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Manga Review: KHR Target - 342
Previously in KHR: Tsuna, with Chrome protecting Enma, launched his XX Burner at the Daemon Spades! Was Daemon Spade truly and finally defeated? Read on.
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Plot Continuation: Tsuna emerged from the blast tired. He used all of his energy on the XX Burner to eliminate Daemon Spade. Chrome emerged next and responded to Tsuna’s cries as if she was safe. Lastly, Enma emerged...
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Jackman: "The Wolverine" Will Shoot In October For...
“Sidelined by the devastating earthquake in Japan and the surprise departure of Darren Aronofsky, 20th Century Fox’s The Wolverine appears to be back on track. That’s due in no small part to the recent selection James Mangold as the new director following a three-month search, during which time rumors swirled that the studio was in “no rush” to begin production and might bump the release...
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"Call of Duty XP" Is Activision's New Fan...
Activision has announced that the massively popular Call of Duty franchise will be getting its own convention. Set for September 2nd and 3rd, the convention, called “Call of Duty XP”, will take place in L.A. and will attempt to bring fans closer to the developers, the soon-to-be revealed Modern Warfare 3 mulitplayer, and recreations of two maps from Modern Warfare 2.
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Fans Plan Protest at Comic-Con Against DC Relaunch
“A cadre of fans is organizing a walk at Comic-Con International in San Diego to protest the September relaunch of DC Comics’ superhero line.
Planned for Saturday, July 23, the DC Original Protest Walk is intended to bring together disenchanted readers in a show of solidarity against the sweeping overhaul, which will see the release of 52 new No. 1 issues, as well as changes to the...
June 2011
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Anime Review: The World God Only Knows S2 - 8-11
Episode 8 was a slight filler, but it kept the lighthearted feel that I love in this series. Episodes 9-11 revolved around a new arc involving a student teacher! Student x teacher relationship!?
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Episode 8 seemed like mostly a “filler episode”, although it did reveal some details and hinted at a couple of things that could play a larger role in the future.
Keima...
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WatchPuss in Boots (2011)
Director: Chris Miller Writer: Charles Perrault (Character), Brian Lynch, David H. Steinberg, Tom Wheeler, Jon Zack Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zack Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Walt Dohrn
Plot Summary: A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat’s meeting with Shrek and his friends. [IMDB]
Thought you had enough of the Shrek franchise?...
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"Incredible Hulk" TV Revival Moving Ahead,...
“NBC may have rejected David E. Kelley’s Wonder Woman pilot, the other television superhero revival, ABC’s slow-brewing Incredible Hulk, remains very much alive.
“We turned in the outline to ABC about four weeks ago,” filmmaker Guillermo del Torro, who’s developing the series with David Eick, tells FEARnet. “And then we did a rewrite for ABC on the outline, and now we are lining up the...
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Film Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Director: Michael Bay Writer: Ehren Kruger Cast: Shia Labeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Ken Jeong, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Alan Tudyk, Glen Morshower, Bill O’Reilly, Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving, Leonard Nimoy, James Remar
Plot Summary: The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on...
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"Hi 5" with Daniella Orihuela-Gruber of All About...
Pop GO is happy to introduce to you another one of our favorite people in the online GO community, Daniella Orihuela-Gruber! She is the blogger behind All About Manga, a blog dedicated to opinions, reviews and various experiences from the world of the medium she loves: manga. This includes the highs and lows of her time as a (rookie) freelance editor for former manga publisher TOKYOPOP.
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"Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D" Has Locked Save...
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Capcom has done some sneaky things to combat piracy before, but it seems like their last move has pissed more than a few gamers off. On the brand new Resident Evil: Mercenaries, Capcom has decided that you cannot ever delete your save file. Seriously, never ever. It sounds as if it would be an attempt to fight piracy but Capcom stands by the decision.
A Capcom representative told Kotaku...
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Comic Review: JLA v7: Tower of Babel
Writers: Mark Waid, Dan Curtis Johnson, John Ostrander, Christopher Priest Pencillers: Howard Porter, Mark Pajarillo, Pablo Raimondi, Steve Scott, Ken Lashley, Eric Battle Inkers: Drew Geraci, Walden Wong, David Meikis, Jean-Claude St. Aubin, Mark Propst , Ron Boyd, Prentis Rollins
Tower of Babel sees Ra’s al Ghul attempt to move closer to his dream of saving the Earth from humanity by ...
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Four New International Character Posters For...
Four new international character posters for Fright Night (2011) have been released for DreamWorks SKG & Albuquerque Studios’ remake of the 1985 film of the same name. The film stars Anton Yelchin (Terminator Salvation, Star Trek) as a teenager named Charlie Brewster who discovers that his new next door neighbour, Jerry Dandridge, played by Colin Farrell (S.W.A.T, Daredevil) is a...
