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This is a compiled list of legal Anime streaming and downloading sites.
I will try to keep this list as accurate and updated as possible.
Thanks for looking and enjoy.
Quick notes about these sites:
- Many of these services are only available to the North American audience due to regional licensing restrictions..
- All the streaming sites, unless otherwise noted, offer free viewing of their content.
- If an episode is available for download, usually a nominal fee is required, about $1.99.
Streaming Sites:
[adult swim]: adultswim.com
- This site doesn't have an accumulative collection of the series' episodes. They typically stream what episode is going to be aired on their time block.
- All series are in English.
ANIME NETWORK: TheAnimeNetwork.com
- A registered account is required to access the series. Most series are subjected to a subscription fee, which is $6.95 a month.
- Available on the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad for $6.99. Price includes a month subscription.
ANIMENEWSNETWORK: AnimeNewsNetwork.com
- Mostly stuff from Bandai, Crunchyroll, and FUNimation. This is more like an embedded site, but they do host some videos.
- Have partnered with Aniplex USA to launch their first simulcasts, Oreimo and Togainu no Chi.
Anime on Demand: Anime-on-Demand.com
- An extension of ANIMENEWSNETWORK that caters to the UK audience.
- Monthly and annual memberships available.
ANIMETV: GoAnimeTV.com STATUS PENDING
- A webcast show that is dedicated to reviewing the latest anime and sharing random stuff about asian pop culture.
- Last updated on 26. Aug, 2010. This webcast has possibly been canceled.
Cartoon Network: CartoonNetwork.com
- All they have really is Pokémon and Bakugan.
CRACKLE: Crackle.com
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Company's video site.
- Their latest venture is the Anime Overdrive Collection, which will launch a new anime every Monday until 2011. A listing of what they will be getting can be found here.
- They also have a ANIMAX channel.
crunchyroll: Crunchyroll.com
- Basic membership lets the user view almost everything for free, but there is a week waiting period for most of the newer content.
- The site requires a Star/Premium Membership for as low as $4.99/month to use some of it's features like "advanced" viewing, 480p or "720p" "quality," and to access some of it's contents.
- Available on iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad, Facebook, and Boxee. Compatibility with Android devices is in the works.
- Video Release Calander.
crunchyroll Channel, Dailymotion.com/crunchyroll
ViZ Channel, Dailymotion.com/group/vmanime
- Videos are either embedded from Crunchyroll or Hulu, respectively.
Disney XD: Disney.go.com
- Only has one of their latest run of Naruto Shippuden.
FANCAST: Fancast.com
- Being renamed xfinity TV
- Comcast Corp.'s VOD website
- They have their own video player, but they get most of their anime content from hulu.
FUNIMATION: FUNimation.com
*FUNimation Download-To-Own Video Store
*Veoh Channel
- Shows update weekly.
- Some of the videos are hulu embedded.
- Episodes are available for download for $1.99.
- Their Video-Based Social Networking site (formally known as Shodojo.com) is finally up on the Internet. The beta site can be found here.
hulu: Hulu.com
- Like that of regular T.V. shows, there will be the "occasional" commercial breaks.
- Most videos are either 360p or 480p quality. A 720p (anime?) video option is available to huluPLUS subscribers.
- huluPLUS is available for $7.99 a month.
IMDb: IMDb.com
- Credit to TheUndeadLord for the information
- Streams courtesy of hulu
MANGA Entertainment: Manga.com
MEDIA BLASTERS: Media-Blasters.com
Netflix: NetFlix.com
- A memberships is required. Plans start as low as $7.99/month.
playspan: Playspan.com
- Funimation titles.
- Streaming video rental service. Videos are 99 UPoints (about $1 each). Once the videos are unlocked one can watch them for 7 days.
Pokemon.com: Pokemon.com
OnePieceOfficial.com: OnePieceOfficial.com
- Uses the Funimation video player.
OTAKU USA Magazine: OtakuUSAMagazine.com
- Videos are embedded from either Crunchyroll or Hulu.
TOONZAKI: ToonZaki.com
- 4Kids streaming website
- Utilizes hulu embedded videos.
- Credit to BasouKazuma
tv.com: tv.com
veoh: Veoh.com
-Basically FUNi titles...
ViZ ANIME: VizAnime.com
- Utilizes hulu embedded videos.
4Kids: 4KidsTV.com
- All series are in English.
YouTube Channels:
YouTube Animation & Cartoons: YouTube.com
- Some of these videos are in parts.
- There is a HQ, high quality, option for some of the series.
- Videos are blocked in the US and possibly other areas.
Kadokawa Entertainment
- Available Worldwide
- Thanks to ps2xgmr for the info
MANGA Entertainment
ViZ MEDIA
- Only anime trailers and expo videos
If you speak Japanese, try these out:
Anime Newtype Channel- http://anime.webnt.jp/
Anime One- http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/ (Change from BIGLOBE Stream- http://broadband.biglobe.ne.jp/)
Broba/goo- http://bb.goo.ne.jp/special/broba_st/index.html** or http://bb.goo.ne.jp/anime/index.html**
Dot Anime- http://www.dot-anime.com/**
Toei Animation- http://www.anime-bb.com/
Videx- http://www.videx.jp/anime/**
- There are many more...
* Some of these sites offer rental VOD, utilise DRM, and/or some regional restrictions may apply (specifically Bandai Channel hosted content)
** Thanks to Kagami_NT for the info.
Download Sites:
amazon Video On Demand Anime Store: Amazon.com
- Mostly FUNimation titles
- They sell Anime episodes for $1.99.
iTunes: Apple.com
- They sell Anime episodes for $1.99.
- iTunes software is required.
totalvid: TotalVid.com
- Plans starting from only $9.95 per month.
zune: Zune.net
* Also accesible through XBOX LIVE
Similar Forum Thread(s):
- For a comprehensive list of where to find certain anime series on legal websites, take a peak at the mania.com user, Chronoclast's forum post.
Articles on Anime and Licensing and Copyright:
- How Fansubs Steal from Studios, One Episode at a time by DomFortress
* "A spirited discussion on [the] crunchyroll forums, where user DomFortress explains how illegal fansubs [and distribution practices] hurt the [Anime] industry"
Closing Notes:
- I will not discuss (argue) about the legality of Fansubs, other "Anime" streaming site, and the like on this thread, as there has been more than a handful of them going around the Anime community and on this site especially. I listed these sites as legal because they more than comply with the copyright law practices in the U.S. and Japan.
- If you have any knowledge of any more sites like these, legal and such (one that has ties with the Anime companies), please share them.
- Suggestions, comments, corrections, random crap, anything else?
Again, thanks for looking, and I hope that this thread helped you.
Also many thanks to the user zendude for making this list possible.
News and Updates:
- Added Anime on Demand to the list.
April 2011
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- FUNimation's new video site with social networking elements is finally online after years of waiting.
- Updated FUNimations entry for their new video portal.
- Updated VizAnime's description. They are no longer beta status.
- NEC BIGLOBE, Ltd today announced the launch of their new digital bookstore Android app, "SUGOI BOOKS." It launched with 100 authentic manga series translated into English. Their goal is to reach 50,000 manga books by the end of 2012.
* I will not add this to the list as it relates to manga, not anime. NTT Docomo, Bitway (with help from Crunchyroll), and Itochu are also planning to launch their own e-book services.
November 2010
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- Changed the hyperlink to Crunchyroll's Apple device app.
- Changed the webcast AnimeTV status to pending. They are probably dead.
- Netflix announced today a new streaming only plan for only $8 a month.
- Updated the Netflix pricing in the list. Unfortunately they raised their prices and no longer go as low as $4.99 anymore.
- Funimation adds videos to PlaySpan.
- Added PlaySpan to the list.
- Recently Hulu Plus has dropped a dollar in price making it $8 a month. This is helpful for those who care to stream their anime selection through a PS3 or other set-top box like Roku and other devices in higher quality.
