FullMetal*Panic!

^--Very true. 00's writing is really bad. It's the kind of show that would never get greenlit if not for the "Gundam" in the title.

But it has given us some very, very nice gunpla. I love my HG Trans-Am O-Raiser. And the Gadessa? Oh, God yes.

Well, I'm not sure "fluent" is the right word... in Japan, and many other countries, learning English is mandatory for students. I believe they begin at a rather young age in Japan--elementary school, maybe? The school I was at in Taiwan had English classes for elementary school kids. As for someone...

Keep looking around. Tokyopop's in trouble, yes, but to my knowledge they haven't canceled anything yet.

A lot of books have been delayed. The Twelve Kingdoms novel that was supposed to be out in March, for example, was delayed until' September. Amazon.com told me it was canceled--but it wasn't.

Something's been wrong with Tokyopop for a while, now. It's been a while, so I guess it's due more to the Anime bubble bursting than the recent worldwide economic crisis. The FMP novels are in limbo. An indeffinite Hiatus. So is the fantastic Ecole du Ciel, which, unfortunately, lacks the fan-transl...