Sony HMZ-T1 OLED Goggles~

Sony promises a virtual screen size of over 750 inches with their 720p HD OLED head-mounted display, capable of showing movies and games in 3D, as well as 5.1 surround sound~

via : designboom

1/7 Catherine PVC~

MaxFactory has commenced preorder for the sexy figure of Catherine, the mysterious girl in the game “Catherine” who suddenly appears in Vincent’s life and seduces him. Its difficult not to fall in love with her naughty pose of wearing her stocking over her long slim legs~

She is scheduled for release in Jan 2012, and will be retailing for 7,800 yen. Interested folks can place your preorders with Hobby Search, CDJapan, and HobbyLink Japan~

via : cdjapan

One Piece Kaizoku Musou Official Site Goes Live~

official website

Namco Bandai and Tecmo Koei has finally unveiled their new collaboration project as “One Piece Kaizoku Musou (ワンピース：海賊無双)”~

Just like the rest of the Musou franchise, expect to have losta fighting action in this game. The game is confirmed for the PS3 console but the release date and pricing are pending further announcement. Expect to see more news and trailer of the game when Tokyo Game Show 2011 starts next week~

Portal, No Escape: Just Watch, Is Impressive~

You should really watch this thing. It's a Portal fan-film called 'No Escape' AND IS MOST IMPRESSIVE. Plus has a pretty sweet surprise ending~

via : dantrachtenberg1

Emulator MIDI DJ Controller~

Smithson Martin’s Emulator is a MIDI controller made specially for multi-touch hardware. You can buy just the software or get one of the pre-made 32″ or 42″ transparent glass/projector set-ups~

via : gearpatrol

Magician Walks Through Table~

Up until now the most amazing magic trick i had seen involving a table was the old “tablecloth yank.” This Japanese magician with a penchant for Andy Warhol has changed everything~

via : metacafe

Berserk Movie!!!~

One of my favorite manga/anime series of all time is getting a much needed and much deserved movie. The movie will be part of a trilogy set to start coming out in 2012. Berserk follows Gutz(Orphaned Mercenary) and Griffith (leader of a Mercenary group called The Band of The Hawk) through their lives. Its a fantasy/horror manga that EVERYONE should check out. I CAN’T WAIT!!!! ~

via : ann

Ghost In The Shell Remastered Blu-ray Edition For Only $9.49~

The wildly influential anime film Ghost In The Shell has been remastered by director Mamoru Oshii and is available for a limited time on Blu-ray for only $9.49. That’s 52% off the original price of $19.97~

A film that has spawned a thousand imitations but never been bettered – Mamoru Oshii’s legendary anime film GHOST IN THE SHELL returns in a stunning new edition remastered by Oshii himself. For this definitive Version 2.0 release, all the original animations are re-produced with latest digital film and animation technologies, including 3D-CGI. Set in a re-imagined Hong Kong at a time when cyberspace is expanding into human reality, the story follows top cyberwarrior Major Motoko Kusanagi as she hovers on the border of total immersion in the digital world~

via : amazon

Trigun: Badlands Rumble~

Alright, I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one late on this one, but there’s a Trigun movie coming out this summer? How did I JUST now hear about this? The movie’s called Trigun: Badlands Rumble, and as you can tell from the trailer above, it’s animated and not live action (thankfully). It’s releasing in theaters soon, but only to certain cities who demand it in their area~

via : ann

The Dark Side~

Eclectic Method - The Dark Side from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.

Eclectic Method teaches us a thing or two about the Dark Side of the Force, in their electro-funk-tacular tribute to all things Sith~

also, sorry my blog has been in the toilet as of late. still dealing with moving and stuff. gimmma a week and it will be fully resurrected~

via : vimeo/titan

LOTR/WTF Mashup: Saruman Sings Trololol~

This is a video of Saruman singing the TROLOLO song (which will now be sung in my cubicle for the rest of the day) from atop Orthanc while an audience of do-gooders watch from below. They...aren't very impressed. Me, yes, but I'm tone-deaf. Also, colorblind. I think I'm gray! NOT gay, although I do appreciate a handsome man when I see one, lol~

via : youtube

Local news struggles to comprehend Mikunopolis~

 

