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WARNING! This video contains explicit language. Also, this video is not edited in any way.
Please feel free to provide suggestions for an anime or manga for me to talk about and I will do my best to oblige. Also, if you are curious about anything discussed in this-or previous-episode(s) don't hesitate to ask me for more information/opinions.
Last episode: Demon King! Demon King! Demon King!
-Will McQuigg ( sotyfan16) is your everyday anime/manga enthusiast. You can also find him on Twitter ( bildo_88).
Sure I have ordered stuff of the net before but I never actually paid online. For the manga I could just order in advance and pay them at the shop. I still do this to this day. But I never actually got to buy something with paypal and shipping till now.
Issues And What I Ended Up With
I was already a plastic addict before I tried this and being online I always see cool cheap stuff I just have to buy. First It was a Gokaiphone and rangerkeys (Which whent unavailable pretty quickly) Then a 2nd grade Turbo Robo (cheap plastic) from Turboranger. Which I changed my mind on because it didn't look that great and the seller wasn't that trustworthy. Then I started planning stuff and finally ended up with a bunch of things I want to get for my birthday, and which I am going to blog about somewhere next month. But for now I planned to go with
- A KO Rosario + Vampire Moka figure. No one really liked and which is currently on its way.
- An S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Black RX which I am blogging about now.
So after some mistakes with my mother who didn't trust Paypal as much as I did. But eventually we got some compromise and things seem to go smoothly at the moment.
So About That Black RX
Its really cool and it didn't take as long to get here as I thought it would. I ordered it from CStoys International a great export shop located in Matsuyama who always to live pack and ship shows on Tuesdays and Fridays if any costumers want to see them packed. When I was watching the show on Friday the 29th it was around 4 AM here and Mr.S the host of the show was showing us some of the last Kamen Rider OOO medals they got from Bandai though a middleman. It was stormy and despite the many close lightning strikes in my neighbourhood I decided to stay up.... Then the tree next to our flat was hit and our power got cut off....
And I had to get to bed with out seeing it being shipped :P
Any way back to the figure, It arrived right on time and despite the fact that the Black RX got about was around 5 more to ship through CStoys then it did on other the sites (I couldn't find it there) My mom did agree that my decision was right. It is one hell of an awesome figure and sadly I don't think my skill as a blogger is enough to fully describe the figure. So here's Internet Personality Vangelus to explain the epicness that is this figure.
While I going to ramble about why I bought it other then all the above ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Firstly it is my birthday Kamen Rider!!!
Yes it started in October 1988 but it ended in September 1989. My birthday episode would be Episode 37 (07/16/1989) which is a fairly decent episode about Crisis ninja's.... Sadly I never watched it with subs that weren't urine yellow and as accurate as a book hand written by a blind alcoholic. But going by the episodes I did watch with good subs by Grownups in Spandex (link will be up later) and the fact that I watched most of Kamen Rider Black - Subbed by Pal from Century Kings tells me the show is as epic as the fact that it seems to be linked to me throughout most of my life. XD
The Other Reasons
The first time I learned about Kamen Rider Black RX was when I was watching Power Rangers in the Friend In Need storyline. In the 3 episode storyline Saban dubbed RX to be Prince Dex of Edenoi who got his powers from his father. Who wasn't that bad in the story line. But then again it was a bit hazy for me. I mostly remember it from the fact that Kimberly the Pink Ranger was sick and alone... poor Kim. Any way shortly after that Dex got a spin-off and a evil muppet..... O $^%$^$%@# God it was a ^$&$@^%&$ pile of crap. I HATED IT!! I STILL HATE IT!! DAMN YOU OLD SABAN DAMN YOU!! I despise it >_>
I bought this for closure so I can continue loving Black RX now and forever more and forget the shit pile that is Saban's Masked Rider....
Sadly Kotaro is still stuck to Dex who got more and more douchy with every second that passed in the series..... :(
Lastly
The figure was made in 2009 so technically its a 20th anniversary figure. Though I only thought of that after I got it. The first reason was actually something that's been going on for a long time now. In 1996 I bought a bike which no figure and it stayed without that figure till now.
