Vizual Kingdom

2010-12-12T20:59:00.000-08:00

Hi teacher! How you doing?

ぷちえうぁ　Evangelion School

2010-11-10T18:04:00.000-08:00

ちびエヴァンゲリオンアニメーション！！
このはすごいね＾－＾

ミクの消失

2010-11-10T17:47:00.000-08:00

ハツネミクはとてもゆうめいなヴァーチャルアイドル。

このうたはすばらしいです＾－＾

Ren and Stimpy. The Lost Episodes

2010-09-05T00:16:00.000-07:00

Ren and Stimpy. The Lost Episodes (also known as Adult Party Cartoon) is an animation series created by Canadian cartoonist John Kricfalusi for TNN cable TV station (later known as Spike TV). The series is an Adults-Only reboot of the popular cartoon Ren and Stimpy originally broadcasted on children TV station Nickelodeon. It was aired from June 26 to July 26 in 2003. It was rated TV-MA in the USA.

Ren and Stimpy, The lost episodes is an even nastier version of the original Ren and Stimpy TV series. In these episodes you will find the accustomed scatological Ren and Stimpy humor mixed with racy jokes, and tons of hots chicks, some of them completely naked!! (At last Human girls, as Ren would say).

Well, these are the Ren and Stimpy lost episodes (Which were not really lost just too "adult" to be broadcast on Nickelodeon).

Every episode starts with Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi talking about the making of the episode and also giving some reasons why TV executives banned these episodes at the time the original Ren and Stimpy series was on TV.

First episode is entitled "Naked Beach Frenzy"

This episode is all about Ren trying to manhandle (doghandle?) as many hot chicks as possible on the beach while dealing with a huge, crazy and grossly hairy life saver

Second episode is "Stimpy's Pregnant".

Many may think...Oh wait..Isn´t Stimpy a guy??. Well, not this time. As John K explains, Sometimes Stimpy is a girl. We can also see this "gender-change" in some episodes of the original Ren and Stimpy show. In this episode Ren is about to become a family man and Stimpy is his lovely wife...yeah, this just sounds too disturbing. Prepare yourself to see one of the most bizarre Ren and Stimpy episodes..plus a girly Stimpy with huge boobs.

Third episode "The altruists"

This is the longest Ren and Stimpy episode ever made. It lasts a bit more than 30 minutes. In this episode, Ren and Stimpy are the good guys who will help a poor newly widow and his headless (yeah, no head) son build a new house. Oh yes, they were evicted as well. How could Ren and Stimpy help someone build a house if they don´t even have a place or money?? Well, as they episode title says they are altruists and altruists sometimes do shady things in order to get their altruist deeds done, right?? well, not really.. But Ren and Stimpy do..and they are not any less good for doing that. By the way, Check the notorious chainsaw scene.

Fourth episode "Ren seeks help"

Ren has done something so horrible that not even Stimpy can forgive him. I´m pretty sure that everyone agrees that Ren needs some help. In this episode the neurotic Chihuahua go seek professional help in order to cure his twisted behavior. Also, we will know Ren´s roots of his evil. ..Oh man, Ren's childhood sure was so messed up!!

Fifth episode "Fire Dogs 2"

In this sequel to the original "Fire Dogs" episode, Eddie and Tommy, I mean, Ren and Stimpy become bestest friends with the Chief fireman from the original episode. This wouldn't be that bad If the Chief fireman wasn´t a lunatic fatass whose biggest challenge is flush the toilet everytime he takes a dump. Yeah, you must expect lots of poo and fart gags.

Sixth episode "Onward and Upward"

Finally, Ren and Stimpy have made it big!! They have left behind poverty by moving out of the mouth of some homeless man in which they used to live to enjoying the high life in their new residence, a spitting bowl...Well, this is the Ren and Stimpy show after all. By the way, What´s for dinner today?? You don't really want to know.

That´s all folks!! This was my brief synopsis of Ren and Stimpy. The Lost Episodes. I have to say that I enjoyed watching these episodes as much as the original ones. It´s a pity that Ren and Stimpy are not around anymore. I hope more "Lost episodes" come out in the future. As a way to say goodbye, I´d like to say...Happy Happy Joy Joy!!

Panic Attack!

2010-07-10T19:13:00.000-07:00

Giant robots invades Montevideo!
A 5 minutes short movie directed and animated by Uruguayan film-maker Federico Alvarez.

Gantz live-action movie trailer

2010-07-10T18:57:00.000-07:00

A trailer for the upcoming live-action films Gantz, directed by Shinsuke Sato and based on Hiroya Oku's sci-fi action manga. The first of two Gantz movies should premiere in Japan next year in January, followed by a second movie in spring 2011. The film's lead actors will be Kazunari Ninomiya (Tekkon Kinkreet, Letters from Iwo Jima) and Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City, NANA, Kamui Gaiden), playing as Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, respectively. The two are college students who die in a subway accident, only to be brought back to life by a mysterious black sphere known as GANTZ. Equipped with advanced weaponry and special suits that give them superhuman abilities, they're forced to carry out alien assassination missions, earning "points" toward eventually buying their freedom. However, various incidents along the way complicate matters. (based on Nippon Cinema synopsis)

Six minutes of "Ana" in Guadalajara

2010-03-15T21:00:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, Mexican Film-maker Carlos Carrera ("El Crimen del Padre Amaro", "Traspatio"), winner of the Golden Palm Award for his animated short film "El Heroe", showed a 6 minute-long scene of Ana, his first 3D animated feature movie at the International Film Festival of Guadalajara. As of April, everyone will be able to enjoy the 6 minutes-long scene of "Ana" at the official webpage of its film production company, www.locolocofilms.com. In May, it will be screened in 3D at the Cannes Festival.

Ana represents a landmark project in Mexican 3D animation. It is expected to compete with the stunning productions of renowned studios such as "Pixar" and "Dreamworks". We will be able to enjoy more than one scene until 2012 when the Locoloco Film Team is expected to finish making this costly production.

Predators

2010-03-15T17:12:00.000-07:00

Director: Nimrod Antal
Writers: Alex Litvak, Michael Finch
Cast: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Louiz Ozawa

Plot:
A group of cruel and violent humans are kidnapped and brought to the Predators' planet.The members of this notorious group are:
Cuchillo , a Mexican hitman of a drug cartel who always carries a couple of "Uzis" on his back.
Isabelle, a French woman armed with a snipper rifle
Hanzo, an expert Japanese swordsman member of the Yakuza clan.
Stans, a shaved-headed prisoner from St. Quentin who is always armed with a knife.
Mombasa, an African member of Sierra Leone's death squad
Nikola, A huge Russian mobster.
Edwin, one of the FBI's most wanted.

