~ 30 Jan 2008 ~

Well, I had high hopes for a decent sized update for January, but it still didn't happen. There must have been some event three years ago that triggered it. And that, dear reader, is a hint as to what this month's sole new review is. Be sure to check it out. I'm pretty sure it's for a series that you've heard of. In fact, I can almost guarantee it.

For February, there will be at least three new reviews! ^_^

~ 31 Dec 2007 ~

Another year draws to a close, and it's another month of new reviews to share. To make up for last month's small update, I have three new titles up for you to read about! And for those of you who were worried that I was watching too many series with the word 'magic' or 'magical' in the title, I am pleased to say that none of this month's new reviews are about 'magical' shows! ^_^; But, this only means that they might be back with a vengeance later on. ;-)

January's update is already starting to shape up, and one of the reviews on tap is for a powerhouse of a series that just about every anime fan has heard about in 2007, unless they were living in a cave all year. Stay tuned...

~ 29 Nov 2007 ~

Just a mini update this time. I only have one new review up, but what I lack in quantity this month I make up for in quality. At long last I have added another Ghibli film to the list of reviews! Be sure to check it out.

~ 31 Oct 2007 ~

Two years, about eighty reviews! I think I've managed pretty well since reinventing and relaunching this site on this day in 2005. While I don't have anything spectacular to mark the occasion, I do have two new reviews for your reading enjoyment. And believe it or not, there is still more to come! Thanks to an ever-growing anime collection, it's not very likely that I will run out of things to review, so you can count on an update just about every month, as I have been doing for the past 24 months, only missing two. The mini-shrines may be slower in being introduced, but keep checking for the next one!

Thanks again for visiting!

~ 30 Sep 2007 ~

Another last minute update! Just a modest one again with two new reviews to check out for some fun and unique shows.

My free time isn't what it once was, and it is having a real effect on the time that I am able to set aside for maintaining this website, but not to worry... I have no intention of letting the site get away from me! Updates may not be as frequent or have as much content as I may like, but I'm going to do my best to keep my own goal of an update per month going. There will always be something new to add!

We'll see what October brings... the next update may fall right around the two year anniversary of my renewal and reinvention of the site. ^_^

~ 31 Aug 2007 ~

Well, I barely snuck this update in on time... lack of free time has resulted in a last-days rush to meet my self-imposed end-of-month deadline, and a rewrite may be in order for one of the new reviews, but I'll see how a few days and then a re-read fares. Just a standard update this time, two new reviews. With any luck, the next update won't suffer as much from lack of time set aside. ::sigh::

Anyway, one of the new reviews is for a series that everyone should try out! Happy reading. ^_^

~ 20 Jul 2007 ~

Six Years Of The Cabbit! ^_^
That's right! It was six years ago today that I launched my humble little anime fansite! Click here to take a stroll down memory lane... A lot has changed in six years - though for two and a half of those years, nothing changed - but one thing remains the same; I made this site to share my interest of anime with the world and anyone who cared to take the time to look at this website, so whether you visit regularly or this is your first time here, thank you!

Now, on to business. For my special sixth year anniversary update, I have two new reviews for you to check out. Taking it easy is the idea this time around. As in the shows take it easy and are relaxing to watch. Also, I have a new mini-shrine up! It's for a character who is quite possibly my all-time favorite, and I'll bet you'll be surprised to see who it is.

Happy browsing, and see you again in August! ^_^

~ 30 Jun 2007 ~

Here I am again, squeaking in another update before my self-imposed deadline of the end of the month! To make up for it, I have three new reviews for your perusal. Two more anime series, including my all time favorite series, and a new show that also ranks very highly thanks to a combination of key staff and subject matter. As advertised in the last update, there is also a new manga review of a very fun series beginning with the letter 'S'. There must be something with the way the stars are aligned... I can't manage to read much of anything that doesn't start with the letter 'S'! ^_^;

So enjoy, and the next update will be up before July 31, I promise! ;-)

~ 31 May 2007 ~

Watching longer series + writer's block = small update. It's not much, but I have two new reviews up to show for the last month and change; one anime and one manga. The manga, shockingly enough, starts with the letter 'S' again, so there seems to be some sort of a theme in that department! I've also barely made it in to keeping with an update every month, but I did it! Hopefully I'll have more to show for June... At the very least, I will have a review of my all-time favorite anime series up next time!

