March 2012
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Closing Your Day: Avengers Assemble
Recap of Pop GO posts published on Feb. 29, 2012.
Opening
Pepper Ann
News
“Kindachi” To Start New Serialization For 20th Anniversary
“Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland” Bundled 3DS
“Quantum Conundrum” To Arrive In Summer 2012
“The Avengers” (2012) - Trailer #2 and New Poster
Waka Waka: New “Pac-Man” Cartoon In The Works
“Assassin’s Creed III” Official Art?
Chinese “Slam...
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Anime Review: Ano Natsu de Matteru - 8
Pretty soon, all but one arrow might point the other way.
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While the first half focuses on the lighter side, good scripts and lessening the drama, it didn’t take away from the fact that Kanna never really gets her chance. Poor Kanna. She doesn’t deserve to get the Girl C treatment but in a cruel world of love pentagons, someone has to get left out. That’s not...
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Waka Waka: New "Pac-Man" Cartoon In The Works
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Looks like Disney has got a case of Pac-Man fever.
Read more for the company’s future symptoms.
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Pac-Man will be returning to the world of animation in Fall 2013 thanks to a proposed 3D CG Animated series for Disney XD. Marvel Comics’ Avi Arad and Rick Ungar (X-Men: Evolution, Biker Mice From Mars) are executive producers. And Tom Reugger (Scooby Doo,...
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The Hall of Games: Ultima I: The First Age of...
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Long before Warriors of Light and the Hero Erdrick, there was the Avatar and his quest to defeat the evil wizard Mondain. That’s right—we’re talking the birth of RPGs as we know them today. Many of the tried-and-true conventions found in modern RPGs can easily be traced back to Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness.
Read on as Pop GO inducts Ultima I: The First Age of...
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Anime Review: Inu x Boku SS - 7
Is it just me or did the color scheme get all funky?
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I can’t decide if this week’s episode counts as filler or not. There’s a teeny-tiny little bit of development in the actual plot, and stuff does happen. Just not important stuff. Chino, the adorable micro-sized maid, accidentally brings a dormant demon into the apartment, setting off the security system...
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Geek Spotlight: Virginia Tech's First Annual...
(Photo by Khang Nguyen)
Hosted by the Virginia Tech Phoenixes, Virginia Tech’s Quidditch Team, and held yesterday in Blacksburg, Virginia, The Sirius Blacksburg Brawl pitted nine teams in a tournament spanning over nine hours.
Teams that attended included: Virginia Tech, University of Richmond, University of Maryland, James Madison University, High Country Quidditch, William and...
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The Weekly Pull List: 02/29/12
Howdy folks, and welcome to yet another edition of the Weekly Pull List.
As usual, I am joined by fellow comics contributor and all round gent, Ryley (ryley-stbatman), as we detail the comics on our Pull Lists for the week.
Being the magical 5th week of the month, it is a somewhat a lighter week in terms of comics for me, AKA a trade week. However, that never stops Ryley from picking up a...
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"Kindachi" To Start New Serialization For 20th...
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the popular mystery manga, Kindachi Case Files, it was announced that a new serialization will start in Weekly Shouen Magazine starting March 7th.
More information about the new serialization behind the cut.
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The new serialization will start with a new espiode, titled “The Cannibal Research Labortary Murders (人喰（く）い研究所殺人事件)”. The...
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Manga Review: KHR Target - 373 & 374
Illusionist versus Martial Artist. Akira Amano continued to once again provide us with another fight to see whom would prevail: Fon or Mammon?
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It seemed to me that this question was also one in which the Arcobaleno had examined in the past. Fon, a martial art specialist, challenged Mammon with the question of which is superior. Mammon continued to showcase the feature I liked...
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Closing Your Day: Melissa
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on Feb. 28, 2012.
Opening
Fullmetal Alchemist (OP 1)
News
“Another” Episode 0 To Unveil Misaki’s Backstory
“Gotham By Gaslight” Prototype Video
“Mark of the Ninja” Debut Trailer
Elizabeth Olsen Offered Female Lead In “Oldboy” Remake
Reviews
Anime Review: Natsume Yuujinchou-Shi - 8
Anime Review: Zero no Tsukaima F - 8
Comic Review:...
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Anime Review: Bakuman 2 - 20 & 21
Saiko, don’t worry: Shujin can get you a story worthy of an anime.