My Accrobatter is in almost a perfect scale with this action figure. I kept it in *almost* mint condition for this long and all this time the batteries didn't even gave up. Sure I still have no damn Idea what its saying (NO ITS NOT JAPANESE) but it still works fine non the less.
It fits in so well that the legs just barely can touch the pegs which where supposed to support the original figure.
The only pet peeve I have with this figure is the fact that It didn't come with hands that could grab the handles of Accrobatter. Which do come with the much more to scale but more expensive Tamashii Exclusive S.H.Figuarts Accrobatter. And sadly even if they where packed with the RX figure I do doubt they would be able to grasp the handles. So now I just use the concentrated hands of Black RX like he's slightly grasping the handles. I'm not that happy with this because its not that secure at the moment... Maybe I'll get little see-through plastic bands to secure the hands or something like that... That's about it with Black RX. Seems this blog ended up as much of a boring mess as Saban's Masked Rider was. So I'll end it here, by saying that I'm going to blog about what I got for my birthday LONG after my actual birthday and I'll blog about them one by one ^^
I'll just leave you guys with the opening:
See you when I feel like it
WARNING! This video contains explicit language. Also, this video is not edited in any way
Please feel free to provide suggestions for an anime or manga for us to talk about and we will do our best to oblige.
Last episode: Spiral Energy Helps Me Fight the Power!
-Will McQuigg ( sotyfan16) is your everyday anime/manga enthusiast. You can also find him on Twitter ( bildo_88).
WARNING! This video contains explicit language. Also, this video is not edited in any way.
Please feel free to provide suggestions for an anime or manga for us to talk about and we will do our best to oblige.
Last episode: Is Your Name In My Death Note?
-Will McQuigg ( sotyfan16) is your everyday anime/manga enthusiast. You can also find him on Twitter ( bildo_88). You can contact TJ at tj1987.
News:
- Summer wars will be release in some American theaters starting in New York and Los Angeles in Dec this year and will be release on DVD and Blu-ray in spring 2011.
- Evangelion 2.22 - You can (not) advance will be shown in theaters but can't 100% confirm it to be 2011.
- Eden of the east films will be release on disc form in 2011, the first one in spring and the second one later that year.
- Gundam Unicorn volume two will be release November 12, 2010
- Adding new products to there store like Durarara, 5 centimeters per second, and the Gurren Lagann movies.
- R.O.D Complete Blu-Ray Box will be release next year.
- Mobile suit Gundam both English and Japanese language dubs, sold in two parts as Anime Legends.
- Gundam Unicorn DVD for people who don't have blu-rays.
- Christina Vee announced the two voice actress, Cassandra Lee as Ritsu and Shelby Lindley as Mugi, both completely new to voicing acting in animes.
- K-on! will be released in DVD, DVD Limited Edition, Blu-Ray, and Blu-Ray Limited Edition starting in spring of 2011.
- Blu-ray releases of The girl that leapt through time and:
- to be released with Japanese and English dubs at an unspecified date.
Star driver US Premiere
Video:
Pics *Will add more soon*
Cristina Vee has been cast as Mio.
BD release of K-ON!
Gundam Unicorn Episode 2 November 2010 release!
"The Girl Who Leapt Through Space" and "My Otome 0 S.ifr"!
Now I'm going to push this big red button to blow up the earth! *BOOM*
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-31/bandai-ent-adds-my-otome-0-s.ifr-sora-kake-girl
There has been a lot of huff and anger floating around the internet (the internet from this point on shall be referred to as the tubes because I demand it) relating to Funimation cramming up to 7 EPs on one disk with some of their more recent releases.
People are going around saying this is killing both audio and video quality due to excess compression on Funimation's part, because they are putting 7 EPs into a disk that should only hold 4.
First off let me point one thing out. DVD's come in many forms, not only Readable, but Writeable, and Re-Writeable forms. On top of this they come in single layer and dual layer versions as well.
Remember way back when, you know when people still bought both VHS dub and sub tapes for a show, Bill Clinton having sex with yet another intern was news, and no one could point out Afghanistan on a map (not that many people now can sadly) DVDs where some times dual sided, with the wide screen on one side and the Letter Box version on another. Well now days we have something similar, a DVD which has two layers on the bottom side, doubling the space on the disk.
