Archive for February, 2008

Robotech (2010)

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Via The Hollywood Reporter "TORONTO -- After slipping on a mask for Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire might be slipping into a giant robot for "Robotech." After a lengthy negotiation, Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up the rights to bring anime classic "Robotech," which featured giant robots known as mechas, to the ...

Dragonball (2008)

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Get ready for Goku and his pals on the big screen ! The movie adaptation of DragonBall is set for release this August. With ridiculously epic fights and spectacular superhuman battles (KAMEHAMEHA!), Dragonball fans all over the world are praying hard that they get the adaptation just right. Dragonball stars ...

RealityLapse

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Found this pretty cool site that's hosting hundreds of free animes, mangas and mp3s for direct downloads. Latest episodes of series such as Gundam 00 are also available for download. The high quality AVI videos are only accessible by paid users only but the Real media files aren't too shabby ...

Bandai to Raise Price of Gundam Model Kits

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Via Gunota Headlines "ITmedia News reports Bandai is looking into a mark-up on the price of Gunpla. According to the news, the reason for this is a steep rise in the cost of materials as a result of high oil prices. When the change in pricing might occur, exactly what merchandise ...

Macross Frontier Premiere Episode Review

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Macross Frontier, the official sequel to the original Macross 7 series brings a fresh new look to the long established Macross franchise. Will M:Frontier mark their return to greatness? SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Macross Frontier Premiere Episode Review", url: "http://www.kianyang.com/2008/02/26/macross-frontier-premiere-episode-review" });

Evangelion 1.0 Wins Animation of the Year Award

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Via Variety "TOKYO -- The Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF), the world biggest trade fair for toons, has presented "Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone" with its Animation of the Year award, organizers announced on Monday. The toon, the latest feature installment in the Hideaki Anno TV/pic franchise about teens who ...

Keroro = Olympic Mascot!?

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Thor has a funny image on the Beijing 2008 Olympic mascot. Hit the link to view it :P Keroro = Olympic Mascot!? - http://thesmallpotato.blogspot.com/2008/02/keroro-olympic-mascot.html SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Keroro = Olympic Mascot!?", url: "http://www.kianyang.com/2008/02/25/keroro-olympic-mascot" });

Hotlink Games & Anime Festival 2008

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Date: 14th to 16th of March 2008 Venue: Concourse, Sungei ...

Anime & Comic Fair 2008 Coverage

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

I attended the Anime & Comic Fair last Sunday held at the Berjaya Times Square shopping complex. For a cosplay event, this is probably one of the smaller ones that I have attended. There were some stalls setup promoting a new Asian based MMORPG game along with a local ...

Animation.Comic.Games Convention 2008

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Date: 22nd & 23rd of March 2008 Time: 11am - 9pm (Free Entrance) Venue: 3rd Floor Concourse, Berjaya Time Square From their website "ACGC 2008 Is not just a normal convention but is actually a platform full of fun & activities which introduce a more informative and educational tools to the world of ...