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Quick Links: 6/8/2008
2008-06-08 10:38:00
My apologizes for being behind on updates. I’ve been quite busy with World of Warcraft and fulfilling my offline duties. It’s June now, so that means that new Anime and Gaming opportunities are sprouting just in time for the summer. Let’s see what’s going on! Anime & Manga News Bleach Manga-ka (Manga creator) Tite Kubo will be ...
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[Guide] Getting the Best Out of Your iTunes Playlists
2008-05-27 15:04:00
Photo Credit: maury.mccown I have been looking for different variations of playlists to use for my iPod mini (I know…I need to update to the latest generation iPod). I find a few decent ones, but as my music collection gets bigger, I need more to accommodate my music needs, like organizing the pillows discography from my ...
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[Video] Suntory ?BOSS? Ad Featuring Tommy Lee Jones
2008-05-27 09:22:00
Japanese Soft Drink manufacturer, Suntory, made a commercial earlier this year for their Coffee drink, “BOSS”–featuring American Actor, Tommy Lee Jones . It seems that Alien Jones, Mr. Jones’ character in the commercial, is working for a local Otaku television station. The end of the commercial is cute, yet a bit disturbing. This isn’t the only ...
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School Rumble: Third Term Trailer
2008-05-21 01:32:00
The official website of the anime series, School Rumble, has the trailer online for the upcoming “Third Term ” OVA. The series will be packaged along with limited editions of Volumes 21 and 22 of the manga in July and September. There is no word yet on whether FUNimation will pick up Third Semester. The English ...
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Final Metal Gear Solid 4 Trailer Revealed
2008-05-20 09:05:00
At the 2008 Konami Gamer’s Day festival last week, a 40 minute conference for Metal Gear Solid 4 was held, along with series creator, Hideo Kojima. At the meeting, the final trailer was revealed: dubbed in English, and with a very familiar voice for those who frequent movie theaters. Many people may not like this ...
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My First Public Post Contribution (aka ?Guest Post?)
2008-05-17 09:02:00
I have been offered an opportunity to contribute my posts on a Indie Gaming Journal website, VGPro. I must say that the experience is going very well. My first original article I provided to the community are my thoughts on the upcoming release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and the media’s ...
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Ni-Ongaku Spotlight: C-C-B?s ?Romance ga Toremanai?
2008-05-15 03:17:00
The Coconut Boys’ (or CCB for short) is next in Ni-Ongaku Spotlight . For those who are into the current generation of J-Pop will get to check out the J-Pop artists in the 80s! The song “Romance ga Toremanai” was featured in the popular J-Dorama, Densha Otoko. CCB is a Japanese New Wave band with that ...

[Review] Crayon Shin-chan; Volume 1
2008-05-11 04:03:00
Series: Crayon Shin -chan Publisher: CMX Release Date: February 2008 Author/Illustrator: Yoshito Usui This review marks the very first manga review for CEN.TAKU.ME, but I could have chosen a better series as Crayon Shin-chan is something that not everyone wants to read. I’m near the end of the first volume, and the second volume is just around the corner, so ...
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$24.48 Well Spent
2008-05-09 08:51:00
I finally got my copy of Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops that I ordered from Amazon.com in the mail Monday, and along with the game, there was a coupon for one free Southern-style Chicken Sandwich (and a Southern-style Chicken biscuit for early birds) from McDonald’s. This was a good buy, especially since I went through ...

Soul?s ?Sparkling Music? on iTunes
2008-05-06 12:10:00
For those who are fans of House music, iTunes has the complete album of Deavid Soul ’s Sparkling Music . If you ever owned a Sega Dreamcast, you may have played the popular Skating/Graffiti Tagging game, Jet Grind Radio (Jet Set Radio in Japan). The soundtrack includes dozens of amazing tracks, including a few from Deavid Soul, ...
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[Preview] Speed Racer
2008-05-06 10:24:00
The American live action adaption of the popular anime series starts its engine this Friday in theaters. The trailer looks better than I predicted, and with the original Mach 5 intact, it will live up to expectations. When the movie began production, many people wondered if it was going to be an unnecessary Fast and ...
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[Review] Bleach - Episode 168
2008-05-05 09:13:00
This is the first episodic anime review I wrote since the early days of NA.KI.ME when I discussed about the newest episode of Death Note in 2006. This time, it’s on the 168th episode of Bleach ! Since there was no Bleach last week, here’s a little review for those who are just catching ...
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Quick Links: GTA IV Edition
2008-05-01 04:11:00
Grand Theft Auto IV is finally out, and usually when a game gets released that’s in the GTA series, there’s bound to be tons of press–especially bad ones, including from a certain Florida lawyer. I know it’s been at least two days since it hit shelves, but in case you’ve been away from the online ...
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More Dragonball on the Way?!
2008-04-30 06:30:00
This could be the answer to the decade old question we’ve been looking for! To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Weekly Shounen Jump in Japan, two anime series, including two unconfirmed series, will be getting all new specials as part of the “Jump Super Anime Tour” that will visit 10 Japanese cities to mark ...

Portable Ops Plus is Minus
2008-04-28 10:51:00
Yes…this is a rant on the recently released Metal Gear Solid title for the PSP, “Portable Ops Plus“–and I haven’t play the game! I’m ranting about it because I’m sick of seeing it everywhere I went to find the first Portable Ops. I’ve been looking for Portable Ops since Friday, and on Sunday, after ...

