The Open Post – Edition #1
Trying something new on the blog to make for interesting conversations in the Centaku Media community. Introducing: The Open Post.
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Interesting Find: 2020 – The Anime?
What is the best way to sum up how the year 2020 has been to us? Let’s turn it into a series of anime openings!
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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #12 (S1 Finale)
This episode marks the end of the first season of the Centaku Media Journal! Listen as Sanjo-chan talks about the upcoming second season of Dr. Stone, news of Final Fantasy XVI’s development, and your favorite English anime voice actors have something important to say…
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Interesting Find: The Mini-Guide for New Shitajiki Collectors
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, but twice in size!
Author’s Note: This post was originally published in April 2008. I decided to give this post another life for anyone who is interested in collecting these. However, it’s been a minute since I’ve invested in them, but with having to republish this post, I just might give it another shot! Enjoy!
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Music Spotlight: Jang Geun Suk’s “Crazy Crazy Crazy”
Note: The following was written in November 2011, and it was originally for Jang Geun Suk’s single, “Let Me Cry”. In the time following the original publication of the post, he released his full album, “Just Crazy”, which includes Let Me Cry. However, for republication, I am going to include “Crazy Crazy Crazy” to highlight his aforementioned first album, released in 2012.
I wanted to talk about a popular Korean Wave actor who trends above all the others in Japan (in before AKB48) and had a sold out concert at the Tokyo Dome. His name is Jang Geun Suk (also written as Jang Keun Suk), who rose to fame after starring in the 2009 Korean drama, You’re Beautiful, and had a cameo appearance in the Japanese adaptation of YAB, Ikemen Desu Ne.
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Channel Surfing: The God of High School
One of the highly anticipated shows of the 2020 Summer Anime Lineup is The God of High School. The God of High School is based on the South Korean WEBTOON comic of the same name, created by Park Yongje, and the anime produced by the studio MAPPA, known for Kids on the Slope, Terror in Resonance, and Yuri on Ice to name a few.
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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #05
Gamers got their share of new game and product announcements in the last episode. Now, anime fans get their time in the spotlight following the announcements from Anime Expo Lite and FunimationCon. Sanjo-chan also talks about the shutdown of Twitch competitor Mixer, BLACKPINK’s recording breaking comeback, and the controversy surrounding former NEWS member Yuya Tegoshi.
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Centaku Media Podcast – Episode #02: Let’s Talk About Dragon Ball Super
In this episode, Sanjo-chan talks about the story of Dragon Ball Super so far, which includes the current Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc in the monthly manga series, including June’s Chapter 61. If you’re waiting for more Super after watching the conclusion of the Tournament of Power arc of the anime, or reluctant of the modern installment of the Dragon Ball franchise as a whole, then you will want to give this a listen!
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