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Star Trek Movie Website Almost Live
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 18, 2008 in Star Trek
To boldly post an “Under Construction” sign where no fan has gone before! Nothing real on this website yet, although you can sign up to be spammed by Paramount when the time comes… Richard Knerr: Toy Genius
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 17, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
Richard Knerr the co-founder of the Wham-O toy company, died on Monday at the age of 82. Shown above is a commercial for Super Elastic Bubble Plastic, and below is a commercial for one of my childhood favorites Silly String: Underrated Manga: Yubisaki Milk Tea
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 17, 2008 in Comic Books
With American anime sales on a downward trend, a lot of attention is being paid to its partner in crime manga, the Japanese comics that are often adapted into anime (if they’re not already adaptations themselves). In North America and Europe manga has exploded, but the sheer volume of manga published in Japan means that not every series makes it over here— and even the ones that do don’t always get the attention that they deserve! So here’s one of our Top Ten Underrated Manga that we recommend that you should get your hands on: Yubisaki Milk Tea There once was a boy named Yoshinori whose face was remarkably similar to his sister’s. As a result, he once had to take her place in a modeling session, dressing in a bridal gown for a local photography shop. Ever since then he’s had a taste for both cross-dressing and photography, and Yubisaki Milk Tea follows his exploits both as male Yoshinori and female “Yuki.” Yoshinori winds up in a love triangle with his childhood friend Hidari, who doesn’t know about his cross-dressing, and a classmate named Minamo, who hates men and will only talk to Yoshinori when he’s dressed as Yuki. Messenger Reveals Mercury
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 17, 2008 in Science
Shown above is the latest photograph of the surface of Mercury taken by the Messenger probe, it’s the first time we’ve looked at the planet since the 70s (click on the image to see it at full size): Messenger Reveals Mercury in New Detail “As NASA’s Messenger spacecraft approached Mercury on January 14, 2008, it captured this view of the planet’s rugged, cratered landscape illuminated obliquely by the sun. This image was taken from a distance of approximately 11,000 miles, about 56 minutes before the spacecraft’s closest encounter with Mercury. It shows a region 300 miles across including craters less than a mile wide. The large, shadow-filled, double ringed crater to the upper right was glimpsed by Mariner 10 more than three decades ago and named Vivaldi, after the Italian composer.” Underrated Manga: Lunar Legend Tsukihime
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 16, 2008 in Comic Books
With American anime sales on a downward trend, a lot of attention is being paid to its partner in crime manga, the Japanese comics that are often adapted into anime (if they’re not already adaptations themselves). In North America and Europe manga has exploded, but the sheer volume of manga published in Japan means that not every series makes it over here— and even the ones that do don’t always get the attention that they deserve! So here’s one of our Top Ten Underrated Manga that we recommend that you should get your hands on: Lunar Legend Tsukihime A high school boy named Shiki is suffering from a life-threatening injury, and as a result he has started to see “death lines” on the people around him. He discovers that if he traces the lines with a sharp object he can kill people. He protects himself from his ability by wearing a special pair of glasses that prevent his ability to see the lines. The Cutting Room Floor: Looking Ahead to ‘08
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 16, 2008 in Cinema
It’s the beginning of a new year and is starting to look like the last good batch of movies we will see in a while. The Writer’s Guild of America remains on strike and until that is settled Hollywood will be starting to look rather barren around the end of this year and the start of ‘09. Television is already beginning to feel the sting with the cancellation of 24 this year and a load of Reality Shows ready to hit the mid season lineup. So I thought I would take the opportunity to look ahead to 2008 and see what’s coming up for us in theaters this year: Underrated Manga: Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 15, 2008 in Comic Books
