The Anime Stock Exchange

Jan 22: Filler, but you watch anyway

2009-01-21T23:07:00.000-08:00

Sorry about making my awesome fans wait but I have shit all to report on and new years nearly killed me. You know how they say the only way to stop a hangover is to keep drinking, well I gave that a shot. Now that ive regained eyesight and 2% liver function, ill just post some eye candy for shit all and blah. You see, my motivation has gone. Ill do a post next week when I have some thing to watch

15 Jan: My head.....

2009-01-15T00:24:00.000-08:00

........It hertsbrb i just need to recover, i nearly died i tell you.ill see if i can get sensei to do somthing.signed, the stockmarket

Dec 20 Samurai Champloo a new record

2008-12-19T15:22:00.000-08:00

The Stockrooms closed and everyones brought out the champaign for the end of year breakup Xmas party, I thought I better write this up since Ive had a few and ill start yelling at company managers to pull their head in soon"eyecandy".Any one else get Hay fever or is it just me, I never used to but its starting to kill me, or it could just be the Jack Daniels I have right now, we will never know.

Dec 13 Samurai Champloo a new hit

2008-12-12T14:06:00.001-08:00

Subs trouble in most areas combined with new companies to hit the market, It seems to be going through its shonen faze, if any readers out here know of any other niche companies that aren't listed drop us a line and I can have a chat to the editor to chuck em in."Ill have a Gankutsuou stops halfway, thanks".Two new ones this week, hope your paying attention, also that stock ticker bar isn't just

Dec 5 Artfag is the new Aristocrat

2008-12-05T18:28:00.000-08:00

New Company this week while others fail. I on the other hand drink fine imported sake and lulz down upon everyone."My room, true story".The rundown for the week. Since I have nothing better to say here, I was thinking we might put something insightful in these spaces, or classy/tasteful Yuri porn perhaps, your call.Bleach - NC* $24.75Kurozuka - ↓ 6.½ $17.50 totalNaruto - ↑ 4.¾ $34.50 totalSoul

Nov 29 Soul Eater week

2008-11-29T13:20:00.000-08:00

A new week in this financial times with the economy slowly trying to pull its way back up to the average."yay, xmas ninja sluts, the best!".Every thing on the rise accept those that didn't deliver making a poor mark on their portfolio.Bleach - ↑ 3.0 $24.75Kurozuka - ↑ 1.0 $24.0 totalNaruto - ↑ 9.¾ $29.75 totalSoul Eater - ↑ 10.½ $32.0 totalSeto no Hanayome Jin - ↑ 6.¼ $25.0 total Jigoku Shoujo

Hiatus no more. ASX now with 20% more hate.

2008-11-28T14:54:00.000-08:00

I'm keeping it short and sweet. No fancy formatting or anything. To sum it all up, the ASX is back up and running, no thanks to me (except for y'know, putting together a fucking sweet site and all), and full credit to Morgin Black because he's far more motivated than me when it comes to putting up faux stock reports on anime series.Now before you get your imaginary hopes up, that doesn't mean you

The Run Down

2008-11-19T01:37:00.001-08:00

For the sake of interest we are starting a few again on twenty, for market balance and because of bush's depression, but thanks to the government Bailout for my Christmas bonus, more traders are on there way for the new fiscal quarter. Just enough time for us to find some new running anime made not of fail, loli, and pedo."desu".Last weeks trading went well mostly due to fillers drying off but

Market trading

2008-11-17T01:24:00.000-08:00

Welcome traders, Morgin Blackwell James Rosenberg here, new to the front lines on reporting in the battleground states of the world stock markets. The godly luck we have been given to be in the depths of the worlds 3rd depression where the market battles are there fiercest and most exciting is an excellent time for a young apprentice to first make his mark under the watchful eye of the founder

Subs vs Dubs (breaking new ground in blogging!)

2007-06-27T01:13:00.000-07:00

I'll get straight to the first point: Fuck you dubfans.Little backstory; I started writing this a month or so ago with the opinion that "hey, you like what you like.. it's not my place to tell someone how to watch something" and I was going to do a piece looking at the pros and cons of both.But the more I thought about it, the more this whole dub-community started looking bizarre to me, and I

Loli Straight finale and a slight look back

2007-06-03T13:53:00.000-07:00

Perfect screencap for a reflection, THX UFOTBL KEKEKE ^_^I'm a little late getting to this, but episode 12 of Manabi Straight has finally made it's way through my backlog and I would be a bit of a dick if I didn't comment on it's greatness.Overall Manabi Straight was a better than average series, but that ending was the real deal. I wasn't so sure about an epilogue episode after them pulling out

Whoops, just to add to my last post...

