More Evangelion Merchandise: Summer Drink Bottle
The golden age of Evangelion merchandise continues. This time Japanese fast food restaurant Lotteria is releasing Evangelion themed coasters and reusable drink cups. This is the kind of news that makes me wish that I lived in Japan. Sure in the United States we get Star Trek and Pokemon at Burger King. But getting a cup with Rei in a sexy pose is a completely different experience.
The full set of coasters:
Hit the jump for more images.
Haruhi in the Matrix
I think this trailer has been terribly miscast. Haruhi should be Neo. As a living God able to alter reality at will she is the only character in the anime that can be compared to Neo who is an “Admin” in the Matrix’s digital world. But other than that small complaint this fan trailer is very well made and syncs up well to the original 1999 movie trailer.
Horo and Taiga figures!
One of the most important aspect about being an Otaku is the figure collection. If you don’t have an impressive collection of colored molded plastic. Here are two upcoming overpriced figures that will (hopefully) soon adorn my shelf. Both of these figures are going to be priced at $75.
Taiga, from the Fall season show Toradora, stands confident in her school uniform holding her Bokken.
Horo sits on the side of Lawrence’s wagon enjoying her favorite food.
Hit the jump for more pictures of both these adorable figures.
Misato reads the news to you!
A new Playstation 3 program will allow Neon Genesis Evangelion heroine Misato Katsuragi to personally read the news to any Otaku willing to drop the 800 Yen a monthly subscription fee. Misato will read all types of news, including Anime Industry news, by pulling it from real world news sites and passing it through a voice synthesizer.
I suppose the key feature is that the end user is able to customize the backgrounds, music, and even Misato’s hair and clothes. I guess the next best thing to having Misato read the news is to have Misato read the news in whatever outfit you choose.
Source: Kotaku
No More Heroes 2 Trailer
A sequel to the fun beam katana brawler for the Wii finally has a trailer! Well… it had a trailer last week at E3. It looks like Travis Touchdown has gotten himself involved with the wrong group of dangerous assassins again in No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle . The humor is crude, the animation is shaky, and the dialogue is more suited for a porno… but I can’t wait to swing my Wiimote around and watch blood spray everywhere. This time the hero will be able to wield two of his trademark beam Katana as he mercilessly cuts down his foes.
Source: Kotaku
Final Fantasy XIII announced for 2010 release, will be pushed back indefinitely
Being the opposite of subtle Square-Enix has established the release goal of 2010 for the latest installment in the long running Final Fantasy series for a 124-foot tall billboard across from E3. Indeed Square officially set the year 2010 as the intended release date for the thirteenth Final Fantasy game at both the Sony and Microsoft press conferences.
But while everyone was expecting a Final Fantasy 13 announcement the audience at the Sony press conference was shocked by the announcement of Final Fantasy 13 Online. The new title will be Squares second Massive Multi-Player Online Role Playing game and at this time has been set for a 2010 release as a Play Station 3 and PC exclusive.
I’m impressed by Square’s ability to keep such a huge title a secret. The development of Final Fantasy 13 has been known since shortly before the last game was released in 2005 but no one had any knowledge that Square was working on the game and the fact that this game is nearly done is shocking. Check out the trailers for both games below.
Nagi-sama fanclub finally gets a website! Still waiting for content.
Announced at a few days ago Anniplex launched the official English fanclub for the Goddess Nagi-sama from Kannagi. Up till today it was just a black page with a number in the center but it seems they have finally launched the full website. The content on the site is currently sparse including only a notice to check back every Thursday along with a quick synopsis of the show’s premise. It’s good to see Japanese companies doing some viral marketing for the English speaking audience and not only relaying on the nearly non-existent marketing departments for the American licensing companies.
Check out the fan club’s website here and check back on Thursdays for new updates, I suppose. Hit the jump for a quick screen capture.
Core Drill necklace allows you to reach for the heavens!
Have you ever wanted to reach for the heavens? Well, Cospa has made a Sterling Silver replica of the Core Drill from Gurran Lagann! The drill section is gold coated with the base of the drill in the original silver. It also comes with a leather necklice so you can wear your drill around your neck and always be prepared to activate your pintsized mech. It will be relased in September for 13,000 yen ($137.02). SPIRAL POWER! Hit the jump for more images.
Source: Tomopop
Amazon user backlash against Lord of the Rings blu-ray preorder
Looking over at the the Amazon pre-release Blu-ray section it’s going to be a very exciting summer for geeks. Classic moves like Ghostbusters and Spaceballs will be making their way onto Blu-ray and more excitingly there is also a new page, with no release date, for the Lord of the Rings Trilogy Blu-ray edition! The problem? It’s the theatrical version. As a person who owns the Trilogy twice I’m a bit angry that New Line aren’t just going to release a complete set, like they already have on DVD, but are going to attempt to sell the movies to fans twice….. again. The Amazon community is up in arms about this and are begging the company to give us the complete product we want. It looks like this version of the movie isn’t going to stimulate the fans to spend more money on the definitive fantasy movie.
Is anyone going to even bother with this set or are we all going to wait for the Extended Edition to hit Blu-ray? Or are you not going to buy the Blu-ray at all?
Month Long Hiatus
It’s unprofessional to take such a long break after taking a two week vacation in August. But I think I had too. There have been changes in my life that I’ve had a hard time adjusting too. In the next few months I hope to resume my duties as publisher of this blog. Granted I won’t be able to publish any of the more difficult content, like videos that I produce, for a while. But news, reviews, and commentary will return as of now.
Thank you for your patience.