The group will try to survive the human hunting carried out by the Predators whose leader is a "Black Super Predator". This "Super Predator" is described as a "Predator on steroids". Not only will the group have to deal with the Predators, but also with "Predator Halcons", "Predator Dogs" and some other deadly alien species.

The Boondock Saints

2010-03-01T22:55:00.000-08:00

Directed by Troy Duffy. Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus play the Catholic Irish brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus. They live in an Irish-American neighborhood in Boston. They live a common life working at a meat packing factory.

The story gets started when the brothers are celebrating Saint Patrick's Day (Irish celebration) in a friend's pub. Suddenly, three Russian mobsters show up in the pub. Aggressively, they threaten the pub owner and order him to shut his business down. The brothers try to talk with the mobsters but it only caused a fight to break up.

The next morning, the mobsters go to the brothers' house in order to kill them. But the brothers fight back and kill them.Upon getting rid of the Russian mobsters, the brothers have a sort of "divine revelation" which makes them hunt down and eliminate mafia members, killers, rapists, pedophiles...summing up, all kind of human scum. People start calling them "The Saints" and gradually , they gain more and more supporters. As their killing spree goes on, FBI Agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe) is designated to arrest "The Saints". But, Smecker can't help but wonder if "The Saints" doings are right or wrong.

The Boondock Saints was screened in US theaters for a short time (it only lasted on for about a week).Also, the film was severely criticized for being very violent. Nowadays, in spite of the aforementioned circumstances, The Boondock Saints is considered as a cult movie. A sequel to this movie entitled "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day" was released on DVD last year.

Durarara!

2010-02-28T22:39:00.000-08:00

Note:It's been awhile since the last time I posted something. I hope I can keep writing regularly :)

Ryuugamine Mikado is a boy who longs for the exciting life in the big city. Upon invitation from his childhood friend Masaomi, Mikado decides to transfer to a school in Ikebukuro. On his first day in Ikebukuro, Masaomi warns Mikado about people he should not make enemies with. While still nervous because of Masaomi's stories about the dangerous people who inhabit the city, Mikado witnesses Ikebukuro's famous urban legend, "The headless Rider" on his black motorcycle. From that point on, Many more supernatural cases will arise. In addition, the appearance of a mysterious gang known as "The Yellow Turbans" will bring Ikebukuro to its breaking point.

Paranoia Agent

2009-10-01T12:30:00.000-07:00

Paranoia Agent is an anime produced by Satoshi Kon about various problems of the Japanese society mixed together in a story through Lil' Slugger (A.K.A. Shōnen Bat). The stories that made Paranoia Agent were created by Satoshi during the time he made his movies Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, and Tokyo Godfathers. Satoshi Kon took all the stories he had thought of and created Paranoia Agent.

Plot

Lil' Slugger is a middleschooler who at nights, wanders around in roller skates with a golden baseball bat. He knocks people with it in order to "release" them from their problems. The anime is highly influenced by the movies of David Lynch. The series was premiered in Japan in 2004. It has 13 episodes.

Metalocalypse

2009-09-30T20:29:00.000-07:00

Metalocalypse is an animated series aired on Adult Swim. It was created by Brendan Small and Tommy Blacha. It is described as a mixture between “Spinal Tap with Scooby Doo and Norway”. Metalocalypse follows the adventures of a Metal band called “Dethklok”. Although the name of the band is usually written as "Dethklok",most of their band logos are written as "Dethkløk". Their popularity is incredible. They are known as the “twelfth largest economy in the World”. So popular are they that their fans would do anything their songs said, even if it means death. For example, if they support a commercial brand, that means that it becomes the most popular in the market. Their supernatural popularity has drawn the attention of a group known as “The Tribunal”. Each episode shows an attempt of this group to destroy the band. Deathklok’s concerts are notoriously violent. Most of the time their fans end up hurt or dead. Even their charity deeds end up with lots of deaths like when a laser beam show killed the entire London Philarmonic Orchestra. Frequently, the series has various famous musicians sharing their voice for the show such as James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Jeff Loomis, Steve Smyth, and Warrel Dane of Nevermore, Arch Enemy’s guitarist Michael Amott, Canibal Corpse’s singer George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher. Besides, each episode shows various references to other metal bands in the real world. Being these references shown as places, names or the characters’ behaviour.

Welcome to the NHK

2009-09-25T23:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the NHK revolves around the lives of some young adults living in the city of Tokyo. Many of the different "life styles" shown in this story are about Hikikomori, Anime, Otaku ,as well as the different and intense experiences that the main characters face, such as depression and solitude. Welcome to the NHK has Tatsuhiro Sato as its main protagonist. He is a college drop-out who has been unemployed for four years. He lives a totally reclusive life as a Hikikomori. He has even come to the bizarre conclusion that everything that happens to him is a conspiracy. On a day that seemed like nothing in his routine would change, Sato meets Misaki Nakahara a mysterious girl who will try to cure Sato's reclusiveness problem. Misaki has Sato sign a contract by which they agree to meet every night at a nearby park and have lessons on how to give up being a hikikomori. There are many topics going on in these sessions, ranging from psychology to psychoanalysis. From this point on, the plots starts to unfold. In spite of the fact that these sessions are intended to help Sato, frequently, both characters tend to lie to each other. Although Misaki is sure that with her help Sato will integrate again into society, Sato prefers to go with his neighbor and former schoolmate Kaoru Yamazaki whenever he needs support.

Welcome to the NHK started as a light novel created by japanese novelist Tatsuhiko Takimoto , illustrated by Yoshitoshi Abe (Serial Experiments Lain) and published by Kadokawa Shoten. Its release in Japan was on January 28,2002. Later, the story was adapted to manga written by the same person but Kendi Oiwa was in charge of the drawings. The anime series aired from July 9 until december 17 in 2006. It has 24 episodes.

Ichi The Killer/Ichi the Killer ep. Zero/ Ichi-1 Ichi the killer 2

2009-09-25T23:00:00.000-07:00

Ichi the killer is an ultraviolent revenge movie based on a Manga cartoon in which a sinister hypnotist manipulates the timid but unstable Ichi to dispatch various mobsters in horrifically violent fashion by invoking false memories of witnessing a rape. Directed by highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike.

