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Shelf Life
Freedom Riders

by Bamboo Dong,

Shelf Worthy
Beck DVD 1
Rental
Freedom HD-DVD 1
Karin DVD 1, 2
Peach Girl DVD 2
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya DVD 1
Perishable
None this time. Lucky.
I'm a sucker for advertising. If the TV says it to be so, then it must be, for if I can't trust hundreds of thousands of advertising dollars, who can I trust? This most recently materialized in my purchase of Asience shampoo (plus conditioner and hair treatment cream!). If you recall, not too long ago, director 60-second spot for Asience, entitled “Hairy Tales.” At the time this was first announced, I was researching more about the ad for a news article that was to appear in Protoculture Addicts. It was then that I fell for their marketing scheme. Asian science + Asian essence? A product that touts the ability to “illuminate Asian inner beauty?” I was totally sold. Sigh.

Welcome to Shelf Life.

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Now, if you'll indulge me for a second, I'd like to deviate from the reviews a little and talk about my living room. If you asked a nerdy teenaged boy to draw his dream room, it would probably look a bit like my living room, with its 55” HD TV, infestation of video game consoles, and excessive networking infrastructure. That having been said, I am prepared for anything the anime industry can hurl at me. HD DVD with 5.1 surround? Bring it.

The downside is that I expect the anime industry to meet my standards, too. If my roommate and I are willing to shell out megabux to deck out our apartment with some seriously nerdy tech toys, I expect anything released in HD to be just as awesome. Because otherwise, I'll just be sad.

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On to better things. Namely, Beck.

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And though I discovered a great new show this week, I'm also a bit sad, because I feel like I've lost a dear friend. I'm a bit let down by the second volume for a show that I thought was going to aim for the stars.

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This week's Shelf Obsessed entry is a bit different from previous one's. Belonging to Brian Stanley, his pictures represent 18 years of diligent Beast Wars stuff. Apparently, this isn't all, either. He's got at least 25 other Zoids elsewhere, and a giant collection of early Power Rangers mecha, including the first Ultrazord.

And this was a few months ago. I can only imagine his collection has quadrupled since then. He also sent a picture of his cute pet, Vangie. I like this guy. <3 <3 <3

So what do you think? Is his collection more than meets the eye? Would Shia LaBeouf turn green with envy? Go talk about it in our forums!

If you're interested in boasting about your collection, send your jpgs to shelflife at animenewsnetwork dot com!


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