2007-05-31T01:57:00.000-07:00

I also dropped "Id0lm@$73R Xen()GlOssiA" and "Nanoha Lyrical StrikerS" or whatever it's called after three eps each. Bleh to both of them. Even penguins can't contain me.

Remember me? OMG HEROES COMEBACK

2007-05-31T00:20:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been a while since the last post eh? I haven't even had a chance to read other people's blogs due our household finally moving up to next-gen with an xbox 360. Luckily for one fortunate ASX fan out there, I've sprained my pinky and index fingers and have been sidelined from Guitar Hero II for a short while (Gamertag: "Crayotic" lawl plug).So I'll make this a quick one (look forward to

El Cazador De La Buja 1 (AKA: "I'm sure it's already been mentioned 100 times but...")

2007-04-11T17:03:00.000-07:00

Wound? What wound?A professional assassin bounty hunter tracks down a softly spoken mysterious girl complete with amnesia, hidden mad skillz, and a big reward on her head. Together, they've got to figure out this girl's secret past, while doing shooting other assassins bounty hunters, set to an awesome techno slash classical foreign soundtrack, while the audience wonders what the fuck is

Ghost Hunt 23-24 (AKA: "Ghost Hunt is last season's dark horse")

2007-03-26T16:50:00.000-07:00

I haven't got much time to write this; because my new Nintendo Wii beckons me, you'll have to excuse the lack of witticism and gay jokes, temporarily. Sorry.I've just finished watching GH eps 22 and 23, and this new case kicks so much ass, it's as if it's ass-kicking foot has four other legs attached. And a Tong Po-like fist wrapped in glass shards. Not only have they managed to consecutively up

Editorial/Rant: I'm an elitist dick.

2007-03-21T17:31:00.000-07:00

American Anime Industry: Put your hands up, and calmly step away from the mainstream. This is an order.Not to be a jerk, but I'm really against anime gaining any more popularity than it currently has. Don't get me wrong, I want Bandai and ADV and Akamatsu Ken to eat as much as the next guy. Give em your money and the TV ratings. Just not so much that they start buying diamond studded yachts and

No way! A look at Kanon 24?? (AKA "Neon Genesis Evankanonian")

2007-03-18T14:41:00.000-07:00

I won't waste your time other than to say Kanon was great overall, Mai~i rocks, Clannard looks spiffy, and I'd sorely been missing "Ahaha~" from my diet. Oh, and I'll leave you with this picture.

Gathering Witch Yuki Nagato preorder GET!

2007-03-17T16:50:00.000-07:00

For those of you Haruhi nuts who just can't quite seem to spend your money fast enough, the beautiful witch Yuki w/guitar is now available for preorder at e2046 through their fucking expensive Gathering line of figures. Don't let the chance pass you by like the original black bunny suit Haruhi did me T_TGO SPEND MONEYS, MONKEYBOY

Kenichi 11: (AKA "Aw man, but drawing is such hard work...")

2007-03-16T10:54:00.000-07:00

*Previously on Kenichi, Kenichi dodged a blazing punch, with the powuh of GUTS AND TRAINING*Okay look, I've said before that I love this series in spite of how by-the-books and cheap looking it is. But this is just pushing the limits. Does the whole fighting genre catch such a bum deal when it comes to animation? Not that I watch a slew of them, but Kekkaishi is the only one I can think of that

Mahou Sensei Negima (manga) sorta-news!

2007-03-11T13:55:00.000-07:00

News stolen from AICN anime section stolen from Comipress and direct to you!Ken Akamatsu's Mahou Sensei Negima! Part 1 (First Semester) ended in the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine. According to Ken Akamatsu's online dairy (2/27 entry), Part 2 (Summer Break) will begin within a few weeks (possibly in Shonen Magazine issue 16, on sale 3/21).Ken Akamatsu also mentioned on his dairy that a

ANN on why AIR and Kanon coming stateside is troublesome

2007-03-10T20:39:00.000-08:00

The quick summary is that they're overpriced licenses and the audience who would buy the DVDs are a bunch of annoying fags like you and me.>>Anime News Network SOURCE<< (you'll have to scroll down)You manage to do a pretty good job summing up why shows like AIR or Kanon are unlikely to be licensed for release in the States, actually. From what I've heard speaking with various and sundry industry

Cheap Recap: Chocotto Sister 11 (AKA "Boo hoo hoo, I like girls with zero personality")

2007-03-10T17:50:00.000-08:00

*Chitose can't believe Kawagoi would rather get pedo wit it than handle her dirty pillows*Choco, her brother, and the hot apartment manager finish up their pervy weekend. Kawagoi thinks he sees Ayu about to suicide herself, and then starts acting like a bitch-made chump.This is a too-often seen trend in anime, where you have a light hearted fluff series.. and then suddenly, they throw in a