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Episode 20 decided to change the perspective of the story, by instead of focusing on Shujin, to focus on Saiko and his inner turmoils. It was shocking to think that one who has their manga in Shonen Jack would have some reservations over their story.
Saiko essentially served in the position of the...
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Elizabeth Olsen Offered Female Lead In "Oldboy"...
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The female lead for Spike Lee’s upcoming Oldboy remake has been quite fluid. This time, Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) is the latest actress to be offered the role.
More details after the break.
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According to Twitch, the still-vacant role of Marie, the female lead character in the U.S. remake of Oldboy, has been offered to Elizabeth Olsen. The role was...
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Comic Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Change...
The first paperback collection of IDW’s new ongoing TMNT book went on the stands not too long ago, and after hearing a good deal of praise for the series, as well as having grown up with the Turtles myself, I knew I had to pick it up.
Was the first collection worth it, or was I left disappointed? Read on!
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Ever since it was announced that the Ninja Turtles would be making...
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New and Notable Manga From 2/19-2/26
1. Juuichi Bun No Ichi
Author: NAKAMURA Takatoshi Artist: NAKAMURA Takatoshi Genre(s): Romance Shounen Sports Tragedy
“Andou Sora felt his limit to his talent, and quit the soccer after middle school graduation. However, encounter with representative of Japan’s national womans team. Wakamiya Shiki, she moved something that slept in deep inside of Sora’s...
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Anime Review: Zero no Tsukaima F - 8
Whoever makes Tifania cry will be forced to read a long review, and believe me, that’s not any fun at all.
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Saito, go for the harem end. I’ve been back and forth on this but by the end of the day, the other girls have MUCH more to offer than Zero Louise. For example, take Tifania. She may be just as useless as Louise but I think being a half-elf and also wielding...
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Watch“Gotham By Gaslight” Prototype Video
So you’ve played the Batman:Arkham series by Rocksteady Studios, but have you ever wondered what it would be like to play as Batman in a steampunk setting? Specifically in the one-shot comic Gotham By Gaslight?
Turns out that Day 1 Studios, developer of F.3.A.R. and Fracture, was working on such a game, throwing Batman into the world of...
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"Another" Episode 0 To Unveil Misaki's Backstory
A bonus DVD, containing the unaired Episode 0 of the popular horror-mystery anime Another, will be bundled together with Volume 0 of the comic adaptation.
Spoilers about the ongoing anime below the cut.
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Episode 0 will cover the backstory of heroine, Misake Mei, with her deceased twin sister, Misaki Fujioka making her appearance in the anime OVA. Fujiuka will be voiced by...
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Anime Review: Natsume Yuujinchou-Shi - 8
That’s not Natsume…
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It’s episodes like this that can prove to be a slight deterrent for those who haven’t seen the previous series. This episode features a character that I’m assuming has appeared in prior seasons, and thus her name is never actually mentioned at all. Despite that lack of knowledge, it doesn’t take away from the episode at...
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Closing Your Day: NOT THE BEES!
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on Feb. 27, 2012.
Opening
101 Dalmations
News
“Mass Effect 3” Live-Action Fight Trailer
More Set Pics For “Riddick”
Ridley Scott Reveals Connection Between “Prometheus” and “Alien”
Oshiete! Mordin-sensei! (Teach me! Professor Mordin!)
“Piano Opera Final Fantasy I/II/II” Promotion Movie
The “Star Wars” Toys That Didn’t Make It
Reviews
Anime...
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Anime Review: Guilty Crown - 18
Wh-what just happened?
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For a series nearing its end, it sure does a marvelous job at clustering all the WTF reactions all in a single episode this late. It’s just a knee-jerk reaction but what kind of rushed development is this? Now I know for sure that Gai is just a troll taken to the next level. “I’m not the one you used to know” and then Ayase goes...
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Manga Review: Naruto - 574 & 575
Sasuke has actually been back for three chapters in a row!
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Sasuke’s team received a bit of development in these two chapters. First we were able to catch up on the imprisonment of Karin, who seemed to be in a situation in which she could finally free herself. People who read closely would have noticed the hidden tools she had stored away underneath her picture of her...
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Ridley Scott Reveals Connection Between...
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Well it’s not much of a spoiler, but if you want to avoid any news possible on Prometheus then kindly ignore this.
If not, check out the short bit of Scott’s interview after the break!
