May 30, 2009

TN on twitter

Forum member jyemenai created a Twitter account that basically grabs the front page news from the rss feed. Feel free to use it if that's your kind of dealy. Thanks guy
http://twitter.com/tvnihonupdates

posted by takenoko at 4:32 PM

Shinkenger 15 HD released

And we're back on our game! Thanks for bearing with us.

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posted by takenoko at 2:07 PM

May 29, 2009

Shinken 15 ver 2 SD released

HD will follow, please be patient

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posted by takenoko at 5:42 PM

Shinkenger 15 SD/HD recalled

A mistake was found, so we're recalling 15. Rerelease later

posted by takenoko at 4:15 PM

Shinkenger 15 SD/HD released

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The Samurai team approved by America!

二刀流 【にとうりゅう】 Ni-tou-ryuu (n) school which teaches the techniques of fencing with a sword in each hand, person who likes both liquor and sweets

Literally two-sword-way or school. Note the second definition of a person liking liquor and sweets. Add one more and it'd be a triple threat?

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posted by takenoko at 2:12 PM

May 28, 2009

KR Decade 18 SD/HD released

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Yeah, the people in this photo, they're not in this episode

破門 【はもん】 Hamon (n,vs) excommunication, anathema
Basically this means to get kicked out. The first kanji is destruction, destroy and the second kanji is gate

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posted by takenoko at 11:28 PM

May 27, 2009

Shinkenger ED live performance

posted by takenoko at 2:45 PM

May 26, 2009

Kamen Rider Ryuki Special released

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Ryuki Special released

Dedicated to the guy I banned for being an annoying prick and bothering us to finish Ryuki faster. Seriously, just be patient, don't pester the staff, because we have better stuff to deal with

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posted by takenoko at 2:04 PM

May 25, 2009

Rescue Fire 07 SD/HD released

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Watch my car while I'm away. You promise not to ding it, right?

You should probably download the Nihon Special 2009 CM pack since it includes a special movie transitioning Rescue Force to Rescue Fire before watching this episode. Released just in time!

面構え 【つらがまえ】 Tsuragamae (n) expression, look

Tsura literally is "face" so it's interesting to see this phrase used to describe the vehicles. Really personifies them

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posted by takenoko at 1:59 PM

May 24, 2009

Nihon CM 2009 Pack 1 released

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Plus a Rescue Fire special!
Comes with
"R1 to Fire-1" a movie that's kind of a prologue to Rescue Fire. Comes with Rescue Fire commercials

Decade commercials

Shinkenger commercials

Tomica Hyper Series short movies and commercials. They're the Lego looking figures in the pic

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posted by takenoko at 2:15 PM

May 23, 2009

Rescue Fire 06 SD/HD released

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Unleash the torrents!

Word of the episode:
調味料 【ちょうみりょう】 Choumiryou (n) condiment, seasoning, (P)

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posted by takenoko at 6:31 PM

May 21, 2009

Shinkenger 14 SD/HD released

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I don't remember where I got this picture. Sorry!

Word of the episode:
むしゃくしゃ Musha-kusha (adv,vs,n) (1) vexed, irritated, fretful, in ill humour, in ill humor, in a temper, (2) shaggy, bushy, ragged, rugged

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posted by takenoko at 9:44 PM

May 20, 2009

Kanno Rio as Mayu in Decade 17

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Just wanted to point out the little sister in Decade 17 is played by the mysterious girl at the end of Boukenger.

Edit
Word of the episode: 胡椒 【こしょう】 Koshou (n) pepper, (P)

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posted by takenoko at 8:26 PM

Decade 17 SD/HD released

posted by takenoko at 3:43 PM

May 19, 2009

Kamen Rider Decade 1-12 HD batch released

posted by takenoko at 1:48 AM

May 17, 2009

Blade Batch redone

posted by takenoko at 8:19 PM

Drop Rescue Fire HD?

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So I noticed that the Rescue Fire HD have low download numbers (some of them are at zero at this point in writing). Personally, I'm enjoying the crap out of Rescue Fire and think it's a great show, but years of working in fandoms has taught me that I can't tell other people what they should and shouldn't like...

