Archen's Page of Links
© 1997
with squishy Archen goodness
just like mom used to make.
© 1997
with squishy Archen goodness
just like mom used to make.
Links... I hate this page
No seriously, I hate it. This page exists because back in 1996 there were some things all "homepages" had. You had a topic of sorts, maybe some pictures and an obligatory section of links to other sites at the bottom of your page. I guess in a world before Google, when search engines were terrible; this was an important way to network. In theory that could still apply today. I even went so far as to make an entire separate page of links. My site has a links section, because it has always had one.
As my site got older, other pages of the same generation started to die. I updated the links and fixed them. Most of those died. So I updated and fixed them again... and they too died. This has gotten old, and as of now I'm just linking whatever. Some pages will seem wacky and off the wall, but the more weird ones are the same links that have actually LIVED throughout being linked here.
Banners / information for linking my page, can be found [here].
I'm not sure what the opinions are on it now, but back in the day Hitoshi's page was THE page for info on all things magical girl. It's been around since 1994, so that in itself is pretty amazing. Perhaps not fabulous in terms of fanciness or writing aesthetics, but in terms of raw information this site is impressive!
If asked which page I expected to go down first in my links list, I would have said this one, and yet it's still up. Contains many informitve articles and essays. I'm glad this is one of the pages that stuck around.
A page that has been around forever, but has a nice layout and is still maintained. Tons of interesting information about anime, reviews, and lessons about Japanese, drawing and more. The Reference section about US Anime Companies is a very good resource.
An old school sprawling site maintained in a way that's old school and sprawling. Also has anime reviews, but I wouldn't consider it a second opinion to mine as our views are fairly similar (which is odd since I rarely agree with anyone).
A page with many different sections, but a disaster in it's current state with broken links and such. You can still get through most of it, so it's an interesting place to visit.
And you thought Mr. T just kicked ass on regular TV. Really weird and absolutely hilarious. The series discussed are dated, you'll get a few laughs.
Not much to say on this one. It's a good reference site that thankfully didn't die off like many similar resources.
I'm not sure what Yann is up to now days, but his site is still up and going. He also gave me hosting for a European mirror so he deserves a link for that alone. I guess not many people probably even know about the Iczer series now, but if you do, here you go.
I've been ordering from here for years. In a modern age of big corporate overlords, a store like this still run by an anime fan with personalized service is certainly a throwback. And a welcome one. Great service, and speedy delivery. If you're going to buy anime/manga, this is a place that deserves your patronage. No, I'm not getting paid to say that, nor do I get referrals.
And here's some other fun stuff that has no reason for being here other than.. well, there really isn't any reason. Some are humor, some are educational, some are just interesting.
And now: Japanese Commercials. You wish we had commercials this awesome.