I say kawaii, you say kowai

[jinian]

It's been an anime-watching weekend. Wim and I saw the Cowboy Bebop movie Friday night -- very good, but not enough Ed. (Never enough Ed.)

He went home Saturday morning and I had a headache, so I watched Cardcaptor Sakura pretty much all day. It was a shame to waste the sunlight, but if it's making my head hurt, there's not a lot I can do to put it to good use. Wim goes "aaah" whenever I rent Cardcaptor Sakura stuff, and his reaction when I buy it is even more entertaining, so I considerately wait to watch it until he's not around. (Well, I also tend to embarrass myself by squealing at the cuteness and cheering on the queer subplots, so it's just as well that he pretends to a greater disdain than he feels.)

Mission for today: Acquire more Cardcaptor Sakura! Whee! The teeny manga collections are supposed to be up to 6, and the last one I saw was 4, so I'm going to ask at the comic store. There should be another video out, too, so I will call Suncoast. (I wish I knew a good independent video store around here. The list of affiliated companies I saw in Suncoast last time was freakishly long.) If they've got it, I'll brave a mall.

Also: watch "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", which is due at 7 tonight. Not sure I'm still in the mood for something stupid, but I hate to waste a rental.

Possibly: help a friend move. Have to find out when Wim can watch the movie first, and whether he still wants to. He's probably awake by now.

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[jinian.livejournal.com]

Where have I been?! I had no idea that was there. (Well, okay, I've been entirely at the north end of the Ave, that being where I live, but it's not like I never go down to 42nd.) I have got to go there! Thank you!

I don't have a DVD player, and Scarecrow doesn't have any new VHS stuff for sale. Considering how few things are released subbed on VHS any more, though, I think it's time for a DVD player real soon now.

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[spazzkat.livejournal.com]

Erf.. I'm not sure about their VHS selection. You should save up and get a DVD player, they're getting cheaper ^_^. I'd offer to make VHS copies of ours but we only have 1,2,3 and 5 because they skipped 4 at first for some reason. I think the DVDs are up to 8 now.

Anime Kingdom is really really easy to miss. They're in a second floor space whose doorway is between a couple of restaurants across the street from Radio Shack. Once you pass the post office look really close for a tiny paper sign on a door that has their name on it. They're through the door and up the stairs on the left. They have a website at http://www.animekingdom.com. Even if you don't have a DVD player you should go, they got tons of manga and stuffed Keros. At least they did the last time I was there.

^_^

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I will definitely have to go. The videos are up to 8, but possibly more importantly, the little manga collections are up to 6 and Zanadu has had nothing past 4 for months. A real live anime shop is such a boon.

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[spazzkat.livejournal.com]

I got the last #6 last time I was in Zanadu

*^_^*;;

We live just down the road on 20th.
If you ask they're happy to order more. They've done so for me in the past.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Oh, you are in such trouble. :) Yeah, I was going to ask them. They had to order #1 in for me -- not that it was all that good, but beginnings are important.