: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 :

I don't wanna go to work today. T_T

: 8:15 AM : [link] : :

Why I like Over Rev!? It may be fanservice, but hey - it's good and funny, that's why.

Like this scene for instance:

Scan #1
Scan #2
Scan #3

And this is just the first volume.

Now, if only I can find the drama CD and the movie...

: 12:06 PM : [link] : :

Well that was an interesting qualifying session... @_@

*pokes* So is Restore Garage 251 a good buy or not?

: 1:46 PM : [link] : :

Okay, finished the Wild Adapter skin - made a few changes, hopefully it's not as plain as the one below, but still plain enough as requested. >_>; It's up on orbit. Also fixed the broken link to the Narsillion skin... ^_^; Thanks for telling me, GC.

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Why is it when I don't have the time to blog, I have a million things to say but when I do have time, I end up staring at the screen and trying to remember what on earth was I going to say? @_@

Bah. Social blogging it is.

Erik, about that letter to Kodansha/Shigeno - apart from it being a rather unnecessary move to change the names in the Initial D manga, you might want to mention the fact that Tokyopop not only changed the names, they also did an extremely poor job in translating the manga in the first place. Mention in your letter that basically almost all car and technical talk were either simply deleted, or poorly translated - or just dead wrong. (Come to think of it, that pretty much describes all the translations in the TP manga. I managed to read only about twenty pages or so before I decided I couldn't take it any more.)

Why on earth would you delete the technical and car-related bits? @_@ Of course, why dumb down the series for little prats when the series was aimed for the older crowd to begin with - I mean, the anime was aired in the late night slot in Japan for goodness sake. It'll probably get yanked off the air after parents start complaining about their little tykes trying to drift cars after watching the 'cartoon'.

Heck, even the Japanese fans who found out about this whole mess aren't happy. Noticed a few familiar names/nicks in the petition...

I bet Tokyopop would use "gutter technique" in their version too. Gah! How I detest that phrase! >_< It's called ditch hooking!

Hopefully this sort of thing won't happen to Wangan Midnight, Over Rev! or SS. (Well, WM will be animated soon, IIRC, spotted that news bit somewhere, I just don't remember where). Especially SS. It's rather unlikely since OR! and SS aren't really well-known, but still... *knocks on wood*

That reminds me. You! Update your driving manga page!

Now I'm off to read Seiji's latest Ini-D fic review. XD

: 12:11 PM : [link] : :

Wild Adapter skin. Go me.

I hate this, I really do. It's too plain. >_<

I'm tired.

Two hours before I can go home.

Bloody hell.

: 2:42 PM : [link] : :

And yes, I am working on new skins.... <_<;

: 1:35 PM : [link] : :

And here's an open letter from Tokyopop to Ini-D fans...

I don't think reading that would calm anyone down, it would probably make people angrier. >_>

My backpack was falling apart and I haven't had time to get a new one, so my boss just walked into my office yesterday morning and gave me a new one. He said he was getting annoyed seeing me coming into work with "that awful thing" so he got me a new backpack as a gift.

It looks like a parachute harness. I wonder if that's supposed to be a hint or something? ^_^;

: 1:23 PM : [link] : :

A report on the Tokyopop panel at Anime Expo 2002 - scroll down and you'll find something on the name changes in Ini-D.

: 12:04 PM : [link] : :

Well hase, you were right when you said that you had a feeling that Tokyopop's going to butcher Initial D. >_>

I got the Tokyopop version some time ago and managed to read only a bit before I decided that poking my finger into my eye, into my brain and swirling it around would be much more pleasant. *shudder* Dear god, no wonder a lot of people wrote to me and complained about the Tokyopop release.

Now Tokyopop has decided to change the names of the characters. x_x

Tak (original name Takumi)
Iggy (original name Itsuki)
Cole (original name Kouichirou)
Natalie (original name Natsuki)
Boss (original name Yuuichi)
Ry (original name Ryousuke)
K.T. (original name Keisuke)
Zack (original name Takeshi)
Maya (original name Mako)
Simone (original name Sayuki)
Kyle (original name Kyouichi)
Hawk (original name Seiji)
Aki (original name Wataru)
Carrie (original name Kazumi)

Are you twitching yet? I know I am. Heck, I know I'm not affected by this much, since I'm not dependent on any translations (yay for being multi-lingual!), but still...

Tak? Iggy? Kyle? Carrie? Aki?! >_<#

(Okay, all those names are downright horrid, not just those five. Can't help thinking of Stephen King for obvious reasons, while Aki makes me want to smash something since that's the name of a Mary Sue in a fanfic I was ranting about some months ago)

There's a petition about this if anyone else is interested.

*kicks Ryuu-kun* And where the hell are you? The World Cup's over! >_<

: 11:41 AM : [link] : :

Updated orbit.

I'll be away for the weekend. *_*

: 1:15 PM : [link] : :

So what shall we title this, eh?

: 1:25 PM : [link] : :

Aargh! Why am I still awake? o_o

*off to bed*

: 3:49 AM : [link] : :

Narsillion streak now. ^_-

I have a feeling the playlist is going to turn out sucky. @_@

: 3:49 AM : [link] : :

The D.N.Angel skin is up.

Off to work now. x_x

: 6:46 AM : [link] : :