October 2011
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Closing Your Day: Blue-C: The Movie
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on Sept. 30, 2011.
Opening
Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers
News
“Ao no Exorcist” And “BLOOD-C” Getting Animation Movie Treatments
“One Piece: Kaizoku Musou” Promotional Trailer
Pérez Off “Superman” Writing Duties, Giffen and Jurgens On
“Portal 2” Soundtrack Now Available For Free
Floppy Drive Duet - “The Imperial March”
LEGO Delves Into Electronic...
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Manga Review: KHR Target - 353 & 354
Previously in KHR: Backstory and dreams led the Arcobaleno, the cursed babies, to prepare for a battle royal of sorts for an unknown foe with the prize of being free of the curse. Each of them were tasked to partner up with some fan favorite character. Whom ended up with who? Read on!
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Plot Continuation: The previous chapter ended with Reborn asking Tsuna and Dino, his two...
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Featured Figure Friday - figma Sengoku Nadeko
Starting this week, I’ll be running a weekly article on up and coming, out of this world figures about to be unleashed on the otaku masses. I’m an avid figure collector, so I hope you’ll be able to enjoy these beauties as much as I do!
This week’s figure is the next in the much-anticipated Bakemonogatari figma line; just officially released this Thursday, the cursed...
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LEGO Delves Into Electronic Gaming With "Life of...
Lego is branching out into the world of interactive gaming with their new board/app-based game called “Life of George”. The actual pieces include a building tray and 144 pieces and need the help of a iOS app.
The game is fairly straight forward: George shows you something he’s seen on his travels, and you have to build a replica using the pieces provided and take a picture of...
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"Portal 2" Soundtrack Now Available For Free
Now all the tunes and sound effects you love are just a click away. The aptly named soundtrack, Songs to Test By, offers three volumes with a total of 64 tracks for your testing enjoyment.
The best part? It’s completely free to download! Have your favorite volume or all three, it’s all available at the link below!
[Thinking With Portals]
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Flash Friday Review: Grandma's Boy
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Directed by: Nicholaus Goossen Stars: Allen Covert, Linda Cardellini, Joel David Moore, Nick Swardson
Over the last few years I haven’t been a big fan of films coming from Happy Madison productions—for good reason. A lot of their films have become increasingly ridiculous and just downright stupid. It wasn’t until my friend recently showed me 2006’s Grandma’s...
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Rambling About Comics: DCnU - Week Five
Hello and welcome to the final week of the DCnU #1s.
I am accompanied by Ryley (ryley-stbatman), with us taking a look at Aquaman, The Flash, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, Green Lantern: New Guardians, I, Vampire, Justice League Dark and Superman.
As ever, there may be a few spoilers in the discussion below, despite our best efforts to remain as spoiler free as possible.
After last...
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Pérez Off "Superman" Writing Duties, Giffen and...
Newsarama is reporting that as of Superman #7, George Pérez will be off writing and breakdown duties, and will be replaced by the new Green Arrow creative team - Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens.
Whether or not Pérez has left the title entirely is still in question however, as he may remain on inking duties, which he also currently handles on Green Arrow.
In terms of Superman, Giffen is expected...
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"One Piece: Kaizoku Musou" Promotional Trailer
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The official promotional trailer for One Piece: Kaizoku Musou, which was first unveiled at TGS, has finally been uploaded by V-Jump.
Hit the break to view the trailer!
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Namco Bandai, the publisher of the game, will also release a better quality version of the trailer on their site on October 7.
One Piece: Kaizoku Musou is being developed by Tecmo Koei and its Omega...
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Anime Review: Kamisama Dolls - 13 [Final]
Come on, granny! It’s the finale; don’t ruin the moment!
I don’t even know where to start. The finale was not what I was expecting at all, and I really shouldn’t be surprised that Kamisama Dolls kept turning the tables all the way up till the end.
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The conclusion of the battle was as intense as expected. Utao and Mahiru’s distress at not controlling...
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"Ao no Exorcist" And "BLOOD-C" Getting Animation...
With the end of several on-going anime series comes 2 new announcements for Ao no Exorcist and BLOOD-C.
First off, a magazine scan from Jump Square’s November issue (which will release on October 4) has revealed that an Ao no Excorist film is in production and will hit theaters. There isn’t much details in the magazine scan, but hopefully we’ll get more news soon.
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Closing Your Day: A Super Week For EW
Recap of Pop GO posts published on Sept. 29, 2011.
Opening
Ouran High School Host Club
News
Entertainment Weekly’s “Avengers” Cover; First Official Set Images
“The Human Centipede Part 2” (2011) Trailer
DC Comics To Be Available For The Amazon Kindle Fire
New “Mortal Kombat” Film Hitting The Big Screen
“Avengers” Cast Portraits Released
Reviews
Comic Review: Animal Man by...
