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Dragon Ball Z: Rock The Dragon Set Is Coming

 

Three years ago, I caught whiff of a possible English dub for Dragon Ball Z Kai done in the frosty North, by the Sasquatch-breeding Canadians at Ocean Studios. For three years I have waited with bated breath, my eyes opening to the day with fresh hope that the dulcet tones of Doc Harris would course through my ears with "Stand by for Dragon Ball Z… Kai!", only to be struck each day with a sense of unrelenting defeat (moreso than usual). Eventually, I had no choice but to settle into a remarkably steady indifference, puncuated by the occasional glimmer of curiosity (and something somebody in the know told me). read more

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Metal Gear REX – Finished

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After about two weeks of painting and delays my Metal Gear REX from Kotobukiya is finally finished. It was certainly a nice change of pace from working on Gunpla and I’m really glad how things turned out. REX really is a fine kit and I feel like I treated him well. For those interested in a full review of the kit, or to see the before photos, click here.

When it came to the colours I wanted to go with something realistic and fitting for REX but outside the normal gray & green. I started with four types of Tamiya grey. The blueish tone of one I didn’t fully realize until after I did some painting. At first it looked a bit bright but after lining and top coat it calmed down and thing looks great. The full list is XF-20 Medium Gray for the camouflage pattern, XF-66 Light Gray for the colour, XF-19 Sky Gray for the lighter parts of the inner frame, and XF-63 German Gray for the dark parts of the frame. For the details I used some X-11 Chrome Silver and X-12 Gold Leaf. A bit of red was used for the launchers and the yellow lines are a random mixture of yellow and gray. The lenses were coloured with Tamiya’s TS-72 Clear Blue spray can but backed with silver to give them that reflective nature. read more

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Flashpoint Paradox Trailer

I’m glad they’re finally doing a Flash storyline for one of these animated movies, even if it’s the one that gave us the confusing New 52 status quo (seriously, how was Damian Wayne ten if Bruce Wayne has only been Batman for six years?). Kevin Conroy is Batman (just, uh… not the one in this trailer), Dana Delany is Lois Lane, Nathan Fillion is Hal Jordan, and Tim Daly’s son Sam is Superman (you’ll understand when you see). Oooh, and Ron Perlman is Slade/Deathstroke! Cary Elwes is Aquaman! Oh, and Cyborg’s in it (who gives a fuck about Cyborg?).  read more

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Layman’s Gunpla Guide – Camouflage Tutorial

Painting your kit with camouflage patterns is one of those weird things that’s not quite for beginners but is incredibly easy and satisfying to do. Getting camo to come out just right needs only a bit of extra materials and some patience,

Before you begin to contemplate camo designs, you should at least be comfortable painting your kits with an airbrush. While it’s possible to hand paint or use spray cans, there are some issues that arise. Spray cans typically leave a thicker coat of paint than airbrushes. Normally this isn’t a problem over entire parts where, after assembly, you can’t tell where the paint begins and ends. Camo typically involves masking hard edges of overlapping colours and these edges can become unsightly with thick paint coats. While I’ve never tried hand painting when camo has been masked out, I would be concerned with the potential for moisture to seep into the edges. read more

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Gurren Lagann Writer/Director Reunite for Action Anime Kill la Kill

After much speculation, it was finally revealed that the new anime project from Hiroyuki Imaishi and Kazuki Nakashima – who last collaborated on the epic Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann – is the school battle action Kill la Kill, which will be produced by Studio Trigger. An official website has also been launched at http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/

 

 

 Let’s hope these two recreate the magic of TTGL.

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Gargantia, Majestic Prince, and Valvrave the Liberator – Who’s off to a better start?

Mecha fans have having fun this spring anime season with three new shows currently airing, Valvrave the Liberator, Majestic Prince, and Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet. Each have their own style, own theme, and own general feel. There’s something for every mecha fan and have their own positive merits. But the question arises, which is the best? Let’s take a quick look based on the first four-five episodes thus far…

Best Animation?

While this category is somehow more subjective than this very subjective article I think the winner is Valvrave. The vibrant background, consistent and well done characters, and impressive battle sequences make it stand out. Gargantia features fantastic backgrounds but pretty simplistic character animation. Outside of battles Majstic Prince is pretty boring looking. Backgrounds and character designs lack detail and just look very quickly done. read more

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Attack on Titan Part II (Episodes 3 and 4): Class of the Titans

In part I of my series of posts about Attack on Titan I mainly addressed the hype surrounding the show and added some general first impressions about the art, design, animation, story, etc. This and future posts will deal a bit more with the actual plot, and will therefore include spoilers (I am assuming if you are reading this you’re already watching the show).

One of the ways I described this show in part I was that it was almost like an attack that grips you hard and doesn’t let go. Well, lo and behold – it let go, and with positive results. After the emotional onslaught of the first two episodes, we are treated to two slower, and often even lighthearted and funny, episodes; something I wasn’t expecting but was done well and didn’t clash with the general vibe. I didn’t set out to post something after every two episodes but rather when I felt like a certain mini arc or block of story was over, but so far this has happened twice. I almost feel like these four episodes could easily play out as two 45-minute episodes: Part I being the brutal exposition, and Part II being the training sequence. read more

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Revisiting Gundam SEED – Part 2

 

Welcome to part two of my four part series on Gundam SEED! My goal with this series has been to rewatch Gundam SEED for the first time since it originally aired back in 2002. It’s a rewatch with open arms and an open mind after almost a decade of seemingly universal SEED hatred within the North American Gundam community.

So far my experience has been mostly positive. There are some rough parts, not really with the characters, but the weak plot and setting. Certainly nothing to justify the vehement hate. read more

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