With American anime sales on a downward trend, a lot of attention is being paid to its partner in crime manga, the Japanese comics that are often adapted into anime (if they’re not already adaptations themselves). In North America and Europe manga has exploded, but the sheer volume of manga published in Japan means that not every series makes it over here— and even the ones that do don’t always get the attention that they deserve! So here’s one of our Top Ten Underrated Manga that we recommend that you should get your hands on: Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Five university students with abilities that range from channeling spirits to dowsing (finding dead bodies) to ESP form a company called the Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, an organization that communicates with the dead and transports their bodies to wherever they need to go in order to allow their spirits to move on to the next world. Maila Nurmi: Vampira Exits the Stage
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 15, 2008 in Horror
I’m sad to report that Maila Nurmi (known to us fanboys as Vampira) has passed away. Her career highlights include starring in Ed Wood’s classic epic Plan 9 From Outer Space and had her own TV show in Los Angles. This is the notice from her website: Underrated Manga: Kodomo no Jikan
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 14, 2008 in Comic Books
With American anime sales on a downward trend, a lot of attention is being paid to its partner in crime manga, the Japanese comics that are often adapted into anime (if they’re not already adaptations themselves). In North America and Europe manga has exploded, but the sheer volume of manga published in Japan means that not every series makes it over here— and even the ones that do don’t always get the attention that they deserve! So here’s one of our Top Ten Underrated Manga that we recommend that you should get your hands on: Kodomo no Jikan (“A Child’s Time”) This may seem like an odd choice for underrated manga, seeing as this series gained infamy throughout the English-language manga world when Seven Seas licensed it and then cancelled it because the content was too racy. Well, the problem isn’t just that the content is racy— it’s that it’s racy and it involves primary school students. It didn’t help that original creator Kaworu Watashiya wanted them to call it Nymphet. Coris Whistle Candy
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 14, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
Shown above is the special secret surprise package from Coris Whistle Candy. The small package within a package contains a surprise toy, which turned out to be a pink racing car. This candy itself will drive parents up the wall, because when you blow into it you get a painful playful whistle-like noise: Just Say OK to Pocky!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 13, 2008 in Japanese TV
Check out those those tacky 80s gaucho pants which are featured in the above vintage Pocky ad! The Fashionable Astrotwins
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 13, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
Ah the good old days when being a NASA fanboy was in style! This November 1965 fashion spread from Mademoiselle features a prototype of the Mercury Space Suit (click to see the page at full size). The photo is by David McCabe (a young British fashion photographer of the era who worked with Andy Warhol) and discovered by digital diva archivist Sugarpie Honeybunch. World War Robot Bertie
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 12, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
The above photo is a “Dirty Deeds” variant of World War Robot Bertie by Ashley Wood. I just love the rusty look of the metal and the nice touch of the decorative graphics… Photograph by Toybot Studios. Parody Preview: Mighty Avengers #7
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 12, 2008 in Comic Books
Is it me or does that Iron Man head look more like a missing toy part than the scene of super hero slaughter? This cover for Mighty Avengers #7 by Frank Cho is available in your local comic book shop this week… Underrated Manga: Ouran High School Host Club
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 11, 2008 in Comic Books
With American anime sales on a downward trend, a lot of attention is being paid to its partner in crime manga, the Japanese comics that are often adapted into anime (if they’re not already adaptations themselves). In North America and Europe manga has exploded, but the sheer volume of manga published in Japan means that not every series makes it over here— and even the ones that do don’t always get the attention that they deserve! So here’s one of our Top Ten Underrated Manga that we recommend that you should get your hands on: Ouran High School Host Club Haruhi Fujioka is the only scholarship student at the swanky Ouran High School, an unenviable role at a school full of kids so rich that they actually have a host club as part of their after school activities. A host club is a place where women pay large amounts of money to spend time with good-looking men, just chatting and flirting. Dark Crystal uRac Statue
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 11, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections
I was looking at the latest Dark Horse offerings for April of this year and came across the above cool looking statue based on the character uRac from Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal. Underrated Manga: Bokurano
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 10, 2008 in Comic Books
With American anime sales on a downward trend, a lot of attention is being paid to its partner in crime manga, the Japanese comics that are often adapted into anime (if they’re not already adaptations themselves). In North America and Europe manga has exploded, but the sheer volume of manga published in Japan means that not every series makes it over here— and even the ones that do don’t always get the attention that they deserve! So here’s one of our Top Ten Underrated Manga that we recommend that you should get your hands on: Bokurano Russian Space Chief: Mars Mission Is Realistic
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 10, 2008 in Science
It would be sad if Russia beat the United States to Mars, but on the flip side if they could do it by 2013 that would be amazing: Steampunk Star Wars LEGO Contest
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 10, 2008 in Star Wars
The concept is simple: Recreate a vehicle from Star Wars in steampunk style using LEGO! The Bricks to Bothans Forum (dedicated to LEGO Star Wars) is holding a Steam-Wars Contest, where fans get to submit their LEGO creations of Star Wars vehicle done in steampunk style. Shown above is a steampunk X-Wing fighter by Brickshelf user Jerrec. For info on the contest go here: Don and dW’s Steam-Wars Contest! Found via the always entertaining Neatorama.com. Underrated Manga: Antique Bakery
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 9, 2008 in Comic Books
With American anime sales on a downward trend, a lot of attention is being paid to its partner in crime manga, the Japanese comics that are often adapted into anime (if they’re not already adaptations themselves). In North America and Europe manga has exploded, but the sheer volume of manga published in Japan means that not every series makes it over here— and even the ones that do don’t always get the attention that they deserve! So here’s one of our Top Ten Underrated Manga that we recommend that you should get your hands on: Antique Bakery Odds are good that if you’re not a fan of yaoi— boy/boy romance manga for women —you haven’t read Fumi Yoshinaga’s Antique Bakery, which is technically not yaoi (barely). Her series is part slice-of-life comedy and part drama about four men working in a bakery together. Primary among the men is Keisuke, the son of a wealthy family who has an odd fixation on sweets because a man who kidnapped him as a child fed him cakes. Ken Shimura Silly Skits
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 9, 2008 in Japanese TV
Shown above is a funny skit starring Japanese comedian Ken Shimura from the the Fuji TV series “Ken Shimura’s Lordship like Vaca”. I got a real kick out of this skit which is based on Bjork’s swan costume: Underrated Manga: Hajime no Ippo
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 8, 2008 in Comic Books
With American anime sales on a downward trend, a lot of attention is being paid to its partner in crime manga, the Japanese comics that are often adapted into anime (if they’re not already adaptations themselves). In North America and Europe manga has exploded, but the sheer volume of manga published in Japan means that not every series makes it over here— and even the ones that do don’t always get the attention that they deserve! So here’s one of our Top Ten Underrated Manga that we recommend that you should get your hands on: Hajime no Ippo (“The First Step”) George Morikawa’s boxing manga Hajime no Ippo is probably the longest-running underrated manga out there. A full 81 volumes have been produced since its inception in 1990, all of which remain bereft and unlicensed. Oh, and it’s still running, too. Koala Cookies Commercial
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 8, 2008 in Japanese TV
Shown above is a vintage commercial for Lotte’s Koala’s March cookies: Underrated Manga: Gintama
Posted by Guest Author on Jan 7, 2008 in Comic Books
With American anime sales on a downward trend, a lot of attention is being paid to its partner in crime manga, the Japanese comics that are often adapted into anime (if they’re not already adaptations themselves). In North America and Europe manga has exploded, but the sheer volume of manga published in Japan means that not every series makes it over here— and even the ones that do don’t always get the attention that they deserve! So here’s one of our Top Ten Underrated Manga that we recommend that you should get your hands on: Gintama This actually is a combination underrated manga and anime— the anime, in fact, is unlicensed in spite of its immense popularity in Japan. VIZ has started releasing the manga in the U.S., but with so little marketing that many are barely aware of its existence. Which is a shame, since it’s a fantastic (and funny) series! |
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