Planet Rinda

Planet Rinda Reboot

rinda — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:11:36 +0000

I’m not sure that there is anyone out there still reading this blog but, regardless, I wanted to announce that I’m rebooting, restarting, and just generally refocusing this website. I haven’t posted here in quite literally years. I’ve been busy living my life, writing and working. I’m not sure what direction this site will take [...]

Ouran High School Host Club Giveaway!

rinda — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:34:21 +0000

Calling all Ouran High Host Club Fans! Not only is the US release of the English Dub due on October 28th, but AnimeFansOnline is having a giveaway for a gorgeous Ouran High wall scroll. The scroll features all your favs from Ouran High School Host Club in their best tropical finery. Plus it’s autographed by [...]

It’s not easy being a god…seriously!

rinda — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:19:58 +0000

Kamichu!- roughly translated this means god who is a middle school student. It’s also the title of a delightful little anime from Geneon. The story centers on Yurie Hitotsubashi, a typical junior high student, who wakes up one day to realize that she’s become a god. It sounds really strange but the story is [...]

Rinda’s Best of Anime Music Video’s – Part Two

rinda — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:08:13 +0000

The second part of my Best Of Anime Music Videos continues by highlighting even more wonderful amvs! While part one focused more on feel good music, this part focuses on the harder edged music that I love so much. Each amv listed below combines fantastic music with razor sharp editing and incredible visuals. These [...]

Rinda’s Best of Anime Music Video’s – Part One

rinda — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:53:31 +0000

In an effort to ease myself back into the habit of posting on a regular basis here, I’m falling back on an old standby of mine, the amv. The anime music video combine two of my most favorite things in the world…music and anime. I want to highlight what I consider the Best Of [...]

Bleach-ing Out My Writing

rinda — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:11:02 +0000

First off, I feel that I must apologize for my absence. I’ve been happily exploring the world of fanfiction, specifically Bleach fanfics. I’ve posted a few of my works and it’s gone surprisingly well. The world didn’t end. I didn’t get crushed by flamers. And I’ve actually gotten better at taking constructive criticism. But [...]

BLEACH is Back

rinda — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:16:22 +0000

This Saturday, March 1, marks the return of the English dubbed episodes of the incredibly wonderful anime BLEACH to Adult Swim. As a huge fan of BLEACH, both the manga and the anime, this is a big deal for me. I’ve seen the anime in both the original Japanese (with English subtitles) as well [...]

Taking the Fanficition Plunge

rinda — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:53:01 +0000

Okay, I did it. I’ve gotten my feet wet in gigantic online fanfiction pool! I know that I rarely post personal entries here but I’ve been gnawing at my nails and wanted to share my paranoia with the world. Today, I submitted my first fanfiction at fanfiction.net. Yes, I realize this is not [...]

Toys, Manga and Who Knows What Else You’ll Find in the FanaticSpace!

rinda — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:38:44 +0000

I really don’t know the proper web etiquette about pimping websites so screw it! I’m just going to do what I want! What I want is to talk to you about a wonderful website called FanaticSpace. It’s a fantastic mix of all things cool! This is one of my favorite sites and it’s [...]

Manga…the American wasteland

rinda — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:29:21 +0000

Today I heard the news over at AnimeFansOnline.com that Newtype USA will end publication of it’s magazine. It’s replacing it with a magazine called PiQ. This new magazine will “cover anime, manga, video games and other aspects of pop culture of keen interests to you.” according to an email being sent to current Newtype USA [...]