Personal Review: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Review By Jong Chung

The Haruhi Suzumiya series should be familiar to most anime and manga fans. At various anime conventions, one can often see a large group of amateur performers that would bust out a (roughly) 4 minute dance with accompanying music playing in the background somewhere. In cosplay, more often than not. Even if one is not a fan of this particular series, it is hard not to be affected by its very existence, as it has become such a huge name within the anime and manga world.

YuGiOh TCG Machina Mayhem Structure Deck

KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. UNLEASHES A MYRIAD OF MONSTERS WITH LATEST Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’sTRADING CARD GAME STRUCTURE DECK RELEASE

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (February 23, 2010) – Let the mayhem commence with the first 2010 Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Structure Deck release. Ready-to-play, with an arsenal of automatons, Machina Mayhem includes 11 brand-new cards and gives Duelists the tools they need to Summon awesome engines of destruction designed to pulverize an opponent’s monsters!

Tokyopop Trailers: Shutter Island Graphic Novel

Shutter Island Graphic Novel

Yes, it is related to the movie starring Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Mr. Martin Scorsese, which is based off the novel by Mr.Dennis Lehane. Awesome movie by the way. The storytelling is such a twist. I hope the graphic novel can pull off the same story telling technique. (^_^)

To learn more about the graphic novel, check out the Shutter Island Graphic Novel at Tokyopop.

Namco Bandai Games Announces Dragon Ball: Origins 2 Exclusively for Nintendo DS

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES DRAGON BALL®:
ORIGINS 2 EXCLUSIVELY FOR NINTENDO DS™
Comic Mischief and Adventure Await as
Next Handheld Chapter of Popular Anime Series
Unfolds with New Features,
Several Playable Characters and Co-op Gameplay

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (Feb. 18, 2010) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that Dragon Ball®: Origins 2 exclusively for Nintendo DS™ will be available in North America this summer. A follow-up to the original Dragon Ball: Origins for DS, Dragon Ball: Origins 2 continues the story of series hero Goku’s early years as he and his friends search the world for the seven enchanted Dragon Balls. The new action-adventure game includes an array of features including the ability to play as different characters along the way and the option to team up with a friend for co-op multiplayer challenges.

FMA: Brotherhood available for DTO on PlayStation Network and Zune Marketplace

The Elric brothers are back! "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" will debut on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim this Saturday, February 13. Hear the English dub of Brotherhood for the first time ever. The series will air at 12:00 a.m. ET/PT each Saturday.

New Guests From New Creative Areas at C2E2!!

C2E2 ANNOUNCES SIX NEW GUESTS
FROM SIX NEW AREAS OF COMICS CULTURE
Art Baltazar, Dash Shaw, And More Come To Chicago

Norwalk, CT, February 18, 2010: Organizers of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) have added six more creators to their growing list of special guests who will be appearing at the new pop culture convention which is being launched April 16-18, 2010 at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center -- Art Baltazar, Michael Capps, Chip Kidd, J.J. Sedelmaier, Dash Shaw, and Mark Waid. C2E2's guest list currently includes such comics greats as Alex Ross, Geoff Johns, Gail Simone, and Adam Hughes, and today's additions not only mark more industry talent participating in the event, but very different industry talent.

Getting to Know: Mary Moos and the Lolita Fashion Part 5

Please read Part 4 of the interview before reading Part 5

In a Metamorphose dress with her fellow Philly lolitas,
including her sister Gini

Perspectives continuation

Getting to Know: Mary Moos and the Lolita Fashion Part 4

Please read Part 3 of the interview before reading Part 4

Burgerlita 2.0 in the middle of NYC at NYAF

Perspectives