Stock Report: Bleach 118 (AKA "Kanako Ohno would definitely fap to this")

2007-03-09T18:47:00.000-08:00

Shiny.Rukia gets pwned, animation levels go up, and Kubo Tite attempts to write Ikkaku as more than "that bald guy who got punked ages ago."Investors were quite pleased with Bleach's performance this week, after a surprisingly weak-sauce outing last Friday. Analysts cite the abundance of sword clashing and manly-man talk being key factors into BLCH gains. However, there were many who found it a

Cheap Recaps: Naruto Shipuuden 4 (AKA "Who got sand in your vag'?")

2007-03-02T19:00:00.000-08:00

Grrrr A lot more Gaara action this episode as it focused on his fight with the bubblegum hands guy, with the conclusion to Kakashi's test taking more of a backseat.It was very liberating to see that I have exactly the same weakness as Kakashi. So I guess that means I = Awesome? Probably so... probably so.And is making kamikaze origami all that Akatsuki guy can do? Because that's not exactly l33t

Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto 13 (AKA: "playwrights are GAR")

2007-02-27T18:56:00.000-08:00

Investors were surprised by a sudden surge in Tuesday trading.Booting up bsplayer there was no doubt in my mind; I was 110% resolute. There was NO WAY that I was continuing after episode 13. This would most certainly be the last time I watch this convoluted series with more confusing names and supporting cast members than Pani Poni Dash. Definitely.Especially after we discovered how the

Tokyo Majin Gakuen Gazpacho Soup 4

2007-02-26T12:14:00.000-08:00

Big scoopin' all day nikkuh.There was a whole heap of flashback and emo stuff about characters I don't give two shits about, so it was pretty boring this episode....Well, should I say it was boring, UNTIL THE MOTHERFUCKING DEMON HEAVY-METAL ROCK CROW TURNED UP. It was short lived, but still good times as the giant monster flew about fucking shit up and destroying highways.I liked how they managed

Kanon 21 (AKA "HOLY. SHIT.")

2007-02-24T11:11:00.000-08:00

Yes, I've had no experience with Kanon until Kanon 2: Kanon Harder. I was hoping it wasn't that obvious.omg, foreshadowing??!There is seriously something wrong with this series. It drew me in with promises of cute catchphrases and uber moeness... and then they started killing everyone. Left, right, and center.Look, I present the facts to you people here today: Yuuichi has more game than any other

Recaps: Kenichi 9, and the Manabi ep that spawned thousands of yuri doijins

2007-02-21T19:38:00.000-08:00

The World's Slowest Fansub, Kenichi 9: The school's most feared gang called Everquest2 is closing in on Kenichi, and the only thing he can do is remain out of sight by hiding himself behind Miu's giant kung-foo breasts. Luckily though, this entire episode is about Kenichi getting Muay Thai training from Apachai, so ass-whupping should be somewhere in the direct future for our weak legged

Recap: Code Geass 17 (aka, "I still hate Suzaku")

2007-02-20T12:02:00.000-08:00

I hate him like impz hates ShioriZero and The Order Of The Black Knights are tasked with helping free the Japanese Liberation band frontman, Kyoshirou Toudou, in a daring PRISON BREAK (©20th Century Fox) before Suzaku executes him (because that's his way of the government lapdog-dattebayo). During so, Lelouch finally discovers the identity of the Lancelot pilot and snaps... or has he devised a

Recaps: Negima?!, Tokyo Majin Buu, and EXCLUSIVE Naruto Shippuden!!

2007-02-19T18:29:00.000-08:00

Negima?! 14: The class of 3-A continue to be stuck in the world of illusion, Asuna has let loose a giant beast that wants to devour them, and Negi-sensei is still a chucacabra, oh gno!!Negima?! has perhaps the dullest of couldn't-care-less continual arcs—certainly of those airing today.. so it's really lucky that they've got everything else to fall back on instead. The comedy and overall vibe of

Real blogging is for losers. I've got cheap recaps!

2007-02-15T18:51:00.000-08:00

Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight 4: The epic quest to create the most bestest school fair begins! A bunch of great moments in this ep. Early noms go out to Mika's belief in "little people", the closing "victory pose", and Mei totally fanservicing it up in her bedroom for the pedo tsundere audience.And ufotable, I love you. Most studios would be happy to just phone this one in now they've got the

Editorial: Blonde MILFs Have More Fun

2007-02-14T18:08:00.000-08:00

"V!"It's true. They make my pants feel all funny and stuff. Which is really weird because I'm totally freeballing right now.What's even weirder is that I usually don't like blondes at all--MILF or loli (and that strange "void" age in between). I mean, I don't wish for them to be ethnically cleansed or anything, but it's just not my preference, in this thing called "real life" (IRL LOLx0r). But in

Just a few quick recaps...

