I’ve been away from t3h Internets for a long time, watching old(er) anime series. And then when I got back online the closed beta invitations started dropping in my inbox. Sweet, but very time consuming. So time consuming that right now I’m only watching anime series that I know to be good based on the manga… i.e. Bamboo Blade, Shion no Ou, and Blue Drop.

PART 1:
DOMO aka Dream of Mirror Online, a Chinese MMORPG with cell shaded graphics and the ambition to promote social interactions. These and the fact that you can practically start over if you are unhappy with your character (change class) without losing the progress you made (you can still use the skills) are some aspects that I think make DOMO appealing for an anime fan, even if s/he is not a MMORPG player.
DOMO has 2 English versions: GameTribe i.e. European version that doesn’t even have a proper site for DOMO yet (US IPs blocked), Closed Beta recently over, and Aeria, still in CB. GameTribe’s Open Beta will probably start earlier, but I’m not going to be on it. The rant about Aeria being preferable is at the end of the post.
UPDATE: Aeria was forced to block (some) Europeans ID.

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