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Nerd CultureNerd CultureNerd Culture is a blog community dedicated to the interests of modern day nerds. Here you will find news reviews and commentary on popular nerd topics. The topics and content presented are focused toward exposing the best of anime, manga, comics, vid 
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Byousoku 5cm - Makoto Shinkai is an anime god.
2007-10-24 23:23:00 You probably still remember my recent post about the animated film Beyond The Clouds--well, this is a brand new movie from the same director and animation studio! Byousoku 5cm, literally meaning 5 Centimeters Per Second, just came out in Japan this September. The art is absolutely fantastic (as you can probably assume by the fact I posted 65 screenshots of it. *_*), there is some definite improvement in the quality of the art since their previous project, Beyond The Clouds. The art is extremely colorful and extraordinarily detailed at times. You'd almost swear you were looking at the real thing in some scenes! More About: Movies , Anime , Makoto Shinkai
Lolifox - The best browser an Otaku could ask for.
2007-10-24 05:58:00 I was surfing about the blogosphere when I noticed a comment on a post about browsers mentioning a browser called Lolifox. I thought to myself; there is a browser that I don't even know about? How is this possible! So I looked it up on Google and discovered it was a variant of Firefox with modifications to make it anime themed! When you install it you get several useful bookmarks in your bookmark list like AnimeSuki, but what I thought was the greatest part of it was the default start page. The start page has a search box that can search not only the popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo, but it can even search several anime-centric bit torrent sites such as AnimeSuki and Tokyo Toshokan! More About: Otaku , Browser , Browse
Does This Make It Nerd Culture V2.1?
2007-10-23 01:54:00 I'm always working on new ways to make the site interesting, so today I did a bunch of programming work on the site to make for a more functional and elegant user interface. I want this site to become as easily navigated as possible, so I'm always looking on new ways I can do things to speed things up and keep the navigation as fluid as possible. I will be working a fair bit on AJAX modifications over the next month or so to perfect the site's functionality. More About: Culture , Nerd , Make
Beyond The Clouds - A moving masterpiece
2007-10-22 05:34:00 Beyond The Clouds was an extraordinary anime, but not so much in the story as the artistry. I call it "a moving masterpiece" because the art in the movie is like a moving painting. People have said that of just about all forms of anime, but this one very much is a piece of moving art. Pictures alone don't really do justice to the quality of the art, as much of it is in the movement and small changing details like the flashing of lightning or the distorted view created by heat vapors. Parts of this movie actually managed to feel warm despite the video medium being technically incapable of projecting physical things such as temperature. More About: Movies , Anime , Moving , Masterpiece
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep - A glimpse into the futu?err?past.
2007-10-21 04:26:00 It’s rumored that the extra video in the secret ending of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix is a trailer of the next Kingdom Hearts game, Birth By Sleep for the PSP. This rumor actually has some strong backing based on the various details revealed at the Tokyo Game Show. Plot Synopsis quoted from Wikipedia: Birth by Sleep ... More About: Video Games , Past
Haikus are easy.
2007-10-20 04:13:00 Translation: Haikus are easy But sometimes they don?t make any sense Refrigerator More About: Easy
Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai - Don?t watch the sequel first, like me. >.>
2007-10-20 01:03:00 So, I started watching Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai–I got through the first five episodes before figuring out that there was another season that came before this. Oops. Now I’ll have to go back and watch the previous season. It started out all light-hearted and then suddenly everyone was dead. I was a little ... More About: Watch , Anime , Sequel
School Days - Narutaru if it we?re a romance.
2007-10-18 21:51:00 School Days was a very entertaining high-school life kind of show for about the first ten episodes, then everything went bad. Not in the sense that it sucked, but in the sense that the love was dead. The last two episodes were dark and violent, especially much the final episode. School Days was very much ... More About: Anime , School , Romance
Nerd Culture v2.0 - A whole new look!
2007-10-18 01:14:00 I really starting to dislike some aspects of the former layout, so I decided Nerd Culture needed an upgrade. I like this one much more than the last one, it should do great for awhile yet. If anyone has any thoughts or opinions on the new layout feel free to leave a comment. I’m always ... More About: New Look
Seto No Hanayome EP 01-05 - Absurd and hilarious, an excellent comedy!
