Two Word Reviews: Ewoks vs. Jar Jar
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 2, 2007 in Star Wars
Lucky Star goes to Comiket
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 2, 2007 in Animation
The inside jokes in Lucky Star always bring a smile to my face! In this epiosde (number 12) the otaku ladies go to Comiket, which is the world’s largest comic book convention:
“The first CM was held in December 1975, with only about 30 participating circles and an estimated 700 attendees. Attendance has since swelled to over a quarter of a million people. The convention lasts for three days. It is a grassroots, DIY effort for selling dōjinshi, self-published Japanese works. As items sold in CM are considered very rare (because dōjinshi are seldom reprinted), some items sold at CM can be found in shops or on the Internet at prices up to 10 times the item’s original price.”
Orguss: Model Kit Ad from 1984
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 2, 2007 in Hobbies and Collections
Shown above is an ad for toys and model kits from the classic anime series Super Dimension Century Orguss which was featured in the January 1984 issue of Animedia magazine.
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who: Trailer
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 1, 2007 in Animation
I had my doubts at first, but this trailer doesn’t look half bad. I guess my thinking at this point is that it’s better to do Dr. Seuss with computer animation rather than live action. In fact I dare say that the character designs don’t look half bad in terms of getting the spirit of Seuss. But the voice acting sounds quite bad, Jim Carey and Steve Carell sound flat and unspired which is a bad sign for a trailer.
Millennium Falcon LEGO: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 1, 2007 in Star Wars
It’s Han Solo ala Lego! At almost 3 feet long and containing over 5,000 pieces, the Ultimate Collector’s Millennium Falcon ($500) is the biggest Lego set ever made. Pre-orders are now open and the starships will start shipping on October 1, 2007: