Last season Gundam fans all over rejoiced over the first season of Gundam 00. While still primarily a giant robot show, this series focus a lot more on the pilots and their reasons for being Gundam pilots. Although there is still that evil organization lurking in the corner that drives them. The Japanese site for 00 has been updated for season two giving the premise for the next season and updated character info in aftermath of the first season’s finale. Continue reading “Gundam 00 prepares for Season 2 and American release”
A new magazine in town?
When the news came that Newtype USA would be ceasing publication many fans were shocked. For a lot of fans Newtype USA was a one stop Mag for Anime, Manga and more. you couldn’t wait to see who would be on this months cover or what poster was inside. But what all the anime fans wanted was the DVD inside with three free episodes of new shows to watch. So to say we were sad to see Newtype USA go would be an understatement. Continue reading “A new magazine in town?”
And the #4 selling DVD in Japan is….
Well if you couldn’t guess it’s the special equipment edition of Evangelion 1.0 – you are not alone. It placed 4thon the oricon list of the top 50 dvd’s in Japan between December 24, 2007 and June 16, 2008. The special edition sold 263,395 copies, 219,000 of those were sold in the first week of its release. Continue reading “And the #4 selling DVD in Japan is….”
Manga Pulse 33: Odd Kamichama
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This week Tim and Weltall have a great show! They review Kamichama Karin Chu and Tim takes on Dean Koontz’s In Odd We Trust, in this amazing episode.
Kamichama Karin Chu – Read it at Boarders
In Odd We Trust – Even if you receive it as a present, burn the book and piss on the ashes. Continue reading “Manga Pulse 33: Odd Kamichama”
Anime Boston 2008: One Hour Ninja
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This is the “How to become a ninja in one hour” panel from Anime Boston. Many thanks to Rangiku for recording this panel.
Things I've learned in my first four days in Japan
Note, some of these are things I already knew, but now have first-hand experience. If this is what I know from four days, imagine what I’ll know after three months. Continue reading “Things I've learned in my first four days in Japan”
Top Japanese physicist dies
Yoji Totsuka became famous when he discovered that the elementary particle called neutrinos have mass. Totsuka who had been a special emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo won Japan’s Continue reading “Top Japanese physicist dies”
Stars shine on natural disaster
On May 12th 2008 in the Sichuan province in china there was an earthquake that took the lives of 69,196 people. This tradgedy makes its mark in the history books as the 19th most deadly eartquake of all time. The most deadliest earthquake of all time was Tangshan China in 1976 with 242,419 dead. Continue reading “Stars shine on natural disaster”
New news writer Fazman
Welcome to the AP news team Fazman. He is our first non-host member of the news team and will be posting Japan and Industry related news. Join me in welcoming him.
Tokyo Wanderings #2
Full day #2. I decided to spent more time in Akihabara this time. So I headed over there in the morning. I spent a lot of time just browsing the stores, played a bit more of the Gundam game. I have decided that yesterday must have been a fluke, because this time I got my ass handed to me. Instead of being the top out of both teams, I was near the bottom this time. Plus I was against people with much more advanced mechs, either they had played a lot more or had paid a lot more. I found a great CD called CROSSFIRE BARRAGE by CROW’SCLAW which I’m currently listening to on repeat. It’s all instrumental metal. Continue reading “Tokyo Wanderings #2”