Watch Ichi The Killer online http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D69F11037CBCF32F&search_query=ichi+the+killer

Ichi the Killer episode Zero. animated prequel to Takashi Miike’s cult hit film based on the popular manga. Watch Ichi episode zero http://zombie-popcorn.com/?p=121

Ichi -1 Ichi the killer 2. Ichi is a voyeur obsessed with watching tough guy Dai (Teah) duke it out. Ichi never reacts to the other kids' taunts, until one day when he unleashes his suppressed rage onto his tormentors.
Watch Ichi-1 Ichi the killer 2 http://www.asian-horror-movies.com/ichi.php

Beck

2009-09-25T19:57:00.000-07:00

The story revolves around a boy called Yukio Tanaka (Nicknamed “Koyuki” because when he was a child there were two “Yukios” in his class and he was the shorter, so the prefix “Ko” was added). The series starts when he was a fourteen year old middle schooler, (currently in the manga he is nineteen) and tells about the adventures of his music band called BECK (also Known as Mongolian Chop Squad in the USA because they thought that the name BECK wasn´t commercial enough). An important factor as the story progresses is the relationship between Koyuki and Ryusuke´s sister, Maho Minami. Whenever Maho attends the concerts, Koyuki gains more confidence to perform. Other important characters in the story are the rest of the band: Saku, the drummer and Koyuki´s best friend, Chiba, the singer and Taira, the bassist.

Beck Manga contains references and tributes to classic rock and pop culture in general. Sometimes well known rock stars appeared drawn in manga style. This happens in a dream that the protagonists have about one of their concerts.

In this dream various rock legends such as Eric Clapton, Kurt Cobain, Sid Vicious, John Lennon and Freddie Mercury cry when they see all the garbage left after a concert. Lots of times references to a famous musicians are made, for example when Ryusuke plays “Machine Gun” a song of Jimi Hendrix that saves his life when a hooligan shoots atsomeone near him. Ryusuke´s guitar “Lucille” and its story is based on the guitar of B.B. King.

Harold Sakuichi admits that the band is inspired on the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The author admits that it is his favorite band and their song “Under the Bridge” helped him in a bad moment in his life. Sakuishi wrote a one chapter manga called “Under the Bridge”. It tells the story about how he met the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Beck Anime accurately follows the manga story until chapter thirty (Volumen 10 of the manga). After that, we must read the manga to know the rest of the story.

Voices of a distant star

2009-09-02T14:14:00.000-07:00

This story takes place in 2046, when the ruins of an extraterrestrial civilization are discovered in Mars. There have been great technological advances and humans are thinking about sending an interstellar expedition next year. Mikako Nagamine y Noboru Terao are students. But while Noboru will enroll in Highschool, Mikako will take part in the Interstellar expedition. Hoshi no Koe (Voices of a Distant Star) is the story of a long distant love relationship in which the protagonists keep their relationship alive through text messages.

Hell Girl

2009-08-31T21:44:00.000-07:00

There is a rumor going on at Japanese Schools. It's said that at midnight one can access a webpage called Jigoku Tsushi (Hell mail). On this webpage, if the name of a person who you want to take revenge on is written, Jigoku Shojo appears and sends this person to hell. However, the person who writes other´s name on Jigoku Tsushi will be sent to hell when he/she dies too. Basically, the anime series is a collection of independent stories. Each one tells a story of the suffering of an individual or group of individuals, the covenant with Jigoku Shojo and the aggressor´s punishment by her. Each story is told from the beggining of the harassment, passing through the unbearable anguish suffered by the victims, then finishing up with the protagonist requiering the help from the Hell Girl.

School Rumble

2009-08-31T14:06:00.000-07:00

School Rumble tells about the daily lives of the students of a fictious Highschool called Yagami. The series is a romatic comedy with some very exaggerated scenes. Tenma Tsukamoto, a sophomore, is the female main character. She has a crush on an eccentric guy called Ooji Karasuma. Tenma doesn’t know how to confess her love to him. She will try the most surrealistic and absurd ideas in order to confess her love to Karasuma. The story gets even more complex with Kenji Harima, the male main character. Harima is a delinquent who is in love with Tenma, but he, as Tenma does, has the same problems to confess his love to her. The attempts of the two main character to try to confess their love to the people they have a crush on, create really hilarious situations.

As the story progresses, Harima and Tenma become very good friends. Eri Sawachika, one of Tenma’s best friends, developes an attraction to Harima.This is as a result of many embarassing situations in which they get involved. Also, Harima develops an affectionate relation with Tenma’s younger sister,Yakumo Tsukamoto, who along the story helps him draw his manga. As the story carries on, Harima helps Tenma improve her relationship with Karasuma but also, Harima’s relationships with Yakumo and Eri get more serious. This story contain lots of humor, pretty girls, romance, fanservice ...In short, it is a must-see to everyone out there who enjoys good anime.

Johnny the Homicidal Maniac

2009-08-30T19:27:00.000-07:00

Created by Jhonen Vasquez (Invader Zim) this comic book tells the story of a serial killer called Johnny "Nny" C., who elaborately slaughters everyone who pisses him off. After that, Johnny drains the blood of his victims and uses it to paint over a wall in his house to prevent a monster from escaping. That sounds damn crazy, doesn't it??; and, that is exactly what you will find in this comic, pure insanity. The way it mixes comedy, violence and twisted-psychological stuff, makes it a unique piece of dark comedy.

Giant Gundam comes to life

2009-08-30T18:13:00.000-07:00

The giant statue marked the 30th anniversary of the anime series Gundam

School Days

2009-08-30T16:44:00.000-07:00

Makoto Itou, a highschool student, is in love with a girl who he always meets on the train on his way to school, Kotonoha Katsura. He also secretly takes with his cellphone a picture of her. Due to a seat-changing arrangement in Makoto´s classroom, he ends up sitting beside Seika Saionji. While Seika was playing with Makoto's cellphone, she finds Kotonoha's picture. So, Seika realizes that Makoto is in love with Kotonoha. Then, Seika offers to help Makoto confess his feelings to Kotonoha. Thanks to Seika´s help, Makoto confesses to Kotonoha and she agrees to start dating him. Later, While Makoto was waiting for Kotonoha at the train station, Seika shows up. Makoto thanks Seika for helping him with Kotonoha and tell her that he owes her a favor. Suddenly, Seika kisses Makoto and tells him that 'that is enough for her' .Due to Makoto´s indecision about his feelings towards Seika and Kotonoha, the School Days' story of Drama and Romance gets started.

Detroit Metal City

2009-08-30T15:42:00.000-07:00

Detroit Metal City is a manga published by the magazine Young Animal since 2005. In 2008 ,13 animated episodes that were about 13 minutes long each were produced. DMC also has a 104 minute long movie in which Gene Simmons participates.

The anime is about Shoiji Negishi, a timid singer who came to Tokyo from the countryside wishing to become a pop singer. But for several reasons, he ends up playing in a Death Metal Band that becomes a huge success.On scene, Shoiji wears an outlandish outfit so that his identity remains unknown. His artistic name is Johannes Krauser II according to the rumors (made up by fans) he is a demon from hell who killed his parents and after that, committed several other crimes.

What is amusing about it is that Shoiji doesn´t like Death Metal at all nor did he like its philosophy (songs that incite crimes to be commited, death, diabolic rites, etc). He still wishes to become a pop artist and sings happy and romantic songs. Unfortunately, he performs his role as Johannes Krauser II so well that he can’t quit DMC.

Sundome

2009-08-30T12:29:00.000-07:00

The “Roman Club,” a school group interested in the occult, to which he’s practically enslaved, has become boring for one Hideo Aiba. Until a girl named Kurumi Sahana shows up and wants to join up. But Sahana is no ordinary girl… When the two are left alone in the club classroom, Kurumi makes a special “request” of Hideo… From that moment on, Hideo’s dull life gets far more…frustrating. Sundome literally means "stopping the moment before," and considering the content of the story, it refers to being stopped just before cumming or ejaculating.

Galaxy Express 999

2009-08-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

After his mother was killed by the evil robot ,Count Mecha, Tetsuro becomes a delinquent who only thinks of vengeance. Tetsuro lives in a futuristic distant world in which Humas can travel to another planet to change their bodies and become immortals. They can also get mechanical limbs. Tetsuro’s objective is to get enough money to board The Galaxy Express 999 so that he can get to the Robot Planet.Galaxy Express 999 is a train capable of travelling throughout space.

Once, after escaping from the police, Tetsuro meets Maetel, a beatiful woman who resembles his mother. She offers to take him in The Galaxy express 999, so he can get his robotic body and take his revenge on Count Mecha. Along their journey, they will meet lots of people and Tetsuo will learn what being a human means.

Plamoo animations and Marvel vs. DC

2009-08-30T09:58:00.000-07:00

While Surfing on the internet, I bumped into two outstanding works of stop motion animation. One of which is made by a Japanese company? group? guy or girl??(I really don't know) called Plamoo. They use figures of popular anime characters in their animations.

The other one is maybe not as impressive as plamoo animations but it sure is hilarious. I'm talking about Marvel versus DC stop motion animation. As its name says, they use Marvel and DC action figures to create their comedy sketches.

You can watch more Plamoo and Marvel versus DC animations in this video section of this blog.

K-ON!

2009-08-30T08:43:00.000-07:00

This story revolves around four freshmen highschool girls. Yui Hirasawa , a cheerful, easy going and carefree girl, is impatient to find a club in which she can participate. Meanwhile, Ritsu Tanaka (drummer) asks her best friend Mio Akiyama (Bassist) to enroll in their high school's light music club. Unfortunately, they realize that the club is about to be disbanded because all of its members have already graduated from highschool. If they want the light music club to live on, they will have to recruit four members. Therefore, Ritsu and Mio desperately try to find two members so the club will not be disbanded. Ritsuo and Mio get to recruit Tsumugi Kotobuki who tells them that she only knows how to play the keyboard. So, this means that they only have to find one more member in order to save the light music club from disbanding. Finally, the cheerful Yui decides to join the light music club. Unfortunately, the club needs the most important part in a band: the guitarist, and Yui Hirasawa has no experience at all playing any musical instrument.

Hikikomori

2009-08-30T07:50:00.000-07:00

The hikikomori are teenagers and young adults who are overwhelmed by the pressure that Japanese society places upon them. Therefore, these individuals withdraw themselves from society, sometimes spending several months and even years without leaving their houses. This is a short documentary directed by Francesco Jodice and Kal Karman that explores in depth the hikikomori phenomenon in Japan.

Serial Experiments Lain

2009-08-30T07:18:00.000-07:00

After the suicide of a student called Chisa Yamada, her classmates started receiving strange posthumous e-mails sent by Chisa from a place known as The Wired. Among them is Lain Iwakura, a withdrawn fourteen-year old girl. Withouth knowing how to use a computer very well, Lain reads the e-mail sent by the dead girl. Out of curiosity, she tries to find out more about it. She asks her father for a new Navi (computer) so that she can get to know more about the Wired (a computer navigation system similiar to the Internert).

Little by little, Lain’s life starts to revolve around the Wired only. Her only friend Alice is worried about her so, she invites Lain to hang aroung with her and her friends. Thus, Lain gets to know about the existence of a mysterious Psico chip. Later, It grants her free access to the Wired. Steadily, Lain becomes a sort of omnipotent being in the Wired, like a god. As the story progresses, She starts discovering more about the functioning of the Wired. Then, Lain notices that a mysterious group of men in black are watching over her house and so do the Knights (some kind of hackers in the Wired).

So famous and powerful Lain becomes in the Wired that she losses her interest in the real world. As she is finding new things out , her girlfriends start receiving rumors about Lain’s alter-ego which is completely different from her normal personality in the real world. As Lain becomes more independent in the Wired she starts questioning herself about what her real personality is and Who is the "real" Lain?

Despera

2009-08-30T06:22:00.000-07:00

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Despera is the new project that will mark the long-awaited return of the team responsible for the epic cyberpunk anime Serial Experiments Lain. This story takes place in the Taisho Era in 1922, a year before Kanto's great earthquake struck Tokyo. Ain a 14 year-old girl and a mysterious man live in the basement of the famous "Ryounkaku", a twelve storey building located in Asakusa District. Ain spends all her time making strange scientific inventions. Among these inventions are some cathode ray screens. Ain's friend claims that he can see the future through them

Colorful

2009-08-29T21:37:00.000-07:00

Colorful is an comedy-ecchi anime created by Torajirou Kishi. Colorful revolves around some perverted guys and their desperate attempts to secretly take a peek at girls' panties, cleavages and other parts of the women's anatomy...most of the time ending up with disastrous and hilarious consequences. This anime is filled with panty and cleavage shots, and lots of nose bleeds. Colorful anime has 16 episodes that are 7 minutes each.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

2009-08-29T21:11:00.000-07:00

Created by Japanese Mangaka Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is about Highschooler Haruhi Suzumiya's life and those who are involved in her crazy adventures. Haruhi Suzumiya´s light novels first appeared in a Seinen magazine called The Sneaker. So famous were Haruhi´s novels that they were later published in various other sources. Two manga series were created but the first one was discontinued shortly after it started its production. The second one is still on-going. The anime that has the title of the first novel, incorporates elements of its novel and manga versions. Currently, a second anime season is airing. This new season has gained notoriety because it has eight, almost identical, episodes. This arc was named "The Endless Eight". This fact drove the thousands of avid Haruhi fans nuts (Although i'm not a hardcore Haruhi fan, it sure did drive me crazy as well).Well, let's start from the beginning.