So! Mikunopolis happened, and it was awesome. Besides being awesome, it happened in America, where Miku isn't as big...yet. Therefore, it was only natural that local news outlets pick it up, to fill in their mandatory "human interest" block. Or in this case, Vocaloid interest~

Such was the case with KTLA, which performed a decent enough job of highlighting this strange Japanese cultural curio. Like most mainstream news coverage it still suffers from some of the misconceptions about why Vocaloids are a thing, but Miku's label as a "virtual diva" is as good a shorthand as any. At least they didn't make any jokes about robot overlords or somesuch~

via : ktla

Evangelion Sparkling Wine~

The online shop ANIMATE is taking orders for limited-edition Neon Genesis Evangelion-inspired sparkling wines, to be sold in mid-June. The wines come in three flavors, with each flavor featuring either Unit 01, Asuka Langley, or Rei Ayanami. Only 333 bottles of each wine type will be produced for 50,000 yen each (US$624), and each bottle will be numbered~

Evangelion Sparkling Eva 01 BRUT Karakuchi" is a dry, not very sweet wine; "Evangelion Sparkling Eva 00 SEC Nakaguchi" features Rei Ayanami and is a semi-sweet wine; and "Evangelion Sparkling Eva 02 DEMI SEC Amakuchi" is a sweet wine featuring Asuka Langley. All three bottles feature the characters drawn in gold print on a black bottle~

via : ANN

Sharp Super Hi-Vision TV~

That’s right, thanks to NHK and Sharp, TV is going ultra. They showed off this LCD display that produces images with a resolution 16x greater than today’s HDTVs. 2020, please come faster~

via : engadget

Super Long Playground Slide~

nagano slide by movedsouth

The slide, located at a park in Nagano prefecture, is over 51 meters long~

via : dm

Best Beer Commercial Ever~

This is the best beer commercial ever (SET TO THE NIGHT RIDER THEME!) coming to us all the way from Hahn Brewery, Australia. It features an overview of their brewing process from beginning to end, which, from what I could gather, is almost identical to the preparation of my famous deviled eggs. Well, except with less drumming. That shit'll f*** a yolk up~

via : youtube

Data Raps~

British rapper Dan Bull mashed up The Next Generation with The Next Episode, adding a flow into Lieutenant Commander Data’s recital of his Ode to Spot~

via : toplessrobot

Tomb Raider: Turning Point~

Lara Croft’s ascent from frightened young woman to hardened survivor is explored in the “Turning Point” trailer for Tomb Raider; we see her washed ashore on a dark island after a brutal storm at sea~

via : youtube

The 100 Greatest Movie Threats of All Time~

(NSFW)-Harry Hanrahan of The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time and The 100 Cheesiest Movie Lines of All Time ransacks a mess of classic films to find the 100 greatest movie threats of all time~

via : youtube

Five-Second Fad Explainer of the Day : Planking~

Planking from 5-Second Films on Vimeo.

This needs to be the new standard for the extermination of planking~

via : vimeo

FMA Milos no Seinaru Hoshi 3rd Movie Trailer~

Trailer for the Upcoming FMA Brotherhood movie “Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Seinaru Hoshi” has been released, and this time it shows more footages of the female protagnoist Julia Crichton~

The movie is scheduled to be released in Japanese theatres on 2 Jul 2011~

via : youtube

Yokohama Bay Area TimeLapse~

A very lovely timelapse video of the Yokohama Bay Area in Japan. This video was created by megamix1974 who has shot some really lovely video on his Canon 5D Mark II~

via : youtube

OMG Link~

i'll just leave this here~

via : youtube

Adventures of Tintin~

Hergé’s classic book series gets remade as a 3D animation, with Steven Spielberg at the helm, and Peter Jackson producing. Stars Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg~

via : apple

Horrible Bosses Trailer~

Think your boss sucks? These guys hate their bosses so much that they decide to have them killed in this star-studded comedy directed by Seth Gordon, of King of Kong fame~