- Updated the Hulu description to include Hulu Plus.
* Can anyone tell me if the anime on Hulu Plus is actually available in HD? Or does the 720p only apply to the new tv seasons they have?
- CRACKLE Launches The ANIME OVERDRIVE COLLECTION, one new anime series every week 'till 2011
- Updated the Crackle listing with the new anime link and added details.
- Dailymotion brings Crunchyroll's Top Asian Content to its Global Audience
- Added Dailymotion to the list
- Updated Otaku Magazine listing. They no longer cycle through anime videos with every issue, but instead embed most anime found at video portals such as Crunchyroll and hulu.
- Aniplex will allow the streaming of Oreimo and Togainu no Chi on ANN despite the leak last month.
- Funimation is giving the first episode of a few anime away for free on iTunes for a limited time.
- Funimations supposed launch of a new video site last month never happened. Delayed again.
* It's taken FUNi what... two years now to launch this site. HOLY CRAP
October 2010
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- Noted that Gong's YouTube channel has placed region restrictions on their videos for the US and possibly others.
- Noted that Comcast's Fancast website is having an identity crises and is now switching to the name xfinity tv, but the domain remains the same.
- Updated Zune's hyperlink
- Removed TotalVid's free trial offer.
- Anime News Network to Launch 1st Simulcast, Oreimo
- Senators Ease Off Internet 'Censorship' Bill After Outcry
- FUNimation is suppose to launch their new video and social networking site this month. Keep an eye out for it.
September 2010
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- Added a reference to the comprehensive anime list, by the mania.com user chronoclast, to the main post.
- Added a link for people to sign up for Funimation's new beta social networking and video portal before it goes public.
* It might be too late because they were only going to allow a limited number of people access this month to try it out. I applied more then a month ago, but never gained access, so I don't know if the slots filled up really quickly or if I just wasn't cool enough to be accepted.
- Added Disney XD
- Removed gaia.com
- Removed Naruto.com (videos moved to vizanime.com)
- Removed vuze.com
- Removed the misplaced letter "e" from the zune.net entry.
- Removed the broken link to the CR user Brennan's condensed wiki article on Licensing. I'll try to find a replacement.
- I've noticed that this thread no longer feeds to Crunchyroll's main page. There must be a block. I totally understand why this might be. Like I said in this post, if CR ever decides they don't want these websites published on their forums then by all means, purge this topic from existence. My feelings would not be hurt.
- 4Kids Launches Toonzaki Anime Streaming Site
- Added Toonzaki
- Fixed tv.com's hyperlink so that it only pulls up shows with episodes online
- All video's on gaia have been removed "due to what can only be described as a total lack of interest."
- Added the YouTube channels NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT and Viz Media
- For some time now, Funimation's website has started embedding hulu videos into their player. This is only noticeable for the shows that can be found on both Funimation and hulu's website.
- Eliminated the websites from the list that have removed their anime.
- I haven't taken the time to verify vuze as a legit source of anime, so if anyone has any insight on this, please share.
July 2010
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- FUNimation announced today that they will allow private beta testing in September for their new Video-Based Social Networking Website (the project formerly known as Shodojo.com). The public launch is planned in October.
- Removed dead hyperlink to Shodojo.com
- Added tv.com
- Added references to the various apps for Crunchyroll and the Anime Network.
June 2010
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- Added the webcast AnimeTV
- Added CRACKLE
- Added FANCAST
- Alphabetized the listing
- Eliminated the big ugly URL's
- Updated several URL's.
- Changed the status for several sites. (I'm likely to drop vuze very soon unless I find a reason to keep it)
- Added more color
- Other minor adjustments...
* Recently I was reminded that I have not been updating this thread. It is a shame, I know. My apologies. It is rather difficult for me to maintain the list with so much happening so quickly. I do realize that I've missed or neglected to include a lot of stuff here and for that I'm truly sorry. If you happen to know of any interesting developments regarding legal anime online or if you find one of those websites offering such content that somehow got missed, please share. It would help a lot. Thanks!
- Here is yet another similar thread on The Anime Forum: The Guide and Thread For Free, Legally Streaming Anime: Volume II
- Shodojo.com has been down for months. Marked as "Closed" until further notice.
* Apparently FUNi is still planning to go through w/ this, but they've chosen to rename the project.
- Removed ADV's website. Their anime can still be found online at The Anime Network as well as some other channels with respect to the new companies that broke off, Section 23 Films and Sentai Filmworks.
- Added Media Blasters
- Changed the url for Otaku USA Magazine's "Virtual DVD" video page. They no longer require the passwords that were originally published in the magazine.
February 2010
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- FUNimation has been adding several series to hulu recently. Shin Chan, Soul Eater, Spice and Wolf, to name a few.... Edit: I just looked at ANN and see that FUNi has been adding a bunch to their own site and YouTube as well.
* Update to my previous 1/22 update: umm... yeah, I won't be getting around to renovating the list for some time. Sorry.
January 2010
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- Added Manga Entertainment and their YouTube Channel
- Added Pokemon.com
- Added OnePieceOfficial.com
- Added Shodojo
* I hope to buckle down and improve the layout of the list fairly soon. Stay tuned!
- Update to 1/16's Tip: CR officially announced it's app today. It was previously only made known to Premium Members and to those who stumbled across it in the iTunes warehouse.
- The Anime Network has officially announced their new iPhone and iPod Touch app that can stream select anime on those devices.
* Tip: They're not the only newcomers to the app store.
- I haven't updated this in a long time so I just wanted to say Happy New Year and share some free anime with you guys from The Anime Network. It's only available until Jan. 2nd, 10 AM CST so rush on over there.
Year 2009
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December 2009
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- Even better then the free 8 minutes of EVA from my last update: everyone can now watch a 27 minute teaser of the movie! Take a look.
- Funimation is streaming the first 8 minutes of Neon Genesis Evangelion: 1.01 You Are (Not) Alone.
October 2009
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- Starting today a week after Kiddy Girl-and airs in Japan each ep. will be up on YouTube for only 24hrs.
- End of the world as Hollywood knows it
* "Hulu may be doing immediate harm to elements of your business, but waiting right behind Hulu in the shadows, are things that do so much more harm." --Eric Garland, Big Champagne CEO
* It's sad to say this, but the anime industry is in the same boat. Hopefully a life raft is nearby. Things could get a little wet.
- ADVFilms now refers to Section23 Films.
- I've been meaning to add Otaku USA Magazine and I finally got around to it. Your welcome.
- An update concerning Strike Witches from Funimation. As of yesterday the uncensored videos are no longer available for streaming. In their place are the censored ones. The downloads from them are still unedited and FUNi plans to release the uncensored version on DVD.
- Funimation Streams Uncensored Strike Witches Episodes
* For those unaware, Strike Witches is available censored on Crunchyroll for purchase, but episode 8 is missing.
September 2009
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- I usually do not make updates solely for announcements of new simulcasts, but this time I just can't help myself. Being as I'm a fan of Inuyasha, I must share the good news.
- The PlayStation Network is giving away Gunslinger Girl - "Distance Between Two: Brother and Sister" (Season 2: Episode 1) for free until Thursday, Sept. 17th.
- Koihime Musou has also been added to Crunchyroll's library recently (if you were unaware).
- Here's a list of anime now available on the PlayStation Network
- The Anime Newtype Channel and Bandai Channel have teamed up to bring the uncensored version of Fight Ippatsu! Jyuden-chan (aka Charger Girl Ju-den Chan) online.
* Be aware that these websites are Japanese and do not provide subtitles.
**Also note that the videos are the original uncensored ones that aired on the AT-X Network. You've been warned! Crunchyroll applied censorship to the videos that are available here for its viewers and will provide them for rebroadcast on Japanese television soon.