2007-02-11T00:44:00.000-08:00

Hidamari Sketch 1: I had expected a bit after seeing some reviews about, but this really surprised me. How to describe the feeling? Umm.. it's kinda like the surprise you feel when you use 170mb of bandwidth and then wonder what the hell you're doing watching this. Best way I can sum up the show is that it's like Pani Poni Dash! but really boring less crazy. And none of the characters really have

Ayo, help a brotherman get his bootleg on

2007-02-10T23:54:00.000-08:00

I've had a search about and I've got no idea where you go to find anime t-shirts. I mean, I can find some, but they're a bit craptastic. Surely there's got to be some handy place out there that will allow me to proclaim to the world that I'm a fat smelly geek?Like is there a one-stop-shop for this kinda thing? Legit is okay, but I don't mind if they're illegally printed works churned out by

Bleach episode 114 reflections

2007-02-09T12:50:00.000-08:00

... or as I like to call it: "I waited 60 episodes and got a big Fuck You for my thanks." I've never been mistaken that Bleach was being produced by KyoAni or anything, but c'mon... You can't shell out a little bit of money on an episode after making us sit through all that Bounto shit? Even with all your child-swindling merchandise profits? That's just plain rude.55 seconds of Yoruichi eating 15

Manabi Straight ep3 AKA "Lolis getting hit in the titties"

2007-02-08T12:47:00.000-08:00

Blaow!I really want to say otherwise, but I cannot lie. I was very very dissapointed with this episode. Just when I thought I could count on this being anime's omega pedophile-fix of the year they swerve me and throw in some old, decrepid, geriatric MILF.For shame ufotable. Now the prosecutors will have to take "reasonable doubt" into account when they put their case together.Geeze, how ancient

The Bloghound: Feburary 3rd Buzz!

2007-02-03T16:24:00.000-08:00

WHO LET THE BLOGS OUT? WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! L.O.L, just kidding, it's Joel Steinberg here. We're in the second week of my hit column, and wow, you guys must really like to web-blog because there was so much happening I felt like I was chasing my tail all week! Luckily for you, I managed to stand still long enough to let you know what's happening in this wonderful world of anime.Hey, time's a

The Bloghound: Jan 27th buzz

2007-01-27T01:51:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! Joel Steinberg here. Welcome to the first ever edition of The Bloghound, where no blog is left unturned for the hottest info this side of the sun. Amazing things have been happening and it's had my snout in overdrive this entire week (but don't worry, my bark is worse than my bite hah hah).No time to waste now. Itadakiblog!ITEM! Digicarrot has done a complete revamp of his website,

New Columnist: Introducing The Bloghound woof woof!

2007-01-26T11:30:00.000-08:00

Hey, fellow anime watchers! Joel Steinberg here. And let me tell you: someone must have let The Bloghound out the doghouse because I'm sniffing out some tasty scoops to do with the blog scene this week! (for those not in the know, "blog" is internet shorthand for "website blog." You'll find lots of handy tidbits like that in my columns) But before we get down to business (and I wish I could post

Manga Review Thingy: Lolicon Phoenix ch1-5

2007-01-22T12:47:00.000-08:00

u need linux, windows is 4 fags lolzDo you like manga? Perhaps you love 20th Century Boys? Maybe you pine for the glory days of Rurouni Kenshin? Hail the original NHK as equal to Proust? Is Fruit Baskets your thing?If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, then Lolicon Phoenix may be exactly what you've been looking for all these years!* *But it probably isn't.In the first chapter we're

STOCK REPORT: Kanon Redux 15

2007-01-19T11:23:00.000-08:00

Proving that ASX is on the cutting edge of anime blogging, we proudly bring you a report on Kanon 15 a mere week after it's fansubbing.Suicide with bunny ears is sad, yet refreshingly moe at the same time.With Black Lagoon delisted from the index it's been a bleak time for our stock analysts, but thankfully the remake of Kanon (aka Yuichi & Hos Inc.) is there as an active replacement at the top

Rozen Maiden on DVDesu, where's the love?