These are what Funimation is currently using. Now remember back in the day when most Anime DVDs had about 4 episodes on them. Well that was 4 episodes on a single layer DVDs, i.e. 4 episodes taking up around 4.7 GB. Well now we have 7 EP taking up 8.54 GB. Thinking about it that way the old school DVDs allowed for 1.175 GB per EP, while the new method allows for 1.22 GB per EP.
This doesn't mean that old school 4 EP per disks DVDs were, and are all printed only on single layer DVDs, but a lot of the time half or near half the space is left unused. For instance Full Metal Panic Fumoffu Disk 1 by ADV is dual side but only uses up 5.9 GB out of 8.54 GB, even with 4 EP, 5.1 Audio, and extras. With this in mind ADV could have easily printed the whole 12 EP series on two DVDs, with the extra's in tacked (The other disks aren't nearly as big about 5.3GB each). The reason they didn't though was to be able to spread the EP out over disk and be able to charge people more per EP, because that was the industries business model at the time.
That is ultimately the thing with the new Funimation discs they are done to make things cheaper, because the industries business model has changed with the drastic change in the economy. They are printing things on less disks, and not worrying as much with extras, so they can get more anime to you cheaper, so you can afford to buy their products in this tough recession. Its why the new ADV films is not dubbing as many things, and why Bandia has been canceling dubs as of late.
They are not killing the quality of your anime because they are an evil corporation, they are rebuilding their business model to lower prices, with minimal to no effect on quality, so you can afford their products, its the system working, not failing! Hell for all you greenies out there, its good for mother earth too! Thank you that is all..... well except....
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
PS This is my first blog post for please forgive me if I did something that broke an unspoken rule of the site, or spoken one for that matter.
SLEEP TIGHT, YOUNG LOVERS BRINGS A FUTURISTIC
ANIME TALE OF LOVE AND WAR TO MOVIE THEATERS
NATIONWIDE IN ONE NIGHT EVENT
Tickets Now on Sale to Highly Anticipated Anime Event with Exclusive Behind-the-
Scenes Look at the “Regeneration” of the Storyline to be Simulcast
in More than 430 Select Movie Theaters Nationwide on September 24th
Centennial, Colo. – Aug. 25, 2009 – NCM Fathom and Bandai Entertainment team up
again for Eureka Seven – Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers, a futuristic tale straight
from Japan about mankind vs. the machine, in a special one-night event on Thursday,
September 24th at 7:30 p.m. local time. This unique theater event (English dubbed) will
feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Eureka Seven – Good
Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers at studio BONES (“Sword of the Stranger” and
“Fullmetal Alchemist”) as well as never-before-seen interviews with several English voice
actors including Johnny Bosch (Renton) and Stephanie Sheh (Eureka), audio director
Tony Oliver (Robotech, Gurren Lagann) and director Tomoki Kyoda who explains the
bold new vision and the “regeneration” of the Eureka Seven storyline.
Tickets for this special event are available at www.FathomEvents.com and participating
theater box offices. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the website
(theaters are subject to change).
For almost half a century, mankind has battled a mysterious organism from space
called “EIZO.” In 2054, Renton, a young soldier, boards a fighter aircraft battling “EIZO.”
The young soldier heads for the battlefield with a dream: to rescue his childhood friend,
Eureka, who was kidnapped eight years ago. Fate, however, brings tribulations to test
the young love between Renton and Eureka as the final battle with “EIZO” approaches.
Exclusive to this in-theater event is an interview with director Kyoda who explains the
creative choices made while working through the production of Eureka Seven – Good
Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers. Audiences will hear about the unique challenges the
audio director faced while creating the English-language version and see how it was
recorded at Bang Zoom Entertainment – one of the premiere U.S. recording studios for
anime recently featured on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.” Other voice actors
interviewed for – and appearing in – this event include Crispin Freeman (Holland), Kate
Higgins (Talho) and Kari Wahlgren (Anemone).
”We are delighted to be working with Fathom again to create another amazing event
where U.S. moviegoers will get a chance to see this film as it was meant to be seen—on
the big screen,” said Robert Napton, director of marketing for Bandai Entertainment.
