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Blue Exorcist (Ao no Exorcist) – Episode 01 Review

Blue Exorcist, also known by its Japanese name Ao no Exorcist, is a new 25 episode anime based off the manga of the same name. Blue Exorcist is directed by Tensai Okamura (Evangelion, Soul Eater) and produced by A-1 Pictures.

Due to the fact the manga has been out for several years this review will contain mild spoilers.

Synopsis

Episode one starts with brief sequence of Vatican priests getting picked off by demons, who ignite into a fierce blue flame. It then cuts to the series’ main character, Rin, finishing a street fight against a light haired boy and two of his friends. Later in the episode it is revealed that the light haired boy, a spoiled rich kid, was shooting pigeons with a crossbow before Rin intervened. read more

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Tiger & Bunny – Episode 4 Review – Fear is Often Greater than the Danger

Tiger & Bunny is a new anime program current airing weekly in Japan and simulcast on Hulu and Viz Anime. Produced by Sunrise it’s  directed by Keiichi Satou (best known for his work on Big O). The series revolves around a couple of super heroes who fight crime while driving ad revenue and product placement for a hero themed television program.

Synopsis

Episode 4 of Tiger & Bunny is centered around the young Karina Lyle, best know as the hero Blue Rose. After a less than inspired performance she finds herself trapped in a quandary: pursue her dreams of being a singer or continue to protect the public as one of the cities’ most popular heroes? read more

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George Takei is a Dolt

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Earlier in the week George Takei sat down with The Advocate to discuss his petition against Warner Brothers casting primarily white actors in an upcoming American adaption of the Japanese manga and anime classic, Akira. His main point is that Hollywood should cast more Asian-American actors in movie roles. A fair point on its own. However his arguments are full of curious inconsistencies. Take a look…

The manga and anime phenomenon is mostly white in this country. It originated in Japan, and, of course, it has a huge Asian fan following. But it’s the multi-ethnic Americans who are fans of Akira and manga.

Mr. Takei, I’m confused. The American fan base for manga and anime is mostly white, a reasonable statement considering whites make up 72.4% of the population… but the only fans of Akira (and manga?) are multi-ethnic? It don’t think you can find an anime or manga "fan" in this country who doesn’t like either of the Akira adaptions. Are you trying to argue that a movie should be cast based on its ethnic fan base? That makes sense on a commercial level I’m sure, but multi-ethnic Americans aren’t exactly Akira’s largest demographic. Hell, I’m pretty sure there are just as many people who have enjoyed the manga or movie and wouldn’t consider themselves to be traditional anime/manga fans. read more

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Tiger & Bunny – Episode 3 Review

 

Tiger & Bunny is a new anime program current airing weekly in Japan. Produced by Sunrise it’s currently being directed by Keiichi Satou (best known for his work on Big O). The series revolves around a couple of super heroes who fight crime while driving ad revenue and product placement for a hero themed television program.

 

Synopsis (minor spoilers)

Episode 3 of Tiger & Bunny starts with the pair in a simulated combat exercise. Though forced to work together it’s apparent that they approach the job from completely different standpoints. Tiger is driven more by instinct and feeling while Bunny is more calculated and logical. read more

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Tiger & Bunny – Episode 1 & 2 Review

Tiger & Bunny is a new anime program current airing weekly in Japan. Produced by Sunrise it’s currently being directed by Keiichi Satou (best known for his work on Big O). The series revolves around a couple of super heroes who fight crime while driving ad revenue and product placement for a hero themed television program.

Synopsis

The first two episodes of Tiger & Bunny is mainly establishment for the setting and characters which will make up the series. The main character of the series is Kotetsu Kaburagi who fights under the name Wild Tiger with the power to increase his strength a hundredfold for a mere five minutes. The apparent oldest of the featured heroes he has a younger daughter whom he struggles to see when faced with the task of being a super hero. Despite his age he’s characterized as naive with an idealistic approach to being a hero stemming from an incident in his childhood. Best known for operating without consideration for property damage, Wild Tiger is the least popular among the cast of Hero TV. read more

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PG Strike Freedom WIP 11: Bring me all your bitches

It’s been awhile since I updated with my progress on this guy…


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She’s certainly been giving me some heart burn for a while. What’s been killing me mostly are the decals and the dull top coat.

My issue with the decals, as you can probably tell from the photos, if you look closely enough, is silvering. Despite all of the pieces reviving a proper gloss coat before hand, along with the proper dosage of Micro Set & Micro Sol, many of the decals have silvered. Worse is that it’s very random and inconsistent, meaning I haven’t a clue what’s going on. I think it may be related to my rather unorthodox choice of body paint which I reveal when I’m all said and done. read more

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Netflix: Destroying Gurren Lagann One Episode at a Time [Updated x2]

Right now Netflix has a pretty sweet collection of anime available to watch instantly. Gurren Lagann is one of them as well. However, Netflix members should avoid watching the via the service, especially if you haven’t viewed it already.

That’s because one of the most important episodes, episode 8, is missing!

Yes, a defining episode of Gurren Lagann where *cough spoiler cough* occurs has been replaced by episode 9. New viewers will suddenly find the plot suddenly skipped ahead with no explanation (and that’s already happened). I’ve reached out to Netflix and will update if I hear anything back. In the meantime you should just hit up your favorite torrent site or, better yet, pick it up for less than $40 on Amazon. The latter is definitely your best bet. Not only will you get the Japanese dub (the English one is… well… it’s not nearly as hot blooded) but you will be supporting everyone involved with the series and its NA import. read more

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Netflix Instant Review: Samurai 7

Bored? Check.

Internet access? Check.

Mild interest in samurai or samurai robots? Check.

If you’ve passed the above test then let me recommend Samurai 7, a 26 episode series currently available to watch instantly on Netflix. Produced by Gonzo back in 2004 Samurai 7 is a retelling of the epic film Seven Samurai (which is also available for streaming on Netflix). Now, if you haven’t seen Seven Samurai yet then you absolutely need to watch that first.

A lot of what makes Samurai 7 a decent watch is pulled directly from the film. Samurai 7 is the story of seven samurai hired by a village of farmers to protect themselves and their crops from marauding bandits. Following the great war, many out of work samurai found a new living raiding defenseless farmers for their yield of rice. Raids which not only resulted in depleting the villagers much needed rice but often resulted in a loss of life and kidnapped women. Deciding to take a stand, the elder of Kanna comes up with a plan to hire samurai for defense. Having no money they decide to bargain with what precious rice they have left. With these grains in hand three villagers set off for the big city in an attempt to persuade some honorable warriors. Eventually a ragtag team of samurai is assembled and they set off to protect the village. read more

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Welcome to Otaku Revolution v2!

Welcome to Otaku Revolution v2!

After well over 24 hours I was able successfully replicate OR as we knew it to a dev platform and upgrade it from Drupal 5.x to 6.x. Most of that time was spent on the upgrade itself, what with having to restore the files and database over and over and over again until successful. 

Along with the inherent benefits of 6.x there are some new modules (such as a WYSIWYG editor for Penguin Truth) to help classy up the place.

The most noticeable change of all is the theme. Not a huge diversion from the one everyone is used to, but a huge improvement none the less. You’ll probably notice that a lot of our old posts will have a shit load of extra white space. That’s due to the increased width of our new theme. In future we’ll actually be able to share videos at more reasonable sizes. read more

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