via : thedailywh.at

Tekken Blood Vengeance (Teaser)~

Tekken Blood Vengeance, the first full CG animation in the TEKKEN series, has a dream team behind it: Digital Frontier production, writer Dai Sato and director Youichi Mouri~

via : youtube

Dark Souls - New Trailer~

Not quite a true sequel to Demons Souls but none the less this games looks amazing and certainly has the same feel to it as Demons Souls~

via : youtube

Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton)~

The Lonely Island are joined by Michael Bolton for their latest track, although we’re not sure that they actually recorded the same song. Mr. Bolton, you’ve finally won us over~

via : youtube

Everything is a Remix: Kill Bill~

Everything Is A Remix: KILL BILL from robgwilson.com on Vimeo.

An extrapolation on the "One Last Thing" from Kirby Ferguson's web series Everything Is A Remix~

via : vimeo

The Thermochromic Urinal~

the Thermochromic Urinal, which is exactly what it sounds like. Basically like a mood ring (currently mine's doodie brown!), but with piss. On a bathroom wall. Unfortunately, it's more or less impossible to create specific designs, including the ability to write letters. But -- BUT -- it does provide a far less obvious way to size up other mens' peens at the urinal. WHAT? I was peepin' your art, god! I'm not a pervert, you're a pervert!~

via : geekygadgets

Planetary Blooper~

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus. The word “Uranus” usually brings a little giggle to our juvenile inner-selves. This recent clip from Who Wants to be a Millionaire just about made me spit out my coffee~

via : tdw

Conan the Barbarian (Trailer)~

The first full trailer for the updated classic(?) warrior tale stars a bunch of people with weird names that you’ve never heard of, the evil guy from Avatar – and the smokin’ hot Rose McGowan~

via : yahoo

'Happy Star Wars Day!'~

Today, May the 4th, is Star Wars Day. Why? Because of the popularity of the pun, "may the fourth be with you." Embarrassing as shit, I know. Kidding, I'm just jealous I didn't come up with it. HAPPY STAR WARS DAY YOU DIRTY WAMPAS!~

via : jimgetz

We Throw Shapes - Official Music Video~

This is a 8-bit music video for Superpowerless' new track "We Throw Shapes"~

via : youtube

Insane Cube Tricks~

truly impressive cube throws, by way of YouTube user Schrobotindisguise~

via : youtube

Japan Freakin’ Loves Trains~

Recently, a new line of Japan’s Shinkansen (aka bullet train) opened up in Kyushu. This is how the people welcomed the transport. My goodness. The background music is Boom! by Maia Hirasawa~

via : jalopnik

Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer~

Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Theatrical Trailer from Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo.

Michael Bay takes wraps off the full trailer for Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, revealing more than ever as the Decepticons take on the Autobots (and mankind) and make a mess of Chicago~

via : vimeo

X-Men: First Class (Trailer 3)~

You’re probably sick of the first 10 seconds by now, but trust me, this is the meatiest trailer yet~

via : yahoo

FfYR – Revisited (Full Version)~

(NSFW) You’ve seen the trailer, now sit back and trip out to the star-studded extended promo video for Beastie Boys’ album, Hot Sauce Committee Pt~

via : hulu

Sony Rebuilding Playstation Network After Attack~

So tomorrow (April 27th) will mark one week since the Playstation Network was brought down after an attack on the system last Wednesday, April 20th. Sony reports the network will remain down indefinitely as they rebuild the system from scratch (and dent). In more important news: there's been no word if the hackers responsible managed to steal my avatar. Credit card info, please -- I know what they were after~

via : dvice

Balancing Sticks~

You’ll want to sit back and grab a cup of coffee as this clip takes a while to get going. But trust me, you’ll be awe-struck by this man’s balancing skills as he sticks sticks on top of other sticks~

via : stuffistolefromtheinternet

Watch 12 Minutes Of Battlefield 3 Footage~

EA has released a 12-minute video featuring gameplay footage from Battlefield 3~

via : ea

New Rurouni Kenshin Anime Series Announced~

Its been more than fifteen years since the release on the Rurouni Kenshin (るろうに剣心) anime series based on Watsuki Nobuhiro same titled manga series. Now we have news confirmation that a new anime series is currently underway!~