2007-10-17 23:44:00 Gonzo has once again brought us a truly epic comedy with their new series, Seto No Hanayome. So far I’ve watched the first 5 episodes and it’s definitely the best show currently on my watch list. It’s a very absurd, slapstick comedy, giving it a fast-pace that just about anyone can enjoy. You certainly won’t ... More About: Comedy , Music , Anime , Hilarious , Absurd
ef: a tale of memories - A great eroge conversion.
2007-10-17 02:44:00 Directed by , ef is a recent anime conversion of an eroge game know as ef: a fairy tale of the two. So far the Prologue and first 2 episodes have looked quite promising. This show is definitely on my watch list, Shaft did quite well on the art for this–everything is very vivid and ... More About: Anime , Great , Memories , Conversion , Tale
Casshern - Live Action Anime never felt so right.
2007-10-15 18:46:00 Casshern at last comes to North America on October 16th! That’s tomorrow! If you watch one movie this year-heck, this decade-make it this. From the cinematography to the drama to the action this movie is leaps and bounds beyond anything in it’s realm. Some of the more hardcore anime fans out there may think the ... More About: Movies , Action , Anime , Live Action , Live
Yasunori Mitsuda arranging 2 songs for SSMB
2007-10-14 19:46:00 Yasunori Mitsuda, known for his legendary composition in the famed Chrono series, has been commissioned to arrange 2 pieces of music for the upcoming Wii title Super Smash Bros Brawl. One can only speculate, at this time, what his involvement could mean. But considering Mitsuda’s previous compositions on Nintendo platforms it is entirely possible that ... More About: Video Games , Songs , Arranging
Save Totoro?s Forest! - Miyazaki?s inspiration.
2007-10-13 20:23:00 Famed Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki has raised 73 million yen (US$620,000) to preserve a small forest local residents call Totoro’s Forest . 25 million yen (US$210,000) of the 73 million yen total came from donations from the general public! This enormous sum has been presented to the city of Higashimurayama in hopes that the historical ... More About: Movies , Inspiration , Anime , Save
Gitaroo Man gives Acid Rock a new meaning.
2007-10-12 18:37:00 Gitaroo Man is a very odd game but is, quite possibly, the best rhythm game of all time. It is so very Japanese it hurts. I’m sure the development team we’re all tripping on acid when they made this game…it certainly feels like you are when you are playing it. The game starts off with ... More About: Music , Video Games , Anime , Rock , Meaning
September Stats - Month #1
2007-10-12 05:29:00 It’s been one month since Nerd Culture went online and I’ve been quite happy with the response so far! The site has had 599 visits and 1231 pageviews since the night of September 11th when the site went online. I’m looking forward to seeing what this site grows into! Maybe one day I’ll even rival ... More About: Stats , Month , Mont
Hayate No Gotoku - I think I might drop it.
2007-10-12 02:33:00 Hayate No Gotoku looked like a decent show, but I’m just not getting into it. I think it just feels too slow to me, it’s not a bad show if you’ve got the time to watch it, but I have plenty of other things in my list of stuff to watch. Anyone else have any ... More About: Anime , Ayat , Drop
Grave Of The Fireflies makes me want to curl up in a corner and cry.
2007-10-10 22:12:00 Grave Of The Fireflies is a movie written and directed by Isao Takahata, with the help of Studio Ghibli’s animators. But don’t let the Ghibli association fool you; this ain’t no cheery Ghibli flick. This is World War II in Japan–this is hell on earth. This is the bitter tale of the relationship between two ... More About: Movies , Anime , Corner , Grave , Time Machine
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - I laughed until I couldn?t breathe.
2007-10-09 20:29:00 Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi is one of the most random shows I have ever seen. It follows the Excel Saga concept where each episode takes place in it’s own unique world, but this is a much funnier show, in my opinion. This just goes to show that Gainax knows how to make good comedy. Directed ... More About: Anime , Breathe , Brea
Ubuntu 7.10 - Only 10 more days!