Plot

Haruhi Suzumiya has always been a mysterious girl since she was in middle school. Now that she is in highschool she doesn't seem to get along with anybody.Kyon, also a highschool freshman who is in the same classrom as Haruhi, notices her strange behaviour. For example, Kyon notices that Haruhi changes her hair style depending on the day of the week. On their first day at Highschool Haruhi's homeroom teacher asked her students to introduce themselves. When Haruhi's turn to introduce herself came, she went "I'm not interested in none of you, unless you are time travelers, aliens or espers." The whole classroom was more than surprised at such rare introduction. This also made Kyon even more curious about what Haruhi is really like. One day during lunch break Kyon decides to approach Haruhi and starts chatting with her. A club choosing event was taking place at Haruhi's and Kyon's Highschool. Then, Kyon sat next to Haruhi and asked her what club she was going to join. She said that she finds all the clubs boring. Kyon said that he also wasn't sure what club to join. "I guess I will have to form my own club," said Kyon. I bet Kyon wished he hadnt said that..Then, Haruhi said to Kyon that she will form her own club. Suddenly, she took Kyon by his tie and left the classroom.Kyon didn't know what was going on. "What is this girl girl thinking ?" asked Kyon to himself. What Haruhi was about to do is to form her own highschool club. It would be known as the S.O.S Brigade. This club would be focusing on investigating and solving paranormal events. Kyon joins Haruhi's club against his will since he thought it was a silly idea. At the beggining, Kyon only joins Haruhi´s club to prevent "defenseless victims" from joining it by force. But as the story progresses we will get to know that these "defenless victims" have a reason for joining Haruhi's club.

Uzumaki

2009-08-29T20:21:00.000-07:00

The hypnotic and evil power the Uzumaki (Spirals) transmits over the inhabitants of Kurozu-cho has caused the most bizarre events ever seen. The cursed spirals are everywhere in the sky, the air, water and even inside us. The curse is spreading all over the city. There is no escape from the horror that the spirals has unleashed, and that is known by Shuichi. Shuichi's father has died. His body was found totally bent as if it was a spiral. Shuichi is now a sad, depressed and lonely teenager who is only understood by Kirie, his girlfriend. As the story unfolds, Shuichi and Kirie witness and suffer the madness unleashed by the Spirals. The nightmare won´t end until the cycle is accomplished...and it starts over.

Godzilla

2009-08-29T20:02:00.000-07:00

If i had to choose what my favorite monster is, it would be “The King of Monsters,” Godzilla. Godzilla is a giant lizard with the ability to spit fire out from its mouth. It is the biggest threat Japan has ever faced. The mayhem unleashed whenever Godzilla emerges from the sea is terrifying and the destruction it leaves behind shocking.

The firt Godzilla movie was released in 1954. In its first appearance, the Japanese army faced the giant monster. Tokyo became the battlefiled where the story took place. The origins of Godzilla were attributed to the radiation caused by the explosion of the Atomic bombs in Japan during World War II. “Godzilla ,The King of Monsters” immediately reached worldwide popularity. It also created a new film genre known as “Monster movies”. As a consequence of its success, lots of “Monster movies” were released, most of them produced with a very poor quality.

“Godzilla” is considered as a “B serie movie” which means a movie made with a low budget, not so fancy special effects (I mean, it was made in 1954), but with lots of creativity included with some sort of magic touch, that makes them “cult movies”.

After the first movie was released, a considerable number of sequels contributed to create the legend that Godzilla is nowadays. Among the worth mentioning is, “Godzilla versus MechaGodzilla”. In this movie a Special Japanese Squad is founded to face the monster. The “Anti.Godzilla Squad” has created a robotic replica of Godzilla so that they can get rid of it once and for all. This mechanical Godzilla version is highly equipped with a vast variety of weapons. Altough “MechaGodzilla” seemed superior than Godzilla, the battle left both Godzilla and MechaGodzilla really damaged. Godzilla is forced to run away to its hideout in the sea deeps, and MechaGodzilla is left almost unserviceable.

Among all the monsters Godzilla has fought in more than 50 years of its existence, there was one that was as famous as itself, King Kong. Honestly, it was also one of the worst Godzilla movies. In this movie an expedition goes to “Skull Island” to do some scientific research. They are shocked when a gigantic Gorilla appears in front of them. Rapidly, back up arrives to the Island and captures Kong. They take a sedated Kong to Japan. Unfortunately, at the same time that King Kong arrives to japan, Godzilla shows up. Tokyo is on maximun alert. The rage of Godzilla is unstoppable. As a last resort, the Japanese government decides to set Kong free to fight Godzilla. The battle between Japanese monster versus American monster gets started. Actually, this movie has a really poor quality but just to see Godzilla and King Kong together in a movie is worth it. Apparently, this movie has two endings. It is said that in the movie screened in Asia, Godzilla beat King Kong and the film screened in America has King Kong as the winner. I have to say that I’ve only watched the film in which Godzilla is beaten by King Kong. I’ve never been able to see the version in which Godzilla beats Kong. Maybe, the double ending rumor is just an urban legend. Since in the movie Godzilla is the bad guy, if he had beaten Kong, Tokyo would have been destroyed. So, that makes me think that the double-ending is just a prank.

In 1999 Universal Picture Studios released a Hollywood version of Godzilla. The movie was simply entitled, “Godzilla” and was set in New York. Despite that the fact that this movie had an almost 100 million dollar budget, the result was a dissapointment. First of all, the producers of the movie created a new Godzilla. Many of Godzilla fans were dissapointed because even though the movie was called “Godzilla”, it really wasn’t Godzilla. The movie starred Matthew Broderick and the frenchman Jean Reno. The rest of the cast was formed by some semi-unknown actors. The direcor of this movie was none other that the guy who directed “Independence Day,” Rolland Emerich. In short, the movie counted on a big buget, decent cast, great director and a huge publicity campaign before its release, but none of them helped the catastrophe that this movie became. The critics were merciless. I’d recommend this movie only if you are a hardcore Godzilla fan. I’m one of them. So, while it was playing, I went to watch it twice and then bought the VHS recording of it.

