Well,so far the only interesting Kappei live-action video on YouTube that I've converted for my Zens has been a promotional video of a Tales of Rebirth stage event that also features voice-castmates Nobuyuki Hiyama and Robin Sena Akeno Watanabe.That game,in fact,recently had a PSP release in Japan.Other videos I've converted have been some classic Energizer Bunny commercials and some vintage news promos(including one with Leslie Nielsen as a pitchman for the first satellite truck in Sacro TV news)...

By some fluke,at least a couple of raw Futari wa Purikyua Splash Star episodes could be reseeded after all...

Happy 36th birthday to Hikaru Amano Amitie Shiho Kikuchi...

Excepting the fansubbed episodes,Futari wa Purkyua Splash Star videos on you tube are scarce.The only episodes I've found beyond the first 17 and the movie are 33 and 48(both split into 3 parts a piece to comply with length limits).I've "recorded" the former via RealPlayer(incomplete amateur fansub job,the first part is subbed while the other 2 parts are raw),but the latter is way too close to the end for me to watch just yet...

Happy 31st birthday to Oma Ichimura...

For those who don't want to risk dealing with malware/spyware,the safest way to find programs to convert .flv videos to standard video formats(.avi,.wmv,or .mp4) is to go to CNet's download.com since they test all kinds of freeware downloads there.So far,WM Converter has worked well for me,though the videos I converted to .avi format(including the second Futari wa Purikyua Splash Star ending sequence featuring Ganbalance de Dance)have necessitated second conversions to be compatible with either of my Zens.Too bad their aren't enough live-action Kappei videos on YouTube(especially ones involving josei_seiyuu)..

I was in the second round of week one of the tax rebate direct deposits,but I'm not gonna be in a hurry to go on a shopping spree anytime soon...

Happy 32nd birthday to Shiho Kawaragi...

• The good:The fansubber(s) relented and released episode 1 in XviD...
  
• The bad:As with last episode,no René-sama in episode 3...
  
• The ugly:I may not even bother DL'ing episode 4...
  

OTOH,an upstart concern has picked up Da Capo II Second Season and has moved well ahead of ASF's pace,having released 4 episodes(3 in XviD so far).I'll find out soon enough which group does the better job,though I've only watched the first 2 episodes(first ASF and raw,second raw).Sooner or later,I've gotta find a Wataru Itabashi avatar...

Well,at least the Japanese high school pitcher that was shelled for 66 runs in 2 innings didn't do it by walking hundreds of batters in succession...

Happy birthday to Minoru Yada(who turns 77),Kumiko Nishihara(who turns 43 and whose current prominent role has been as Perona in One Piece),and Hisayo Michizuki(who turns 30)...

Not only has ASF now doing Da Capo II Second Season,but also Neo Angelique Abyss could get dropped if René-sama is absent from episode 3 like he was in episode 2.Also,another fansubber has just done the 1990 one-shot Nineteen,though I'm not yet certain whether Kappei's character has a name...

Since it's already tomorrow(the 19th)almost everywhere else,happy birthday to both Ai Maeda(who turns 33)and Kiyotaka Furushima(who turns 29)...

Did I forget to mention the fansubber has finally completed CB Chara Nagai Go World?

Happy 34th birthday to Kiyomi Asai...

I've taken my chances with the respective raw first episodes of Da Capo II Second Season(episode 1 which appears to revolve around a Christmas party and begins with Yoshiyuki-kun having a possibly ecchi dream) and Neo Angelique Abyss(since I didn't recognize Kappei's character the first time though he was in the end credits,I had to check the official show site and watch episode 1 a second time,though it was a brief line of dialogue near the end of the episode).Though one fansubber has picked the latter up,I'm holding out for another group that does XviD,as neither of my Zens are matroska-friendly...

To make a long story short,I recently bid on the respective bilingual first manga volumes of Doraemon and Peach Girl listed by the same eBay seller,but I only won the latter.Just a couple of pages in,the main character is anything but peachy...

Speaking of eBay wins,the title of Ai Orikasa's I gave me the urge to google ai ai gasa which happens to be the title of the Neo Angelique Abyss ending theme...

Happy birthday to Michihiro Ikemizu(who turns 65),Shouko Kanoki(who turns 48),and Kazuya Ichijou(who turns 42)...

At a Japanese gift shop downtown,they had 4 consecutive 2007 back issues the original Weekly Shounen Jump on closeout for just $2 a piece.I was planning to take I hiatus from following raw manga while I explore some options,but it was too good of a deal to pass up...

Well,don't know what affect mysteryperson_x's recent comp issues has had on Futari wa Purikyua Splash Star fansub project;but I've decided to take my chances with l33t-raws,though the episodes(18-27 plus some random later ones)don't appear to be currently seeded...

Speaking of SS,happy 36th birthday to Junko Takeuchi,who I recognize more as the voice of Kenta Hoshino than any of her more popular voiced characters(i.e.,Naruto Uzumaki)...

...Keiichi Yabu has made the Giants' Opening Day roster...

While there's still time to do so,happy birthday to Megami Megumi Hayashibara(who turns 41 already)and Ayako Kawasumi(who turns 32);and since it's already tomorrow almost everywhere but here,happy birthday to Michiko Nomura(or Mrs. Kenji Utsumi,in any case she turns 70),Maaya Sakamoto(who turns 28),and Ryouko Shintani(who turns 27)...

Well,Eyeshield 21 has just completed its animated run,which means that one of Kappei's bigger projects has just wound down.At least Da Capo II's second season is set to begin soon,with all voice cast members returning...

Well,unless UCLA runs the table,my 2008 March Madness bracket is a total bust...

At the rate the dying battery is going,I may need to get a new cell phone soon,and the only thing I really do on it is net-surf on the go...

Happy 45th birthday to Chieko Honda...