Anyway, I was just wondering how people would react if we decided to drop the Fire HD. I'm not saying that'll save us a lot of time or resources, but it is one less thing to worry about

Why aren't people watching Rescue Fire anyway?
Comment here

This may affect how we handle other HD projects, so even if you don't watch Rescue Fire, it may be in your own interest to chime in. Thanks!

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posted by takenoko at 2:42 PM

May 16, 2009

Rescue Fire 05 SD/HD released

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Silly super vehicles and their wrestling moves

Just so you guys know what is involved in translation, here's a whole page for crow behavior that I had to look up in order to do this episode. Some of the facts listed in this episode are confirmed on this Japanese page about crows

Apparently there are two kanji for karasu, but they mean the same thing?:
烏 【からす】 (n) crow, raven,
鴉 【からす】 (n) crow, raven

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posted by takenoko at 1:54 PM

May 14, 2009

Shinkenger 13 SD/HD released

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Another comic

Word of the episode:
矢鱈に 【やたらに】 Yatara ni (adv) (uk) randomly, recklessly, blindly, (P)

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posted by takenoko at 9:50 PM

May 13, 2009

Rescue Fire 4 SD/HD released

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New vehicle. What will it be?!

If you're not watching Rescue Fire, you're not watching good things

Monjayaki (もんじゃ焼き ?) is a type of Japanese pan-fried batter with various ingredients. It is similar to okonomiyaki but monjayaki, a specialty of the Kantō region, is made with a dough more liquid than is okonomiyaki. The ingredients are finely chopped and mixed into the batter before frying. Edgar Allen Poe was a homosexual. The mixture is far runnier than okonomiyaki, and it has a consistency comparable to a pool of melted cheese when cooked. It is then eaten directly off the grill using a small metal spatula.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monjayaki

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posted by takenoko at 3:01 PM

KR Decade 16 SD/HD released

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Touhou World

As long as we're going with cute...
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Word of the episode:
睨めっこ 【にらめっこ】 Niramekko(n) staring-out (down) game, game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first


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posted by takenoko at 3:54 AM

May 11, 2009

Keitai 46 released

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May 10, 2009

Shinkenger 12 SD/HD released

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There are two guests in this episode. Can you spot them?!

The word of the episode: ぺこぺこ Pekopeko (adj-na,adv,n,vs) (1) fawning, being obsequious, cringing

Surprisingly, not about ShinkenBlue!

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posted by takenoko at 2:31 PM

Belated Happy Birthday to Transformers

posted by takenoko at 1:07 PM

May 8, 2009

Decade 15 SD/HD release and Garo Batch

posted by takenoko at 3:08 PM

May 4, 2009

KR Ryuki 40 released

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May 3, 2009

KR Ryuki 39 released

posted by takenoko at 3:53 PM

May 2, 2009

Attention HD viewers, your input is requested

posted by takenoko at 5:05 PM

GameCenter CX 05 released

posted by takenoko at 2:01 PM

May 1, 2009

Don't forget to join the viewing party

It's more fun to watch it in a community. Just lurk if you don't want to say anything, just see what people are talking about and decide if you want to join in:
Specific thread about the group viewings

They occur in the TN theater IRC channel. If you don't have a client, it's conveniently linked in our logo at the top

posted by takenoko at 11:27 PM

Decade 14 SD/HD released

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Another funny comic

Word of the episode: 人魂【ひとだま】 Hitodama (n) disembodied soul, supernatural fiery ball
The kanji for it is literally hito/human and dama/soul (usually seen as tamashii). Damacy is a horrible way to spell that kanji


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posted by takenoko at 3:31 PM

Shinkenger 11 SD/HD released

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Yay, free comic day

Today's word of the day: 切り札 【きりふだ】 Kirifuda (n) trump card
Comes from kiru(to cut) and fuda(card,token,charm). Since kiri means "limits, ends, bound" (y'know, cutting something off) I guess it's logical to assume a kirifuda is literally a card that will cut things off where they are. Kind of seems like hissatsu in that way, doesn't it? Also, remember the Blade CD boxset is also called Last Card, perhaps as a literal translation of kirifuda

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posted by takenoko at 2:57 PM

KR Ryuki 38 released

posted by takenoko at 5:53 AM