LO 2008: The 5th Lights Out Philippine Yaoi Convention
For anyone who is wondering when the next yaoi con will be, here are the details from Lights Out 5th Lights Out: Five Years of Fantasy September 6, 2008 Ikeda Hall/Balay Kalinaw (next to Ilang-Ilang Residence Hall), University of the Philippines Diliman Campus, Quezon City Festivities will start at 1:00 PM and will wrap up at 7:00 PM. Tickets are pegged are pegged at PhP 150 each (inclusive of single-use Event Badge and Library Pass),...
Eiga Sai July 2008
Film geeks and otakus unite! You can now watch Japanese films and anime for free, only this July! Click image for larger version. In celebration of Philippines – Japan Friendship Month, the Japan Foundation, Manila, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan, the Shangri-La Plaza Mall, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the UP Film Institute presents a glimpse of the Japanese culture in Eiga Sai ’08. This year’s offering brings...
Ryu meets “Ken” in a future cross-over fighting game
And no, I didn’t mean Ken Masters; I meant Ken Washio from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. It wouldn’t be a cross-over if I said it was Ken Masters, would it? That dream match will be realized in the near future, as Capcom teams up with Tatsunoko Productions, the animation studio behind Speed Racer, Tekkaman and the aforementioned Gatchaman, to bring us Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes. Would you look at that; Street...
Blizzard’s big news, 2008 edition
image courtesy of Blizzard.com Last year it was Starcraft 2, and today Blizzard announced in the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational (after another long tease in Blizzard.com) a sequel to another popular title: Diablo III. From the Kotaku post: Well it’s official folks! You can all scream like little girls and then pass out from complete exhaustion as Blizzard officially announces Diablo III at the 2008 Worldwide Invitational. With...
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Review: [Bandai] Gundam 00 Robot Mascot Haro
I’m not a big Gundam fan per se, but somehow this particular item kinda intrigued me. I remember that only Gundam G caught my attention from the entire MS Universe. After seeing Gundam 00, I became very fond of the orange haro that Lockon is always dragging along and using when he’s sniping targets on his Gundam. So after the pre-orders came from our local shops, I immediately placed an order for one and decided to check...
Nick Cage in Astroboy?!
WTF?! First time I heard the news I was like, NOOOOOOOO!!! I mean, it was already bad when I heard of the rumors about this: And now *gasp* maybe this?! Oh, shirt! You see, Summit Entertainment (the company that brought you Michael Clayton, American Pie, and Babel among others) will be releasing a computer-graphics film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy in 2009. Timothy Harris will pen the film (in case you are not familiar...