words Worth, which they consider to qualify as "obscene" under the country's Criminal Code. "Thus", ANN explains, "these titles may not be legally brought into the country".

The list of prohibited titles actually includes about a dozen more hentai animes, while 15 more are barely "admissible". Depriving otakus of their wanking material is just about as pathetic as it gets...


Ecchi prohibition is not appropriate!