From the land of Geek
The two moves are unlikely to be related but Adconion Media the network darling that bought struggling video on demand site Joost have been busy with changes.
The former Head of Video from Adconion’s Australian operations Matthew Hunt has been promoted to Managing Director. He’ll replace Mike James who left last year.
The video connection is strong [...]
Until we catch up with the Japanese show the heroes of Funimation andd Manga are streaming episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood each week.
It’s going to be a bit of challenge to keep up if you’re a busy person. Here’s the deal; each week you get 5 episodes you can watch via the website stream. [...]
Ok, ok… so this video might have been out for ages but I’ve only just seen it. I’m already jealous of people with artistic skill. I’m jealous of people who can get Excel to do what they want, quickly and without a data loosing crash.
You can imagine how jealous I am of the artistic anime [...]
Sideshow have a rather stunning collectible figure of the ever-popular Vanessa. Borrowing from the site’s description of the piece I can say;
Standing approximately 12″ high, this tough female fighter poses in a provocative, removable outfit.
Oh my!
Over at AnimeVoice, Gia Manry has found the opening sequence to the MMORPG version of the Tower of Druaga.
It looks good but comes from the ill-fated Gonzo animation studio which is all but lost to us know. Gia dares to speculate that Gonzo might be getting cash for this effort. Hmm. Let’s be optimistic! [...]
The US’s third largest toy producer Jakks has signed a deal with the Japanese animation giant Dentsu to create an anime TV show based around monsters. It’ll be called Monsuno.
It’s a simple plan. Make the show. Sell the toys.
It’s a formula that’s worked very well in the past but this is Jakks’ first attempt at [...]
Fear the spoilers – if you’re not up to 8:1 then don’t read this unless you want spoilers. If you’re beyond 8:1 then don’t give anything away in the comments.
I’m a creature of habit. I picked up my Naruto DVD because it was cheap. Now I’ve started to watch the series on DVD that’s how [...]
The Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is supporting rumours that the fourth Bleach film has been given the go-ahead. It’s expected to open in the last quarter of 2010.
The third Bleach movie, Fade to Black – imi no Na o Yobu (I Call Your Name), aired in Japan in December 2008 and featured an amnesia [...]
At the start of 2010 Japan will see the release of Ookami Kakushi the anime based on the PSP game by Ryukishi07. It’s produced by Konami.
The horror game follows Hiroshi Kuzumi in the divided town of Jogamachi. There’s and old half to Jogamachi and a new half – connected just by a bridge.
Have to [...]
Following on from the successful TV anime series of Nanoha we’re actually be getting a movie.
By “we” I mean “Japan”. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie will be out in Jan 2010. If you’re blessed with the ability to read anime’s native tongue then there’s a dedicated site here.
