It’s been just over a month since the sudden debut of the world’s first PS3 mod device. The original release was purely commercial and ....
26 Sep 4:54 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

A long time ago, I stumbled upon the Golden Boy OVA series on Nico Nico Douga and thought it was an odd and unique piece of work. It left a....
20 Sep 12:02 am  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

AFA X, the third Anime Festival Asia, will be held on 13 and 14 November at its usual venue at Suntec Convention Centre. As per usual, a sm....
13 Sep 8:28 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The author holding his book in front of a fuuzoku annaijo Like any modern metropolis, Tokyo’s glittering skylines carefully conceal a mor....
7 Sep 10:09 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Due to the dearth of anime that interests me, I have been spending more time on manga these days. During a recent frolic in the forest of b....
2 Sep 10:12 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I was just given YouTube links to what may possibly be the most incredible videos I have ever seen. I realize that this is a claim that I o....
31 Aug 10:16 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

So, I caved and bought a second-hand PS3 Slim for S$300 (about 220 USD), partly because the PS3 has finally been successfully modded with a....
22 Aug 3:32 am  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

It’s finally here. A few months ago, I spent 13 hours in an oversized aluminium alloy tube to get to Japan and back so that I could atten....
14 Aug 5:54 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Highschool of the Dead (HOTD) is a surprising winner once you get pass the campy title reminiscent of last-century B-grade horror movies. D....
7 Aug 10:47 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Kimi no Iru Machi does shounen romance like a cup of fresh milk. It’s frill-free and yet enjoyable. Sure, you could always add chocolate,....
1 Aug 1:57 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Hello, it’s been a while. Some people have been emailing me asking if I am still alive. Yes, I am. Life has been uneventful and empty rec....
30 Jul 7:45 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The cherry blossoms bloomed early this spring, just as it did thirty years ago on Maaya Sakamoto’s birthday. The date was 31st March and ....
7 Apr 9:11 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Summar Wars is director Mamoru Hosoda’s second feature film (that counts) since the unexpectedly successful Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, which ....
27 Feb 10:39 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Tomorrow, 6th of January 2010, is YouTube Porn Day. Yes, 4chan’s Anonymous has once again declared war on YouTube as a reaction against p....
6 Jan 12:26 am  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Up until recently, I had been under the impression that industry giant James Cameron was reduced to making a movie adaptation of this. This....
4 Jan 8:44 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I missed the EOY (End Of Year) cosplay event last year as I was in Japan for a month. Little did I know that it was to be the last EOY ever....
27 Dec 12:12 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I just woke up with a throbbing headache. I feel like I’ve spent the past two days walking. Of course, this comes nowhere close to the ti....
23 Nov 5:05 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Animation Asia Conference 2009 (AAC) is an industry event held in tandem with Anime Festival Asia this year, acting as a sort of pre-event f....
21 Nov 12:43 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

This is one of those rare posts I make about my personal life so that one day I may look back at this blog and realize that I was once a y....
17 Nov 9:25 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent]