Mathu's Links, Get 'Em While They're Hot!

Here you'll find quite a hefty selection of links, the majority of which are devoted to anime. But there are a lot of other links that I enjoy or are just plain entertaining for anybody. So start exploring and remember-- DO get sidetracked! ^_^

Anime!

Anime Web Turnpike

This the single-most complete and thorough list of anime resources on the Internet. Those of you who've been there know what I'm talking about. Those of you who are new to all this, go there right now! If you're looking for an anime site, you'll find it there.

The Ranma 1/2 Universe

Ah, a Ranma fan's dream. The best Ranma 1/2 site there is! Perfect for newbies who want to learn all about Ranma 1/2. And he's got lots of sections to explore. There are lots of downloadables as well.

The St. John's Anime and Film Society Page

This club from St. John's, Newfoundland has put up a very pleasing-to-the-eye page complete with an image gallery, sounds, and information on anime. Who would of thought the Newfie's could come up with something like this? ^_^

Venice FTP Site

Looking for an image or sound from a particular anime? Go to Venice! It's an FTP overflowing (^_^) with images, sounds, music, video clips and software for your fave anime. A definite bookmark if you ask me.

Anime Video Vaults

There are some great Quicktimes here, but be forewarned, there are only a few Ah! My Goddess clips, and many Sailor Moon clips!

Viz Communications

Thank you Viz for bringing some great anime and manga to North America, namely Ranma 1/2. On this site you'll be able to browse their selection of videos, comics, and magazines. There's even a rarely updated section of special downloadables directly from Viz.

J-POP.COM

A great on-line magazine from Viz, featuring news on Japanese pop culture. It has some great content and is worth taking a look at. I hope it's successful.

ADVision

Although most of their titles are of "questionable" moral value, they've managed to bring us Nuku Nuku and Devil Hunter Yohko. Oh, and who can forget Dragon Pink.... ^_-

AnimEigo

Ah! My Goddess and You're Under Arrest! are their best known titles. They do great subbing and not-so-bad dubbing, but let's not get into that debate, shall we...

Right Stuf International Homepage

A great distributor of all kinds of anime. A good mail order company to keep in touch with, and they have a thing for Astroboy and Gigantor, too.

Protoculture Addicts

A magazine from Canada which is almost as good as Animerica, except they dwell too much on sentai, which is too corny for me. And the covers of the magazine curl up... but other than that it's a great magazine!

Relief Goddess Office Homepage

This should be the starting point for all your AMG journeys. A great-looking site, with plenty of links to plunge you further into AMG.

UCI Anime Bookstore

This is a university bookstore in California which sells anime to whoever wants it. Check them out, you can get on a mailing list to receive a weekly listing of what's for sale from their great selection.

Chibi Anime

There's not much here yet, but what is there looks promising. This is some great fan-art and I hope they put more up soon.

Mal's Anime Fan Art

This guy can really draw! He's done some cool drawings and he also has a section for a world of characters he thought up called Worlds One. I really liked his stuff!

John Kim's Art Page

This guy is also a very good artiste. He mainly does characters from fighting games, but they're very well done.

Nene Romanova Shrine

Hands down the cutest Knight Saber of them all. If you're a worshipper, you better go to her shrine and pay your respects.

Rei Ayanami's Room

A nice page of images featuring the strong, silent girl from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Most of them have her in bandages, though. Poor Rei! ^_^

DNA^2 Picture Gallery

An image gallery featuring Karin Aoi from DNA^2, it's short but sweet!

Ghost In The Shell Posters

A page of scans from the Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow, which of course means that the artwork is spectacular.

Gambit's Image Delivery Service-- NEW!!

This page is updated weekly with featured collections of characters from anime, comics, and video games. Worth taking a look at!

Sailor Scout Galleries

This is the place to go if you're into the Sailor Scouts. Click on your favorite scout and download to your heart's content!

Anime Picture Archive

This is the best picture gallery for anime you can find. It's divided into your favorite anime, it's searchable, and you can click for a random image if you're too tired to look yourself!

A Figure Lover's Homepage

The closest thing to having your favorite 2D person in 3D! This is an image gallery of anime models. The pictures are great.

The Gallery of Cute

This image gallery caters exclusively to those oh-so-kawaii characters in anime. Very cute! There's even a section for characters who wear glasses?!?!?

Otakuworld

This is a great site with lots of neat downloadables related to anime. Plus it points the way towards his KISS page, which deserves checking out.

Akane Tendo Picture Gallery

I must say that she is one of my all-time favorite characters of any series, so what if she can't cook? She's cute, just don't get her mad! ^_^

Shampoo Image Shrine

She's cute, a little empty in the head, but wiley. I like that!

Ukyou Image Shrine

She's the only one in the Ranma world who doesn't have any serious problems. Could it be? A normal character??

Ranma-chan Image Shrine

For someone who hates being cursed, Ranma ends up being a girl quite alot! ^_^

Livin' and Lovin' In The Anime Universe: A Basic Guide

A great site that pokes fun at all those anime stereotypes! Funny! ^_^

Wacky Anime Definitions Dictionary

This pokes fun at even more stereotypes and is just as funny as the above!

Strange Adventures

This is the place in Halifax for all your comics needs. Calum's got a great selection of anime and manga, too. It's my favorite place to get it. Hey, if he's got a couch in the shop, he can't be all that bad! Strange Adventures was also mentioned in DC Comics' essay contest a few months ago...

NSAMO Homepage!

NSAMO: Nova Scotia Anime and Manga Organization. Well, sort of organized. It's a great place to congregate in the name of anime. If you're ever in Halifax, look 'em up. ^_^

alt.binaries.pictures.anime

The NSAMO Homepage

This newsgroup provides you with many an image that you may not find elsewhere on the net.

alt.fan.r-takahashi

This newsgroup discusses all things Rumiko, from Ranma to Ikkoku.

rec.arts.anime.misc

The newsgroup for discussing anything anime, EXCEPT GRIT if you please!

Television!

Gargoyles Fan Website

Gargoyles is one of the best animated series ever seen on this side of the world, and it's from Disney no less. It actually has a story, go figure! this is the best site to visit, but there is also Disney's Official Gargoyles Homepage.

Showcase Online

Showcase is a great network from Canada, featuring mainly foreign films, and shows from around the world. Plus, Chas Lawther introduces them each night! You can't beat that!

AC's Due South Page

This is the best show to come out of Canada ever. Unfortunately, it's been cancelled because CBS decided not to air it anymore. I find it ridiculous that we need to depend on American networks to keep our industry alive. Oh well, you can still learn about the show. It had some great dialogue and hilarious one-liners.

The Drew Carey Show

Drew Carey is a pretty funny show, some of the best parts are the confrontations between him and Mimi, what a bitter woman.

Ellen

Another funny show, some how they manage to fill half the show with her senseless babblings!

The Common Room

This site is dedicated to the show Boston Common, which looks like another success for NBC. I wonder when Must-See TV will take up the entire week...

Third Rock From The Sun

Another great show, John Lithgow and French Stewart do the best jobs with it. Although I can't say that Dennis Rodman (YUCK!) helped their season opener any...

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

I don't know how many other people out there watched the Action Pack religiously like me, but this cool show was one of its several spin-offs. Sure it ain't high drama, but it's just plain fun!

Recent Top Ten Lists from Late Show with David Letterman

Another funny guy, and here you can read all the recent tot ten lists from the show while enjoying a lovely beverage!

The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

His show comes on right afte Dave's and it's got a strange concept-- a talk show where people actually talk! Can you believe it? Very entertaining, even without monologues and comedy bits.

Duane's Simpsons Picture and Sound Archive

I love the Simpsons. Who doesn't? This site offers you sound clips of all those funny lines from the show. Do you have a favorite? You can also chack out the Episode Guide to look up past shows.

alt.tv.simpsons

This is the newsgroup for the Simpsons, but most of the posts are "What's your favorite ____ or ____ from the show?"

Reboot: the Official Page

Reboot's still on the air in Canada, and it's at the fore front of a new trend in cartoons-- fully computer animated. The same creators have also made Beasties (Beast Wars in the U.S.), which gets better and better each episode. Toss those crappy cartoons with bits and peices of computer animation out the door!

alt.tv.reboot or alt.cartoon.reboot

Two newsgroups discussing the above mentioned show.

Rocko's Modern Life

A humorous cartoon about a wallabee, a cow, and a turtle to name a few. It's bizarre even at it's most normal.

Samurai Pizza Cats

The Samurai Pizza Cats fight for justice-- when they're not busy delivering pizza! This cartoon has been heavily transformed from it's original anime roots, but it's still typically wacky. A new giant, menacing robot every episode, guaranteed!

Voltron

Whoa! Step in the Way-back Machine! Suck in the nostalgia as you remember this very cool cartoon from my childhood. Ah, lion-robots that made up a bigger robot, those were the days...

Blackadder

Very funny british comedy featuring Rowan Atkinson. It crosses several generations of characters through history and every episodes a riot. Personally, I like the WWII series the most.

alt.comedy.british.blackadder

A newsgroup to discuss the above-mentioned series.

Monty Python

This site is dedicated to that awesome comedy troupe Monty Python. Flying Circus, Holy Grail, Life of Brian, it's all here.

alt.fan.monty-python

This newsgroup is for talking about dead parrots and silly walks and holy hand grenades!

Mr. Bean Goes Internet

Mr. Bean may not seem all that sharp but he can solve ant problem-- no matter what! It's amazing how clever you can be if you just put mind to it. Probably what Rowan Atkinson is best known for.

TV Theme Songs & More

Go here and download your favorite TV theme!

Movies!

Movie Quotes

If you're trying to remember where you heard that line from, look it up here!

The Cantina

The Star Wars trilogy are three of my favorite movies ever, I can't wait until they come out again! Imagine what they can do with it nowadays! This site has quite a bit to look through.

Star Wars Superpage

The Star Wars Superpage has, among other things, a gallery of images from the upcoming movies to be released soon! A must see!

The Archeological Dig

Check out this site devoted to Indiana Jones. That was another great trilogy. I liked the third best.

Toy Story

Toy Story was an awesome movie. I can appreciate all the work that was put into it. It's definietly innovative! I can't until Pixar makes their next movie, it has something to do with insects...

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

A great movie about a clever teenager who's willing to try anyhting to get a day off school! And he gets away with it!

Heathers

A cool little cult movie with a twisted view on high school life. The scary thing is it's pretty much accurate...

Rumble In The Bronx

Jackie Chan is hands down the best martial artist in the world. And in this movie you can see the best fight scene I have ever seen. Jackie takes on the gang in their own hideout! Man, he's fast!

Movies Cliches List

This site pokes fun at all those cliches from the movies. There's even a section devoted to Independence Day. Hmmm...

Movie Trivia

This page blew me away! It is HUGE! And the entire thing is packed with all the trivial facts from the movies. It demands at least a look-see.

Music!

Grunge Band Name Generator

I don't like grunge at all but I thought this site was pretty amusing, it'll randomly generate a name for your grunge band.

Album Covers Page

Browse this site and see if your favorite album cover is there. Album covers have almost become an art form.

Weird Al '95

Weird Al isn't the most prolific of songwriters but he's funny nonetheless. Go on, dare to be stupid!

Mark McDonnell's Beatles Page

The best band to come out of England-- then and now! If you ask me, that was the golden age of music. No crap filling your ears like there is today.

Abbeyrd's Beatles Page

Another great page for a great band.

All About Hey Jude

Hey Jude! Don't make it bad! Arguably the Beatles' best song, someone actually put together a page with all the info about that song!

The Descendents

That's Descendents, with an "e"! Although I refuse to listen to grunge or punk rock, I will listen to these guys. They don't take themselves seriously and their music is pretty good. You may have heard one of them in Pump Up The Volume...

Books!

Dennis Yeo's Wheel Of Tome Page

The Wheel of Time series is the best fantasy series I've ever read. It stands at 7 books and counting and each one is about 800 pages. You can really get into it! ^_^ I suggest you start reading it and catch up with the rest of us!

The Wheel Of Time Concordance

Everything you wanted to know about the Wheel of Time universe can be found here, if you look hard enough...

Piers Anthony

He's a scince fiction/fantasy writer whos' writeen many geat series like Xanth and the Mode series. I highly recommend the Mode series. And if you can stand the humor read Xanth, too.

Dilbert

Scott Adams is a genius. Go to this site which is updated daily with last weeks Dilbert strip. You can also look at Dilbert stuff and whatnot.

Dogbert's New Ruling Class

Become a member now and escape the fate of Induhviduals! If you're a fan odf Scott Adams, then learn how to get on his mailing list for this hilarious newsletter. Dogbert commands it!

Games and Multimedia!

3D Studio

In case you're wondering how I made the icons for this page, I used 3D Studio. It's great computer animation software that's a lot of fun to use. It's not usually used outside of business use though.

Blizzard Entertainment

Makers of Warcraft 1 and 2, and the yet-to-be-released Diablo. That will be an awesome game.

3D Realms

Makers of Duke Nukem 3D, one of the best 3D shooters yet. It takes Doom to a whole other level. There's just so much you can do in this game, you'll have for a long time!

ID Software

The makers of Doom, and now Quake. Hey, they must be doing something right...

Quake Stomping Grounds

There's been a lot of debate over whether Quake and Duke Nukem 3D are better than the other. I say they're both equally great. Each of them has great new details and drawbacks, too. Go to this site for anyhting downloadable on Quake.

Bob's Quake Page

Lots of downloadable goodies to make Quake even more fun to play!

Josh's Duke Nukem 3D Page

This site offers all the goodies for Duke Nukem-- user levels, sounds, art, .rts files, whatever...

Unofficial RTS Distribution Center

If you're looking for an .rts file to make Dukematches more fun, look for it here. Lots of themes to choose from!

Brent Gmoser's FAQ

Making your own levels for Duke Nukem 3D is very easy. That's a good thing and a bad thing. If you want to learn how to do it right and good check Brent's FAQ. It's the best one you can find.

Nintendo

Click here to go Nintendo's site. The SNES has always been my favorite system, but it's slowly dying out, at least we have the N64 to look forward to!

Nintendo News

This page is updated daily with news from Nintendo on their games and systems. A good site to check out once and a while.

Super Mario 64

This is undeniably the best game I've ever seen. It's only fitting it stars the world's favorite plumber! What an unbelievable game! For more Mario madness, check out the site for Super Mario RPG.

Miscellaneous!

Greater Halifax Visitor Guide Online

I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Earth. This site will tell all you'd never care to know about our fair city. We're the second largest natural harbour you know! Big deal...

Saint Mary's University

I go to school at Sain't Mary's University. It is not SMU for short.

Powertoys for Windows '95

These are great little applets, "right-clickers" if you will, that make using Windows go smoother. I suggest getting the Send To Anyfolder and TweakUI at the very least. Check 'em out.

Telephone Number Directory

Looking for someone's number in Canada? Try this site and see what you come up with.

Geocities Live Cameras

Go to this site and you can see what's happening at a bus stop in Beverly Hills or check out the goings on on the corner of Hollywood and Vine.

PizzaCam!

This is a live camera trained on "pizza corner" in Halifax. You can get the best pizza in town here, unfortunately, the camera is never aimed at my favorite place: King of Donairs. Still cool though.

Tokyo Today

A cool live camera site showing the skyline of Tokyo. Just in case you're curious what it's looking like that day...

Sapporo Live Camera

This is a live camera from Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido.

Official Nerdity Test

Oh no! Are you a nerd?? You'd better find out-- take the test!

The Surrealist Compliment Generator!

This is a very random and very funny site! You may find yourself reloading it over and over. Like the name says, it generates some rather odd compliments... a must-see...

Phew! Well, that's it for now. Check in whenever you can. I hope to have more links whenever I find something of interest. And don't forget to check out the link looming just below...

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