Sunday, April 9, 2006

This week will be our first with new member, Sangome Wilder. And what better way to celebrate the new friendship then a humerous article. Sangome Wilder’s You Know You’ve Played to Many Games When . . . is a great read for both gammers and non-gammers. The next few weeks also looks fruitful, and we’ll start off with our newest member: Sangome Wilder’s works in progress: - She’s working on a Fullmetal Alchemist article that will focus on the differences between the anime series and the manga. Some things she hopes to look at are characters exclusive to the manga or anime, and the different roles characters play between the two mediums, among other things. - Also be on the lookout for a sequels to “You Know You’ve Played to Many Games When . . . and another of her articles, “You Know You’ve Watched to Much Anime When . . . Katana's works in progress: - Progress has been made on her article-‘n-quiz project. She’s already created the test for the results and is working her way backwards towards completion. The quiz will help fans come up with ideas for what they should try on their anime sites and the article will take those things and elaborate on them, discussing issues such as difficulty, amount of HTML skills needed, time, and, obviously, the ever hated question of: Bandwith. - And yet another member is showing interest in FMA! Katana is considering doing a small article that explains the ranks in the hit show/manga. And just for the amusement of all those out there that read this here’s what Katana wrote Ada Pallas when she sent her progress report, “It's 10:43 pm here, and I remembered about two minutes ago that I had to submit my SOAP updates. So I bolted from my room, down the hallway, through the family room and kitchen, down the stairs, and am now in the basement.” It still makes Ada laugh. SunfallE’s works in progress: - If you liked her collaboration with her friend, Mariskah, then you’ll be happy to know that they are working on a second wallpaper themed article. They expect to finish this up during this week. - Her article detailing the sword techniques used in theRurouni Kenshin series is requiring more research than first expected, but it is still in steady progress. *- SunfallE has reviews for Ronin Warriors and Zenk in the works along with a review/article on the manga Eerie Queerie that is still in the planning stages. 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. (We might start taking bets on when submissions will be turned back on) The other four members give a resounding “Nothing new to report” but here’s their works in progress to remind you all. Shinkiro's works in progress: - The Howl’s Moving Castle article has actually been split into 2 The first one will be featuring the main differences between the novel and the anime and is currently in post production. The second article, in contrast, looks at the similarities and is in pre-production. -Her Kimi wa Petto article is still in the pre-production stages but she expects to start on it very soon. Bellpickle's works in progress: - Her article on L from Death Note is still coming and with the buzz surrounding the upcoming movie it's eagerly awaited. She’s hoping to start it sometime in the next week. Ada Pallas's works in progress: - A couple of articles called “The Father Complex” are currently being written and will draw references from many popular anime. The first article is almost done and should be up in the next couple of weeks. - A review/analysis of the manga Ghost Hunt is still in production and since she just got the 4th volume she’s bound and determined to get this article going. *- A review/analysis of the anime/manga Bastard! is on hold until she gets all the manga to the series. She should probably try to get the first volume to the anime, too, since that’s the only volume she doesn’t have. 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. Collaborations in progress: - "Formula 4" is finally in the early production stages. For those who haven’t been keeping track, this article will take a look at anime that use the “formula four” blue print and will specifically deal with the four main characters in the anime and the archetypes that they fit in to. So far Ada Pallas, Shinkiro, and SunfallE have reported that they will submit pieces to this article. - The Saiyuki article Shinkiro and Ada Pallas are working on is also finally going in to the early production stages. Right now the girls are trying to work out the direction they want this article to go in. This puppy may separate in more then one article depending on how much of their inner fan girl these two channel. Due to some personal problems and other projects this article is looking like it might take a bit of time. - Bellpickle and Katana are also looking into doing an ACEN 2006 report. - Bellpickle has also submitted a great article idea that will something like a transcript between SOAP members as they discuss current hot topics in the anime world. It sounds like a wonderful way to find out more about our members. So far Ada Pallas, Sangome Wilder, Shinkiro, and SunfallE have signed up for this one. - And since SOAP is all about articles, Shinkiro, Bellpickle, and Ada Pallas are looking into an article that explains how they come up and produce their articles. Until next week…

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