Yui Horie Leaves ArtsVision to Become a Free Agent
Possibly more repercussions from the ArtsVision scandal, Yui Horie, made famous for her role as Naru Narusegawa in ‘Love Hina’, has left the company to become a free agent. At this point, there is no word on what is next for the voice actress. We’ll keep you posted on anything new. Source: seiyuu3
New Tokyo Pop Website Pushed Back to Next Week
Well despite their best efforts, Tokyo Pop was unsuccessful in launching their new and improved website this week. The site, which was scheduled to be unveiled Wednesday night, made a brief appearance on Thursday. However, only a few primary sections were up and running and the place holder made a reappearance. From what this blogger [...]
ADV Releases Trailer for Innocent Venus
Yesterday ADV Films released a trailer featuring the upcoming title Innocent Venus. It’s a story that takes place in a bleak future where after a number of hurricanes nearly obliterate the human population, a group of aristocrats calling themselves Logos maintain the the world’s military and economy with an iron fist. At the beginning of [...]
Transformers Animated T-Shirt at Think Geek
With the Transformers movie now only days away, Think Geek has been selling out of their Animated Transformers T-Shirt. The Black T-shirts come with either a red Autobot, or blue Decepticon logo in the front that lights up. At this time the Small size seems to be selling out, with an estimated restock within one [...]
Parents are Sold a Five Hundred Dollar Phonebook Instead of a New Playstation 3
DOH! I saw this on the morning news, and I was hoping to post it when I got back, but it looks like Kotaku beat me to it by a few hours. Anyways, a teenage boy got a surprise Christmas morning when he opened up his present. It was supposed to be a brand new [...]
Funimation Channel 18.3 Recieves News Coverage by Anime News Network
It looks like Anime News Network beat me to the punch. Oh well. On the 15th of June, myself and others in the LA area found out that the Funimation Channel would no longer be aired on channel 18.3, a channel only available through a digital receptor. While Funimation has yet to release any official [...]
Coming Back to Earth After Paris: The Opinion of an In-Betweener
One again sorry about stepping out of Geekville, and into the mainstream, but this just had to be said. And so the day has come. Like waiting for that four to six week delivery to arrive, Paris Hilton’s release date came surprisingly fast. Daddy’s having a big welcome home bash, the paparazzi are trying to [...]
Welcome to Omoshiroi Blog
Hello everyone, and welcome to OmoshiroiBlog.net! This site is primarily focused in three categories: The first is covering news from the J-Pop industry (Anime, Manga, Video Games). Whether it’s a new series out in Japan, or an event happening in the U.S. we aim to post it. The second features news and humor from our [...]
Fred Ghallagher to Appear at Anime Expo
Not as a GOH mind you, but Megatokyo co-creator, Fred Ghallagher announced in the comic Friday that he will be appearing for most of the day in the upcoming AX convention. His appearance will be courtesy of CMX, the company that currently publishes his web comic. According to the rant, he will be appearing on [...]
Funimation Channel 18.3 (Los Angeles) Off the Air
Anime fans in the Los Angeles area got a big surprise when they turned on their TVs this morning and found that the Funimation Channel had gone off the air. In its place, a statement has been made by KSCI the company which aired the anime channel for free. It reads, “Funimation Channel is no [...]