According to the latest June issue of Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine, a new Rurouni Kenshin anime project is currently in the works, while more information will be revealed in subsequently issues of the magazine~

via : esuteru

Gamers Heart Japan~

Many respected individuals involved in the western videogame community are featured in this 1 hour long youtube video, sharing their love for Japan and Japanese video games. The video aimed to encourage people to donate to the Red Cross relief funds for the 11 Mar Touhoku Earthquake~

via : youtube

Cowboys and Aliens Trailer Debuts~

Apparently the first full trailer aired during American Idol last night (which is whyi missed it yesterday. Not exactly a fan) anywho..it looks awesome~

via : youtube

Operation Raccoon City~

Capcom has released a new trailer of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City showing the 4 playable characters and also Leon that could be killed in the game~

via : gamersyde

Little Girl Joins Dark Side w/o Thinking Twice~

This is a video of little Sarah Gallego at Disneyland who, after being presented with an opportunity to train with the Jedi Academy, opts to bow to Darth Vader and join the Dark Side instead. Boy must her parents have been embarrassed! Or devil worshipers. I swear, you never can tell with people these days (I think my neighbors are into Civil War reenactments)~

via : youtube

Persona 4 Anime Series Officially Announced~

Aniplex has finally released the official website for the upcoming Persona 4 anime series that is adapted from the same-titled RPG from Atlus~

The website has revealed that the series is being directed by Kishi Seiji at AIC ASTA. The anime series will be retaining the original cast from the game:

* Namikawa Daisuke (Narukami Yu)
* Morikubo Shoutaro (Hanamura Yousuke)
* Horie Yui (Satonaka Chie)
* Koshimizu Ami (Yukiko Amagi)

Interestingly in the manga series, the protagonist was called Seta Souji but in the anime series he is named Narukami Yu instead~

via : p4a

13 Assassins (Red-Band Trailer)~

A group of unemployed samurai must help stop an evil Lord and save the country from the rule of tyranny in this martial arts epic~

via : youtube

Lightsaber Golf~

BBC Two combines Star Wars and pro-golf in this lightsaber-filled promo for the Masters 2011 tourney. Looks like Tiger has truly gone to the dark side with the Emperor’s Force lightning skills~

via : nb

Sengoku Basara : The Last Party Movie Trailer~

The movie trailer has been released for the upcoming Sengoku Basara Theatrical Film will be premiering in Japan on 4 Jun 2011. The movie is titled Sengoku Basara : The Last Party, and will be set after the first two season. Ishida Mitsunari has vowed to avenge Toyotomi Hideyoshi and appears before Date Masamune. Meanwhile, Tokugawa Ieyasu railles the military commanders for the decisive grand “Battle of Sekigahara.”~

via : basara-movie2011

Brink (Trailer 2)~

In case it’s fallen off your radar, this gameplay trailer for brink is a great reminder of the game’s incredibly bright and detailed graphics, weapons and customization options. Drops 05/17/11~

via : youtube

Mass Effect Anime Movie Summer 2012~

EA and FUNimation have announced a new partnership to create an "anime feature film" based on the critically-acclaimed RPG franchise Mass Effect. T.O Entertainment, a Tokyo-based anime film production company, will co-produce the movie. According to EA, the anime film will "tell the tale of an epic science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious, uncharted planets."~

Mass Effect series executive producer Casey Hudson will serve as executive producer on the film alongside his Funimation and T.O Entertainment equals~

"Over the last few years, we have revealed different pieces of the Mass Effect world through different media. Extending the story through an anime medium is another amazing opportunity for us," said Hudson. "Partnering with FUNimation ensures that we will bring this rich universe to life with the utmost quality and the same attention to detail that the Mass Effect games are known for."~

"It is thanks to the enormous and passionate Mass Effect fan base that this movie is made possible," said Gen Fukunaga, President & CEO of FUNimation. "With production underway on the Dragon Age video, we are excited to team up with another BioWare team to add an exciting new chapter to this vast sci-fi world."~

