Aya Comes Clean on Endless Eight

It will be a few weeks before the blood temperature comes down below boiling point for dedicated fans of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Now that the contentious Endless Eight arc has ended critical people from behind the scenes are coming forward and voicing their opinions.

Aya Hirano, the popular seiyuu of Haruhi Suzumiya, has spoken out on what she thought about the decision to run Endless Eight for two whole months:

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Ponyo: Japanese Soundtrack vs. English Pop

Disney, being the marketing geniuses executive meddlers that they are, have decided to record their own pop version of the theme song from Hayao Miyazaki’s new film Ponyo. The final product, which makes use of the vocal “talents” of Frankie Jonas and Noah Cyrus, as well as heavy manipulation by Auto-Tune, can be heard in the comparison video below.

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New Haruhi Episode is Sighs

Multiple sources have now confirmed that the new Haruhi episode, which aired today in Japan, is the first part of the Sighs of Haruhi Suzumiya arc.

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS SPOILERS!

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Aya Hirano of Namek

ANN is reporting that Aya Hirano, the voice of Haruhi Suzumiya, is slated to portray Dende in upcoming episodes of Dragonball Kai. Dende’s brother Cargo will be voiced by Satomi Satou, who played Ritsu in K-On!

Dragonball Kai is a HD remastering of Toei’s popular anime Dragonball Z, and features a condensed plotline which follows the manga more closely than the original series. All voice acting is being rerecorded for Kai; however, since the original seiyuu who portrayed Dende and Cargo, Tomiko Suzuki, passed away in 2003, it was necessary to find new actors.

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Wedding Bells for Ryoko: Mari Plugsuit Figure by KaNa

Hello Gorgeous!

I know at least one resident of this forum will be idolizing you! And it easy to see why…

From Neon Genesis Evangelion, this figure by Bandai/KaNa depicts Mari Illustrious Makinami in her extremely hot pink test plugsuit. First impressions are that, yes, this figure is quite the awesome. Alluring pose, suit colour and she is wearing glasses~!! Yet unfortunately there are niggles…

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SOS Brigade Seitenkan Cake Attempt

The wacky folks at the SOS Brigade Seitenkan have tried their hand at baking an SOS logo cake. The final results are *ahem* less than impressive…

We are still awaiting reports on the tastiness of said cake. Based on the video below, PH’s food analysts are now projecting that the cake was, despite its appearance, quite delicious.

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