August 2009
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- Added more Japanese websites.
- Funimation's One Piece simulcast to resume tonight!
- One Piece simulcasts will return Aug. 29th!
- Bandai Channel to Stream Anime in U.S., Europe, and Asia in 2010.
- Tokyopop Announces Online Manga Program
- There is word that there will be an announcement tomorrow regarding the One Piece streaming hiatus.
* I suspect that FUNi will resume simulcasting soon...
- Saki Website Launches Mahjong Mini-Game Online
- Digital Download of Shuffle! in English Available Worldwide Exclusively at Mangagamer.com
*I'm sorry I haven't been around to keep this updated. I've been really busy... Anyway, these technically are not videos, but they're still digital anime goodness. enjoy!
- Hanasakeru Seishonen has been added to the Crunchyroll library.
July 2009
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7/ 31/09
- Myself Yourself and Hyakko have been added to Crunchryoll's library.
- Added veoh.com
- Removed BOST TV and Direct2Drive. If either of these return to offer anime, please let me know.
- VIZ Media Brings the Latest NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Story Arc to iTunes for Digital Download — First Episode Now Available for Free
- VIZ Media Announces Inuyasha Episodes Now Available on Hulu in the US
- Kannagi (s) ep.1 and 2 are streaming on the Anime News Network. Videos now on sale at amazon.com and Right Stuf.
- VIZ Media's Inuyasha Anime Episodes Now Available On The iTunes Store, First Episode Now Available For Free
- Viz Media Announces Inuyasha Episodes Now Available on Hulu in the US
- Bandai Tries New Anime Business Model
- Gonzo has added more titles in the crunchyroll library: Gankutsuou and Gad Guard.
*I have suspected for a while now that gonzo will be adding more of their content here, including some of their selections that hasn't been to the U.S. Though, for now, the titles that are being added here are ones that have already been release in DVD in the R1 region.
- The FUNimation video portal is again streaming simulcasts of Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ after the incident with leaked advanced episodes that happened several weeks ago.
- Bandai Entertainment Adds Kannagi Anime DVDs & Streams
*AnimeNewsNetwork and the Kannagi fan website are streaming Kannagi with two new episodes a week for three weeks.
- Shueisha's Yokuwakaru Gendai Mahou is Top New Simulcast Crunchyroll
- Crunchyroll Streams 'Altered' Charger Girl Ju-den Chan
*This is the censored version.
- Crunchyroll Streams Kanamemo
*I think that Shinji is a lolicon.
- Keynote, Day 3: Kun Gao on Anime on the Internet
*Kun Gao, crunchyroll CEO and co-founder, comments on the transition of the Anime from the DVD to the internet and how this new model is going to affect the future of Anime.
- Keynote, Day Two: Shawne Kleckner on the state of the Anime Industry
*Shawne Kleckner, CEO of The Right Stuf International, addresses current the state of the Anime Industry. This mentions current business model, the adaption of an online distribution model, and the model that is to be taken to restore the U.S. Anime industry from what it is now.
- Crunchyroll Adds Kanamemo, Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō, Jūden-chan
- Added YouTube Animation & Cartoons channel and FUNimation Download-To-Own Video Store
- Anime Market Decline Slowing
- Crunchyroll Indicates Plans to Simulcast Aoi Hana
- Joost Reorganizes, Shifts Focus from Own Ad-Based Site
*This is yet a comment on what the site is going to do with its Anime content. Most of the Anime here can be found on the Hulu site.
- Sherlock Hound & Galaxy High School
- Crunchyroll Adds Kunio Katō's Oscar-Winning Petits Cubes
- Aoi Hana is Here!
- Funimation to Host Shodojo.com Social Community Site
*This is probably a FUNimation version of the crunchyroll site. The motto is "1000s OF EPISODES, 1000s OF FRIENDS, WAITING FOR YOU." The site is still in beta and has yet to have any content. You can check it out here http://www.shodojo.com/. If or when this site opens, it will be added to the list.
- Bandai Entertainment Adds Eureka 7 Film, Streams TV Series (Updated)
- Eureka Seven 1-8 now streaming for free on ANN
June 2009
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- Haruhi Suzumiya Anime Officially Posted in English on YouTube
*This streaming also includes one of the new episodes. The streaming will be available until July 5 or July 6, depending where you are.
*Here is the link to the Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=AA844FB687BA335E.
- ANN Launches New Streaming Anime from hulu.com, Joost
*The Anime News Network has acquired more series from its partners for its video library.
- Funimation Portal Streams New Fullmetal Alchemist Again
*The FUNimation video is now releasing the simulcasts of Fullmetal Alchemist from 10-12. Also, the site has improved it's bandwidth, video player, and security.
- Marvelous Animes!
*Announced by keikawa, crunchyroll is now streaming Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo and Happiness, both from the same studio that brought us School Days.
- Anime Network Online: Over 300 Hours of Anime Available via the Internet
*HD content has been added as well.
- Anime Network Adds Abenobashi, Other Titles Online
*Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Lost Universe, El Hazard: The Wanderers, SuperGALS!, Koi Koi Seven, Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat, and Izumo
- Updated the list. I removed the long lists of Anime titles.
- Added Vuze download site and animenetwork youtube channel.
- Japan Strengthens Copyright Laws for Downloading
- Sherlock Hound Anime Streamed in English on YouTube
- Anime Network Streams GetBackers, Pet Shop of Horrors
- Crunchyroll Anime Now on ANN
- Funimation Streams Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom Anime
- School Days to Be Posted on Crunchyroll This Spring
- Hulu Adds Full Episodes of Full Metal Alchemist 2 Brotherhood to Fast Growing Anime Library
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 to Stream on Crunchyroll
- Joost Streams All 101 Episodes of Slam Dunk
- Anime News Network Adds Anime from Funimation
- ADV, Funimation Add New Anime Titles Online
- Quantcast One Piece Pirate Anime to Start Simulcast on May 30
- Air Master, the streetfighter
- FMA BROTHERHOOD showed in Europe
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood on YouTube
- Best Student Council, Angelic Layer Streaming for Free
- Kurokami Blasts into CR
- YouTube, Crunchyroll Stream Kurokami TV Anime
- Anime Network Posts Full Metal Panic, Ghost Stories Online
- Anime Network Posts Detective Loki, Rune Soldier
- Mecha Madness
*Gravion and Gravion ZWEI are released in crunchyroll.
April 2009
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- Added 4Kids Channel (including Youtube Channel)
- Added VEOH FUNimation Channel
* Funimation Adds More Anime to Veoh Video Website
* Veoh Networks Inks Distribution Deal with Funimation Entertainment
- crunchyroll adds a HELL of a lot of stuff: Hayate the Combat Butler 2nd Season, Kigurumikku, NATSU NO ARASHI!, Saki – The Player, Shangri-la, Ristorante Paradiso, Glass Mask, and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
* Crunchyroll Simulcasts 2nd Hayate the Combat Butler Season
* Kigurumikku V3 Anime Listed on Crunchyroll
* Stimulus Simulcast Package - 4 new Anime premiere on CR!