The Mass Effect anime film is currently in production and will release both digitally and on home video in summer 2012~

via : scrawlfx

Yoshida Brothers~

Ryoichiro and Kenichi – are shamisen virtuosos that have carved a place for the traditional Japanese instrument in modern music. More videos here. Get their music here~

via : domo

Han Solo in Carbonite Ice Tray~

Now you can roll like a Hutt mob lord and eat Han Solo with this silicon tray. Carbonite is scarce though, so you’ll have to settle for ice or jelly~

via : entertainmentearth

The New X-Men Anime Series~

Madhouse's X-Men anime finally kicked off in Japan on Friday~ get to watchin~

via : madhouse

Green Lantern (Clip)~

Warner Bros. released this action-packed four-minute clip from the Green Lantern, after showing a ten-minute version that wowed fans at WonderCon~

via : appletrailers

Everything Must Go (Trailer)~

Will Ferrell stars in this bittersweet comedy which takes place after the protagonist loses his job and home, and ends up living, and ultimately changing his life through an extended yard sale~

via : youtube

Hawken (Gameplay Trailer)~

This indie-made mech combat FPS is looking pretty spectacular, even in this unfinished work-in-progress state. No word yet on when we’ll be able to play it~

via : devicemag

The Hangover Part II (Trailer)~

(NSFW: Language) The Hangover gang is back, but this time they wake up drunk, disorderly and disoriented in Bangkok, (Thigh-Land), not Vegas, with a monkey instead of a baby in tow~

via : youtube

Historic Rap Battles: Einstein Vs. Hawking~

This is a rap battle between Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. It was surprisingly well made (I don't expect anything to be well made anymore). The only thing I didn't like was Einstein talking so much smack on my man Hawking for his disability. Low blows, especially coming from the man with a theory of relative-ity. RELATIVE-ITY, get it? HE MARRIED A F***ING COUSIN! A first one. Haha -- doesn't sound so smart now, does he?! (Hawking FTW)~

via : youtube

Stayin’ Alive in The Wall~

You’d never think dulcet tones of The Bee Gees and schoolyard chants of Pink Floyd would possibly work together, but mixmaster waxaudio manages to perfectly combine these two unlikely bedfellows~

via : youtube

Hideo Kojima Promoted at Konami~

One of my most favorite game creators Hideo Kojima 小島 秀夫 has risen up the ranks of the corporate ladder as Konami has just announced that they will be promoting him to the position of vice president, corporate officer on 1 Apr 2011~

Konami’s current operating officer, Shinji Enomoto, is promoted into the same position as Kojima, as the firm names three new directors: Mineaki Yoshiba, Yasuyuki Yamaji and Kazuyuki Kisohara~

via : konami

LotR: War in the North

A co-op Action RPG set in the War of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North lets players take control of a human, an elf and a dwarf as they fight to defend Rivendell against Sauron’s minions~

via : amazon

Seventy Oldschool Video Game Deaths In 2:30~

This is a video made by BoingBoing featuring seventy oldschool video game deaths in less than three minutes (all set to an 8-bit version of Mad World)~

via : boingboing

Sweet Dreams Seven Nation Army~

File under fun: this silky smooth combination of Eurythmics Sweet Dreams and The White Stripes Seven Nation Army~

via : youtube

Trucks in the Sky~

A new power plant in Switzerland will be situated up in the Alps. Construction requires huge excavator trucks, but there is no road to the site. What to do? Oh, there’s a cable! It must be pretty strong, because that’s how they are transporting the heavy equipment~

via : roadtransport

Captain America Trailer~

Behold the birth of the first Avenger in this first full-length trailer!~

via : youtube

Romulan Ale Star Trek Energy Drink~

This Romulan Ale energy drink sports an authentic blue color but, sadly, it won’t get you intoxicated. However, you will get a jolt with 84 mg of caffeine and a host of vitamins in each can. Of course, you could always drop a little spirit in there and create the Romulan version of Four Loko. It’s banned all across the galaxy~

via : thinkgeek

Japanese Gaming Giants Donate Generously to Disaster Relief~

The country is united and is pulling itself together back on its feet and everyone is doing its part. Various gaming companies have come together to donate generously to the disaster relief fund as well~