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Film Review: Drive (2011)
Director: Nicholas Winding Refn Writer: Hossein Amini (screenplay), James Sallis (novel) Cast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks, Aaron Brooks
Hollywood stunt driver by day and moonlighting as a get away driver by night, Ryan Gosling is the Driver who in the course of trying to live a more normal and stable life finds himself involved in...
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New "Mortal Kombat" Film Hitting The Big Screen
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Deadline is reporting that New Line Cinema has picked up the Mortal Kombat project involving director Kevin Tanchareon (Fame) and writer Oren Uziel and is proceeding with a feature-length reboot.
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While their credentials leave a lot to be desired, Tanchareon and Uziel were responsible for an eight-minute short film titled Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010) and a ten-part web...
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DC Comics To Be Available For The Amazon Kindle...
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Hot on the heels of the new Kindle being revealed yesterday, DC has decided to make the $199 more appealing. DC Entertainment will be offering 100 of its graphic novels on the Kindle Fire, including best-sellers Watchmen, Batman: Arkham City, and Superman: Earth One. Jim Lee, co-publisher at DC Comics is quoted saying, “We’ve learned from the success of DC Comics – The New 52 that making...
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Entertainment Weekly's "Avengers" Cover; First...
This week’s EW cover unites 6 superheroes — Iron Man, Black Widow, Thor, Hawkeye, Captain America and The Incredible Hulk — who mainly make up The Avengers team in next year’s film with the same name.
The issue — which provides an in-depth preview of The Avengers — provides a few first look at official set images from the film, which can be seen after the...
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Comic Review: Animal Man by Jerry Prosser
After having reviewed the previous four runs on this series by Grant Morrison, Peter Milligan, Tom Veitch, and Jamie Delano, I’ve now come to my review for the final run on Animal Man by Jerry Prosser.
Read on for my review of this final run so I can let you know if the series was allowed to go out with a bang before it got cancelled, or if it merely fizzled!
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In my...
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Closing Your Day: Place Aperture Pint Glass Here
Recap of Pop GO posts published on Sept. 28, 2011.
Opening
Onimusha 3
News
Patty Jenkins Confirms “Thor 2” Talks
Gwen Stefani’s New Harajuku Mini x Target Line
“Portal 2” Warning Sign Coasters
“Gokujo” Manga To Be Adapted Into Anime
Foo Fighters To Perform At BlizzCon
Reviews
Anime Review: Dantalian no Shoka - 11
Manga Review: Naruto - 556
Anime Review: [First Impression] Shinryaku!?...
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Foo Fighters To Perform At BlizzCon
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Blizzard recently announced the headlining act for their upcoming BlizzCon October 21-22: Rockers the Foo Fighters will perform for the sold out Anaheim event.
The Foo’s are performing after the critical and commercial success of their latest album Wasting Light. Opening act will be metal band, The Artist Formerly Known As Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain, who will be playing songs...
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Anime Review: Ao no Exorcist - 24
Rather than Brother versus Brother, we get Father versus Son.
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With Yukio possessed and going berserk, you figure that this would be the final showdown. Well, as things occur so quickly, it isn’t and that’s good news because it shows much more depth to this run with the layers of baddies and intricate plot twists that Ao no Exorcist proudly boasts. Even as the...
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"Gokujo" Manga To Be Adapted Into Anime
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If you’re looking for a funny, female-centric, slightly hentai anime in the coming seasons, make sure to keep your eye out for Gokujo. Currently at three volumes, this work by Miyazaki Maya is slotted for an anime adaptation in the Spring 2012 season.
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“A story about the humorous misadventures of Akabane Aya, an arrogant high school...
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Anime Review: [First Impression] Shinryaku!? Ika...
Wait, the season just started and the invasion is already over? You’ve got to be squidding me!
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Nah, Ika couldn’t have it that easy. She certainly wishes all it takes is a break between season to conquer our puny planet! For my first review of the Fall anime season, I’ll be taking a look at one of the sequels I’ve been most excited for this year:...
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Manga Review: Naruto - 556
Previously in Naruto: Kishimoto delivered a dazzling conclusion to the Naruto versus the Third Raikage fight. Naruto utilized hints from the eight tails as well as the scar on Raikage’s chest, along with Sage Mode to aim an attack directly at his weakspot, thereby allowing him to get in a state where he could get sealed.
What happened on the other battlefields? Read on!
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Patty Jenkins Confirms "Thor 2" Talks
Monster director Patty Jenkins has confirmed that she is in talks with Marvel Studios over directing the sequel to the successful Thor film.
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Speaking to Vulture at the premiere of Five at Skylight Soho, she said regarding her possible role as director:
“I can’t say, but yes. I can’t say anything definitive, but it’s exciting to be in talks with them about it.”
“I think Marvel...
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Anime Review: Dantalian no Shoka - 11
In which an attempt at character development goes horribly awry, and things get a little less than heterosexual.
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This weeks episode attempted to flush out Hugh’s background a bit, as well as introduce (what appear to be) the final two consistant characters. However, Gainax really dropped the ball on what could have been a very interesting episode.
We already knew that...
