1 week ago
Project Arbiter
I like the looks of Project Arbiter. The fen are getting a bit stirred up hoping for a live action Gundam movie after seeing the body armor. No such luck. Guess they'll have to be content with Gunhead and Robot Jox until then.
From IO9 via Anime Vice.
From IO9 via Anime Vice.
asahi.com（朝日新聞社）：Master animator's legacy crossed borders - English
asahi.com（朝日新聞社）：Master animator's legacy crossed borders - English:
"SAGA--The 1964 U.S. puppet animation film 'Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer' that is so beloved by children around the world owes much of its magic to a Japanese animator.
But even in his homeland, Tadahito Mochinaga (1919-1999) is not well known."
"SAGA--The 1964 U.S. puppet animation film 'Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer' that is so beloved by children around the world owes much of its magic to a Japanese animator.
But even in his homeland, Tadahito Mochinaga (1919-1999) is not well known."
Get ready sports fans, pole dancers eye Olympics - The Mainichi Daily News
Get ready sports fans, pole dancers eye Olympics - The Mainichi Daily News: "TOKYO (AP) -- For Japan's Mai Sato, watching all those gold medals being handed out in Vancouver is a bittersweet experience.
Sato knows the demands of being the best. In her world, blisters are the rule, bruises a way of life. And the training -- five hours a day, five days a week.
The world champion in her sport, Sato is as athletic, dedicated and competitive as the Olympians representing their nations. And she thinks it's high time her discipline, too, got some real recognition.
Still, pole dancing? In the Olympics?
Absolutely, say thousands of pole dancers and the rapidly growing number of international and national federations transforming what was once the exclusive property of strip clubs and cheap bars into a respectable -- and highly athletic -- event.
'I could definitely see pole dancing in the Olympics,' said Sato, who, a dancer since the age of three, out-twirled a bevy of athletes from 11 countries at the second International Pole Dancing Fitness Championships in Tokyo two months ago. 'I would love to win a gold medal.'
It's admittedly a high bar."
Sato knows the demands of being the best. In her world, blisters are the rule, bruises a way of life. And the training -- five hours a day, five days a week.
The world champion in her sport, Sato is as athletic, dedicated and competitive as the Olympians representing their nations. And she thinks it's high time her discipline, too, got some real recognition.
Still, pole dancing? In the Olympics?
Absolutely, say thousands of pole dancers and the rapidly growing number of international and national federations transforming what was once the exclusive property of strip clubs and cheap bars into a respectable -- and highly athletic -- event.
'I could definitely see pole dancing in the Olympics,' said Sato, who, a dancer since the age of three, out-twirled a bevy of athletes from 11 countries at the second International Pole Dancing Fitness Championships in Tokyo two months ago. 'I would love to win a gold medal.'
It's admittedly a high bar."
Catholics Saints 'Mangaized'
I'd heard of this a while back, but had hoped for higher-quality renderings...
Nick Simmons Bleached
Gene Simmons' son accused of plagiarizing Bleach and other manga/fanartists.
It's a cut and paste state of mind...
Japanese Surf Rock of the 1960s
Thanks to my older brother I gravitated towards surf geetar in my late teens. Thanks to an Italian job (above) in a circa 1990 closeout bin I discovered Japan's surf guitar bands. I was looking to share a specific track by The Launchers, but The Bunnys -also featured on Monster A Go-Go- will do nicely : )
