Soul Calibur: Lost Swords is definitely one to look into purchasing for your gaming collection, especially if you own the other Soul Calibur titles. Thanks to the “NamcoBandaiGames:” YouTube channel for the following trailer:
KanColle Girls Helping with Volunteer Firefighting Recruitment
AnimeNews Network brings us another interesting little tidbit with using popular characters to help with promotions. Volunteer firefighting brigade Shizuoka Fire Department No. 8 is using the KanColle girls in five different recruitment posters. The posters creator, who is also a volunteer member, Makoto Suzuki hopes the posters will encourage younger people to volunteer.
Hello Kitty and Playboy Hmmm
Did not see this mash-up coming. But I guess marketing is marketing even though it make you feel a little uncomfortable. Hello Kitty (celebrating it’s 40 anniversary) and Playboy (celebrating it’s 60 anniversary) have teamed up to provide merchandise to their fans in this mash-up of brand names. The French clothing & accessories retailer Colette created the merchandise and debuted it at Paris’ Crazy Horse caberet. Yuko Yamaguchi (Hello Kitty designer) and Sarah Andelman (Colette creative director & purchasing manager) where present. If this is something within your taste then you will want to link back to AnimeNews Network for pictures of the merchandise here: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-03-03/hello-kitty-teams-up-with-playboy-for-a-new-kind-of-cute-sexy
No Matter What…Be Yourself!
Takahashi Minami shows everyone that no matter what you are doing in life you can still have fun by enjoying what you like. Takahashi Minami is the captain of AKB48’s Team A and in her spare time likes to read manga. In the picture above she share’s an image of part of her manga collection on Google+.
Toonami Gets Blue
Attention all anime fans. Blue Exorcist is coming to American TV. Cartoon Network has announced that Blue Exorcist will start airing during their Toonami block starting March 22 at 1:30 a.m. Thanks to “Toonami Swim” channel on YouTube for providing this trailer:
Fan Lego Sets Under Consideration
Here are some possible Lego sets for the future. During the year Lego takes Fan Concepts and if they get 10,000 supporters for their concept then the Lego company will consider it for an official set by Lego. In this go around some of the concepts that Lego will be looking at are: Macross sets; Legend of Zelda sets; Sherlock sets and; Back to the Future sets. We also get a look at the Marcross Fan Concept in a YouTube video by “maxvf1”. Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the heads up and be sure to check out the video:
More DragonBall
For all the DragonBall fans this news will be great to hear. Akira Toriyama will be doing a tale about Goku’s mother, Gine. The work will be a bonus comic within the compilation manga called Jaco the Galactic Patrolman. It gives the story on how Gine and Goku’s father, Bardock, meet and she fall’s in love with him. Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the heads up.
Elric’s Spear Created
On Master Blacksmith Tony Swatton’s webseries, Man at Arms he recently created Elric’s spear from Fullmetal Alchemist, Brotherhood. It’s a cool episode and only lasts 5 minutes and 41 seconds so check it out below. Thanks to the “AWE me” channel on YouTube and AnimeNews Network for the heads up:
7 Eleven Teams with Gundam again for Store Promotional
The Japanese Retailers seem to have the coolest connections than anywhere else. The 7 Eleven’s in Japan has teamed up with Bandai again for a store promotional. Starting mid-January the stores will begin selling an exclusive Gundam model kit. Which is pictured above. If we could get our stores to do promotionals like this it would be really cool. For the full story and additional photos follow the link back to AnimeNewsNetwork: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-01-20/japanese-7-elevens-get-another-gundam-kit
This Makes Me Want to Buy a Bike
Just way to cool! Honda show of it’s MSX125 (Known as GROM in Japan) during the Tokyo Auto Salon 2014. The concept bikes had the color schemes of each of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I’ve always like purple so I would take Donatello’s themed bike. Beautiful job guys, looks like you had fun building them.