* Crunchyroll to Simulcast Ristorante Paradiso on Wednesday
* Crunchyroll Adds 2005 Glass Mask Shōjo TV Anime
* Crunchyroll Adds Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Updated)
- FUNimation Entertainment Announces New Digital Partnership with Toei Animation
* FUNimation channel adds Air Master, Captain Harlock, Digimon Adventure 02, Fist of the North Star, Galaxy Express, Pretty Cure, and Slam Dunk
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Debuts on Funimation- Weekly streams of new episodes
- Funimation to Stream Kiddy Grade, Mushi-Shi, Ouran on ANN
* Anime News Network adds Aquarion, Ga-Ra-Ku-Ta: Mr. Stain on Junk Alley, Ghost Hunt, Glass Fleet, Jyu-Oh-Sei, Kiddy Grade, MoonPhase, Mushi-Shi, Rumbling Hearts, Suzuka, and XXXHOLiC
- Viz to Stream Dubbed Naruto Episodes on Joost, Hulu
March 2009
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- Added Netflix Channel
- Added OTAKU USA Magazine
- FUNimation Channel Update: Added Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (DUB, complete) and more episodes of other series
- GaiaOnline Update: Added Rumbling Hearts, Slayer!, Aquarion, Glass Fleet, and xxxHolic
- crunchyroll Update: Added La Corda d'Oro - Primo Passo complete (Right now for Anime members only) and new season La Corda d'Oro - Secondo Passo
- Crunchyroll's Spring Anime Lineup
* shinji finally announced the new Spring Lineup
- Added Microsoft Download Sites: Zune.net and Xbox Live Marketplace
- Added Amazon Video On Demand Anime Store
- ADV Films, Anime Network Add Anime to iTunes Store
* iTunes added Saiyuki, Angelic Layer, Pet Shop of Horrors, Mahoromatic, Tsukihime for $1.99 per episode.
- Added TotalVid.com download site
- TotalVid.com Launches with Largest Library of Anime Downloads (News Vintage 11/08/04)
* Mostly FUNimation titles
- Funimation to Stream Gonzo's Current and Future Works
* FUNimation is now streaming The Tower of Druaga and Blassreiter.
- Added "Notes on Licensing and Copyright"
* "Licensing" and "How Fansubs Steal from Studios, One Episode at a time"
- Crunchyroll to Add Chi's, Mainichi Kāsan, Saki Anime
* La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~, La Corda D'Oro ~secondo passo~, and Shangri-La will start airing on crunchyroll within the coming weeks, just in time for the spring lineup.
- Crunchyroll to Add Chi's, Mainichi Kāsan, Saki Anime
* Black Jack Special: The 4 Miracles of Life, Catman, Glass Maiden, Chi's Sweet Home, Mainichi Kāsan, and Saki
- GaiaOnline Cinema added new content: Kiddy Grade, Mushi-Shi, Peach Girl, School Rumble, Shuffle!, and The Galaxy Railways
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Reborn! Anime Worldwide
* Katekyo Hitman Reborn! starts to be streamed on crunchyroll starting March 21
- Heroic Age, Origin, Big Windup Now Streaming on Hulu
- Added iTunes site
- Bandai YouTube Channel: Complete episodes of Code Geass: Lelouch of Rebellion and started streaming Gundam 00 in both DUB and SUB
- Added ADVFilms Download Site (will list shows later)
- Added crunchyroll lineup and calendar links
- Kadokawa to stream The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
* Simulcast streaming of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya re-airing
- Channel Added: Cartoon Network
- Channels Added: IMDb, Naruto.com, Kadokawa Entertainment Channel, and Gaia Online
- Japanese Channels Added: Toei Animation, BIGLOBE, Anime Newtype Channel
- Funimation Entertainment and Gaia Online Partner to Bring Anime to Virtual Cinemas
* Black Blood Brothers, MoonPhase, Peach Girl and Suzuka on Gaia Online
- ANN Streams More Anime Series from Funimation
* Aquarion, Origin: Spirits of the Past, School Rumble, more
Update 6/8/2010: ignore this post. i would delete it if i could (to lazy to get a mod). a year ago it was a reply to the user zendude, whom started this thread and was asking me to take care of it for him. He nuked his account shortly after and now for some reason out of the blue his post got deleted today. maybe a mod did this.... i dunno. . . . . now i have triple post, "yay." boy, that was a 'long winded' explanation and not really necessary. well, if you're still reading this it's yodf because u didn't heed my advice to ignore this post
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If it's wrong to tell the truth then call me wrong.
This is not the only instance of a user compiling a list of legal sources online. Many similar attempts have been made on other sites and forums. So I am not alone.
BTW, this thread is a continuation from the original that has plenty of hidden goodies in it as well from contributors. This list is not perfect nor complete, but it is still a nice reference.
mozychan wrote:
This is not the only instance of a user compiling a list of legal sources online. Many similar attempts have been made on other sites and forums. So I am not alone.
BTW, this thread is a continuation from the original that has plenty of hidden goodies in it as well from contributors. This list is not perfect nor complete, but it is still a nice reference.
Thanks for reviving the list.
Also, I would like to know the other sites and forum that has such an extensive list.
I think that this is one of the more completed list out there.
All Hail Zero-sama!
Loli-Hime wrote:
Thanks for reviving the list.
Also, I would like to know the other sites and forum that has such an extensive list.
I think that this is one of the more completed list out there.
No problem. Zendude turned it over to me.
They all pretty much have the same stuff. One that I know of is incomplete, but can be found at the Anime News Network forum. Here's another and another...
thank you very much..
mozychan wrote:
Loli-Hime wrote:
Thanks for reviving the list.
Also, I would like to know the other sites and forum that has such an extensive list.
I think that this is one of the more completed list out there.
No problem. Zendude turned it over to me.
They all pretty much have the same stuff. One that I know of is incomplete, but can be found at the Anime News Network forum. Here's another and another...
Thanks for the list.
By the way, I like this list better because it is colorful. Although, some of the urls need to be fixed because they are so long and look awful.
If I were you, I'd probably update the link on ANN from the old thread to this one.
All Hail Zero-sama!
This thread is really helpful... Thanks
thank you =3
still think you shouldnt put these lists out in the boards on a site against nonliscensed anime streams- cause that just gives them a list of who to shoot down.
wouldnt you like to know?


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So last night Reversion and I got on our level 80 SAN alts – my pally, his druid – and ran a few randoms for badges; I need the heirloom bow for a hunter I want to roll. We queued up. The second heroic we got was DTK. Our DPS were a shaman, a hunter, and a dk. Right off the bat, the hunter pulls. I pick up the aggro, figuring it could have been a tab target issue. We kill things, finish buffing, start down the hallway.
Then the hunter and DK start speaking in tongues not even a Pentecostal would recognize. Took us a couple phrases to decide that no, they were not speaking another language. We noted the pair was from the same server but different guilds, shrugged, and played along, throwing some random Japanese and a few nonsense words out there. Trollgore died, we went upstairs. I notice the hunter isn't following us as we move toward the summoner boss. Who cares; things are dying fast and I'm starting to suspect this guy is fooling with us.
"Skip this" the dk says as we enter the summoner's room. First time I've ever been asked to skip that boss. We ignore him, the shaman triggers the boss by running past him, and we kill him down. The hunter rejoined us at some point. We proceed.
"Skip this one," the hunter asks as we near King Dred.
"We're here for badges," we explain, and I pull raptors.
"Fine," he snits. "You kill him. [dk] come over here."
They proceed to go hide in a corner. The shaman says nothing – and pops Heroism as soon as we pull the boss. Awesome.
I notice that the hunter is now displaying his Kingslayer title. As expected, this is a Big Raider here for Frost badges and nothing else. Ah well, who cares.
On the upper landing, he starts pulling trash. I try to let him get killed but the shaman, who I'm not resentful of, keeps dpsing and pulling aggro. So I kill things. Then he runs down to the end of the hall, shoots a couple. We're well clear and I'm going to let him eat a few hits – but the mobs start running right for Reversion, who is healing. Yup. He misdirected to the healer.
I easily pick up aggro. He and his dk bud are upstairs already. "[Shaman] don't get aggro," I say, as the dk dies. I keep trying to kick the hunter. First, I still had time to go (This was annoying, I'd have sworn that I was one of the sort of people who rarely kicks and should get insta-kick rights!). Then it kept being too soon after combat.
The DK released and was running back; I'm pretty sure he didn't expect a rez. The hunter, meanwhile, engaged the boss while the rest of us stood around well away. He must have fake died and reset it, because the boss stopped talking and the hunter wasn't dead.