2007-01-14T14:39:00.000-08:00

8 out of 10 bloggers still resent the fact that she beat some jobber I don't care about in the finals of Saimoe 2006So apparently Rozen Maiden has been licensed by Geneon. I discovered this purely by chance after going to ANN to find out more details on these homoerotic Genshiken OVAs (in a good way).I then went to the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water; came back upstairs and proceeded to do a

Negima?!@ 5

2006-11-26T11:58:00.000-08:00

Holy shit, it's a room that actually has STUFF in it!?Seriously, what's up with the locations in this series? You know that Cameron Crowe film, Vanilla Sky, and Tom Cruise is running about New York and it's completely empty? That's this fucking show. Every scene takes place in a giant stadium or empty court-yard with two people and a tumbleweed in it. Spend the extra money; hire some extras.

Quick Impressions: Hitman Reborn, Kenichi, Ghost Hunt

2006-11-13T18:28:00.000-08:00

So noone really cares about these shows from the looks of things, eh? Then again, I have been largely absent lately...ETA till pants come off: T-10 secondsName: Hitman Reborn. It probably has an exclamation mark or a "Z" in it's title somewhere as well, I can't remember. Summary: Basically, it's about a baby hitman with a chameleon/iguana (any lizard nerds feel free to clarify this) that turns

Mahou Sensei Negima! Fap OVA

2006-11-12T15:53:00.000-08:00

The MSN Spring OVA made me do the above. Twice.Finally, we get a version of Akamatsu's work worthy for my eyes. This entry had great animation, some service, some "aww so sweet" *sniff* moments, and most importantly: it was actually entertaining and fun—unlike the depressing, where-the-hell-is-everyone, this-must-be-the-most-desolute-school-on-earth TV version redux.It retains the quirky (and

The season summed up with four-word recaps

2006-11-02T17:36:00.000-08:00

A couple days late, but I needed a pictureGod I'm lazy. Is this what it's come to? I guess so. Anyway, let's get looking at things, in alphabetical order (I think), plus some extended thoughts for those I could be bothered withAsatte no Houkou: "Ugly Meganeko Loli Yick"Mind/Body/Gender/Age switching gimmicks are like the bestest creative device known to man, but for some reason I keep making

Negima?! Watch: Let's grumble some more about things

2006-10-19T11:13:00.000-07:00

So the first 2 episodes of the remake of the adaptation of the manga of the idea formulated have leapt off the starters block with a pretty heavy tone. Write us down as a little worried that they'll continue this once the Negi Genesis Evangelion malarky is out the way, because while removing the light hearted tone of the series isn't necessarily an outright awful idea (you get more drama and

Stock Report: Death Note blew my ass out (and other stocks)

2006-10-10T15:54:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniIt's been a while since I've done a proper ASX recap, so why break that trend? I got a few stocks to look at, and figured I'd update the index while I was at it, but that's about it.In fact, it may be quite a while before I return to my glory days of recapping every single thing on the face of the earth, what with everything else on my plate, but for now this is good

Stock Report: Air Gear blew

2006-10-06T22:56:00.000-07:00

AIRG was a face-full of ass. But not the good kind that gives you a nosebleed before being punched by your tsundereko friend.I think we all knew that Air Gear was a pretty terrible show when we watched it—even those who enjoyed it. But few could imagine just how low it was willing to sink into a quagmire of tat, as eventually proven with Ikki riding a motorcycle over a shark, while digital photos

Crayotic Knows Everything: Strawberry Marshmallow vol.1 (and a rant)

2006-09-30T19:18:00.000-07:00

I picked up volume 1 of Strawberry Marshmallow today, and being an overbearing fanboy dick, naturally I decided to compare various chapters of it to the Ichigo Marshimaro scanlations.From what I can tell, it does look like "fanservice" is still all a go, so that's one worry hopefully taken care of.However, sadly it seems that the adaptation is less than a steller performance here. While not

Stock Report: OURAN delists

2006-09-29T13:47:00.000-07:00

Free-falling in anime is the new blackYou could break Ouran into three parts. The surprisingly funny beginning, the plodding middle, and the emo-fest finish. Most parties are in agreement regarding the two former, but I suspect there'll be a bit of contention over the third section of this series, as people were wondering where all the monkeys had dissapeared to.But as with all heated debates,

My first figure purchase, and maintaining respect with your nizzles

2006-09-07T16:49:00.000-07:00

As a tuff guy with a lot of people who look up to and/or fear me, I know that dabbling in this anime lark is a dangerous medium to mess with, lest it completely destroy the street cred that I fought so hard to build. With this, it's important to set boundries for oneself if you want to maintain such a precious commodity.Such as, I'd always said to myself that watching fansubs was okay. Even if it

Ergo and Ouran fail, but Zero no Boobs surprises

2006-08-28T01:25:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniPretty exciting week on the index again.. although mostly in the shape of huge drops for series as that lightbulb in my head exploded and told me to grab my ass because this series is stuck in major turbulence.But the silver lining to that is that it also meant I could do some pretty bare-bones recaps, which is win for me anyway.And on that subject, posts may become even

HOT DEAL$$$: Help me spend my quasi-money!

