This week in review . . .
Ada Pallas's article on the life and works of
Tezuka Osamu is up. If you want to learn about the person that made the manga revolution happen, this is a must read.
Now, this is what we are working on for the future:
Ada Pallas's works in progress:
- A review/analysis of the manga
Ghost Hunt is still in production.
- A review/analysis of the anime/manga
Bastard! will be coming once Ada gets all the mangas.
SunfallE's works in progress:
- An article for the
Rurouni Kenshin series about the sword techniques used in the show.
- Along with a friend, Mariskah she'll be working on an article that deals with making wallpapers. This will be Mariskah's first article and we highly support those who wish to get their voices out there.
*- Reviews for both
Ronin Warriors and the series
Zenki.
*- A review/article on the manga
Eerie Queerie is being planned.
*Note: Apparently reviews are not being accepted right now, so once the option is back up and running, SunfallE will revisit these once she can submit.
Katana's works in progress:
- An article exploring the history of Adult Swim, which, although featuring anime, will also include some of their cartoon tidbits.
- Dub vs. Mutilation - a sort of analysis of the 4Kids interviews and answering the question what seperates a dub from a true disaster zone.
Snow Fox's works in progress:
- Miso Soup for the Otaku Soul, Vol. 2. It'll follow the same format of the first one, but this one will essentially be a nostalgia-inducer for the veteran anime-viewer, and a basic guide for those who haven't yet decided whether or not they like anime.
- Several (approximately 4) articles about
Paranoia Agent are in the (very slow) works. Currently, they're all in various stages of pre-development. She is waiting for a break from school to review the anime.
Shinikiro's works in progress:
-An article about
Kimi wa Petto and how it could have been really smutty but actually turned out to make many valid points about modern relationships and what is expected from modern women.
--An Article about
Howl's Moving Castle comparing it with the novel. There will also be mention of different symbolisms and probably notes on things that were confusing.
--
Twelve Kingdoms Anthropology. A mock anthropoligical study that will introduce the anime to those who have not seen it.
Collaborations in progress:
- "Formula 4" A look at animes that use this formula and why. Ada Pallas is heading this collab so it should get going once she gets off her duff and circulates what she has to the other SOAP members. This article will make assumptions on archtypes and then apply them to the animes and mangas.
- A
Saiyuki article which revolves around how and why the manga differs from the anime is also in start up phases and is meant to be a collab between Shinkiro and Ada Pallas. This puppy may seperate in more then one article depending on how much of their inner fangirl these two channel. Also, this collab in particular might take a while to produce especially since Ada is the one heading this one up, too.
- Bellpickle and Katana are also looking into doing an ACEN 2006 report.
Until next week, that's all! ^^
