Big Plans for Gen Con Indy 2010

Akusai from Action Skeptics here, folks. Well, ladies and gentlemen, plans for a symposium of reality-based programming at Gen Con Indy 2010 are coming together faster than I could have imagined. Some of you may remember that back in September Les was kind enough to allow me to post A Call to Skeptical Action, wherein . . . → Read More: Big Plans for Gen Con Indy 2010

Yet more proof that there is no God.

Keanu Reeves has been cast as Spike Spiegel in the upcoming live-action American take on one of my favorite anime series: Cowboy Bebop.

It’s like they don’t want my money. Like they’re trying to see if they can get me to pay them not to produce a movie I’d normally camp out to see. If . . . → Read More: Yet more proof that there is no God.

“Dragonball Revolution” trailer hits the net and looks absolutely moronic.

I admit that I’ve never been a fan of the Dragonball Z anime series. I thought it was stupid and overblown and mind numbingly dull. The fact that it’s been hugely popular with anime fans both in Japan and here in the States for years just shows that my fellow Otaku can have some seriously . . . → Read More: “Dragonball Revolution” trailer hits the net and looks absolutely moronic.

“Cowboy Bebop” to become a live action film.

This could be good or bad. I’m a big fan of the Cowboy Bebop anime series so word that a live action American-made film based on the series is intriguing and worrying at the same time. Veteran producer Erwin Stoff and FOX just signed the deal a short while ago and Stoff promises they’ll stay . . . → Read More: “Cowboy Bebop” to become a live action film.

I’m getting too old for anime conventions.

As has been stated on more than one occasion I’m a former anime/manga otaku who once ran a website devoted to the topic and spent countless hours traveling to cons and hanging out with people in the industry, but all of that had to fade into the background once I got married and my daughter, . . . → Read More: I’m getting too old for anime conventions.

Anime character PC case mod.

Being a true computer geek I love case mods the same way that car enthusiasts love custom hotrods. I have neither the skill nor the workspace to make case mods of my own, but I love checking out what people who have plenty of both manage to come up with.  I’ve written on more than . . . → Read More: Anime character PC case mod.

“Ghost In The Shell 2 - Innocence” English site now live.

Looks like the folks at DreamWorks have licensed the sequel to one of my all time favorite anime movies, Ghost in the Shell, and they now have an official website up pending its release here in the States. Check out Ghost in the Shell 2 – Innocence.

Warning: This site is very spoiler heavy.

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New DBZ and Inu Yasha episodes due soon on Cartoon Network.

Despite the fact that this isn’t really an anime news site like the one I used to run, I still get the occasional email asking about anime news. For some reason I’ve gotten a lot of email lately about Dragonball Z and Inu Yasha on Cartoon Network. Here’s what the fine folks over at Anime . . . → Read More: New DBZ and Inu Yasha episodes due soon on Cartoon Network.

ADV Films to do a live-action “Neon Genesis Evangelion” film.

Checking in on the anime front, here’s an interesting news story from the folks at Anime News Network: Evangelion Live Action

Variety.com (original article only available to subscribers—free trial available), reporting from the Cannes Film Festival, reports that Gainax, Weta, and ADV are teaming up to produce a live action film based on Neon Genesis . . . → Read More: ADV Films to do a live-action “Neon Genesis Evangelion” film.

Cowboy Bebop movie to hit American theaters.

Been awhile since I’ve talked about anime on here so here’s a welcome bit of good news. Looks like Sony Pictures will be releasing the Cowboy Bebop Movie in American theaters and the Ann Arbor/Detroit Area is scheduled to have at least a few places showing it. That makes for a nice change.

If you’re . . . → Read More: Cowboy Bebop movie to hit American theaters.