The Base is the first release of Paul Banks’ upcoming solo album, Banks. Paul is best known as the lead for the group Interpol and this is his second full length solo album.
MG Nu Gundam ver. Ka Lineart
Holy shit, this thing is pure sex…
December release I believe (based on the large 12 and lack of Japanese reading skills). $93 dollars though? Eh, screw it, I’m still in!
Gundam: Looking at the franchise’s future
With Gundam AGE wrapping up in the next six weeks or so and the mysterious Gundam: The Origin just off the horizon (I’m not sure Bandai has revealed how they’re going to do the adaption yet) I thought it would be a good time to sit down and discuss just what we want from one of our favorite franchises.
Below are some of my personal ramblings about what the series has been lacking as of late along with what it needs moving forward.
Make the story the most important aspect
Every series strives for something, whether it be to tell a story, comment on society, showcase animation, etc. Typically the shows which stick with us though the years focused on the story, the characters, and did so in a quality way (e.g. Cowboy Bebop, Planetes). Over the years Gundam as a franchise has shifted more from that dynamic to a vehicle to drive product sales. It’s a case most evident by how Bandai treated Gundam AGE. Products accompanying the series were announced early and many of the new designs to show up in the series were revealed on screen, but as merchandise. Save for a huge twist at the end many will likely remember the series as having a strong premise, some good designs, but a below average with every other facet.
Jumping Onto White Base
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror Trailer
Highlighted by one of our readers I thought I’d post this here. I hadn’t heard of this until now, not sure if I’m just out of the loop or if it’s relatively unknown.
Synopsis:
| From the studio that brought you Eden of the East, FLCL and Ghost in the Shell comes an exhilarating blend of Japanese folklore and storybook charm reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. This award-winning feature film is sure to amaze animation fans of all ages. 16-year-old Haruka is on a mission to find her mirror—a precious childhood gift from her late mother that has disappeared. On her search, she follows a strange foxlike creature to Oblivion Island, a mystical world overflowing with once-cherished items taken from their neglectful owners. Trouble follows Haruka and her new friend Teo at every turn as they contend with the island’s overbearing ruler, who will stop at nothing to use the mirror for his own sinister plan! |
Available now from Amazon and other major retailers.
Seems relativly interesting. Borrowers meets Spirited Away. Gonna wait for it to show up on Netflix. Though, I must say, I’m a bit peeved that Funimation is putting its tag in there before Production IG. Sure they’re releasing it in the US but they’re claiming importance for dubbing something three years after it’s initial release.
SDF Macross “Do You Remember Love?”
Otakon 2012 Round Up (UPDATED – 8/8/12)
As expected, I had an enormously interesting time at Otakon over the weekend. The sights, the sounds, the smells, the merchandise I spent a fortune on, these were things I will forever hold dear in the treasure chest that is my beating heart, along with the memory of all the people I shared it with. It is a place full of wonderous, hopeful joy and unbridled passion for Japanese animation, video games, and other things tangently related at best that people thought would fit in. In my dreams I still see that citidel of merriment, the Baltimore Convention Center, whose halls and doors filled with the best and brightest of anime fandom, and were sheparded by the utmost professional staffers to panels of most magnificent bounty. Few days have passed, but I already long for next year’s congress. Oh, Otakon, how I will miss thee.