Finally, there it was, the vote kick option. "The vote to kick [Huntard] has passed," my screen said, and I declined to pick up another person.
"[DK], you going to play nice or should we three man this?" Reversion asked.
"I'll be good," he promised, and since he was already back, we went ahead and took out the boss.
"[Hunter] is my rl friend but I'll tell him he's an a**hole," the DK added after we finished the boss.
We shared a laugh and told the DK he was ok even if his friend wasn't. The whole thing put a smile on my face. That hunter was back in the queue to get his frost badges, due for another 15 minute wait because he could not be civil for one fast dungeon run.
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With Spotify coming to America, Pandora Media debuting on Wall Street, Rdio possibly hooking up with Facebook and Slacker Radio making a splash, the spotlight on online music has never been more intense.
On Wednesday, SFGate.com jumped into the competition with SFGate Radio, a free online radio service designed to spotlight local musicians and performances. SFGate is the online home of The Chronicle and both are owned by Hearst Communications Inc.
Music fans can access SFGate Radio from the Entertainment, Music & Nightlife and Things to Do pages and play songs from about 235 Bay Area Bands or artists who have upcoming local performances.
There are also five genre "channels," such as hip-hop and rock, to discover new music. As with Oakland's Pandora radio, listeners can skip to the next song.
The service also has a calendar of upcoming shows, and links to buy tickets to events such as the Seedless Summer Tour at Berkeley's Greek Theater later this month.
And users can share songs or show information through Facebook and Twitter.
Radio is powered by Earbits Inc., a year-old Venice (Los Angeles County) startup that has a library of 25,000 songs from 2,000 bands, co-founder and CEO Joey Flores said in an interview.
Unlike other online radio firms that serve a wider audience, Flores said his company sought to carve out a niche serving regional music markets. The deal with SFGate.com is Earbits' first regional partnership, but he said the company hopes to expand to areas like Los Angeles, New Orleans, Nashville and Austin, Texas.
Earbits negotiates its own licensing deals with bands, labels and concert promoters, charging a fee for a set number of song plays. A $60 package, for example, gets about 3,000 plays of a song online.
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Joseph J. Leone said he and his wife, Cathi R. Leone, were watching a basketball game on TV with a friend after their Easter dinner around 7:30 Sunday night when they smelled smoke inside their two-family home at 29 Maplewood Road.
Their children Elizabeth Leone, 26, and Nicholas Leone, 24, live in the downstairs apartment and were also home.
"I smelled smoke and I looked out the window and saw a glow," Mr. Leone said, standing across the street of his home on the sidewalk while firefighters continued to put out the blaze from the two-alarm fire. "I opened the back door and saw flames. I yelled, 'Everyone out.' "
He said within a matter of minutes the roof was engulfed.
"It was surreal," he said.
The fire started somewhere on the back porch near the deck, he said, and moved up and engulfed the attic.
He ran and grabbed his 14-year-old collie and golden retriever mix, Mandy, and carried her down the stairs and out to safety.
"She is old and can't walk well and she is deaf," he said.
He said his wife wanted to go in and find their elderly cat, too, and look for their daughter's cat. Only their son's cat Nizmo had made it out, they said.
Mr. Leone said his family has owned the home more than 40 years and he has lived there since he was 10.
Melissa Lajeunesse, Mr. Leone's sister, who also grew up in the home, said childhood friend Tracy Wilson called her and told her that her brother's house was on fire.
Mrs. Lajeunesse was at her in-laws' for Easter with her husband, Michael Lajeunesse, and two children, she said, when she got the call.
"I thought they were all still in the house," she said. "I've never prayed so much in my life."
For the 10-minute ride from her in-laws' home in West Boylston to the Leone home, she said, she had no idea if her brother's family was OK.
"We're a praying family and we started praying in the car," she said. "When we got here I started running down the driveway calling their names until someone alerted me they were all out."
"This home has been in their family for many years," Ms. Wilson said. "I spent a lot of time in this house with them. It is sad to see this happening. There are so many memories."
The Gentiles, across the street at 28 Maplewood Road, opened their home to the family and dog Mandy while firefighters worked to put it out.
Marykate Gentile, 24, said she was watching TV with friend Alexis Peralta, 25, from Methuen, in the upstairs den of the home when they saw flames.
Mr. Peralta said he ran outside to tell Ms. Gentile's parents, who were sitting in their car in the driveway, and ran across the street to make sure the Leones were safe and neighbors were aware of the fire.
"The gravity of the situation hits you like a ton of bricks that there is a fire," he said. "I was worried that everyone wasn't aware."
He then quickly moved his and Ms. Gentile's cars off the street to make room for firetrucks, he said.
"Everyone was frantic, saying where is the Fire Department," he said. "You could hear them coming and then they arrived."
Deputy Fire Chief John F. Sullivan said the light rain, the incline of the streets in the area and the location of the home on a hill presented a challenge.
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Deputy Chief Sullivan said there were no injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, he said.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Split Nitrogen Applications for Better Wheat Yield
Experts in soil chemistry at Montana State University caution that applying all the nitrogen fertilizer required for wheat at one time can be risky.
According to MSU Extension, in irrigated systems, too much nitrogen early in the growing season can produce excess tillers, lead to lodging, and reduce yields. In dryland systems, nitrogen fertilizer may not get fully used for plant growth, especially in dry years.
In both dryland and irrigated systems, large, one-time applications have a high chance to be lost to groundwater from leaching or to the air as a gas. This is a financial loss to the producer and potentially detrimental to water and air quality.
Applying pre-plant nitrogen levels based on conservative yield goals is an alternative, especially in dry years. This early nitrogen can be supplemented with mid-to late-season nitrogen to increase grain yield and protein if production potential increases during the season.
By splitting nitrogen application, a producer can better match nitrogen rates to estimated yield potentials based on precipitation to date. If the weather is wet, then fertilizer amount and timing decisions should be based on whether the goal is a yield or protein increase. If the weather has been dry, then a second application may not be advisable.
Timing of in-season nitrogen application should be based on plant growth stage rather than a particular date. In dryland production, additional nitrogen for yield should be applied by early- to mid-tillering, to ensure yield is not hurt. This is particularly important with foliar application for spring wheat. By the time spring wheat approaches the boot stage, weather conditions are such that leaf burn becomes a risk sufficient to hurt yields. Because only about 10 percent of foliar applied nitrogen is taken up by leaves, it is important to follow application with at least half-inch of water to incorporate the nitrogen into the soil.
Incorporation is important for soil-applied nitrogen as well, which is possible in irrigated systems, and sometimes doubtful in dryland systems.
Yield from irrigated fields may increase with nitrogen applied as late as flowering. Although yield may improve with additional nitrogen applied at heading, nitrogen applied this late in the growing season generally cannot compensate for the yield deficit due to early under-fertilization.
Leaf burn increases as the nitrogen rate increases. The maximum suggested rate is 30 pounds nitrogen per acre to minimize yield reduction due to leaf burn. Liquid urea tends to produce less leaf burn than urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) and therefore can benefit yield more. Leaf damage increases with the inclusion of sulfur, the addition of Agrotain® to urea, or the addition of a surfactant to UAN solution with herbicide when nitrogen rate is greater than 20 pounds nitrogen per acre.
Using streamer bars to minimize direct leaf contact during application can substantially decrease leaf burn.
Late season nitrogen to increase protein is ideally applied at flowering. However, the ability to incorporate with rain or irrigation is more important than the exact timing at flowering.
Leaf burn increases the later that foliar nitrogen is applied. Up to 40 percent flag leaf burn from foliar nitrogen applied around flowering may increase protein, but it can also decrease yields. If there is the risk of scab, do not irrigate within five days of flowering.
The decision to apply late-season nitrogen to increase protein depends on: 1) whether it can be applied without substantially damaging the crop; and 2) if the expected protein response and discount are sufficiently high to justify the cost of fertilizer and application.
