Though the English Wikipedia article only lists series that are commercially available translated domestically,some of the series that are still being serialized as of this issue but are already licensed domestically(and have at least one volume available)include Two Flowers for the Dragon,Vampire Knight,and Ouran High School Host Club...

Speaking of Wikipedia,I've been working agressively to categorize Japanese biographical articles in English Wikipedia by city of birth(creating new subcats when necessary).A lot of other Japanese biographies in ENWP or categorized by prefectural origin;but that should be limited to those from lower-populated smaller localities(sub-200,000)that haven't produced enough natives with ENWP articles are those with no specific birth locality identified...

Happy 36th birthday to Yukino Houjou Masami Suzuki...

With the larger portable hard drive as a backup(double the size of that of this very notebook),I'm not as likely to drop certain anime that I had planned to(i.e.,Miracle Girls,the first Kindaichi Case Files)after all.However,once Da Capo II Second Season finishes,Futari wa Purikyua Splash Star(of the reseeded raws,only episode 48 remains unfinished at 42.4%)may end up being the only anime in my big Zen as long as it still works,as it was what got me into fansubs...

Happy birthday to Ikkei Seta(who turns 43),Megumi Reinard Kaoru Konoe Naoko Takano(who turns 36,37,or 40 depending on which source is correct),and Rie Kanda(who turns 30)...

Well,Google Maps' street view mode has added Sacramento to its supported metropolitan areas.A few larger cities don't have this yet(i.e.,the Puget Sound metro);but closer to home,the Bay Area was one of the rollout metro areas...

Well,as Futari wa Purikyua Splash Star raws have been reseeded to episode 39,I've dropped Neo Angelique Abyss(because of the low René-sama factor)and Miracle Girls(though mainly because the fansubber has vanished off the face of the earth after subbing the first 5 episodes years ago,rather than because of the possibility of Yuuya Noda-sama being absent from some later episodes)...

Happy birthday to both Yuriko Hishimi(who turns 61 and voiced Shun Ukiya's mother in Gate Keepers despite being a mainstream actress)and Tasuki Nobutoshi Hayashi Canna(who turns 40)...

Well,I now have the first domestic volume of Special A.From what I read,it didn't initially start its serialization in Hana to Yume,but rather in a sister anthology...

Once again,the fansubbing community is being scapegoated just for having love of the game for zero or negative profit.I use Bombcast;but quite frankly,I'm very selective on what anime I decide to get into,albeit for a different reason:Among the hundreds of titles listed at AnimeSuki,only about a dozen(likely fewer)have actually enough Kappei-ness to actually get me to download at least one episode.Of those,some have largely been abandoned by their subbers;while a few are completed OVA's(only one or two parts).As Futari wa Purikyua Splash Star has been the cream of the crop among the active fansub projects I've been following(Da Capo II and Gokinjo Monogatari meriting honorable mentions),it would be good if mysteryperson_x(which actually originates from Britain as was/were the one(s) who fansubbed Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust)at least made it to episode 20(last of the current story arc),even better if he made it to episode 24...

Happy birthday to both Princess Asuka Fen Feiring Chinami Nishimura(who turns 37)and Yuki Nagato Nanaka Shirakawa Minori Chihara(who turns 27);and since it's already tomorrow(the 19th)in Japan,happy 46th birthday to Rika Kageura Yuuko Sasaki...

I made yet another trip to Oto's.First I went to their video store and got that one issue of Weekly Shounen Magazine I couldn't get to last time.The one new volume-opening story was Tokkyuu!,but do all shonen manga anthologies include gravure model spreads?!Then,when I got to the food store,there seemed to be more items in stock than last time.A couple such items included Coke Japan products Qoo(their main juice brand)and the sports drink Aquarius.For the most part,the Japanese sports drinks I've tried are generally clear.Another thing,it's a relief that Calbee competes against Frito-Lay...

Happy birthday to Megumi Reinard Kaoru Konoe Naoko Takano(who turns 35,36,or 39 depending on which of the conflicting sources is correct)...

I did get myself a portable handheld 5-inch TV at Best Buy.It does have a digital tuner so I can catch news,sports,and other programs once the switchover from analog to digital telecasting is complete.Besides,I'm not quite in a hurry to buy a full-size plasma or LCD TV even as HDTV prices come down...

Happy 33rd birthday to Susumu Yamazaki Shun Ukiya Takahiro Sakurai.If he was the lone voice of Loki in Matantei Loki Ragnarok it would have been great...

...but if there's one thing that went wrong during my 9 days off,it was My Coke Rewards still being out of order,as it has been since before Memorial Day due to some HTML script error...

Well,if the permanent account sale happens this week,I should still catch it,as I have short midday shifts...

Happy birthday to Tasuki Nobutoshi Hayashi Kanna(who turns 39),Yuriko Hishimi(who turns 60 and despite being a screen actress voiced Shun Ukiya's mother in Gate Keepers),Takako Matsu(who turns 30),and Japan's current first lady Akie Abe(who turns 45)...

...we're talking rats in a restaurant...

I have KFC every now and then,but I wouldn't want to go on a Big Apple vacation anytime soon...

Happy 35th birthday to Chisa Shinohara Tomoko Ishimura(who's used almost as many stage name identities as dub VA Jennifer Sekiguchi Stephanie Sheh);and since it's already tomorrow(the 25th)in Japan,happy birthday to Yuu Iwata Shoutarou Morikubo(who turns 33 and reportedly married Motoko Aoyama Yuu Asakawa a few days ago according to English and Japanese Wikipedias) and Saemi Ukiya Chiemi Chiba(who turns 32 and according to some sources allegedly was a gravure idol before becoming a seiyuu)...

Speaking of married seiyuu couples,am I the only Kappei fan at least slightly fearing the idea of him being married to a josei_seiyuu?

Since I only video game retailers I at least browsed today were either mom-and-pop operations(that sold only used games and hardware)or going out of business,there was no chance of it happening.Not to mention it was already midday and that in the case of the latter I only purchased more music...

Happy 37th birthday to Ryoutarou Okiayu;and since it's already tomorrow(the 18th)in Japan,happy 36th birthday to officer Jenny princess Asuka Fen Feiring Greta Chinami Nishimura...

Well,submitting a Best Buy product replacement plan calim for my long out-of-order Rio Carbon was simpler than expected,and the defective product is ready to mail out(with postage costs covered by Best Buy).Mailing it out's the tricky part:the package is too heavy to place in a collection box by a mere two ounces and must be given to a carrier or PO clerk directly...

Thanks to my paper shredder suddenly dying(I've had it for several years already,but have hardly used it),I had to destroy some older but sensitive documents(primarily older paystubs that do include my SSN on them)with scissors...

I guess J-list sells out of Pocari Sweat on a regular basis,especially in this weather.Only recently did I even bother to order more to replenish my supplies,because they only recently restocked...

Since it's already tommorow(the 14th)in Japan,happy 34th birthday to Yukino Houjou Masami Suzuki...

If I don't post tommorow,expect a Sac Anime summary in my next post...