Parasyte

2009-08-20T14:47:00.000-07:00

Parasyte story gets started when a group of worm-like aliens descend to Earth. in order to inade it. These creatures have the ability to invade humans and animals bodies, taking control over their brains and their nervous system. One of these creatures tried to invade a 17 year-old boy called Shinji, but the alien only was able to control Shinji's right hand. The new "guest" learns how to speak Japanese vey quickly by reading Shinji's school books. Shinji calls the alien "Miggy". Through a symbiotic relation developed betwen Shinji and his alien, they learn how to survive and fight against the alien invasion. Parasyte manga series was written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki. It was published in Kidansha's Afternoon Magazine from 1990 to 1995

Highschool of the Dead

2009-08-20T07:59:00.000-07:00

With no apparent reason, The dead have left thir graves and started attacking people. A group of students are stranded in their highschool. They are fighting against a horde of man-eating zombies. Later on, these students will realize that in this apocalytic situation, the biggest threat for humans are the humans themselves. As they struggle to find a way to escape from this zombie mayhem, they will face situations that will test their own human nature. Highschool of the Dead was written by Daisuke Sato and illustrated by Shouji Sato. This manga was being published in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age since September 2006, however, it has been on hiatus since the end of 2008.

Inglourious Basterds

2009-08-19T17:05:00.000-07:00

Inglourious Basterds, the latest Tarantino Film, is starred by Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger,Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Brühl and Eli Roth. Comedian Mike Myers also participates in this film as well as actor Samuel L. Jackson, who is the narrator. With the slogan "You haven't seen war until you have seen it throught the eyes of Quentin Tarantino". This movie turns around Lieutenant Aldo Raine(Brad Pitt) who is accompanied by a group of Jewish American Soldiers whose mission is to kill and torture as many Nazis as possible during World War II. It will also tell the story of a young woman who will try to avenge the death of her parents killed by the Nazis. Part of this film is based on the movie Inglourious Bastards made by Italian film maker Enzo Castellari in 1978. Inglourious Basterds is to be released in theaters on August,21.

Eden of the East

2009-08-18T21:31:00.000-07:00

Eden of the East is an anime series first released on Japanese television network FUJI TV. Created, directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell). The characters design was made by Chika Umino (Honey and Clover) and was produced by Production I.G.

Plot
In the year 2010 several missiles impacted uninhabited areas in Japan. These attacks only caused structural damages, there were no human lives losses. This terrorist attack was known as Careless Monday. These attacks caused panic reactions on civilians and authorities. Eden of the East's story really gets started in the aftermath of these attacks. Saki Morimi, a Japanese student travels to America to celebrate his college graduation. A series of unexpected events end up involving Saki with a young man who has lost his memory. Apparently, his name is Takizawa Akira. He knows so because his passport has that name written on it. Then, Takizawa Akira decides to embark on a journey in order to retrieve his memory and to find out the enigma behind his role as a member of a group of inviduals who were selected by an entity known as Mr. Outside. These individuales were selected to carry out a plan intended to "save" Japan.

This mysterious group ,in which Takizawa is a member, is known as Seleção. Every member has a cellphone that has a huge amount of digital cash on it.This digital cash must be used in the most convenient manner in order to attain their goal, saving Japan. The 12 member of Seleção can buy and ask for whatever they want. They also have an assistant who is known as Juiz. She makes sure that the Selecao member's orders are fulfilled.

The Seleção members are solely regulated by an individual known as The Supporter. The Supporter is one of the 12 Selecao members, but only Mr. Outside knows who he or she is. The Supporter is in charge of overseeing the actions of the other members and even eliminating them when don't obey the Selecao rules or their digital cash finishes. This can be inferred by the phrase Juiz says after a require is asked, noblesse oblige. Thus, Those who have been selected as Selecao, carry a great responsibility, saving Japan before a catasthropic event occurs again.

My Balls

2009-08-18T09:26:00.000-07:00

The Queen of Hell has been trapped inside the genitals of a a 21 year-old guy called Satou Kohta. Satou will have to endure a whole month without masturbating if he wants to save the world. But, in order to be released, the Queen of Hell has sent his evil minions to make Satou ejaculate. The salvation of human kind rests on the shoulders of Satou Kohta...rather, in his balls. My balls is a manga created by Harada Shigemitsu.

Persepolis

2009-08-17T22:40:00.000-07:00

Persepolis is an animation movie based on the graphic novel of the same name. It was created by Marjene Satrapi, directed by Vincent Paronnaud and produced by Xavier Rigault and Marc-Antoine Robert. This movie won the Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 and the Special Jury Award at the Cinemanila International Film Festival. Also, it was selected to be the inaugural movie at the Film Festival of Valladolid (Spain). Persepolis revolves around Marjene, a girl who lives with a westernized family in Iran during the 70's. During this period in which the Sha regime ruled Iran, countless cases of abuse of authority occurred. So, this situation makes Marjene have political left wing ideas. After the fall of the Sha regime, the revolution in Iran came. This event makes Marjene´s life and Iran in general, change radically. This story starts when the fundamentalists take power in an authoritarian manner and so, the Islamic Revolution breaks out. During this period the women are forced to wear a veil and thousands of people are incarcerated. Marjene is excited about the latest trends that are going on in the Western hemisphere (punk rock,Michael Jackson, etc.) while suffering the horror of the political persecution in her country. When she becomes a teenager, she is sent to a French School. There, she becomes a witness of the events that took place during those years in Iran. Meanwhile , Iran is devastated because of rising fundamentalism and the war against Irak.

Wicked City

2009-08-17T14:00:00.000-07:00

Demonic creatures from a parallel dimension have come to our world. This phenomenon has been going on for decades. So, a special group in charge of dealing with these creatures has been created. They are called The Black Guards. Recently, the governments of our world and the representatives of the parallel dimension have come to a peace agreement that needs to be ratified. Renzaburo Taki, one of the best Black Guards, is responsible for making sure that the negotiations run smoothly. Unfortunately, Not everyone wants the peace between the two worlds to last any longer.

Futari Ecchi

2009-08-16T20:02:00.000-07:00

Alternative titles: Manga Sutra, Step Up Love Story, Manga Love Story

Based on a manga and anime created by mangaka Katsu Aki. The manga is published in Young Animal Magazine (Hakusensha). Its anime version has only four episodes

Futari Ecchi anime revolves around Makoto and Yura. They are 25 years old and about to get married. The things is that Makoto and Yura are both virgins. They havent had any prior sexual experience. So, they decide to do whatever it takes to solve their "problem". Futari Ecchi mainly focuses on the sexual explorations of this couple. Its manga version combines pornographic elements with factual and informative statistics. Futari Ecchi manga is famous for being a how-to guide combined into a story. So far 40 Tankōbon have been released.