2006-08-21T15:55:00.000-07:00

Should I prioritize some Totoro coffee?It's no stretch to say that when someone needs an anime education, my peeps from animenano consider me the go-to-guy; a village elder, if you will. But despite this fact, I have only ever seen three Studio Ghibli films. Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Howl's Moving Castle.But that's all about to change. Because y'see, just lately I've become quite

The big red shake up

2006-08-21T00:01:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniLots of big changes this week. Three shows delisting. Two nearly went bankrupt. And others took huge hits as I shook my head and realized that they just kinda suck more than I thought.Of course the real important news is that I'm blogging again! there's been lots of Negima!? previews, and thankfully it's looking pretty darn spiffy (check the ticker if you're searching for

Editorial: Uber-colloquialisms are for lazy writers, and Nyoro~n

2006-08-09T20:56:00.000-07:00

Preface: I just wanna say that there'll be no weekly stockmarket update this week.. sickness got to me, and I just really don't feel like straining myself to be funny. Nor do I feel like dealing with hundreds of screencaps. So yeah, hopefully things will return to normal next week.Readers: "This has nothing to do with the post!" Me: "Nyoro~n"So I'm reading about Del "Southern Master" Rey's

The exchange catches the flu and stocks fall ill

2006-08-07T10:52:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniHaha, I'm sick again! Goddamit I thought I shook it. Ah well.We back with another stock update, and I'll keep it short because I'm sweating like fat chicks charged on crimes against cupcakes.Oh yeah, there's very little photoshops this week.. I dunno why. I guess I've just exhausted my comedy archives, gomen!I discovered this week that the grenaloli in Coyote Ragtime is

Crayotic Knows Everything: Coyote Ragtime

2006-08-02T12:17:00.000-07:00

A new installment to blow out your ass.Last time we discovered conclusive evidence that Zero no Tsukaima will fail unless it plays the racial card; this week we're moving away from that and are going to take an in-depth look at one of the critically panned series of the season. That being Coyote Ragtime (I don't know why I felt compelled to spell it out. It's in the topic after all).After the

NHK falls and Black Lagoon returns with balls

2006-07-31T11:59:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniSo there's a live-action of Mushishi playing at the Venice film festival around now. That kinda came out of the blue. Hopefully they haven't screwed it up with bad CGI or some emo looking teen idol playing Ginko-san.Speaking of that, I saw Basilisk's live-action movie the other day; "Shinobi: Heart Under Bore." As you may tell from my witty play of words, I was fond of it

Editorial: Yaoi redux plus some original artwork

2006-07-27T18:14:00.000-07:00

Don't be jealous Behoimi, it's just fantasy.A little over 24 hours ago I made a post questioning the world-wide epidemic of yaoi and it's exact mechanisms.During this time some have accused me of either a) hating gay people or b) being a closeted yaoi lover myself. The first notion is just ridiculous; my Mother is a homosexual man, and to hate gay people would be to hate the person who gave birth

Editorial: Yaoi. For fag hags or just fat fangirls?

2006-07-26T13:40:00.000-07:00

I do believe I'll steal Hung's gimmick.This yaoi revolution is an alien thing to me. One, because I don't much find myself thirsting for other manpenix, and two, because it hasn't really been probed that throroughly (job for the animenano podcast perhaps?).Y'see, I've got quite literally millions of friends. Some male. Mostly female (because I am much of a macho guy). Now the dudes, they like to

Even in sickness, a weekly update is inevitable

2006-07-24T10:47:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniI wish I could tell you that this week is the most hilarious and bodacious stock exchange report you'd have read. But that would be a huge lie.I've been sick for most of the week, so not only has this meant only the most simple efforts to get this post up and running, it also means that I've watched far fewer shows than I normally would have (although my bandwidth is owned

Editorial: The trappings of anime AKA Why I don't like Honey & Clover

2006-07-19T12:15:00.000-07:00

Above: A scene you may see frequently in anime. Less so in "Gilmore Girls."Magicks. Girls with guns. Lands, planets, and times that bear no resemblance to my own. Guys falling over and accidentally touching boob, immediately getting punched into outer-space by a tsunderekko. Fight scenes that take over ten episodes and three flashbacks to resolve. Gut-wrenching melodrama. A reality far removed

Crayotic Knows Everything: Zero no Tsukaima

2006-07-18T12:05:00.000-07:00

Okay, so far I've watched two episodes of Zero no Tsukaima so I feel as though I'm a pretty top authority regarding it's future. And here's how I'm envisioning it to play out if they're smart: this series is to be an epic tale of one black man and how he finally breaks free from his white opressors. All in 26 injustice triumphing packed episodes of freedom."Saito" ain't pickin' no cotton no mo!

