Today is the day that Mass Effect 3 hits store shelves. So if you haven’t picked up your copy yet, hopefully there will still be some copies left at the store. Thanks to ICv2 and YouTuber “biowaremasseffect” for the following trailer.
Here’s a Unique View for Teachers
Here’s something librarians can pass on to their teachers within the community or use it within the library itself. Akitoshi Maekawa, a 46 year old teacher in Japan, is using Chopper, from Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, to demonstrate civil rights. Chopper is a character that was isolated from any interaction from the world when Luffy and his crew first encountered him. People made fun of him, they were scarred of him, and bullied him because of this, but Luffy and the crew befriend him and he becomes part of the pirate crew.
Maekawa’s class related the Chopper character to several issues including: racial discrimination; people forced into a homeless lifestlye; handicapped people; and bullying. Follow the link below for the complete article.
NISA Licenses Anime for a N. A. Release
NIS America (NISA) has announced that it has licensed Otome Yokai Zakuro, a Japanese alternate history horror anime. It’s scheduled release is for June 12 and it will be a subtitled edition only. So you might want to mention this to your library’s purchasing agent if you are interest in picking it up to add to your anime collection.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-05/nis-america-licenses-otome-yokai-zakuro-tv-anime
CAPCOM releasing Steel this June
This June gamers will be able to pick up CAPCOM’s Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor for the XBox 360 Kinect. The release schedule is planned for June 19 in North America, June 21 in Japan, and June 22 in Europe. Thanks to AnimeNews Network and YouTuber CapcomUnityVideos for the trailer.
Episode 13 Shownotes
Daemon, Daniel Suarez, 2009, Dutton Adult. ISBN: 0525951113, 26.95.
K-ON! Vol. 1, Kakifly, Nov. 2010, Yen Press. ISBN: 978-0316119337, 11.99.
Intro and Outro: “Train of Thought, by Andrew Lubman – linked below
Other things mentioned in this episode: Dick Tracy; Tarzan; Marmaduke; Baby Blues; Saturday Night Live; Glades; Claymore; Fruits Basket; Peach Girl; Revenge of the Nerds; Terminator: Salvation; World of Warcraft; Peanuts; Watchmen; “That’s Just Pat”; Ray Bradbury; Thomas Jefferson; SkyNet; Darth Vader; Net Stumbler; Force Lightning; & Wal-Mart
New Marvel TCG Set
Let all your Marvel and TCG fans know about the new, Upper Deck, Marvel Trading Card Game Superhero Squad. This product is geared for the younger fans, but your older fans that are into collecting different TCG’s might be interested in this set as well.
Magic Cards with Comics
Remember to let your TCG fans about the Magic the Gathering, Wizard of the Coast, cards that are packed with IDW’s Magic the Gathering mini series. The cards are pictured above, “Electrolyze” and “Feast of Blood” respectfully.
Lorax Trailer
Another movie for all of your animation fans to get ready for, this weekend, is Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. Looks to be a fun movie. Thanks to YahooMovies for the trailer.
iBooks gets Graphic Novels
The iBooks app is going to start carrying graphic novels available for the customers to consider as purchases. It is believed that Apple will add additional titles as time goes by.
Hunger Games Is On Fire
ICv2 is reporting that Hunger Games is already sold out in several time slots and locations. The movie doesn’t come out until March 23 and it already has this much buzz. Hopefully the fans of the young adult novels won’t be disappointed in the movie. Thanks to YahooMovies for the trailer below.