Ponyo

2009-08-16T07:55:00.000-07:00

Japanese title: Gake no Ue no Ponyo
Spanish title: Ponyo en el acantilado sobre el mar
English title:Ponyo on a cliff by the Sea

Ponyo is a Japanese movie of Studio Ghibli. It was written and directed by Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki. It was first screened in japan on June,27,2008. It was featured in the festival of Venecia in late August of 2008, becoming one of the favorites to win the León de Oro award (Gold Lion). Gake no Ue no Ponyo revolves around a city by the sea in which Sosuke, a five-year old child, lives. Sosuke rescues a little red fish which he calls Ponyo from a cliff littered with debris. So strong was the friendship between Ponyo and Sosuke that Ponyo wants to become a human being.
The movie is greatly inspired by some watercolors and drawings that Miyazaki made before the film production.
The storyline for Ponyo follows the necessity of equilibrium between humans and their environment and our need for friendship between ourselves.

Topo Gigio

2009-08-15T21:07:00.000-07:00

Topo Gigio is a marionette of a little Italian mouse that starred a popular TV show for children. It was created by Mario Perego in 1958. Its first televised appearance was in 1959 on the Italian TV show Canzonissima. Actor Peppino Mazullo was Topo Gigio's voice. On its shows, Topo Gigio talked with its human counterpart Raúl Astor. It also told tales and sang songs that became very popular such as:

"A la camita" (Let's go to bed)
"En un bosque de la China" (In a forest of China)
"¡Lo dije yo primero,lo dije yo primero!" (I said it first)
"Quiero ser como mi papá" (I want to be like my father)

Some features that Topo Gigio has are:

It is a peaceful mouse.
It prays before going to bed. Sometimes it prays to "San Pepinno".
It is an avid fan of Brigitte Bardot

When Topo Gigio first appeared on TV, its shows were in black and white. Later on, its TV programs were broadcasted in color. Topo Gigio's TV shows have been released on DVD.

RoboGeisha, Poster and Trailer

2009-08-15T14:07:00.000-07:00

RoboGeisha is the latest movie of Machine Girl director Noboru Iguch. It will be released around the end of this year in Japan. Enjoy the trailer. It is really insane.

Santo, El enmascarado de Plata

2009-08-15T08:52:00.000-07:00

Blue Demon and El Santo

Santo, Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras versus the mummies of Guanajuato

Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (*23 de septiembre de 1917 - † 5 de febrero de 1984) was better known as "Santo el enmascarado de Plata" ( Saint, the silver masked). He adopted his nickname in 1942. He was an actor and a professional wrestler. Maybe, he is the most famous wrestler in Latin America, and he also is considered as a legend of this sport in México. His career as a wrestler lasted almost four decades. He became a popular heroe and a symbol of justice because his character reached beyond wrestling and became a sort of super heroe. El Santo has his own comic book and starred 52 movies. The wrestling film genre, pioneered by El Santo, also had other popular wrestlers such as Huracán Ramírez (Hurricane Ramírez), Blue Demon and Mil Máscaras (One thousand masks). After Rodolfo Guzmán (El Santo) passed away, the youngest of his sons, Jorge Guzmán Rodríguez, adopted the name and mask of his father. He is known as "El Hijo del Santo" (The son of the Saint).

Golden Boy

2009-08-14T12:41:00.000-07:00

Golden Boy is an anime and manga created by mangaka Tatsuya Egawa. The anime has 6 episodes. It tells the story of Kintaro Oe, a 25 year-old college drop out. He quit studying at college because he thought that he had learned everything that he needed from it, and now he is travelling throughout Japan on his bicycle searching for jobs in which he can learn new things. As he obtains a job, he also gets involved with a girl. The series has a strong erotic content, due mainly to Kintaro's sexual fantasies.However, the reasons why Golden Boy stand out for the most part are for the crazy and embarassing situations in which its progatonist gets involved. Kintaro's relationships usually go badly, and he ends up being turned down. But there is always a situation in which he shows his courage and boldness in front of the girl in whom he is interested at the moment. While travelling, Kintaro always brings a notebook with him in which he writes down everything he finds interesting.

Mafalda

2009-08-14T08:43:00.000-07:00

Stop the world!! I want to get off!!

Mafalda is a comic created by Argentine author Quino. It was published from 1964 to 1973. This comic is starred by a girl called Mafalda who is described as a "mirror of the middle class and the latin american progressive youth". In the comic, she is often seen worried about humanity and world peace-Also she rebels against the world that the adults have passed down to the new generations. Mafalda has been translated into more than 30 languages. It is very popular in Latin America, Spain, Italy, France and other european countries.
In the beggining of the comic Mafalda is six years old, later on, she enrolls in kindergarten. Mafalda likes the Beatles and Woody Woodpecker, she also enjoys playing with her friends in the park. Her favorite food is pancakes and she hates eating soup. Apparently, in the 10 years that the comic lasted, she passes to the third or fourth grade at elementary school. The comments and remarks of Mafalda are a mirror of the social and political unrest of the 60's. She was born on march 15, 1962 according to Quino but her birthday is usually celebrated the day when the first Mafalda comic book was released, on September 29,1964.

Memín Pinguín

2009-08-14T07:18:00.000-07:00

Memín Pinguín is a comic character created by Yolanda Vargas Dulché in 1945. It was very popular in México. Memín is described in their comics as a "a little playful boy with big eyes". Internationally, the comic book was very popularized so, it was translated into several languages. So famous was the Memín Penguín comic that the Education Department in the Phillipines made it mandatory reading in their schools because it praised family values and respect for the state. Yolanda Vargas Dulché named her character Memín Pinguín because it was the nickname of her husband, Guillermo De la Parra. "Memín" is a friendly way to say Guillermo and "Pinguín" a friendly way to say mischievous. In 1945 when writing for the comic magazine "Pepín", Yolanda Vargas Dulche created her popular characters. These were inspired by people she had met throughout her life such as her husband, and her friends from her elementary school .They became the friends in the adventures of Memín Pinguín. Physically, Memin Pinguin resembles some cuban children who Yolanda Vargas met when she travelled to Cuba. Memín Pinguín was drawn by Sixto Valencia Burgos.

Lenore, The Cute Little Dead Girl

2009-08-13T17:53:00.000-07:00

Lenore, The Cute Little Dead Girl is a fictional character created by Roman Dirge inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Lenore". It has its own comic books as well as 25 animated episodes that are about 5 minutes long. The comic tells the adventures of Lenore and her friends.These are characterized by their dark sense of humor and twisted endings. Lenore comic is also know for reiventing children's songs, rhymes and games into some more macabre and subverting all sorts of pop culture icons and cultural figures in to topics of dark comedy. Lenore' s personality is not malicious but most of the time her actions cause injuries and even the deaths of those around her.