2007-10-08 19:18:00 It’s already been 6 months since the last release–time flies in the Linux community. Ubuntu , in 10 days, will reach it’s 7.10 milestone, introducing a boat load of updates. Most notably, in my opinion is NTFS-3g support. Finally, I can use my Windows external drive interchangeably and actually be able to write to it ... More About: Days
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is fantastic.
2007-10-07 18:24:00 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is an artfully crafted piece of recent Anime history. The story is a well-written web of events based on the idea that the main character gains the ability to jump through time, so she tries to use this ability to make the world “better”. Throughout the events she changes ... More About: Movies , The G
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei - Ah, the nostalgia.
2007-10-06 22:29:00 This is the first post in a new section I’m making called Time Machine . In this section I will talk about and review old, long forgotten classics that time has hidden away in our dark and dusty closets. First up is Panzer Drago on II Zwei. This was a truly amazing game for it’s time; the ... More About: Video Games , Nostalgia
Bruce Campbell - You better know who he is.
2007-10-05 19:33:00 Bruce Campbell is a B-Movie King. His unique style has brought joy to millions of dedicated fans. His blunt and witty comedy has made just about everything he’s acted in become instant comedy gold. Most likely you have heard of him through his massive cult-hit series; Evil Dead. Who hasn’t seen Army Of Darkness? ... More About: Movies , Bruce , Bruce Campbell
Splogged in under a month! :O
2007-10-04 22:37:00 Nerd Culture hasn’t even been online a month yet and already it’s been splogged! In case you were wondering; splogging is when another site copies your content and uses it for their own site. Often times file links are even left intact, direct linking to your own server. This is how I tracked down this ... More About: Month , Mont
Golden Age Collectables - Otaku Paradise
2007-10-04 03:40:00 In the heart of downtown Vancouver, right on Granville St. you can find the Nerd Nirvana known as Golden Age Collectables. These guys carry more manga, anime, graphics novels and figures than you’d ever care to know existed. When I was in Vancouver on business recently I picked up a copy of NextWave here and ... More About: Movies , Video Games , Comics , Manga , Anime
Serenity - Better than Star Wars?
2007-10-02 16:03:00 Step aside Star Wars , sci-fi has a new King. This epic masterpiece from acclaimed television director, Joss Whedon, is brimming with style and attitude. A six-gun western attitude in a futuristic dystopia make this movie finale to the unfortunately failed TV show, Firefly, an extremely enjoyable adventure into rogue space. Firefly could’ve breathed some ... More About: Movies , Serenity
Haruhi Suzumiya - A fickle God.
2007-10-01 14:00:00 For those that haven’t yet seen it, The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya is a really great show about a girl named Haruhi who seems to unknowingly have the power of God. She can do absolutely anything, however; her normal human common sense keeps her from actually doing things that, to a normal human, would be ... More About: Anime
NextWave - Agents Of H.A.T.E.
2007-09-30 22:48:00 I apologize for the lack of updates the last few days, I had business out of town and was too busy to get anything new on the site. I’m back now though, and with lots of cool things to talk about. I had went to a business conference type thing in Vancouver so, while I ... More About: Comics , Agents , Manga , Gent
Eyeshine - Some great mellow Alt Rock.
2007-09-26 00:35:00 I doubt many of you have heard of Eyeshine, but some may have heard of Johnny Yong Bosch–possibly from my previous post about Eternal Sonata. Johnny is the English voice actor for Vash The Stampede from Trigun, Claus Valka from Last Exile, Gram River from Mars Daybreak, Renton Thurston from Eureka Seven and Ichigo Kurosaki ... More About: Music , Rock , Great , Some
Eternal Sonata - The best RPG in a decade.
More articles from this author:2007-09-24 09:11:00 Eternal Sonat a is epic beyond the magnitude any role playing game has achieved in likely a decade. From the artistry of the graphics and sound to the intricacy of the character and plot development, Eternal Sonata succeeds in far surpassing everything else. When I first played the demo on Xbox Live I knew I had ... More About: Music , Video Games , Anime , Eternal 1, 2, 3 |
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