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Closing Your Day: Furinkan High IRL
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on Sept. 27, 2011.
Opening
Parks and Recreation
News
“Ranma 1/2” Turning Live-Action This December
DC Announce Complete New 52 Sell Out - Second Printings Galore
“Dead Island” Heading To Hollywood For The Silver Screen
And The “Red Dawn” (Remake) Rises!~
Karl Urban To Return In “Riddick 3”
“The Simpsons” Opening Recreated In...
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Manga Review: Fairy Tail - 251 + 252
Previously in Fairy Tail: The dark mage, Zeref awakened and appeared right in front of Hades. After discussing magic and the deception of the ancients around him, he eliminated Hades. As he ended his moments there, he revealed that Acnologia had been invoked. What happened next? Well, read on!
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Plot Continuation: Loose ends were tied up immediately. Cana made amends with Lucy...
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"Pokémon Black and White" Dream World Addition:...
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To those who play Pokémon Black and White versions, and log on to your Global Link account frequently, a new area of the Dream World has been added worldwide. In the Spooky Manor, there are plenty of Ghost, Psychic and Dark types available, as well as a few new items.
I just finished my hour on the Spooky Manor to see for myself and I like what I saw and heard. In addition to the Ghost,...
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"Wanted 2" To Have Same Writers
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Looks like Wanted 2, the sequel to the 2008 movie that starred James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and the golden narrator voice of greatness Morgan Freeman based off the Mark Millar and J.G. Jones comic, will see the light of day.
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The sequel will reportedly have the first movie’s screenwriters, Derek Haas and Michael Brandt (3:10 To Yuma, 2 Fast 2 Furious) working...
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Karl Urban To Return In "Riddick 3"
Bloody Disgusting brings exclusive word that Karl Urban shall be reprising his role as Vaako in the upcoming third installment of The Chronicles of Riddick franchise. The third installment, titled Dead Man Stalking, pits Riddick against a host of bounty hunters and alien predators as he works his way towards getting revenge on his enemies.
More details below.
”Betrayed by his own kind...
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And The "Red Dawn" (Remake) Rises!~
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Aside from my lame reference (major respect if you get it, though it’s a slight stretch), this is some potentially great news… hopefully. This could be a good thing or a bad thing.
On the positive side, though it took awhile, the remake of Red Dawn will see its day in the sun as the film company, Film District, has rescued the long delayed remake from wasting away on the...
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Anime Review: Nichijou - 26 [Final]
Let’s go out with a bang and a screw!
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Wow, Nichijou has ended. That’s right, it’s over. But the most impressive part is that nothing was let up. Not the jokes, not the quality of presentation, nothing. Give KyoAni loads of credit for finishing strong and not just making it some cliched ending. There was no need for a profound ending. And you know what,...
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"Dead Island" Heading To Hollywood For The Silver...
Yep, yet another game is heading over to Hollywood for a film adaptation. This time, it’s Dead Island’s turn.
The company behind Saw, Lions Gate Entertainment, has optioned the rights for a Dead Island film from Deep Silver, the game’s publisher.
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The cinematic debut CGI trailer of the game will serve as the inspiration for the film and “will be an...
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DC Announce Complete New 52 Sell Out - Second...
It looks like the buzz around DC’s New 52 has worked out as planned, with all 52 first issues now being sold out from Diamond Comic Distributors in advance of publication.
As such, all #1s will receive second printings.
CBR has a breakdown of the most successful titles thus far, stating that:
“ACTION and BATGIRL already have third printings and JUSTICE LEAGUE, the...
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"Ranma 1/2" Turning Live-Action This December
Ranma 1/2 is coming to the Japanese screens this December in the form of a 2-hour drama (TV serial) special. The drama will cover the manga from the very first chapter on.
The 2-hour drama will star Karu Kento (Samurai High School, Paradise Kiss) as the male version of Ranma, Natsuna (Gantz) as the female version of Ranma and Aragaki Yui (Koizora, Code Blue) as Akane Tendo.
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New And Notable Manga From 9/18/11-9/25/11
1. Beast 9
Author: Yoon Jae Ho Artist: Jo Seung-yeop, Park Jin-hwan Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Gender Bender, Mecha, Romance, Sci-fi, Shounen, Supernatural
“Eraser, the mysterious enemy that invaded Earth 13 years ago!! Before their overwhelming power, the entire Earth neared the verge of collapse. But at the last moment there suddenly appeared Earth’s lone savior, The ...
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Closing Your Day: Light Night
Recap of Pop GO posts published on Sept. 26, 2011.
Opening
The Critic
News
Something Coming To PS3 On Oct. 5
“World of Warcraft” Patch 4.3 Test Realms Open Soon?
Lightsaber Battle Held In Washington Square Park
Reviews
Manga Review: One Piece - 640
Anime Review: Kamisama no Memo-Chou - 12 [END]
Segments
Games of the Week: The Beautiful Game
Weekend Box Office Estimates
Mash-Up...