Eureka Seven – Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers appears on the big screen in
high-definition with Cinema Surround Sound in more than 430 select AMC Entertainment
Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Cobb Theatres, Georgia Theatre
Company, Goodrich Quality Theatres, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace
Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group
movie theatres, as well as El Raton Theatre (Raton, NM) and Palace Cinema 9 (South
Burlington, VT) through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network – North America’s
largest cinema broadcast network.
“Fathom has experienced great success providing U.S. anime fans with their only
chance to see this type of programming on the big screen,” said Dan Diamond, vice
president of NCM Fathom. “Eureka Seven – Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers is
another opportunity for us to team up with Bandai Entertainment and bring this highly
anticipated event to fans who enjoy experiencing anime as communites, all in the
comfort of their local movie theater.”
About National CineMedia, Inc.
NCM LLC operates the largest digital in-theatre network in North America through long-term
agreements with its founding members, AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings Inc. (NYSE:
CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest theatre operators in the
U.S., and through multi-year agreements with several other theatre operators. NCM LLC
produces and distributes its FirstLook pre feature program; cinema, lobby and online advertising
products; comprehensive meeting and event services and other entertainment programming
content. NCM LLC's national network includes approximately 16,800 screens of which
approximately 15,500 are part of the company's Digital Content Network (DCN). NCM LLC's
network covers 171 Designated Market Areas(R) (49 of the top 50). During 2008, approximately
660 million patrons attended movies shown in theatres currently included in the network
(excluding Regal Consolidated Theatres). National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a
41.5% interest in and is the managing member of NCM LLC. To learn more about National
CineMedia Inc., please visit the company's website at www.ncm.com.
Bandai Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) Inc. and the premier
distributor of Japanese animation on DVD and programming for television broadcast in North
America. Additional company and product information is available through our website at
www.bandai-ent.com.
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Pokemon Black and White Looks Delicious in Motion
First video of a Pokemon battle in Black and White. |
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Comment & Win: One Piece Vol. 52, 53
Time for a giveaway folks! Now, act civil, we don't want anyone to get hurt in the mad rush to win. |
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Beginner's Guide to FLCL
Gainax's madcap, surrealist anime, broken down for new viewers. |
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Ballz Deep
Steve gets intimately close to Dragon Ball Z, for science! |
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BODACIOUS SPACE PIRATES #1 -- Watch & Learn
This much set-up isn't necessary for a show about mini-skirt space pirates. |
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EUREKA SEVEN AO #2 -- Watch & Learn
Hey! We've got coincidental similarities to BATTLESHIP here! |
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VIDEO: Five Minutes Of POKEMON: BLACK & WHITE Version 2
The Pocket Monsters bite some ideas from Gillette Fusion. |
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VIZ's REDAKAI Comics Interviews - - Aubrey Sitterson
The writer chats about the anime-themed adventure, as well the connections shared between comics, manga and, of course, pro-wrestling. |
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BAKUMAN Vol. 1 -- Retro Review
It doesn't look like it, but this is actually something of a horror story. |
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LUPIN III: THE WOMAN CALLED FUJIKO MINE #2 -- Watch & Learn
Eroticism personified. |
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OTAKU TUESDAY: #ToonamisBackBitches
Raps can come true! |
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SPACE BROTHERS #2 -- Watch & Learn
Don't cry, man. This was a good episode! |
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BODACIOUS SPACE PIRATES #1 -- Watch & Learn
This much set-up isn't necessary for a show about mini-skirt space pirates. |
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BAKUMAN Vol. 1 -- Retro Review
It doesn't look like it, but this is actually something of a horror story. |
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LUPIN III: THE WOMAN CALLED FUJIKO MINE #2 -- Watch & Learn
Eroticism personified. |
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VIDEO: Five Minutes Of POKEMON: BLACK & WHITE Version 2
The Pocket Monsters bite some ideas from Gillette Fusion. |
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OTAKU TUESDAY: #ToonamisBackBitches
Raps can come true! |
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VIZ's REDAKAI Comics Interviews - - Aubrey Sitterson
The writer chats about the anime-themed adventure, as well the connections shared between comics, manga and, of course, pro-wrestling. |
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Every STREET FIGHTER Ever, Basically In One Box Set
Except for STREET FIGHTER I, of course, because it's awful. |
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SPACE BROTHERS #2 -- Watch & Learn
Don't cry, man. This was a good episode! |
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