Got this from the guys behind Mangahloix. So for those asking for the ticket price to the event:

A lot of people have been asking us the ticket price for M3con and we heard rumors that it’s P150. It’s not.

Here’s the real ticket price: P100

See you at the con!!!

Mangaholix Manga Mania ‘08
May 31, 2008, Saturday
SMX Convention Center
Seashell Drive, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City
Philippines

Scanned images courtesy of Dragonball the Movie site.

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a live action Dragonball movie in production. We thought it’ll be a Japanese production, but it turns out it’s a Hollywood one which makes it worse.

I don’t know about you, but I’m apprehensive about this movie due to a number of things. The possible deviation from the original storyline (which I loved), the non-Asian main actors, or the possible warning lights of “phail“.

What’s sugoi about this one? Well, it has Chow Yun Fat in it and Stephen Chow is producing. But I really don’t know if it’ll ease my apprehension enough.

But knowing my affinity to trainwreck situations, I might be updated on this one more than I could hope for your pleasure or torture, whatever the case may be.

The rest of the known cast are Justin Chatwin as Goku, James Marsters as Lord Piccolo, and Emmy Rossum as Bulma.

More details at DBtheMovie.com, if you want.

All artists out there, you now have the chance to walk the walk on Quick Draw: Seven Day Shuffle, an art contest sponsored by the United Nations, UNESCO, NCCA and Groundbreakers Inc., in cooperation with Manga Kami! Studios. Entries will only be accepted during the Mangaholix Manga Mania Animangaming convention at SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia on May 31st.

So grab your art gears and haul your rumps to Mall of Asia on the 31st. See ya!

DEADLINE
Before 3:00pm on May 31, 2008 during the Mangaholix Manga Mania convention. Please submit your entries to the main Mangaholix booth.

THEME
You must create a pin up, editorial cartoon or 1 page comic that promotes one (1) of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals.

You can get the rest of the info on Mangaholix’ dev art page.

Remember my post on drunken salaryman cellphone straps?

Well, the folks who manufactured those cute collectibles have gone a step further with their concept.

What are drunk men (salary or not) prone to do when they see office ladies (OL’s) in the streets at night? So what are these “hapless” ladies prone to do in retaliation?

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Guess what this is:

It is run by AA batteries or it can be attached it to your USB port (with a 200 mm cable) so you can use it when the people at work aren’t looking!
It’s compact (80 x 120 x 60 mm)!
It’s light (140 grams)!
It’s portable!
It stimulates!
It vibrates!
And most importantly, it has tentacles!

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Okay, so we’re all done raving about how Iron Man kicked (and is till kicking) ass and how Robert Downey Jr. justified sporting those Iron Man buns of steel. The character really worked and I love RDJ’s humor all throughout.

Latest casting report for our much awaited Marvel movies – wrestler Triple H is in the running for the role of Norse god of thunder, Thor. I’d have to say that it’s probably because he loves to wield that sledgehammer in the WWE.

Though reports also have it that Kevin McKidd (for those of you who watched the Rome miniseries on HBO, he’s Lucius Vorenus) is also in the running. While I like British actors performance-wise, Triple H does have the bulk and a bit of Nordic features about him to possibly pull the role through. As long as he doesn’t talk like, “I’m Thor-uh. The God of Thunder-uh,” emphasizing each sentence with a grunt-like release of breath.

Marvel will probably continue to kick some Hollywood butt over the next few years as they bring their classics to the big screen and with much justified renderings. If you haven’t seen the end credits of Iron Man…

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KIDS, DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME! IT’S VERY DANGEROUS!

Kobe Bryant jumped on an Aston Martin. This kid went and did almost the same:

The car was neither an Aston Martin nor was it speeding, but it was still kinda impressive anyway. I like the schoolboy-look, complete with backpack Hehe, luksong baka lang yan!

Video courtesy of JapanProbe

From Nausicaa.net

Oricon has released its most interesting anime survey:

10 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are
9 The Castle of Cagliostro
8 Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo
7 Kiki’s Delivery Service
6 Doraemon
5 Spirited Away
4 My Neighbor Totoro
3 Detective Conan
2 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
1 Laputa: Castle in the Sky

Who would expect less from Miyazaki Hayao anyway?