~ 20 Apr 2007 ~

Another month, another update! This one was once again plagued by writer's block with a dash of not enough time set aside for working on the site. The former can't be helped much; the latter is my own fault. I could have had this update ready more than a week ago, but no matter... here it is now!

Once more, this update is all reviews. Featured in this round are a couple of uniquely Japanese titles. "But isn't that redundant?" I hear you ask. In some ways, you'd be right. However, the way that I intend it is that some of the titles I have reviewed this time are more dependent in some ways on being familiar with Japanese culture than others, so grab your passport. Shinto gods and Imperial theatre troupes await! (Those were hints. ^_^) With any luck, the next update will see something more than just new reviews...

~ 18 Mar 2007 ~

How about that? Almost six weeks to the day from Groundhog Day and here's the next update! That critter's better than I thought. So, here's what I have for you this time around... A manga review of a title that doesn't begin with the letter 'S'! It was bound to happen someday. I've also got an anime review in this batch for a famous Gainax title directed by Hideaki Anno. Oh whatever could it be? So, it's an all review update this time around... happy reading!

~ 02 Feb 2007 ~

Well, for only the second time since October of 2005, I have missed posting an update in two consecutive months. Fear not, though... the site is in no danger of going static. January was just a busy month! Anyway, this is a routine update, so there are three new reviews to check out. This time, I advise you to remove your brain and place it in a blender, as two of the new reviews are for series that will do just that!

And the groundhog has just informed me that there will be another update in about six weeks! ^_^;

~ 24 Dec 2006 ~

Merry Christmas!
My gift to you is three and a half new reviews! The half review is really a whole one though. You'll understand when you see it. ^_^ As promised, there's a new manga review for your reading enjoyment in this update. The big question now is "will I ever review a manga whose title does not being with the letter 'S'?" Only time will tell... Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and see you in 2007 for the next update!

~ 23 Nov 2006 ~

In this update, I am happy to say that the latest of the Yoshitoshi ABe series has been reviewed, so now all of his work in anime to date is represented here on the site! ^_^ Also appearing this time around are a couple more series by Akitaroh Daichi; one that is a defining work, and another that didn't quite hit the mark, but was still fun to watch. There will be many more first-time series for me in the near future to review, thanks to a load of bargain box sets I've been getting lately. Also, keep a look out for another manga review in the next update...

~ 28 Oct 2006 ~

Happy (Almost) One Year Anniversary to me for bringing this site back from the brink of extinction! Three days from now marks one year from my grand reinvention of this site, and if you visited at all in the past year, thank you! Looking back at my reviews section, except for three titles which were upgraded sections from the old site, every review represents a series or movie that I have watched in the past year. Lots of revisiting titles I've had for a few years, as well as plenty of new titles to me that I watched for the very first time. There will be plenty to come as far as reviews go, since there's always something new to see. My goal for the second year of reinvention is to add even more content, so we'll see what my imagination comes up with as the months go by this time...

As for this update, it's just a modest one. Three new reviews; something special, something fun, and something different. Also, you may notice that I added a brief intro to this front page. My site description was buried in the first post of this 'blog' back on the history page, so I adapted it and put it up top, just to make sure that my reason for this site is easy to find.

~ 24 Sep 2006 ~

This update gave me a harder time than most, and as a result is up a little later than I was hoping. Not helping matters any is a writing block I seem to have developed as far as reviews are concerned. Hopefully this latest batch holds up to my standards, otherwise revisions down the road will be in order. On that note, two of the new reviews up mark the debut of Yoshitoshi ABe into the list. He's my favorite artist, so I'm glad to finally have two of his shows up so I can tell you all about them. ;)

Also, at long last I have another mini-shrine up for your perusal, bringing the count up to three. Better late than never.

