The Mike Abundo Effect

His sacrifice was already foretold in writing. He agonized alone before his betrayer came for him. He even dried the feet of the one who would betray him. This Lenten Season, the anime community mourns the loss of its beloved son: L Lawliet from Death Note.

Part of me is still in shock. I just cosplayed the guy at the Internet Cafe Congress last month.

Goodbye, gentle genius. Justice will prevail.

(I posted another tribute to L at Anime Mashups.)

Ah, two of my favorite recent anime in one AMV: the fourth opening sequence of Gundam SEED Destiny to the tune of Bouken Desho Desho?, the opening theme from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

I swear, Kira Yamato must’ve descended from Haruhi Suzumiya. They’re both frickin’ gods. I could go on and on about these shows’ visions of posthumanity, but I won’t. I’ll just let you sit back and enjoy the video.

Bonus: The difference with Haruhi is she doesn’t know her own power. As the following AMV succinctly points out, She’s Just Oblivious. Read the rest of this entry »

As Steve Rubel notes, social media makes olds news.

Mix a classic anime with a classic song, and you get Holding Out for a Heero. Bonnie Tyler meets giant robots.