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Title: Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant
Author: Tony Cliff
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Lovable ne'er-do-well Delilah Dirk has travelled to Japan, Indonesia, France, and even the New World. Using the skills she's picked up on the way, Delilah's adventures continue as she plots to rob a rich and corrupt Sultan in Constantinople. With the aid of her flying boat and her newfound friend, Selim, she evades the Sultan's guards, leaves angry pirates in the dust, and fights her way through the countryside. For Delilah, one adventure leads to the next in this thrilling and funny installment in her exciting life.
A little bit Tintin, a little bit Indiana Jones, Delilah Dirk is a great pick for any reader looking for a smart and foolhardy heroine…and globetrotting adventures.
What a fun read! Selim is a lieutenant in the Turkish Janissary Corps, and he's content to be a soldier. Sure, the sultan is a blood-thirsty jerk, but Selim's life isn't so bad. He enjoys living a quiet life, brewing his delicious tea and keeping his head firmly attached to his neck. All of that changes when he's given the task of acting as the translator for a new prisoner. Delilah Dirk is everything that Selim is not. She's bold and confident, and she thrives on danger. She's a master swordswoman, she's traveled the world, and nothing intimidates her. When Selim relates Delilah's boastful stories to the sultan, his peaceful life comes to a screeching halt. Delilah has arrived at the palace with one goal in mind, and that's robbing the sultan. When she escapes, Selim is accused of being her accomplice, and suddenly he's living a life on the run.
I enjoyed the interaction between Delilah and Selim. Delilah is like a forest fire; she is a force of nature, and if you find yourself standing against her, good luck! She is clever and resourceful, and nothing phases her. Like a cyclone heading for landfall, it's best to just get out of her way. Selim, on the other hand, is quiet spoken, and he wants to live a long, happy, healthy life. He immediately realizes that he's live a short, painful life if he continues hanging around with Delilah, but honor requires that he pay back the debt that he owes her. She rescued him when he was about to be executed, and while he's rather go hide somewhere safe, his pride won't allow him to shirk his obligations. Never mind that Delilah drags him from one deadly adventure to the next. A debt is a debt, darn it!!
I loved Selim. He thinks he knows what he wants out of life, but he really hasn't a clue. Racing about after Delilah is one heart pounding thrill after another, and while Selim professes to dislike his new circumstances, he has to admit that there are some advantages. Fresh air, nights under the stars, the satisfaction of a good meal cooked from scratch. Delilah's an entertaining companion, full of death-defying tales of her previous endeavors. When he's given the opportunity to settle down and have that peaceful existence he's longed for, he realizes that there's something to be said for the company of a good friend.
At it's core, Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant is the story of friendship. Sure, it's got all of that fun sword fighting, mass destruction, and running for your life, but this is the story of two polar opposites who discover that together they make a team to be reckoned with, and that together, they make a more cohesive whole. The full-color, expressive art is just as engaging as the storyline, and the dialog is snappy and keeps the plot racing along. This is a fun read, one that's hard to put down. I read it in one sitting, and was entertained from the first page to the last.
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Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. recently announced several new aid programs and an additional investment in an existing program that will provide more financial aid to high-achieving students beginning in Fall 2014.
In addition to the $9 million increase in institutional aid implemented last year, Liberty is offering the new Virginia High Achievers Scholarship, Legacy Scholarship, the Liberty Scholars Grant Program, and is also increasing some of the amounts given for the Academic Achievement Scholarship, which is based on cumulative GPA, as well as SAT and ACT scores.
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The Liberty Scholars Grant Program is for resident undergraduate and graduate students. The grant is based on the student's respective cumulative GPA and expected family contribution (EFC) from the FAFSA. Awards range from $300-$1,000 per semester for resident graduate students and $1,000-$2,000 per semester for resident undergraduate students.
The Academic Achievement Scholarship will help more than 7,000 qualifying students receive over $15 million in aid at Liberty this year alone. Some of the amounts are increasing by as much as $500.
As part of its commitment to furthering the Great Commission, Liberty recently launched a new missionary scholarship, which grants full tuition to children of missionaries whose organizations work closely with Liberty. Additionally, a loan forgiveness program has been instituted for qualified Liberty graduates serving in the mission field. The loan forgiveness program will pay up to 20 percent per year of the balance of federal student loans (up to $30,000 per individual) to qualifying alumni.
For more information on tuition, scholarships, and grants, visit Liberty's Financial Aid homepage.
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Perfect Crime, The (US - DVD R1)
Gabe Powers writes the ferpect DVD review for a ferpect black comedy...
Rafael (or Rafa, as his friends call him) is on top of the world, loving up the ladies, and shoe-in for department store manager. The department store and the ladies are Rafa's life. When men's department rival Don Antonio makes steals the management position and fires Rafa, there is a scuffle. In the scuffle Antonio is accidentally killed. Rafa finds help in his murder cover-up from the most unlikely source—Lourdes, a homely coworker who has pined after him for years. Lourdes now owns Rafa, and Rafa needs out. To get rid of her without revealing his involvement in the disappearance of Antonio he must plan the perfect crime.
I'm not very familiar with Spanish cinema, past or present, beyond the grimier horror stuff. What I do know is that the country, contrary to Pan's Labyrinth, is that Pedro Almodovar rules the international output with an iron fist. That may be a bit dramatic, but it's pretty much all I hear as a sorry excuse for a cineaste that doesn't pay nearly enough attention to European cinema. It's little surprise that the second a film by a different filmmaker finally escapes to the United States every critic is making direct comparisons.
Oh, but here's the good part—I'm such a sorry excuse for a film fan that I've never even seen an Almodovar film in its entirety. I've caught several bits on TV, but not enough to make a valid comparison of my own. So then, when everyone's done judging me, I'll get on with my review.
The Perfect Crime, or El Crimen Ferpecto, as it's more amusingly called in its native tongue, is a damn funny series of unfortunate events. It's a very modern take on two classic film models—a carefree, playboy chauvinist gets his proper comeuppance, and a desperate man tries to plan a untraceable murder. These stories have been told more times than I can count, but here they are revisited with vicious and energetic vigour.
Everything about the film's plot and style is in constant contrast. The jokes are old school, from the glory days of Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn screwballs, the days when you had to imply vulgarity, yet the film itself is visually quite vulgar. The opening scenes, where Rafa thrusts us into his world of debaucherous capitalism, are reminiscent of something like Fight Club or Trainspotting. Though lead characters have narrated directly to their audiences for years, this looks and feels quite modern. This whole mix of eras cumulates when Rafa rushes to the video store to rent classics that might help him plan the perfect murder.
The humour works because often the best jokes have already been told, but it also works because of director Álex de la Iglesia's (whose Perdita Durango is on my Netflix rental cue, and whose 800 Balas was slightly disappointing) utter control of the situation. The comedy often promenades into the absurd, but is always pulled back before things get too nutty. This pull back is vital as these cartoonish and absurd moments are almost always surprises. It's a delicate balance that's rarely misaligned.
The Perfect Crime is a perfectly playful film, though its comedy is of the black variety, the mood rarely shifts into a place so dark less tolerant viewers will want to leave. The acting is often broad, but perfectly pitched for the situation, only a handful of background players overshoot their marks. Guillermo Toledo is a revelation, able to play straight man to an entire world of comic relief, and able to act entire scenes with his eyebrows alone. He and Mónica Cervera (both of whom were nominated for Goyas) manage to believably switch roles and character types half way through the film, and both manage screwball humour without a lot of Jerry Lewis styled histrionics.