New series surprise the market. But are they the good or bad kind?

2006-07-17T02:03:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniI'm running behind on this week's post and I really want to get it finished so I can go and do something that's not watching stuff on my computer (weekend seems to be the only time for this), so this word isn't going to be very long (nor checked properly for errors).I dunno why, but Kanaria from Rozen Maiden Traumend had me laughing pretty hard this week. She's still

Blog Spotlight! Tainted Blog

2006-07-12T12:24:00.000-07:00

The Anime Stock Exchange is a too much awesome website, and hats off for you reading it. However, we realize that sometimes one may need to see other people when we're too busy to pleasure you. This where the Blog Spotlight feature comes in. We'll tell you what's hot out there (in an ASX fallback kinda way, mind) so you don't have to think.Note: Those greedy fat cats over at Basugasubakuhatsu,

Hidden Secrets Of The ASX...

2006-07-10T13:58:00.000-07:00

It's recently come to my attention that not everyone is making the most of this glorious website. Obviously you want to get to my juicy text as soon as possible—and this I respect—but to not savour everything I have to offer? Well, it's like getting a black forest gâteau, eating the cherry, and tossing the rest in the bin to go eat some Cheetos.So let's get this all sorted once and for all, so I

Spring cleaning AKA "Git yer anime orffa ma land!"

2006-07-10T04:48:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniWow, a whole bunch of stocks dissapeared from the index this week. For one it was a bittersweet farewell, but for the rest..? Ehh, not a whole lot of complaints (go read the weekly recap for more details). I wish I could sit back and enjoy this newfound spare time, but according to Baka-updates I already have the replacements for these four all lined up and rearing to go.

Editorial: I'm a traffic whore

2006-07-06T11:07:00.000-07:00

Does this picture have any relevance? Nope!I'm of no clue how this got the jump on me, but after long, arduous hours I've finally managed to pass the magical milestone of 277 unique hits for one post in twenty-four hours. A little odd considering what a crappy affair it was, but I think this is partially due to it being July 4th, plus managing to get in before the onslaught of Honey/Clover II

Editorial: Tsundere, A Double Standard?

2006-07-05T10:52:00.000-07:00

I've been out of action with hay-fever the last couple of days (and this is during mid-winter too. As Sarah Silverman would say: "What the cock is that shit?") so I haven't really been able to finish off any of the editorial drafts unfortunately (or perhaps for the better, when I consider them).But a post over at animebento about Hot Gimmick's odd/undeserved popularity got me thinking. The male "

Pani Poni Dash! returns, but rich schoolkids reign supreme

2006-07-03T06:18:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniWheee! The world is blowing up but who cares, coz Pani Poni Dash! 25 has been subbed and the girls of Peach Moon can save us all.It was a positive week for the exchange, but also a pretty slow one at the same time. Some series seem to have fallen off the face of the earth (much like Yotsubato scanlations, where are you???), while others (like Kashimashi) I admit that they

Comics With Non-English Words: Beck

2006-06-28T11:58:00.000-07:00

A quick word on this new (hopefully) reoccuring feature. If you haven't noticed by now, I don't like doing reviews. They bore me, and I ramble on for far too long. So this probably isn't the most informative place for people on the fence. But regardless of that, I will be doling out my personal experience with a title, and more importantly, I'll post up some pretty pictures (that's really all you

As old shows die, a new season begins (god no!)

2006-06-26T07:07:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniI was able to clear several series from my regular viewing roster this week, and I am so estatic about that I can't describe the feeling in human terms.Not only do I have a ever increasingly pathetic ADSL data cap and the looming Summer season that will stretch it to laughable proportions to worry about, over in America (y'know, that place without Pocky) midseason

Editorial: I swear I'm getting stupider

2006-06-22T20:25:00.000-07:00

I like to consider myself of average intelligence. I'm not one of those people saying "how come he's not getting arrested" at the end of American Psycho; I can make with the laughs when watching british comedy; I think big words are kewl. But at the same time, I could never be mistaken for a guy in a wheelchair on television, that's for sure (seriously, there's a major ratio unbalance of dumb:

Bishis sneak out Pirates for most productive week

2006-06-19T00:41:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniIt really hasn't been a big week for happenings. No giant stock leaps, barely anything of interest on ANN to gank for my little ticker up above (I don't even like Black Cat!). Nope, ain't nothing goin' on but the rent.Ouran High School Host Club and Black Lagoon were the biggest earners this time around (both slowly encroaching on the #1 and #2 spots held by Haruhi (of the