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New Graphic Novel From Frank Miller Due This...
Fans of Frank Miller (writer of Sin City, 300, Ronin, and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) have probably heard in the past about this project of his. Years ago Miller announced his intentions for a book entitled “Batman: Holy Terror”, which he described as “Batman vs Al Qaeda”, and a “piece of propaganda”.
Regardless of your thoughts on that project,...
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Anime Review: Ao no Exorcist - 11
The Team 7 of Ao no Exorcist: Rin, Renzou and Izumo. They hit the beach!
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It feels like the obligatory beach episode but without all the excess emphasis on bikinis and service shots. Actually, it feels more like the beach aspect doesn’t matter once Yohei is introduced. This kid and Izumo get some time together, and while Izumo doesn’t appear to be the most likable...
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"Gundam" Sale at HLJ
Do you enjoy assembling those plastic mechas? Are you strapped for cash? Well at Hobby Link Japan you can battle idle hands and save money — up to 80% off Gundam kits and more — at the same time.
What’s your level? Haha, JK. But how long have you been building and what’s in your collection? Have any tips for those who want to try putting a model kit together and what...
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Floxy Is Now Fluffy!
Here are the first plush designs for Floxy. I just sent out the tag design this morning and hopefully they’ll be shipping out by next month and ready to display at SDCC. Wish I could go, though. Tickets were sold out, plus I need to be saving for a down payment on a house anyway. As far as I know, plain Floxy is the only one available at the Patch Together online store.
If you...
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Light Novel Review: "The Melancholy of Haruhi...
“I have no interest in ordinary humans. If there are any aliens, time travelers, sliders, or espers here, come join me. That is all.” —Haruhi Suzumiya in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
By now, I’m sure most of you know about the anime. It is a phenomenon that stirred cultures and people with this so-called Haruhi-ism; the desire for something fun and exciting...
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Is DC Comics Bringing An End To Writing For The...
“During a nearly four-hour meeting Friday in New York City, part of a nationwide push by top DC executives to sell direct market shops on the September relaunch, retailers were reportedly told that writers will no longer be expected to “write for the trade.” That means they won’t have to construct stories in, say, six-issue arcs to more easily fit the collected format.
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Anime Review: Nichijou - 13
Blame everything on Sakamoto, because he told me to.
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Enter Yukko the magician. I’m not sure how much time has passed since the last time Yukko got sick but here she is with the summer fever. As she sways about, Yukko tries her best to stay conscious and perform her bag of tricks. But, the problem is, well, Mio sees them and they’re not that impressive. I mean, Mio tries...
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Weekend Box Office Estimates
Here are your Top 5 films at the Box Office for the weekend of June 24th-26th:
Cars 2 - $68 m (Opening Weekend) - (Production Budget N/A)
Bad Teacher - $31 m (Opening Weekend) - (Production Budget N/A)
Green Lantern - $18.35 m = $89,311,000 10-Day Total ($200 m production budget)
Super 8 - $12.1 m = $95,186,000 17-Day Total - ($50 m production...
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Warner Bros. To Pursue "Green Lantern" Sequel
“Warner Bros. is already planning a sequel to Ryan Reynolds’ superhero pic Green Lantern, despite the film’s soft performance at the box office.
Sources say Warners still believes in the franchise, even if the studio is “somewhat disappointed” with Green Lantern’s result.
Over the weekend, Green Lantern fell a steep 66% at the domestic box office, grossing $18.4 million for a cume...
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New And Notable Manga From 6/20/11-6/27/11
1. Canvas 2 - Nijiiro no Sketch
Author: KODAMA Miki Artist: KODAMA Miki Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shounen
“Hiroki was going to be an artist after high school, but has stopped drawing for an unknown reason. He became a teacher at Nadesico Academy, where his cousin, Elis, attends. Then, his childhood friend, Kiri, became a PE teacher at Nadesico who seems to be part of the reason...
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Geek Spotlight: Is "Duke Nukem Forever" Gaming's...
Duke Nukem Forever has been literally ages in the making. And according to much of the gaming press, it isn’t worth the disc it’s printed on. How could a game that is so long in the making be so bad? How could such a high profile title be terrible enough to earn such miserable reviews from other media outlets? Just how is any of this controversy even possible?
Well, I’m here...
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More "Walking Dead" Season 2 Casting: Hershel and...
A few days ago I posted that the character Otis had been cast, and that it meant big things for the series because it meant that more than likely we’d be seeing the cast head to Hershel’s farm.