[Preview] Bleach: Dark Souls
2008-04-28 10:24:00
Attention Bleach fans! Dust off your Nintendo DS! The next Bleach game for the DS, “Dark Souls ” (also known as “Kokui Hirameku Requiem/Bleach 2nd” in Japan), will be released Stateside this summer. The card system returns from the first Bleach game, “The Blade of Fate”, and will have more characters, including supporting characters, such as ...
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CEN.TAKU.ME Cosplay Corner [Issue #3]
2008-04-25 15:01:00
The Bleach Cosplay Group at JAMPcon 2008 It’s time for another Cosplay Corner …In this issue, I am getting a costume ready for another convention that I may get to attend in September. At the time of writing, I could be in the car on the way to the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention in Nashville, TN, but ...
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CEN.TAKU.ME is Reviewed on Inspirit Blog!
2008-04-25 13:41:00
Abhinav Sood over at Inspirit Blog took the time to review this blog as part of his Blog Reviews series. I am very satisfied with the review and I thank Mr. Sood for his thoughts and suggestions. There are a couple of things in the review that I do need to go over, such ...

Anime at Large: School Rumble
2008-04-23 10:01:00
School Rumble is one of the best anime for those who are looking for romantic school comedies. This show is actually easy to watch, especially since it readily available in the US, thanks to FUNimation. I started watching School Rumble when it was available as a Fansub. Even then it was hard to find due ...
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The Anime Blog Awards
2008-04-22 09:32:00
The Anime Blog Awards for anime bloggers, by anime bloggers, bringing the best anime blogs together. It’s the first blog award that promotes blogs in this field, similar to the Blogger’s Choice Awards–but for anime bloggers! I don’t think CEN.TAKU.ME is eligible since this blog is not solely on anime (Warcraft and Bleach don’t mix…yet). ...
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Quick Links: 4/20/2008
2008-04-20 10:30:00
It’s time for another Quick Links post! Many things have happened over the weekend. Instead of posting every single news item with little text, let’s post them all at once, CEN.TAKU.ME no Jutsu! Anime News For those who are waiting for R1 DVD releases of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann will have to get them from Bandai Entertainment. ...
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Follow Me on Twitter!
2008-04-18 10:05:00
Yup, I have a Twitter account, and everyone is welcome to follow me! I just started using Twitter full-time after a couple of doubts on whether I can get people to follow me, a`la StumbleUpon. After a little work, I’m having fun! Using Twitter is like using an Instant Messenger program, but it’s delayed–like a text ...

The Mini-Guide for New Shitajiki Collectors
2008-04-16 14:31:00
Collecting Shitajiki is a step forward in becoming an Otaku for life. Anime enthusiasts usually collect figurines created based on original or existing characters. For me, however, I take a different approach to collecting anime memorabilia. Shitajiki are pencil boards, like a clipboard–but without a clip, and with graphics. They are just like trading cards, ...
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[Preview] Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
2008-04-16 10:07:00
This is the first Naruto game for the Playstation 3 from Namco Bandai Games, “Ultimate Ninja Storm ”. Many people are thinking that this is a screenshot taken from the anime. If the screenshots don’t have you convinced, check out the trailer. After watching this, you will want to buy it! The graphics are better ...
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Death Note Movie to Premiere in US Theaters Next Month
2008-04-16 03:28:00
The first Death Note movie is set the premiere May 20th and 21st 2008 in 300 theaters in the US. North American fans will finally get to see the real life battle against Light vs. L on the big screen! The movie will also show a 20 minute feature on the making of the Death ...
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Speculations on the Next Bleach Movie
2008-04-15 09:28:00
The first Bleach movie, “Memories of Nobody”, was acquired by Viz for a North American release in theaters his Summer and on DVD in the Winter. The second Bleach movie, “The Diamond Dust Rebellion”, is no longer in theaters in Japan and DVD release is assumed to be “around the corner”, thanks to a certain ...
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MGS4 Boxart Revealed
2008-04-15 02:32:00
Sony finally revealed the final boxart of the next (and probably last) installed in the Metal Gear Solid franchise. It shows a very [realistic] Solid Snake, now known as “Old Snake”, ready for action! There’s another box shot for those who are grabbing the Limited Edition version of MGS4 . Personally, I prefer the Regular ...

Yet More Changes Underway?
2008-04-13 11:11:00
Ladies and Gentlemen, I introduce you to the new CEN.TAKU.ME: Version 2.5! This is the second theme used since switching to WordPress in January. The theme used is the “Ads Theme”, created by the folks at Blogging Secret. I projected that I would be done with tweaking by the weekend of the 18th, but I’m ...

Changes Underway
2008-04-12 01:28:00
The blog is currently going through maintenance, but it’s only happening in the Administration area. I’m tweaking a new theme which will be unveiled in around next weekend, so there will be no new posts, except Volume 2 of the April issue of The Azeroth Journal, which is due out anytime now… Copyright © 2007-2008This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites violates copyright law. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. (Digital Fingerprint: 8fc1eadae181717b022fe59252c48788)The blog is currently going through maintenance, but it's only happening in the Administration area. I'm tweaking a new theme which will be unveiled in around next weekend, so there will be no new posts, except Volume 2 of the April issue of The Azeroth Journal, which is due out anytime now...

[Video] Hallelujah Goodbye - Yumichika Style!
2008-04-11 00:33:00
I had a great time at JAMPcon last month, and what made that experience more enjoyable is being a part of a group of Bleach cosplayers, earning us the title of what I like to call, “The Chattanooga Gotei 13″, or “Bleachers”. The theme of the convention is Final Fantasy VII, but us “Bleachers” won the convention in the end. xorsyst requested a video of with me doing the dance from the Bleach Rock Musical, preformed by Gin Ichimaru, “Hallelujah Goodbye ”. However, this is a really short video, so I only get a few seconds of air time. I’m on the first person on the left at the start of the video. Enjoy, Bleach fans! Copyright © 2007-2008This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites violates copyright law. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. (Digital Fingerprint: 8fc1eadae181717b022fe59252c48...
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