ASX Theatre: "Despermeido" (performed by The Black Lagoon Players)

2006-06-17T19:19:00.000-07:00

WARNING: If you have a phobia towards .jpgs larger than an erect Lexington Steel, you may want to avoid this post. (And yes, this is safe for work)This started out as a quick photoshop for my weekly ASX recap (due in 24 hours... maybe a bit more depending how far this has set me back) but began to spiral out of control as I just kinda got in the mood and didn't really have a punchline to cap it

Editorial: Jumping the Shoujo

2006-06-14T00:36:00.000-07:00

Only one season ago and the hell girl series, Jigoku Shoujo, was a rousing success surely destined for gold stock status at the ASX. Flash forwards to now and it's desperately scraping it's way out the pits of bronze, where only the most questionable series languish. What exactly happened?It gave the fans what they wanted.It was an interesting concept with a simple format. Each week some asshole

Black Lagoon holds the market to ransom

2006-06-12T02:17:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniIf there's a silver lining with my computer taking the ASX out of commission for a couple of weeks, it's that I managed to get up-to-date on most series. Working from a backlog is in a word: "wack as hell." For one, I hate recapping more than one ep at a time; and two, while writing about a show twenty weeks after the fact is retro, writing about it five weeks after is

Editorial: The Sadism Of Crayotic Rockwell

2006-06-07T12:10:00.000-07:00

Foreword: I'm freezing my fingers off typing this, but figured what the hell; gotta keep my exposure up or risk losing street cred with Da Bloggerz. The Stock Exchage should be back up this Sunday/Monday barring any new problems with my computer, so if that's your gig, please look forward to it and stuff.Crayotic RockwellI spend a lot of time on the computer. We're talking a large majority of the

Editorial: Why the Bum Deal for Manga Fans?

2006-05-29T18:52:00.000-07:00

Note: I've been holding off on writing about this for a while, just because when I think about it I get riled up and start rambling. But since the exchange is still down, and I just spent $500 on a shipment of manga, now's as good a time as any to get this off my chest. Hopefully I don't spin out of control.When manga is translated for a western audience certain things are to be expected. Just

Stockmarket Crash!

2006-05-24T01:40:00.000-07:00

Things were going so well.. I'd managed to hit two blogging deadlines in a row.. which is unprecedented for me. So it only makes sense that something should capsize this ship of fun.The wave for this came in the guise of a hdd failure. Well "wave" may be too light a term, as would "hdd failure." Y'know that giant wall of ocean at the end of The Perfect Storm? That's what this "wave" is like.. and

Huge gains for the market, big losses for smart antagonists

2006-05-22T09:58:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniWe saw a successful bunch of anime for the CRAYDAQ this week, with a number of gold moving securities such as Ergo Proxy, Blood+, and Higurashi to name a few. But putting those aside, what I really want to look at is a more pressing and perhaps cynical angle. This is of course, the subject matter of Wack Villians.You may remember a week or so back there was complaints on

Bewbs: The most proftable commodity this May

2006-05-14T20:00:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniWith DOA: Pururun Vollyball jiggling into E3, the SOS Brigade going on a beach excursion, and Gainax expanding the girls of Mahora Academy's cup size, it was a big week for breasts in general. Of course Mahou Sensei Negima getting a second TV series is by far the major news item, because I wrote it all in bold letters. If you remember the original anime you may be

Editorial: To Otaku or not to Otaku

2006-05-14T19:31:00.000-07:00

There was an article recently where a female mangaka took some swings at the moe culture and accompanying otakus. This naturally lead to omega debating on the ANN forums where some interesting things were mentioned, that I figured I'd delve into because I lack anything vaguely original.Now "what is moe?" aside, what else was brought to light by a number of people was the puported fact that being

ASX goes live, and deadly girls dominate the exchange

2006-05-08T04:30:00.000-07:00

A Word From Some JabroniThis was quite an active week, with ASX opening it's doors, a date and trailer for the new Hellsing OVA given, Korea starting judgement day with it's EveR-1 series of killer cyborgs, and three IPOs added to the exchange.The most surprising was Dai Mahou Touge which came completely out of left field. I'm not sure why nobody is talking about it. Perhaps it's left-over stink

About This Site

2006-05-02T23:11:00.000-07:00

Last Updated: 13/05/2006What the hell? Stock Exchange, what's this all supposed to do?In it's most simple terms, The Anime Stock Exchange is a place to get predictions on an anime's potential and quality of entertainment in the near-future, based off of current information at hand.Example: In the latest episode of Untitled Mahou Harem Comedy (CRAYDAQ: UMHC) a boisterous new tomboy character from