Archive for the ‘Anime’ Category

Anime Festival Asia 2009 Was a Blast !

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

AFA 09 was a huge success ! May'N and Shoko Tan rocks ! I wasn't able to post updates during the event because it was a pretty hectic schedule and lugging all my gear around was quite a hassle. Nevertheless I took quite a number of photos during the 2 ...

Updates on Anime Festival Asia 2009 !

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Flight tickets. Checked. Hotel bookings. Checked. 2 Day 'I Love Anisong' AFA 09 Concert Passes... definitely checked ! With only 5 more days to go I just can't wait till the event starts. I got myself a new DSLR camera to capture the full AFA'09 experience. DSLRs don't come cheap but ...

Gundam Unicorn Preview Trailer

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Via CEN.TAKU.ME via SRW Hotnews Found the trailer for the upcoming Gundam Unicorn OVA which will be released in February 2010 on BluRay and PlayStation Network. The trailer features several of the main characters from the novel and you get to catch glimpse of the Unicorn Gundam as well as the ...

Gundam Pens

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Via DannyChoo.com, technabob When I first saw the title, I thought Bandai had introduced a new line of Gundam markers for avid Gunpla modellers. Unfortunately these Gundam inspired pens houses a regular ballpoint ink pen which..well writes on paper. Released as part of their 30th Anniversary of the series, you can ...

Anime Festival Asia 2009 !

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

IT'S BACK ! ! One of the most highly anticipated anime event of the region, the Anime Festival Asia 2009 will be held from 21st - 22nd November at the Singapore Suntec Convention Center. Among the highlights this year are the great artists invited to perform the I Love Anisong ...

Blood : The Last Vampire Live Action Movie

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The live action adaptation of Blood the Last Vampire anime is finally getting released this summer. The movie stars Gianna Jun of My Sassy Girl game, Allison Miller, Masiela Lusha, JJ Feild, Koyuki  and is directed by Chris Nahon with action choreography by Corey Yuen. From the producer of HERO and ...

CatSh*tOne Trailer

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Caught this cool trailer for the anime Cat Shit One : The Animated Series. It's Metal Gear Solid meets cute furry bunnies. Produced by Studio Anima and directed by Kazuya Sasahara, Cat Shit One was based on a original manga by Motofumi Kobayashi. Just when you think you've seen it ...

Warner Bros. set to Bring Death Note to the Big Screen

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Via Variety Warner Bros. recently acquired the rights to bring the anime/manga hit Death Note to the big screen. Screenwriters Charley and Vlas Parlapanides will be adapting the movie. Death Note follows the story of a college student who stumbles upon a mysterious notebook which allows the person wielding it to ...

Full Metal Panic .. the musical ?!

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Via Slashfilm Mandalay Pictures has recently acquired the theatrical rights to the live-action movie version of the high-school action comedy anime Full Metal Panic!. Full Metal Panic started off as a novel which was later adapted to manga followed by 3 anime series with the latest one released in 2005, Full ...

Keanu Reeves set play Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop !

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Via Hollywood Reporter Twentieth Century Fox is all set to bring the live action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop to the big screen with Keanu Reeves playing our coolsome hero, Spike Spiegel. Cowboy Bebop is a sci fi anime classic set in 2071 where space travel is made possible with "astral gates" ...