Was watching this video clip this morning after tweaking my Twitter settings.
Even though this video was many months old (timestamped on 9th July 2009), I still find it relevant on the fact that Japanese subculture is gaining traction (steadily) in many places around the world, even including Australia and New Zealand. I’ve seen a few around in Auckland for the past few years despite our incredible low ratio of 3000:1.
Have a look and you’ll be amazed. Especially how the otaku specialist said something about otaku gained a bad image after a psychopath killer went on a rampage to kidnap young girls. And then killed and dumped them into a river. The killer was an otaku fanatic…. 0.0.
Also, check out the massive Gundam cosplay video at 5:19!!^o^
After rushing back from work yesterday, I went online to check out more Gundam Unicorn movie trailers since my last post.
And… Sure enough! Here they are. ^^
Ready to impress online crowd of Gundam aficionados all over the world!
First trailer is the promo on Gundam Unicorn, how the story has finally come to the final chapter after 30 years since Universal Century came into existence. Whilst the second trailer is more of a teaser trailer of some sort. Both of them come with the subtitles on, if you turn on their caption son the right side of the control panel.
A week so ago, Sunrise made a big announcement that they’re planning to bring Gundam Unicorn into the big screen at the world premiere in Hong Kong on 6th Feb 2010 (in three days time).
Several online (and offline) comic and manga publishers throughout the Asian region are keeping a keen eye on that, especially with helping out the ticket sales. Expecting that it’s going to be massive on the day of its worldwide release.
This is so fantastic! After watching the trailer (short version) below, I feel so looking forward to book a plane ticket to HK and stay there for overnight accommodation to just watch the film.
All that effort for 2 hour+ film! (Yeah I wish)
Crazy. I know. But at least, I won’t be only one who’s that excited to look into this!!!^^
Sunrise is going to bring back one of the great 80s classic mecha anime show back into this modern century.
Armored Trooper Votoms is here! THEY’RE BACK!
A new promotional video of this classic series is out!
And after a while, I was browsing for it on Youtube yesterday… And lo and behold, I found it!
This is fantastic! And with only less than 30 days to go, it’s going to be one heck of an exciting ride to relive the essence of 80s great anime classics!!^^
Was casually browsing online the other day after returning from work.
And I encountered this very awesome video clip and had to post it on my Facebook page!!
You couldn’t believe what I’m seeing here! It’s Taiwan’s very own Transformers 1/1 scale model of Optimus Prime!
Well sort of.
News said that a Taiwan local gardener built this giant (somewhat) replica of Optimus Prime model, using all the spare parts of the brake discs and other auto parts as a special present for his 10 year old son. Awww… How incredibly sweet of him! ^^
And to show he meant it with all his heart and soul, he’s spent two weeks to construct a 430 cm tall and about 500 kgs of weight as prove of his dedication for making a wonderful gift for his soul.
Man. What a swell kind of guy! That clearly shows his passion and love for this little big ‘project’ of his. ^^
Saw this ANN.com post some months ago. And I thought I love to share this piece with everyone.
Japan’s latest wacky robot invention that not only can speak and move recently, but can also – I couldn’t believe it when I first saw this – cosplay and sing as well!!
The new HRP-4C robot model was dressed up as this anime character, known as Miku Hatsune, whose apparently a very popular anime character that seems to be taken a widespread appeal among the Japanese media enthusiasts and raise the industry watchdogs for quite some time.
Never heard much about her. However, according to Wikipedia, she’s a ‘product’ made by music instrument company, Yamaha, that produces synthetic music and singing of various popular songs by actually matching the pitch and vocal range of the actual singers when she started to open her mouth to sing. Really impressed.
Check out some of 80’s popular songs sang by her.
Miku Hatsune singing “Heaven is a place on earth” by Belinda Carlise in 1987
Here’s the original version…..
Miku Hatsune singing “Hard to say sorry” by Chicago
It was a while ago that our online otaku famed Danny Choo posted excellent photos of the unveiling of Tetsujin 28 statue back in October last year… Just like the picture taken above when the official unveiling of it 18-foot giant to the public was taken place.
As if its mighty tower-sized spectacle wasn’t that great enough to get everybody’s attention, here’s another great news fact for you to digest.
Ghost in the Shell’s director made an official announcements of having movie plans for 1100-pound of metallic steel robot this year.
This is going to be incredibly exciting, considering that he’s already done the stage-version of the robot manga earlier last year.
Now, having him moving on to working this project at such scale for man who love to bring elements of very complex, sometimes out-of-this-world plot, you wouldn’t think this could be a bad idea for classic series, would you?^^.
