Events
TETSUOOOOO!
For many of my generation whose initial exposure to anime was through imported television series of inconsisten quality, the movie Akira was revolutionary in the artistic brilliance of its animation. Now one man has teamed up with Pittsburg’s ToonSeum to create The Art of Akira Exhibit, whose mission is “To teach the entire world [...]
Gen Con Indy 2009 photo gallery
Gen Con Indy 2009: Interview with Cryptic Studios’ Bill Roper – Champions Online
I had to switch to Vimeo for this one, since YouTube doesn’t like videos over 10 minutes in length (boo!). At any rate, we also spoke with Cryptic Studios’ Bill Roper about Champions Online. In short – the game looks fantastic. The character creator (which you will see plenty of in the below video) is [...]
Gen Con Indy 2009: Interview with CCP / White Wolf Games’ Ned Coker
Assistant Editor Gregory ‘Mazinga’ Harris interviews CCP / White Wolf Games’ Ned Coker about the new RPG Geist and CCP’s EVE Online.
Gen Con pre round-up
Okay, so we promised you updates – and they will come. If you’ve ever been to a convention you know how time slips away from you, and that’s pretty much what’s going on here. We’ve been running around non-stop for the last four days and have barely had time to catch our breath. But we [...]
Yellow Menace at Gen Con!
As we’ve mentioned previously, most of the Yellow Menace staff (including yours truly) will be in Indianapolis, Indiana this weekend attending the world’s largest gaming convention, Gen Con! Regular posting will be light, but we anticipate reporting from the convention floor throughout the weekend. We already have a few interviews lined up and will probably [...]
Gen Con Indy preview
While most people think of Gen Con primarily as a game convention (as well they should), Gen Con is also one of the most remarkable gatherings of geekdom on Earth – and that includes a ton of Asian pop culture. If you’re heading to Gen Con Indy next week, here are some things you might [...]
Olivia Munn weighs in on San Diego ComiCon
Yeah, I’m pretty tired of hearing ComiCon news – since I won’t be there (grrrrr…). For you lucky bastards who are attending, Olivia Munn has some advice on what to check out. The list is a little Attack of the Show-centric (duh!), and a little obvious. (’Dont miss the panels!’) But it is Olivia Munn, [...]
Swine flu outbreak derails Dead Rising 2 E3 appearance
I wasn’t too thrilled with Capcom’s Dead Rising – seriously, Capcom…why do you punish people for playing your games? But I am still looking forward to Dead Rising 2. Unfortunately, whatever PR goodness they had in store for E3 has been squashed by an outbreak of swine flu in Osaka.
“Our Capcom guys are not coming [...]
Off-Topic: Worldwide D&D Game Day 2009 (part deux) is upon us!
Just a friendly reminder for the gaming geeks among us: this Saturday, May 23rd is the second Worldwide D&D Game Day of 2009. This weekend’s event celebrates the release of WotC’s Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual 2, which re-introduces the Rust Monster. I’ll be running two back-to-back sessions at my local game store from about [...]
FUNimation at Anime Boston
For those of you attending Anime Boston (lucky bastards!), here’s a rundown of what FUNimation will be doing at the Con…
FUNimation Highlights and Events at this weekend’s Anime Boston — Booth #511
FUNimation Sneak Peak Panel: Friday 2:00pm – 3:00pm, Constitution room
Come by and check out some of the newest anime titles from FUNimation. Different [...]
Mike Park is the bestest
I’ve got a total man-crush on Mike Park - I can relate to his music in so many ways, being an Asian-American adrift in mainstream ‘white’ culture for most of my childhood and a fellow expat of the 80’s punk scene. I’ve been listening to Mr. Park quite a bit lately (for reasons which are [...]
Cheapo Ninja DVD Review: Ninja Cheerleaders
Long-time readers will remember (and given the appalling scarcity of my reviews recently, only long-time readers are likely to remember anything of mine) my appreciation for both exploitation flicks and cheapo DVDs – preferably together. Happily, I recently obtained a couple of DVDs for less than $4 each. One, which I plan to review presently, [...]
Uglycon 3 is afoot
Film Review: Death Note II: The Last Name
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On October 15th and 16th Viz released into theaters the second live-action Death Note movie, following up its May theatrical release of the first film. My review of the second live-action Death Note movie is going to be much like my review of the first. Death Note II: The Last Name is a direct [...]