• Sony Corp: 300 million yen and 30,000 radios
• Nintendo: 300 million yen
• Namco Bandai: 100 million yen
• Sega Sammy: 200 million yen
• Koei Tecmo: 100 million yen

via : getty

Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars~

Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars is a tactical combat game for the Nintendo 3DS being developed with the help of Julian Gollop, one of the people behind the critically-acclaimed X-COM: UFO Defense~

via : kotaku

Symphony Of Science's 'Ode To The Brain'~

Through the powerful words of scientists Carl Sagan, Robert Winston, Vilayanur Ramachandran, Jill Bolte Taylor, Bill Nye, and Oliver Sacks, it covers different aspects the brain including its evolution, neuron networks, folding, and more. The material sampled for this video comes from Carl Sagan's Cosmos, Jill Bolte Taylor's TED Talk, Vilayanur Ramachandran's TED Talk, Bill Nye's Brain episode, BBC's "The Human Body", Oliver Sachs' TED Talk, Discovery Channel's "Human Body: Pushing the Limits", and more~

I watched the whole thing, which was fairly informative. Could've done without the scene where they were poking around at an actual brain though. That part was butt-nasty. KEEP THE ZOMBIE EROTICA TO YOURSELF, PERVERTS!~

via : symphonyofscience

Kusanagi Motoko [SEBURO M-5 & HK-VP70 Ver.]~

Alphamax has announced preorder for this lovely coldcast figure of Kusanagi Motoko from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG. She comes armed with the SEBURO M-5 and HK-VP70. She is scheduled for release in Aug 2011 and will be retailing for around 16,800 yen. Interested folks can place your preorders with Otacute, Hobby Search and HobbyLink Japan~

via : otacute

Tweet of the Day: George Takei on Victoria Jackson~

BOOM! Sulu’d~

via : twitter

Kinect Used to Recreate Stand Alone Complex World~

Kamakura-based Kayac has put Microsoft's Kinect peripheral to unique use for an upcoming interactive exhibit that will help promote the upcoming Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society 3D movie~

The exhibit recreates the world of Stand Alone Complex by projecting images on surrounding walls. Players take part in missions where they support a Tachikoma mech~

The exhibit recognizes your motions through the use of Microsoft's Kinect Sensor device. The system powering the display is PC-based, though~

To sample the world of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society, visit Shibuya Parco from 3/24 to 4/19~

via : andriasang

Bruce Wayne Would Approve: Batman Mirror~

Created and sold by Latvian design firm Katz, the 'Bat Mirror' comes with a black, white or gold frame for 290€ ($412). CUSTOM COLORS AVAILABLE FOR EXTRA. HJ'S FREE WITH ORDERS OVER $1,000 (not really but you should insist you have a coupon)~

via : Katz

Deus Ex Human Rev: Multi-Path~

Game designer Mary DeMarle walks us through multiple paths you can take through a level, with protagonist Adam Jensen choosing between combat or stealthy infiltration of an enemy compound~

via : youtube

Measuring Tape Toilet Paper~

"Set a goal and try to beat your personal best because your daily toilet antics just got competitive! "~

via : perpetualkid

Help Japan T-Shirt~

Hide & Seek Clothing will donate all profits from the sale of this T-shirt to organizations and projects dedicated to providing aid and assistance to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan~

via : hideandseek

Kamen Rider Remains Standing Amidst Disaster~

Miyagi prefecture was one of the hardest hit in the Mar 11 earthquake and tsunami. However, one of its famous landmark, the statue of tokusatsu hero Kamen Rider still remains standing, giving hope and courage to the Japanese people~

via : TV Nihon

Sexy Ghostbusters “Lucy” Bishoujo Statue Now Available For Pre-Order~

Kotobukiya’s latest Bishoujo statue breaks away from comic books into the world of the Ghostbusters with “Lucy”—a statue sculpted by Masahiro “Gill Gill” Takahashi based on sketches from artist Shunya Yamashita. The 9 1/2-inch figure will be released in August, but you can pre-order it now for $47~

via : urban-collector

Tokyo International Anime Fair 2011 Cancelled~

The official website of the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2011 has officially announced that the event has been cancelled in view of the unstable power and the unspecified damages to Tokyo Big Sight~

