Month: March 2012

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AMV of the Week

This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber xxxHentaiGirlXXX.  This individual took “Party in the U.S.A.” by Miley Cyrus and intercuts scenes from a varity of anime.  Some anime I recognized were Perfect Blue, One Piece, Lucky Star…and many others.  This is just a fun song that spotlighted several women in the animes.  Don’t let the YouTuber handle scare you away from this particular AMV, it’s more of a celebration of these characters, it’s not derogatory in any way I can see.  You can check this AMV out on YouTube under the tag “Party in the USA – Anime Style” or check it out below.

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Hunger Games is Here!

One of the most anticipated movies of the year opened last night, The Hunger Games.  We are traveling and won’t be able to watch the movie this weekend.  Hopefully you pre-ordered your tickets and you have a fun and great time. Thanks to YahooMovies for the trailer below:

 

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VIZ to Publish Redakai

Here is a title most libraries will probably want to add to their manga collections.  VIZ Media ia planning to publish Redakai.  This title will appeal to you animation and TCG players, since Radakai has an anime by Marathon, on Cartoon Network, and a TCG put out by Spin Master.  There is no set date on release for this title yet, but you will want to start watching your purchasing sources and alert your purchasing agent and they might be able to pre-order the first book.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/22468.html

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Starship Troopers Trailer

IGN’s website has posted the trailer for Starship Troopers Invasion.  This movie will be computer animated rather than live-action.  Thanks to IGN for the trailer and check it out below:

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Gold Series Returns

This one is for all your Trading Card Game enthusiasts.  Konami is scheduled to release, Yu-Gi-Oh! Gold Series: Haunted Mine, on June 12.  This series is introducing  a Gold/Ghost Hybrid card.  The hybrid card will be a 3-D holographic image and have a gold border and gold text.  The series will be released in boxes of 25 cards for around $19.99.  The break down of the pack will be: 1 Gold Ghost Hybrid card; 2 Gold Rare cards; and 22 common cards.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/22434.html

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Campus Crusade for Christ make Manga

Campus Crusade for Christ, a Christian organization in Japan, is making a manga on suicide prevention.  The manga will be titled Risk Ride.  It is a story of two friends going on a motorcycle trip and one of the friends is trying to talk the other friend out of committing suicide and see the good in life.  This book is going to be distributed in Japan that was effected heavily by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, before the events anniversary.  March 11, is the first year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami.  The organization wants this manga to help prevent any suicides that might occur with this anniversary.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-18/christian-group-makes-manga-to-curb-post-quake-suicides

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Episode 14.5 Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination

©2012 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.

Attention Star Wars fans!  Episode 14.5 of ComicPop Library is a special episode.  Richard was invited to visit with Linda Eaves, Marketing Project Coordinator of Exploration Place.  Linda is working with the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit which will be at Exploration Place (Wichita, Kansas) from May 26 through September 3, 2012.  Linda was nice enough to answer a few questions about how Exploration Place was granted the exhibit and what attendees will see when they visit the exhibit.  This would be a great summer trip for families and fans alike.  So be sure to mark your calendars to attend Exploration Place’s exhibit of, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination.

Episode 14.5 ComicPop Library – Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination

http://exploration.org/star_wars_exhibit.php

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Episode 14 Shownotes

  

Bad Island, Doug TanNapel, August 2011, Graphix.  ISBN: 978-0545314800, $10.99.

Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure, Activision.  ASIN: B004VQENY8, $69.99.

Intro and Outro: “Train of Thought”  by Andrew Lubman

http://www.musicalley.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=a0b7f6596422c80c407910fbc5f717e7

Other things mentioned: Ghostopolis; Creature Tech; Tommysaurous; Monster Zoo; Disc World; Avatar: The Last Airbender; Stargate SG-1; Hack/Slash; Pokemon; Yu-Gi-Oh; Danger Girl; HeroClix; Terry Pratchett.