The Perefect Crime takes place almost exclusively in the fluorescent light Mecca of the Yeyo department store. Colours are rich, bright, and for the most part very warm. The contrast here is that any time Rafa is forced to leave the store his world becomes darker, and cooler. This anamorphically enhanced DVD from Tartan reproduces this dizzying mix of colours rather beautifully, and even bright reds are relatively noise free. This wonderful colour sometimes finds its way into the darker areas, and thusly blacks are usually tinted to a degree. The transfer is not progressive, and there are some instances of interlacing images. Details could be sharper, but are still better than those of a lot of discs on the market (and from Tartan).
The Perfect Crime isn't an action epic, but because of its quirky and poppy soundtrack this is still a lively track. I can't say this is a particularly special track, but I can't complain either. The surround channels are most lively during musical montages and the final act 'action' scenes. The overall fidelity of the music, a mix of styles, is extremely crisp and impressive. Dialogue is centered and clear, and the subtitles only slightly lag on a few occasions.
Director Álex de la Iglesia is a very amusing guy. He's very dry, and I like it. For the most part this is a very tecnical track though, and doesn't have much time for laughs, but I enjoyed it alright. The director is joined by his co-writter, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, who doesn't get too many words in, but also offers up a few gems.
The commentary is followed by a behind the scenes featurette that though obviously made to sell the film, manages to entertain for its brief runtime. Iglesia is just as dry on set, and all the actors appear to be having an absolute blast. Infectious but rather uninformative. The featurette is followed up with a selection of Tartan trailers.
I had a great time with The Perfect Crime, but recognize it's a bit of an acquired taste. Comedy is very subjective, and I can't guarantee the laughs. If you enjoy classic screw-ball comedies, modern dry witticism, and the oddness found in Wes Anderson's work ( Rushmore, The Life Aquatic), I'm guessing you'll get a solid chuckle out of this flick too. The DVD isn't much to write home about, but looks and sounds pretty good.
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With this review coming so soon after Shanghai Surprise, I have to wonder if this film is actually worth watching, or if absolutely anything would get a decent review following a viewing of Shanghai Surprise. :D
I jest, good review. Not heard of this at all, so would certainly be interested in giving it a look.
I jest, good review. Not heard of this at all, so would certainly be interested in giving it a look.
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Actually, I watched this one first, if that makes a difference.
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The main actor looks a lot like Peter Jackson to me.
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Yes! Thank you! Everyone said I was crazy, but I totally think he looks like the new Peter Jackson.
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I hope Tartan USA obtains one of the director's other films like Accion Mutane (which is OOP now in R1 land.
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I loved Tolledo's performance in this one.
Monica Cervera (she's also in "20 Cms" is very good too if not in that nasty, love to hate her kinda way.
It's kind of a slight attack on materialism in society today but it is pretty enjoyable.
Monica Cervera (she's also in "20 Cms" is very good too if not in that nasty, love to hate her kinda way.
It's kind of a slight attack on materialism in society today but it is pretty enjoyable.
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Release Date: 3rd April 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0 Spanish
Subtitles: English
Extras: Director Commentary, Featurette, Trailers
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Director: Álex de la Iglesia
Cast: Guillermo Toledo, Monica Cervera, Luis Varela
Length: 104 minutes
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On January 03 2008, 10:38 AM, mnp13 wrote:interesting list. where do you stand?
Abortion - must be allowed, though I'm ok with parental consent for minors since if something goes wrong it will probably be the parents who have to take care of that problem.
gun control - I agree with background checks but responsible citizens should be able to carry if they want
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death penalty - should be leagal and used much more frequently, and no more being on death row for years and years. and I'm anti-plea bargain too. on that same topic, I am against a lot of the "prisoners rights" stuff as well. I don't have cable TV, why should a rapist get it?
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I want to thank all of those who have sent me input and comments on the posts so far, and would encourage you to post any comments you have on this post.
Sounds good but...
I have to say I've struggled with the write up for this diocese, because as I said in my first post, on the face of it, it is doing some good things. Yet much of what I've seen that looks so good in principle seems actually to be designed to undermine the faith not aid it.
Initiatives to educate the laity for example, should be something we can applaud in these days of dire ignorance of the faith. But if what is taught is not actually the faith, then better to be silent!
Encouraging the faithful to read Scripture is again a really excellent thing to be doing in principle - for ignorance of Scripture is, St Jerome tells us, ignorance of Christ. But if the faithful are not given the proper tools, the proper context for their lectio divina, the result will be protestant sola scriptura and the promotion of the 'magisterium of me', not Catholicism.
Similarly, actively engaging the laity to do the things necessary to enhance the liturgy is in principle a good thing. But is having six to eight totally unnecessary Extraordinary Ministers of Communion at each Mass is not really, in my view, something to be applauded!
Undermining the priesthood
But today I want to come to an even more serious problem, namely what appears to be the systematic undermining of the Catholic priesthood through initiatives in relation to the liturgy, ecumenism and the 'lay' leadership.
As I wrote on this subject a year ago, I find it hard to believe that any bishop could really be doing what Bishop Walker seems to be. So if I've got it all wrong, do tell me.
But on the face of it, some terrible things are happening in this diocese, and in all of the areas, the diocese is currently going through an extended 'synod' process, to end this May, which seem intent on pushing current directions in the diocese oh so much further across the line…
Vexilla Regis has recently featured a series of posts chronicling the current unhappy state of play in Wahroonga Parish over lay leadership, where the people of the parish are desperately trying to oppose an attempt to impose a 'lay-led' model on them against their wishes. I want here to provide some context and history to what has been going on there…
But first a few comments on other matters for the sake of completeness.
The liturgy
|Source: Diocesan website
The building itself was built as a parish church in 1991, and became the cathedral in 2008. But it does preserve a nice stained glass window and altar (albeit cut down to size!) from the original church, so while as a Cathedral it might perhaps lack some grandeur, it isn't as bad as some recent cathedral building and renovation efforts as far as I can gather!
Indeed, grandeur is not in favour in Broken Bay – I'm told the confirmations at which the photo of an altar girl below was taken actually took place in a school gymnasium!
|Source: Pittwater Parish website
The booklet tells us that the liturgy needs to appeal to "the whole person". So having stripped it of so many of the traditional means of doing just that – beautiful churches, the sacred space of the sanctuary, nice vestments, incense, ritual, chant and more – we have to create new means of providing an audio-visual 'show', injecting yet another form of commentary onto the Mass texts. All pretty sad really….
The diocese does have a (nominally) contemplative monastery (though in fact some of the monks act as parish priests), in the form of the Benedictines of Arcadia, who, from what I've heard of them, would fit right into the diocesan ethos…
|Source: Monastery website
Inter-religious and ecumenical activity
But it is its ecumenical and inter-faith initiatives for which the diocese is most (in)famous! The diocese has some 31,000 people identifying as belonging to religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. Accordingly, it takes great pride in setting out its various forms of "engagement" with these communities - an annual Holocaust memorial service, educational Seder meals, a diocesan Iftar meal, and learning about the Jewish context of the "Jewish" scriptures [um, aren't they our Scriptures too!]. But like most dioceses in Australia (with one or two notable exceptions) it has nothing to say in its celebratory edition of the Broken Bay News, about its mission activities targeted at these groups. One can only assume that there are none.
Similarly, the diocese has put enormous effort into things that promote 'unity', while as far as I can see ignoring efforts to bring about genuine unity by conversion! It is a signatory, with Maitland-Newcastle, to an agreement with the Anglicans which involves regular swap meeting (remember the one that the Vatican had to put a stop too!). It holds for example, an annual ecumenical "Service of Reconciliation to pray for Catholic-Anglican reconciliation" and other like events; conducts a regular "Episcopal Dialogue in which Bishop David engages in public conversation on various topics with Anglican bishops from surrounding dioceses" (BBN, December 2011). It has signed up a number of "local covenant" agreements with Anglican and Uniting Church communities.
But what real concrete outcomes have actually come out of all of this activity?
'Lay leadership'
But I can't end this write-up of the state of the Church in Broken Bay diocese without at least some discussion of the Bishop's push to introduce a 'lay leadership' model into parishes.