TAF 2011 was already tainted by the event earlier this year when various media companies, including Kadokawa and ANIMATE boycotted the event to voice their opposition against governor Ishihara and the amendment to the Youth Healthy Development Ordinance~

A separate competing event Anime Contents Expo, backed by many of the large media/anime companies, was subsequently formed and schedule to hold their event on the same weekend but it is likely that the event will be cancelled as well in view of the need to conserve power supply during this tough period~

via : tokyoanime
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Purchase Street Fighter IV App To Support Earthquake Relief~

Instead of just simply appealing to everyone to donate to the Japan Earthquake relief fund, Capcom has reduced the price of Street Fighter IV for the iPhone/iPod Touch to just 115 yen ($0.99 for those outside Japan), and all the sales proceeds will subsequently be contributed to the Japan Earthquake relief fun~

This discount is offered to all regions, so everyone that purchase the game from the Apple Store will be contributing the relief fund. I think its a really good way to help the victims and $0.99 is a super deal that you shouldn’t miss XD~

via : capcom

Japan Earthquake: How to Donate~

For those who have seen the shocking images, videos and reports coming out of Japan in the aftermath the devastating earthquake and tsunami, some of you might want to do something for the Japanese folks in addition to writing a sympathetic Facebook status update or Tweet~

There are various forms of cellphone donation and web forms that have been popping up but before you start donating, there are some pointers that you might want to consider:

1. be wary of charities you haven not heard of and stick to the big names
2. make sure you are donating to a legit non-profit organisation
3. you can check the legitimacy of the charity organisation via watchdogs such as Charity Watch
4. give directly to a charity instead of any groups that solicits contribution on the charity behalf

For those that wishes to do their little part for Japan, here are a couple of options: American Red Cross, Salvation Army USA, World Vision, Global Giving, and Mercy Corps~

via : linkwithin

Hundreds dead after massive quake slams Japan~

TOKYO — A magnitude 8.9 earthquake — the biggest in modern Japanese history — slammed the island nation's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 23-foot tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland and prompting a "nuclear emergency."~

According to police, 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai. The death toll was likely to continue climbing given the scale of Friday's disaster~

The government ordered thousands of residents near a nuclear power plant in Onahama city to evacuate because the plant's system was unable to cool the reactor. The reactor was not leaking radiation but its core remained hot even after a shutdown~

via : nbc

Charlie Sheen: Winning Song~

The inevitable Gregory Brothers x Charlie Sheen mash-up. If you’re one of the few people who haven’t heard Charlie Sheen’s gnarly rants, this is the best way to hear them: songified~

via : manolith

Catherine Scheduled for US Release in Summer 2011~

HooRay : confirmation that the game is scheduled for a US release in Summer 2011 and the official English website is up and running too~

via : atlus

Baby Loves Ripping Paper~

Here’s a man putting a job rejection letter to good use – his kid loses it every time he hears the sound of paper being ripped. too adorable~

via : tdw

Giant Ant Hill Excavation~

From the documentary Ants – Nature’s Secret Power: scientists poured 10 tons of concrete into an ant hill to preserve its insides. After weeks of digging, they uncovered an awe-inspiring ant city~

via : natgeo

Til Death Do Us Part Ring~

Til Death Do Us Part Ring” by Kate Bauman. On sale here.
“Why have one engagement ring when you can have 4?”~

via : myflashtrash

tiger blood energy drink~

Harcos Labs are doing what winners do best—capitalizing on an opportunity. Tiger Blood. It’s made with 100% passion—allowing you to perform on a higher plane then most mere mortals~

