Archive for March, 2008

Tokyo Anime Fair 2008

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Tokyo Anime Fair 2008 just ended and here are the coverage from various sources: Toybu (Bandai, Takara Tomy, CM's/Yamato) HobbyStock Anime News Network TAF Video DannyChoo - Tokyo Anime Fair DannyChoo - Anime Merchandise DannyChoo - TAF2008 Tokyo Anime Fair Official Site Photo via HobbyStock

Gundam Seed Astrays

Monday, March 31st, 2008

I've always been fascinated by the Gundam Seed Astray side story. The manga is actually a spinoff of the original Gundam Seed series and centers around the mercenary group Serpent Tail. The Gundam designs by Junichi Akutsu are quite distinctive and has a more utilitarian look and feel ...

WordPress 2.5

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Looks like the new version of WordPress has just been released. I've been busy on another project lately, so I'll be taking my time with the upgrade. From what I've read so far, there's quite a number of good enhancements and feature set in this release. Dashboard's been revamped with ...

Dragonball Movie delayed

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Bad news for Dragonball fans. Fox Studios has confirmed that the new release date for the long awaited live-action Dragonball movie has been pushed to April 8, 2009. We can only hope that this means they'll have plenty of time to get the movie right and not mess it ...

Aya Hirano! Kawaii ne ?

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Via DannyChoo Waaaa...~ I just had to feature this photo of Aya Hirano on my site.  If you think she looks über cute wait till you see her in the interview video featured on Danny's site. DannyChoo - Meet Aya Hirano

Brave Story (2006) Review

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Story and Plot Brave Story is based on an original manga by Miyuki Miyabe adapted by Gonzo Digimation. This is Gonzo's latest foray in producing a full feature length animation. Their previous feature, Origins - Spirits of the Past, was touted as a breakthrough in terms of animation and production ...

Wired’s Guide to Nerds

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Via Wired Wired has written an all important guidebook for identifying the various different species of the geekus maximus genus spotted in the wild. Here's one of my favorite : The Gamer Disposition: High DEX and INT scores, low CHA (thus, the lack of friends). Given to indecipherable insults ("I pwn3d ...

Gundam Statue Unveiled at Train Station

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

  Via Mainichi Daily News A 3-meter tall bronze statue of a Gundam was erected just outside of the Kami-Igusa Station in Japan where Sunrise, the production studio of Gundam was located. The statue was unveiled on Sunday as part of the local council's effort to revive the town. I dunno 'bout ...

Japanese Office Tour Episode 2

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Continuing off from Episode 1, Danny brings us more goodies from his tour at Good Smile Company. Enjoy ! Danny Choo- Japanese Office Tour Episode 2

Guitar Hero DS

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Via IGN Network IGN Network and Yahoo has an exclusive piece on the upcoming Guitar Hero for the Nintendo DS platform. The title which is currently being developed by Vicarious Visions features a Guitar Grip device that plugs into the NDS's GBA slot that acts as the fret buttons on the ...