There is nothing particularly unusual about the bishops focus in this area – all too many of our bishops seem intent on undermining the nature of the priesthood and particularly the Churches insistence that it is restricted to celibate males.
In Broken Bay a lay leadership model directed to these ends is apparently being 'piloted' in two parishes in the diocese, Wahroonga and The Lakes. Let's take a look at what is happening in there.
Responding to the priest shortage or creating it?
Let's be clear. The shortage of priests in this country, in my view, reflects the policies of our bishops.
In those dioceses which have actively promoted the priestly vocation in its fullness, like Wagga Wagga and Perth, there is no shortage of priests at all.
In some cases, more recent appointments are attempting to undo the damage done by their predecessors, and foster new vocations but at the same time face the challenge to manage in the meantime. In these situations the challenge is to make sure that the short term expedients don't have a counter-productive long-term effect.
And there is a third category, where some of the bishops still in place have, I would suggest, sought to artificially create the need for lay assistance in running parishes by discouraging vocations to the priesthood.
Missionary priests: unjust discrimination?
Some bishops have admittedly gone further than Broken Bay, and refused to recruit foreign priests to assist in filling the gaps.
By all accounts, Bishop Walker has actually done some good things in this area, recruiting some very holy and effective missionary priests indeed, who have proved popular with their parishes.
Yet there are several cases I've been told about where the bishop has moved these priests between parishes very frequently, to the consternation of both priests and people, preventing them building up the relationships necessary for effective ministry.
And it is hard to see anything but unjustified discrimination - racism in fact - in the diocese's insistence that these missionary priests will likely not be suitable to be parish priests:
"We have enough priests to have two in every parish, but what we lack is enough priests to exercise the role of leadership in the parish: to be Parish Priests…Our overseas priests often cannot do it because they do not have sufficient grasp of our language and our culture…" (Bishop Walker, September 2010, Diocesan website)
Really? In a diocese where so many masses, including in its cathedral, have to be offered in languages other than English in order to meet the needs of the extremely high migrant population?!
Take the case of the priest who has been based in Wahroonga for the last four years. Vexilla Regis has pointed out that he has good English and the strong support of the parish – indeed the entire parish council was dismissed because of this. Vexilla tells the story of his farewell mass which attests to the strength of the support for him and his efforts.
But perhaps the problem is not really racism but orthodoxy? For this priest has apparently been extremely successful in reviving the parish: increasing mass attendance and much more. Yet according to the bishop his assessment and those of his 'advisors' is that 'he could not fulfill the role of parish priest'.
Instead, the bishop has terminated the priest's term there, refused to appoint him as parish priest, and instead insisted that a laywoman continue as lay leader, in order to fulfill his commitment to have leaders who exhibit 'an adult faith' (a term which seems to be the modern euphemism for no faith in the actual teachings of the Church at all)!
In the face of widespread lay opposition to this new model, it seems entirely a contradiction in terms then to describe the model being imposed on the parish as lay-led – as so often the case in these situations, what is actually being imposed is a dictatorship of the minority, in this case in the form of the appointment as 'co-ordinator of parish life' one of the members of the public association of the faithful created by the bishop to aid him and celebrate the 'feminine genius'. You can get an idea of Ms Gail Gill's credentials here…
The role of the priest and 'lay' leadership
Worse, the scheme, as Vexilla Regis has pointed out, seems, on the face of it, to completely ignore both the spirit and letter of canon law. Most dioceses, as with the new Canberra-Goulburn 'mission model', at least dress up their lay leadership models to look as if a priest is in charge and regularly on hand to provide pastoral support, even if the reality on the ground is clearly intended to be something quite different. Not so in Broken Bay.
In December 2010 Bishop Walker said:
"As we move to different types of parish, it is important that we keep before our minds the key things that make a parish what it is. Canon Law defines it as a certain community of Christ's faithful, stably established within a particular Church, whose pastoral care, under the authority of the diocesan Bishop, is entrusted to a parish priest as its proper pastor. (canon 515)…In this different model, the principal change is in the person whom the bishop appoints to co-ordinate the pastoral care of the parish. It is not a priest, but a deacon or lay person."
The model Bishop Walker is trying to implement is about having:
"the faithful share more in the pastoral care of the parish, to the extent of doing all the things that the Parish Priest might do, except, of course, those that require the sacrament of Orders. The Church surrounds such a member of the faithful with supports. There would be a priest to supervise and support the person, and there would be priests to exercise priestly ministry in the parish. However, the designated lay person would be the principal provider of pastoral care in the parish. In our Diocese, the supervising priest would not necessarily live in the parish. However, there would be priests appointed to the parish who would live in the presbytery and exercise their ministry in collaboration with the designated member of the faithful." (Sept 2010)
The priests working in the parish, in other words, are reduced to being mere sacramental machines, doing those things the laity cannot. Meanwhile, the actual running of the parish is to be entrusted to a lay person or deacon, 'supervised' by an outside priest who reports to the bishop.
Having a deacon in charge?
In one of the two parishes where this model is being trialled, it is actually a deacon, not a lay person, who has been placed in charge.
In many ways this seems more bizarre than having a layperson in charge! A deacon, even if a permanent deacon who is married, is, after all, a cleric not a layperson. Yet he is the lowest grade of clergy, and it seems on the face of it quite at odds with Church law to give a deacon jurisdiction over priests!
Strange how bishops going down this track never seem to think that they themselves should be relieved of the administrative burdens of their office and pass over those tasks to a layperson or perhaps a priest or deacon so that they could focus on the sacramental and pastoral functions proper to their Office such as confirmations, fostering vocations to the priesthood and the like...
But presumably, the agenda here is the campaign to allow married priests. Indeed, the bishop's wikipedia entry notes his support for the return of laicized priests (who left to marry) to return to office.
The ongoing attack on the priesthood
Bishop Walker is aged 73 so guess it is unlikely that the Vatican will move on him in advance of his age retirement, particularly after the reaction to the Morris affair (mind you, there is always the time tested option of 'promoting' a bishop to an oh so desirable see in places like Iraq!).
Yet how can a bishop stay in place when a priest of the diocese can write in an open letter as follows:
"I, for one, protest:
• against your constant vilification of the Priests of the Diocese, whether incardinated or missionary;
• against an unnecessary abridgment of their role;
• against the specious reasons given for that abridgment;
• against the lack of appropriate consultation of those affected by that abridgment."
You can read the full letter over at Vexilla Regis.


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Historic City News has previously reported that 57 of Florida's 67 counties, including St Johns County, have joined with the Florida Association of Counties to challenge the 2012 Medicaid Billing Law, saying that it is unconstitutional.
In a televised interview during last night's budget hearing, County Attorney Patrick F. McCormack told reporters that a $763,268 bill received from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration for Medicaid services dating back to 2001 will now be the basis for further legal action by the county against the state.
McCormack referred to a list of charges for patients located in Duval, Volusia, Seminole, Clay, Citrus, Palm Beach, Brevard, Flagler, and Hillsborough counties that were included in the $763,268 disputed bill — some of the charges were for patients who listed the address of the St Johns County Administration Building as their residence.
Other "pure, outright errors" cited by McCormack in the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration billing included St Johns County taxpayers being, "re-billed for claims the county has already paid and getting double-billed for the same claim".
The county is requesting mediation and a formal administrative hearing. During the interview, McCormack said, "We think our records are better than the state's and we're prepared to go to hearing to prove that".
In one published statement, a spokesperson said the state agency "contests the factual and legal assertions," alleged in St Johns County's petition. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration says they intend to collect for charges they believe are legitimate.
The state has enforcement remedies, including withholding the unpaid charges from future payments due to St Johns County. They say that they intend to, "respond accordingly in the administrative proceedings". Starting October 1, the state could start withholding the county's revenue-sharing funds for the next five years.