However, instead of crack you’ll be getting your kicks with 80mg of caffeine. Now THAT’s winning~

via : harcos

The Hangover x 007~

(NSFW: Language) 2SunsNoWomen mashes The Hangover with Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace to make a new flick – From Vegas With Love~

via : youtube

Valkyria Chronicles 3 soundtrack now available~

Check out the cover art for the Valkyria Chronicles 3 soundtrack it looks great~

You can now buy (and by buy, i mean import) your copy for ¥3,045. The soundtrack will span 2 discs and include 37 well-crafted tunes. worth every yen~

via : basiscape

The Audio Bulb~

This ingenious invention screws into any recessed light socket, transforming it into a wireless speaker, and providing bright LED illumination. Set has 2 speakers and base station with iPod dock~

via : hammacher

Avalanche on Cheget~

A group of villagers in Terskol, Russia watch as they intentionally induce an avalanche by firing artillery. The scenery quickly transforms from postcard-worthy into nothing but snow and dust~

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Kung Fu Panda 2 (Trailer)~

Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and the Furious Five are back, as the big-bellied panda and his anipals must pull out their best combo moves to save Kung Fu from Gary Oldman’s evil Lord Shen~

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Evangelion Manga Series Resumes in April~

The Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン) manga series has been running for over a decade and is written by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. After being called off to work on the Rebuild of Evangelion movie franchise, Sadamoto Yoshiyuki has resumed the manga and it will be published in the next issue of Shounen Ace manga scheduled for release on 4 Apr 2011~

The manga was first published in the February issue of Kadokawa’s Shounen Ace magazine in Dec 1994. While the manga has been running for very long, only 12 volumes were released because Sadamoto took long breaks in between~

via : ann

Muhammad Ali Sculpture makes up of 1,300 speed bags~

"using 1,300 punching bags, 6.5 miles of stainless steel cable, and 2,500 pounds of aluminum pipe to construct a 22-foot-high installation that took three years to complete" By artist Michael Kalish~

"The idea for the project came to Kalish as he was falling asleep one night in 2008: an array of custom-made, teardrop-shaped speed bags suspended in midair that, from just one vantage point, align themselves like pixels into an image of Ali's face."~

via : wired

ps: internets back on at the house after remodeling and im over the flu (finally)so more posts...hooray~

Pogo does LOTR~

This is a song by mixologist Pogo called 'Murmurs from Middle Earth' created entirely out of chords and vocal samples from the movies. I'm not gonna lie, it's pretty catchy in a 'damn I just wanna shake my ass!' kinda way~

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Fan-Made Avengers Trailer Gets You Psyched For the Real Thing~

YouTuber Yoko Higuchi has masterfully (though Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow is inexplicably missing) cobbled together clips from existing and soon-to be released Marvel movies to create a trailer for The Avengers that is sure to get you psyched for the real deal when it drops in May of 2012~

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ROSA (Trailer)~

Jesús Orellana’s richly animated ROSA is the story of a robot charged with recovering rare plant species to restore earth’s ecosystems, in a future megalopolis devoid of natural life~

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Star Blazers set to air on SyFy in April ~

Woohoo! Seems the SyFy channel just keeps adding more anime to their lineup, and who can complain about that? The original Star Blazers will begin airing on the SyFy channel as of April 21 (a Thursday, which is where all of SyFy's anime will be moving from their original Monday airings.)~

The series originally aired in the U.S. from 1979 to 1984, with a total of 77 episodes, so now is the perfect time to go back and relive the series (or experience it for the first time!) For those of you who don't know, Star Blazers is set in a sort of post-apocalyptic future where alien bombings have ruined the Earth and all those still living are underground. However, radiation has begun leaking deeper and deeper from the bombings so the Space Cruiser Argo is sent out to retrieve advanced technology from the planet Iscandar in order to save what's left of Earth, and they only have one year to do it!~

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Three-Storey House Has Slides at All Levels~

Kazuki Nakamura and Kenichi Izuhara designed a house that has slides connecting each level. My kids would flip out over this~

via : neatorama

ps : sorry so few posts as of late guys. im super crazy busy with a whole house remodel~