In my previous editorial I may have sounded harsh towards towards the people Japan defines as ‘Otaku‘. I referred to them as vile, scum-sucking pedophiles, or something along those lines. But what I didn’t touch on is what defines an otaku.

Just got a flyer for the upcoming local anime convention, Chibi Chibi Con. Figured I’d post it here… You can find more information about it here… http://chibichibicon.wordpress.com/

One week ago, Asura and I decided to take a nice Sunday drive up to Tacoma, taking the back roads of Dupont for a nice drive around the bay. After some good lunch and window shopping around the area, we decided it was time to head back to Olympia. However, there was one stop we [...]

A while ago, Blinky’s R Us found reports that a live action Cowboy Bebop movie was in the works [link].  It looks a like an actor has beein picked for the role of Spike Spiegel.   Playing the martial artist cowboy will be none other than Ted Theodore Logan himself, Keanu Reeves. Source: E! Online

Aint It Cool News reports that Fox just finished signing director Erwin Stoff for a live-action US movie based on the Cowboy Beebop series.  Erwin Stoff is known as being the director for “A Scanner Darkly” so there is some hope that he will make this a good movie.  You can read the full article [...]

The debut trailer for Studio Ghibli’s upcoming film, Gake no ue no Ponyo, or Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, saw release on Japanese television a couple days ago.  Luckilly, some YouTuber has uploaded the clip. The plot of this movie centers on a goldfish named Ponyo who desperately wants to be a human. [...]

It looks like artist Yoshitaka Amano, known for basically setting the mood with his art and illustrations for the Final Fantasy series, and Vampire Hunter D, will be appearing at the New York Anime Festival. The show runs from Sept 26 to the 28th. Read below for a full press release about the event. YOSHITAKA [...]

Gainax recently put released the first in its line of Music Clip Parallel Works for the series Gurren Lagann. The Music Clip Project is a series of music videos that Gainax is pumping out using music from Gurren Lagann with new animation and new stories. This first one transports the characters from the show into [...]

I’ve been out of the loop with this upcoming release. It looks like Initial D is making the next-gen leap to PS3 on July 3rd. A trailer for the game was recently released. According to Play-Asia.com, here is what we can expect from the title… Fans of this virtual racer have been waiting for five [...]

Shock Till You Drop has reported that the movie studio Vertigo, makers of “The Departed”, are working on a Hollywood adaptation of Death Note, produced by Doug Davison and written by Vlas and Charles Parlapanides. Here is a brief summary of Death Note if you are unaware of what it is… Based on a manga [...]