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The connection between the two films is through Guy Pearce’s character. Below is how Scott explains the connection between the two films:
“When the first Alien...
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Weekend Box Office Estimates
Here are your Top 5 Films at the box office for the weekend of February 24th-26th:
Act of Valor - $24.7 m (Opening Weekend) - ($12 m production budget)
Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds - $16 m (Opening Weekend) - (production budget n/a)
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $13.475 m = $76,731,000 m 17-Day Total - ($79 m production budget)
Safe House - $11.4 m =...
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Anime Review: Amagami SS+ - 8
Not too shabby. Though really Kaoru, you don’t have to settle for Junichi. There are plenty of other fish in the sea…
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This episode was really sluggish. I don’t know how else to describe it; it felt like it ran a lot longer than it absolutely needed to in a variety of ways. I don’t know if this added to the slowness, but it jumped around a lot as well....
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Games Of The Week: The Coolest Sport On Earth
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SSX (PS3, 360): EA’s supercharged stylized snowboarding franchise returns after five long years in limbo. Players will descend some of the most treacherous mountains in the world braving deadly conditions and, in true SSX fashion, look good doing it.
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Binary Domain (PS3, 360): Sega’s attempt at an action title pits man versus machine, swapping bodies for a...
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Closing Your Day: Oblivion
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on Feb. 26, 2012.
Opening
Mario Kart Wii
News
“Wrath of the Titans” (2012) Oblivion Trailer
Reviews
Manga Review: Karakuri Odette
Retroactive Review: Mega Man 2
Film Review: This Means War
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Film Review: This Means War
Director: McG Writer: Timothy Dowling (screenplay & story), Simon Kinberg (screenplay), Marcus Gautesen (story) Cast: Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Reese Witherspoon, Til Schweiger, Chelsea Handler, Abigail Spencer, Angela Bassett, Rosemary Harris
After being grounded due a semi-botched operation, two C.I.A agents (Chris Pine & Tom Hardy) return to daily lives where they find themselves...
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Retroactive Review: Mega Man 2
Retroactive Reviews will be focused on media that most of you might not have even heard of, stuff that is either long gone, remade, or has a bazillion sequels and off-shoots. Each of them will be reviewed fairly as they are, and taking into consideration the time period they were created. While they might not seem as shiny and new as titles that are released today, they are in no way completely...
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Manga Review: Karakuri Odette
Odette Yoshizawa can be best described by her classmate’s reaction: “She looks like a doll.” In one sense, Odette is very beautiful. However, in another sense, she literally looks like a doll. This is because she is an android.
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Created by the renown Professor Yoshizawa, Odette is the closest thing machines have ever become to humans. She can express all human...
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Closing Your Day: Bad Recognition
Recap of Pop GO posts published on Feb. 25, 2012.
Opening
Disney’s One Saturday Morning
News
“One Piece: Kaizoku Musou” - Gold Edition PS3 Bundle
New Extended “American Reunion” (2012) Trailer
“Pokémon Black 2” and “White 2” Arriving In June
Reviews
Manga Review: Bleach - 482
Game Review: Shank 2
Film Review: Safe House
Anime Review: Persona 4 The Animation - 20
Segments
The...
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"Pokémon Black 2" and "White 2" Arriving In June
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Fans of the Pokémon series can rejoice! Though a bit of a head-scratcher, the newest entries into the franchise have been announced. For the first time ever, the Pokémon series will see direct sequels, rather than the usual third spinoff title, to the main series in the forms of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 for the DS.
More details after the break.
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Surprisingly, the new...
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Anime Review: Persona 4 The Animation - 20
Let’s all gather at the Amagi Inn for a very fun time!
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Did you know what Big Brother Yuu is a natural gigolo? Based on everyone’s reactions, I guess there’s no use denying that fact. And because he’s such a pimp, another girl is pretty much friendzoned, that being the giggle monster named Yukiko. Yeah, I’m not going to bother with the romance...
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The Hero's Log - Skyrim (Part 3)
19th of Last Seed, 4E 201
I set out for Whiterun early in the morning after gathering up my belongings. Aside from the guards still stationed in Riverwood, there seemed to be no sign that dragons were once again roaming the lands. I wasn’t about to let my guard down, and though I stowed my armor in my pack, I kept my sword and shield at the ready.
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The road to Whiterun was quiet,...