The next update should be on or around the one year mark since resurrecting this site, and I have yet to determine if anything special will mark the occasion. Stay tuned...

~ 12 Aug 2006 ~

Now, to the update that was supposed to be, and turned out bigger than I expected. A small plethora of new reviews are up... (count em: six!) including one for a series that surely everybody on the planet has seen by now, or at least heard of, and also another manga review at long last! I need to read more... I also added another artist link.

And despite all this time since the last proper update, I haven't put together that elusive next shrine. I've got ideas for things to add to the site even beyond that, but haven't made the time to do them yet. I missed the site's birthday (five years old on July 20th, I can't believe it), but Halloween is the first anniversary of this site's rising from the ashes. With any luck I'll have some new things up before then, and if I'm really on top of things, something for that day too... We shall see!

~ 10 Jul 2006 ~

An unplanned stealth update because I wanted to get a revised review up right away rather than waiting. As a bonus, I'm uploading one new review that was originally going to be part of the next scheduled update. Enjoy!

~ 14 Jun 2006 ~

It's OVA time! Perhaps by coincidence, but more likely because TV series burnout was setting in, I've just gone through a string of OVAs in my collection. You know what that means... another round of new reviews. Ideas are also churning for the next mini-shrine; I'm aiming for the next update for that.

~ 25 May 2006 ~

Another good size batch of reviews are up! Head over to that section and check 'em out! A new section for artists was added to the Links page. Be sure to take a look at those, there's some pretty cool stuff to be found. Also, I finally made a separate page for past updates, since this front page was starting to get unruly. No more excessive scrolling!

~ 17 Apr 2006 ~

A relatively small update this time; four new reviews are up. What makes this little update so special though is that my favorite anime movie ever is now represented. Bet you'll never guess what it is!

~ 17 Mar 2006 ~

This time around, some more new reviews have been posted (including something from the Ghibli canon at long last), and I have finally put another shrine together! Naa! ^_^;

I also tweaked this front page a bit, and added an overdue 'influences' section to the info page...

FURTHERMORE, clicking the bright red link in the right sidebar and casting your vote at TCM is probably the most important thing any Ghibli fan or good cinema fan can do right now! What are you waiting for?!?! ^_^

I added a secret omake section too... see if you can find it!

~ 04 Feb 2006 ~

Since the last update, my DVD player has been kept busy. A sizeable batch of new reviews are up! Still no new shrines yet, but there's always next time. I think it's time to read some more manga and give some OST's a listen again, too...

~ 21 Dec 2005 ~

A few more reviews are up, including a couple of 5's! Everything can't be a 4 now can it? ^_^; And some more CLAMP. Are the two related? Check the reviews to find out! I'll try to work on some more mini shrines for the next update, too.

~ 08 Nov 2005 ~

Getting right to it, the first update is here! Check out the review section for some CLAMP goodness.

~ 31 Oct 2005 ~

Welcome to the fully upgraded and reconfigured Ryo-Ohki's Anime Loft 2.0! The site was in desperate need of update (hello... two and a half years anyone?!), and - due to an ever-increasing collection and widening tastes - a change in format. However, the approach of the site remains the same. What you'll find here is a take on anime from a fan's perspective... namely mine. In simple terms:

Ryo-Ohki's Anime Loft is not an image or sound archive, nor a vast encyclopedia of data for any particular title or character. It's not a site dedicated solely to Ryo-Ohki either. Ryo-Ohki is my mascot. If you are looking for good title- or character-specific fansites, I've recommended some in the links section!

Ryo-Ohki's Anime Loft is the world of anime seen through my eyes. You'll find a brief history of how I became a fan, reviews of things I have seen, and mini-shrines dedicated to some of my favorite things in the anime world, along with any other random ideas that pop up along the way.

In other words, my little contribution to the world of anime fandom.

Enjoy the site! ^_^