Well, I was right! Recently we got the news that not just Hershel, but his daughter Maggie have been cast! Hershel will be played by Scott Wilson, and Maggie by Lauren Cohen.
Now if you...
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Games of the Week: Super Mega Neo Limited 3D...
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Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D (3DS): The long running franchise is back with a spin-off title that takes a fun secondary mode and creates a full game out of it. It will be interesting to see the amount of mileage the title will have and the depth of the gameplay. The main selling point: a Resident Evil: Revelations demo included inside.
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PS3, 360):...
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Manga Review: Bleach - 453
Previously in Bleach: After finishing a lengthy session of training, Ichigo went back home. To his surprise, his sisters introduced him to Tsukishima, whom they said was related to them. Ichigo was just plain shocked. What happened next? Read on!
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Plot Continuation: Ichigo spent the time in shock at how his sisters were so friendly towards Tsukishima. Even worst, Tsukishima had...
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Anime Review: Hen Zemi - 12
Everyone wants a piece of Komugi.
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It’s a bit startling to find out that Nanako has earwax problems. But have no fear, Komugi is there to clean them up. Of course, it’s not for her pleasure but mainly for his own. And then just imagine everything that’s being implied between the two. For bonus coverage, Komugi and Nanako have that exchange about going deeper...
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Japanese Food iPhone Cases
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Hey iPhone lovers! Do your iPhones look plain and boring? Have you been wanting to spice it up and make it more unique? Do you love Japanese food?
If you said “Yes!” to all the above questions, including Japanese food, then check out these fun cases for your lovely iPhone.
The “iMeshi” cases for the iPhone 4 literally puts traditional Japanese foods into the...
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WatchNSFW: “Saint’s Row: The Third” Gets Crazier Everyday
You know the insane old homeless guy that you pass by at the local subway station? Saint’s Row: The Third would be exactly like him if you gave the homeless man millions of dollars, a furry suit, and his own F1 fighter jet.
In the brand new gameplay video, some of the new insane weapons, vehicles, customizations and...
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Manga Review: Wild Life
“Tesshou is your typical high school delinquent with a special skill. He has a perfect pitch. This skill enables him to hear things most people wouldn’t. After saving a small dog, Tesshou realises his calling in life is to become a Vet! Wild Life is currently running the the serial magazine Shounen Sunday.” -Boku-Tachi
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The medical genre is becoming more...
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American Man Arrested For Carrying Manga Into...
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An American man was arrested at Canadian customs recently and his laptop was searched by customs officials. That search must not have gone well because he is now facing up to a year in prison on possession of child pornography. The manga in question is apparently a doujinshi of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and art “depicting stick-figure like figures in various sexual...
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"The Wolverine" Script Gets Thumbs Up From X-Men...
“Influential X-Men writer Chris Claremont has given his seal of approval to the screenplay for The Wolverine, which uses as its foundation the miniseries he created in 1982 with Frank Miller.
“[I like it] very much,” Claremont says in a profile at Graphic NYC. “That’s all I can say. Chris McQuarrie is brilliant.”
Like that well-regarded Marvel comic, the follow-up to X-Men Origins:...
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Anime Review: [C] The Money of Soul and...
The battle to save the future commences. “Different views. Same goal. ONE WINNER.”
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While [C] quickly approaches Japan, the battle between Mikuni and Kimimaro begins. Kimimaro gives his all in facing Mikuni through constantly swapping Msyu and Georges until Georges goes out of commission. With Msyu left, Mikuni brings out Q to battle Msyu as he takes on Kimimaro...
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Manga Review: Fairy Tail - 239
Previously in Fairy Tail: Ultear made several revelations about her past with Hades and her motives for carrying out Ur’s will. Ultimately, she suggested that Gray take down Hades using Iced Shell. What happened? Read on!
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Plot Continuation: While the other members of Fairy Tail regrouped at camp, Gray was left to ponder his decision. Ultear met back up with Meldy and discussed...
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WatchA Dangerous Method (2011)
Director: David Cronenberg Writer: Christopher Hampton (Screenplay), John Kerr (Novel, “A Dangerous Method”) Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightly
Plot Summary: A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis. [IMDB]
Couldn’t get enough Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First...
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Space Invaders Watches
Watchmaker Romain Jerome and TAITO have collaborated to manufacture new Space Invaders-themed timepieces. A nod to 1980’s pop culture, these watches look totally amazing and feature two versions: one in full color for day, and the other in glow-in-dark for night. Both versions of the Space Invader watches have a limited run of only 78 pieces costing between $10,000 to $15,000 each. Yes,...
