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Convention News
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
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Greetings from Anime Expo 2008! Starting oddly on Thursday this year, Friday had a decent attendee turnout. Definitely tomorrow (Saturday) it will be packed and we hope to bring you tons of photos of more cosplayers, and events. (Today we took around 500 photos.) We were able to attend Jyukai and Yoko Ishida's joint concert. At first, there appeared to be some mix up, but eventually we were notifed that press were allowed to take photos of the band. We'll have those up later after the convention. Quite a few panels we visited today including Dark Horse, Bandai, and ADV. In Bandai's corner, they pretty much listed each new title they would be releasing in the future with a short clip of each. (more details on that later) In ADV's case, mostly answered what happened to the company in their few months of withdrawl from the anime world. For tomorrow, we've scheduled ourselves to visit David Hayter's (voice actor of the American version of Solid Snake from the video game series Metal Gear Solid) press panel. We will also be attending Shoko Nakagawa's concert, and will be bringing you pictures and video coverage if Anime Expo allows for it. We'll also be taking pictures of the Masquerade, again if allowed to do so by Anime Expo. The rules and regulations this year at Anime Expo have changed a bit and a lot of confusion has ensued especially for the industry and press. Regardless, don't forget we will have our one on one interview with character designer Takehito Harada tomorrow! The staff is pretty much pooped, and we'll have a few full length reports ready in the next few days. |
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Convention News
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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If you haven't already guessed, yes we will be in fact covering Anime Expo 2008! Currently planned, we will be hitting various industry and press panels. We try to provide as much live updates as possible so for the fans at home can also enjoy the experience. Our associate at Anime Expo will be directing AXBackstage, so you might see us on cam if you look hard enough. We will also be bringing you a one on one interview with Nippon Ichi Software's character designer, Takehito Harada which has been currently rescheduled to Saturday due to his late flight arrival. Our camera crew will be walking around the convention filming various gathers, events, and panels; while our photography team has over 12GB worth of memory space for pictures on hand. So stay tuned! |
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Gaming News
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Written by Jason Vien
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
 Well, that didn't take long. Square-Enix has just decided to make it official: The DS is getting an updated Chrono Trigger port! Coming to North America this holiday season, Chrono Trigger DS will take advantage of the system's dual screen and touch screen functionality. Square-Enix will also include a brand new dungeon and multiplayer battles. Here's hoping that the DS version will include the anime styled cutscenes from the Final Fantasy Chronicles edition of the game. |
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Anime News
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Written by Theodore Mak
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
 What better way to spend start your summer vacation than with some new anime airing this season? |
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Gaming News
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Written by Jason Vien
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
 There is a rumor floating around that there will be a Chrono Trigger release (in the form of a port, remake, sequel, who knows?) for the DS, and earlier today Kotaku posted a scan from the newest issue of Jump Magazine that almost nudges this rumor towards a full-blown confirmation - but let's not get ahead of ourselves...until now. There's now a countdown clock active on Square-Enix's official Japanese website. But that's not all - check out the website url: "http://www.square-enix.co.jp/ctds/" "ctds"? Chrono Trigger DS? *Crosses fingers*
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Figure News
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Written by Jason Vien
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
 Kaiyodo is busy keeping little Yotsuba company with the youngest Ayase family sibling, Ena (from the manga Yotsuba&!, of course), making her PVC debut. Ena is a cast-off figure, allowing you to trade her regular clothes and teddy bear (Jularlmin, as Yotsuba would call it) for a bikini and towel. Standing 135mm tall (that's approx. 5 inches, for the lazy), this figure will see release on September 01, 2008 with the price point of 2,940 yen. Check out more pics over at Ami Ami, where you can also see pics of Kaiyodo's new Ayase Fuka Swimsuit version . Isn't she the cutest little thing? I'd advise a bit of caution though - she looks like she wouldn't hurt a fly but I'm sure fish would say otherwise. |
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Latest News
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Written by Jason Vien
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
 A few things missed or glossed over during the weekend: - Samurai Champloo 1/6 scale action figures by Triad Toys. Check out Mugen here , and Jin here. Fuu is coming soon.
- Rock Band 2 announced . What new instruments could we expect? Full debut at this year's E3.
Lots of new toys and plastic tchotchkes on display at the Singapore Toy and Comic Convention 2008. Check it out over at ToysREvil blog. |
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Anime News
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Written by Jason Vien
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Sunday, 29 June 2008 |
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Alright folks, here's the third bow in Gainax's on-running series of Gurren Lagann themed music videos and ostensibly this one is a bit jazzier than the previous two, which isn't to say it's a bad thing in the least. Set against Yoko's aptly titled song "Boing vs. Boing", this video recalls the feverish openings of anime past, such as Cowboy Bebop, to name one. There's a theme here, hidden within the three minute montage of semi-related images, but I can't seem to find it -- maybe you'll have better luck? Enjoy, stay classy. |
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Gaming News
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Written by Jason Vien
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Saturday, 28 June 2008 |
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The newest episode of Gamespot's weekly show On The Spot had Bandai Namco marketing rep Joon Hwang demonstrating the gameplay mechanics of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm . Mr. Hwang also let us know that a playable demo will be available sometime in July. Ok, we've had our fair share of Naruto games in the past, so what makes this any different? Well, for one, it's the first Naruto game on the Playstation 3 (it's also an exclusive to this platform), and two, it's absolutely beautiful. Check it out for yourself, and watch another cool gameplay trailer after the jump.(Click "Read more") |
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Convention News
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Written by Theodore Mak
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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 A quick update, NIS America has released character designer Takehito Harada's schedule at Anime Expo.
Autograph sessions (@ NISA booth, #311)
Thursday, July 3rd: 4pm - 5pm
Friday, July 4th: 10:30am - 11:30am & 4pm - 5pm
Saturday, July 5th: 10:30am - 11:30am & 4pm - 5pm
Sunday, July 6th: 10:30am - 11:30am Full release after the jump.
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