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Sorry folks, but the site was down from around 4:20 EST today till about just now (6+ hours of downtime). The problem was attributed to the LA Power Outage, which took out our host. Anyway, they fixed everything up (hopefully), and I have posts ready to go!

Fall Shows!

Show Airtime in Japan (GMT +9) Airtime in US (EST, GMT -5) ANN Entry Premiere Date
Shakugan no Shana Wednesday, 24:45 Wednesday, 10:45 None October 5th
Karin Thursday, 24:00 Thursday, 10:00 Link November 3rd
Paradise Kiss Thursday, 24:35 Thursday, 10:35 Link October 13th
Black Cat Thursday, 25:25 Thursday, 11:25 Link October 6th
Mai-Otome Thursday, 25:30 Thursday, 11:30 Link October 6th
Hana Yori Dango (Drama) Friday, 22:00 Friday, 8:00 Link October 21st
Blood+ Saturday, 18:00 Saturday, 4:00 Link October 8th
Jigoku Shoujo Saturday, 24:00 Saturday, 10:00 Link October 4th
Lamune Saturday, 24:00 Saturday, 10:00 Link October 8th
Ginban Kaleidoscope Saturday, 26:50 Saturday, 12:50 None October 8th
Mushishi Saturday, 27:50 Saturday, 13:50 Link October 22nd
Canvas 2 ~Niji-iro no Sketch~ Sunday, 24:00 Sunday, 10:00 None October 2nd
Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ ? ? Link Fall 2005

Note: All times are given in a 24 hour format, using what I call relative day time where times are extended to show which day they belong to. For instance, Friday morning at 1:30AM would become Thurday at 25:30 to show that the episode aired late Thursday night. Also, please notice that I’ve adjusted all the times for Daylight Saving. Meaning the EST times won’t be correct until that goes into effect on October 30.

A brief run-down on my choice of shows:

  • Jigoku Shoujo – Not really sure about this series, but it seems rather dark. Since Bleach is in the mornings, I’m giving this a try almost purely on the fact that it airs later Tuesday.
  • Shakugan no Shana – If only the art of this series looked like the front page of the website…Another show I’m just sampling to see if I like it or not. The book covers seem to suggest a lot of girls with swords.
  • Karin – The title character is a reverse vampire: she expells blood instead of sucking it. In the event that she can’t find someone to stick her blood in, she nosebleeds and hilarity ensues. I enjoyed reading the manga, so I’m looking forward to this.
  • Paradise Kiss – Yay! Yazawa Ai has recently become one of my favorite mangaka, and I just finished reading ParaKiss a week ago, so I’m very much anticipating this series. Paradise Kiss is the story of a Yukari, a high school student who’s unsure about the direction of her future. She meets a group of students who have a clothing brand named Paradise Kiss, and her life changing adventures begin…
  • (continued…)
    Updated with one additional show: Hana Yori Dango (Drama)