Taishou Yakyuu Musume

2009-08-13T12:18:00.000-07:00

Alternative titles: Taishō Yakyū Musume., Taisho Era Baseball Daughters, Taisho Era Baseball Girls, Taisho Baseball Girl.

The story is set in 1925 (year 14 of the Taishou period) and revolves around two 14-year-old Japanese high school girls named Koume and Akiko. After being told by a baseball player that "women should become housewives instead of going to school," they decide to form their own girl's baseball team. These girls will have to face many difficulties such as searching for team members, getting permission from their parents to join the team, and also getting to know how to use the baseball equipment and even learning the baseball rules of which the girls have no clue.

Zetman

2009-08-12T14:15:00.000-07:00

Zetman is a manga created by Masakazu Katsura. It's been published weekly since 2002 in the Japanese magazine Young Jump. More than 100 chapters collected in 11 volumes have been published so far. Zetman's plot spans a period of 20 years of time mixing present, with Jin's evolution (The main character. An orphan kid whose foster father was murdered by a monster) and Kanzaki's past (and the mysterious origin of Jin). Jin will discover changes within himself. Every time he gets angry, a superhuman strength grows uncontrollably. Meanwhile, the president of the Amagi Corporation is in the search of a being called ZET.It can be recognized by a circular mark on his hand. Once he finds him, a disconcerting investigation to find out all about ZET gets started. The story focus on mutants known as "players" who have superhuman abilities. Thus, as the story progresses, Jin turns into a superhero who fight against these "players" and also against his own inner monster, ZET.

Astro Boy, Second theatrical trailer

2009-08-12T10:31:00.000-07:00

The second theatrical trailer for Astro Boy releasing October 23 2009.

Astro Boy The Movie, Trailer and posters

2009-08-11T11:23:00.000-07:00

Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicolas Cage). Powered by positive blue energy, Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly.
Embarking on a journey in search of acceptance, Astro Boy encounters many other colorful characters along the way. Through his adventures, he learns the joys and emotions of being human, and gains the strength to embrace his destiny. Ultimately learning his friends and family are in danger, Astro Boy marshals his awesome super powers and returns to Metro City in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about and to understand what it takes to be a hero.

Invader Zim

2009-08-11T09:21:00.000-07:00

Zim

GIR

Dib

Gaz

Invader Zim is a TV series that was broadcasted by Nickelodeon in 2001. It was created by Jhonen Vasquez and directed by Steve Ressel. Jhonen Vasquez is well-known for his comics: Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Filler Bunny, SQUEE! and I Feel Sick.
Invader Zim's plot revolves around an alien called Zim from the Irken Empire, whose dream is to become the best invader in the universe. "The tallest" wanted to get rid of Zim's uselessness so, they send him and the robot G.I.R. to invade an unknown and distant planet. That planet is Earth and it is there where Zim faces his nemesis, a paranormal investigator called Dib. Invader Zim is a series filled with sarcasm, social criticism and dark humor.

Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas

2009-08-09T13:57:00.000-07:00

Saint Seiya:The Lost Canvas, tells the events ocurred during the XVIII Holy War. It is a prequel to Saint Seiya´s original series. The story revolves around Tenma and Alone, two orphan boys who live in an Italian village.Their daily lives are interrupted when Pandora meets Alone. Then, Pandora tells Alone that he is the reincarnation of Hades. Meanwhile, Tenma meets Libra's gold saint Dohko, who takes Tenma to the sanctuary of Athena in order to become one of Athena's Saints. In Athena's sanctuary, Tenma becomes Pegasus' Saint and also realizes that Sasha, Alone's younger sister, is the reincarnation of the goddess Athena. Then, three silver saints returning from a mission in Italy, report that Hades has awoken...which means, that a Holy War has broken out.

Midori

2009-08-07T09:03:00.000-07:00

Midori is an anime adaptation of the classic manga "Mr. Arashi’s Amazing Freak Show" created by Suehiro Maruo. The story of a young and pretty girl called Midori is one of an impossible love, but also a tale of a twelve year old girl´s journey through unimaginable horror. Midori has left her house after her mother died and her father abandoned her.Then, Midori joins a freak circus. The circus is depicted as a monstrous reflection of disgraced beings shown as a fair spectacles. Making this film took five years because it was drawn by only one person, Hiroshi Harada.

Azumanga Daioh

2009-08-06T08:11:00.000-07:00

Azumanga Daioh is a manga made by Kiyohiko Azuma. An anime version was made in 2002. Azumanga Daioh anime and manga follows the daily lives of six highscool girls and two teachers. In this series we can see Sasaki´s obsession with the cats of the city that seem to hate her, the prodigious 10 year old Chiyo´s struggle to be accepted as an ordinary highschool student, the patient Yomi and her impulsive and hyperactive best friend Tomo, the crazy ideas of Osaka and extreme competitiveness of the sporty Kagura. Although this series is mostly based on the daily lives of these girls, it also has absurd situations mixed with slight touches of surrealism.

Braindead

2009-08-05T09:16:00.000-07:00

Lionel's mother being bitten by the monkey-rat

Lionel taking care of his half-zombie mother

Fighting Zombies

Braindead is a comedy-gore movie directed by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) in 1992. It had a three million dollar budget. It followed the gore-style of other Jackson´s movies, such as Bad Taste and Meet the Feebles. It is considered as one of the bloodiest movies ever made. The movie takes place in New Zealand during the 50's. The protagonist Lionel Cosgrove (Timothy Balme) lives with his overprotective mother (Elizabeth Moody). Lionel always does everything her mother orders him to do. Then, Lionel falls in love with Paquita (Diana Peñalver) a young woman who works in a local grocery store. One day, Lionel and Paquita went on a date to the zoo and Lionel´s mother followed them in secret. Unfortunately, while Lionel´s mother was spying on her son, she is bitten on the arm by a mysterious creature known as the monkey-rat of Sumatra. Gradually, the monkey-rat´s bite starts turning her into a man-eating zombie. Although, Lionel is horrofied, he tries to live with his zombie-mother as if nothing had happened...thus, unleashing in this way, a catastrophic zombie-mayhem.

Tron Legacy

2009-08-01T17:25:00.000-07:00

The sequel to the classic science fiction film Tron is going to be released in 2010. This sequel is directed by Joseph Kozinki. Steven Lisberger who directed the original Tron film will participate in this new movie as a producer. Jeff Bridges will perform Kevin Flynn's role again and actor Garrett Hedlund will act as Flynn's son. Tron Legacy's plot will revolve around Sam Flynn 's journey to find his father's whereabouts. As he searches for his father, he will find himself trapped in the same world of fierce programs and gladiatoral games in which his father has been living for 25 years.