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Prime Minister Tarō Asō says Sailor Moon is not reality
Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō visited South Korea foreign exchange event between Japanese and Korean high school students on Sunday, and talked about the significance of cultural exchange. Prime Minister Tarō Asō used Sailor Moon as an example how reality is different from the portrayals of the two countries, saying that the Koren and Japanese students in the fictional anime are not reality. Sailor Moon depicts Japanese and Koren students in the fantasy story line. via: NTV News 24
Gen Con's bankruptcy hearing updated.
Update on Gen Con’s Bankruptcy Court hearing this past Friday plan of reorganization was approved, clearing the way for the company to emerge from bankruptcy. Peter Adkison will retain ownership and the company will pay off its debts over time out of operating cash flow. this year’s Gen Con will be held August 13-16 in Indianapolis. Via: Gen Con
Nickelodeon SpongeBob SquarePants 10 year anniversary!
Nickelodeon plans to make 'Happy Squared' to honor SpongeBob SquarePants’ 10th anniversary this 2009. Spongebob launch in July 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants with 70 million viewers monthly, and has been the number-one animated program with Kids 2-11 for more than seven consecutive years. SpongeBob SquarePants will make its dry-land debut in Park City, Utah, during the 2009 Film Festival with the first-ever SpongeBob live cast performance, on Jan. 18. along with that Nickelodeon will show its first-ever SpongeBob documentary featuring SpongeBob and The Big Green Help pro-social campaign special TV events. A new lines of apparel, jewelry, toys, games and DVDs are to follow too. Via Nickeloden
Brain Ashcraft from Kotaku: Arcade Mania Book
Osaka-based co-author Brian Ashcraft is the editor of Kotaku, one of the biggest gaming blogs on the net (one of the top 20 most popular blogs in the world, according to the website Technorati.
Arcade Mania: The Turbo-charged World of Japan's Game Centers. Home of Sega, Nintendo, and Sony, Japan has a unique and powerful presence in the world of video games. Another thing that makes Japan unique in the gaming world is the prevalence of game arcades. While the game arcade scene has died in the U.S., there are 9,500 "game centers" in Japan with more than 445,000 game machines. Arcade Mania introduces overseas readers to the fascinating world of the Japanese gemu senta. Organized as a guided tour of a typical game center, the book is divided into nine chapters, each of which deals with a different kind of game, starting with the UFO catchers and print club machines at the entrance and continuing through rhythm games, fighting games, shooting games, retro games, gambling games, card-based games, and only-in-Japan games.
Covering classic games from Space Invaders to Street Fighter, games that are familiar to Americans in their home console versions (Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Dance, Dance Revolution), as well as the unique, quirky games found only in Japan, Arcade Mania is crammed full of interviews with game makers and star players, and packed with facts about the history, background and characteristics of each game, all lavishly illustrated with photographs and game graphics. via: Amazon
Astro Boy world premiere at New York Comic Con 2009
Summit Entertainment sneak peek at the upcoming Astro Boy CGI film produced by Imagi Entertainment due out in 10/23/09 will be shown at this years NYCC. The exclusive presentation will take place at the IGN Theater from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm on Sunday 2/8/09. IDW plans to publish two comic book mini-series tied to film and Jazwares is producing a line of Astro Boy toys. Summit Entertainment will also preview "Knowing" -science fiction action/thriller- from director Alex Proyas and "The Hurt Locker" -thriller- directed by Kathryn Bigelow. via: IMAGI
Konami loses battle with Upper Deck over Yu-Gi-Oh! playing cards
A Court decision in California and Europe denied Konami’s efforts to stop The Upper Deck Co. from continuing to distribute Japanese manga Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Upper Deck will continue to distribute market and sell Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG products in territories outside of Asia. Upper Deck has been producing Yu-Gi-Oh! cards for the last 8 years. Konami Digital Entertainment announced it was taking back all operational and business aspects of Upper Deck’s 8-year-old trading card game immediately. via playthings
Show & Tell Gallery collaborates with LE Gallery for 'Word Up?' exhibit
featuring NY graffiti artist Ghost, Papermonster, Dixon, Omen, Skam, and Case. The exhibit opens January 7th at LE Gallery in and runs till February 7th. via: Show & Tell
Betty Boop cosmetic line BelleSense
BelleSense International Corporation introduces a brand-new brand line Betty Boop Cosmetics. Betty Boop embodies beauty and glamor with shimmery body powders lipsticks eyeshadow and nail polish to chic and colorful shades for eyes and nails, women will love this new line of cosmetics. via: BelleSense
CIA Super Hero 2009 Calender
Central Illustration Agency Calendar sold for £5 in the UK, and £10 to countries. via: CIA SHOP
Arcade Cow free online video game website gets new look
Arcade Cow a free no membership gaming site,launched in 2006 by Reality Knights, LLC. Recently the site layout has been redesigned, the site used to house only about 2,500 games and now is up to 7,000+ games. In addition to classic game like popular NES games, the site offers action, adventure, arcade, puzzle, shooting, sports, and strategy games, right now the latest game added is "Swordsman" (kiss as many ninjas as you can). Arcade Cow makes every effort in making the site not only kid-safe, but work-safe. Arcade Cow will be offering future contests to active online gamers, including prizes to top scorers on select free games, and to members with the most game plays. via: realityknights
University Games makes game based on PBS show "Super Why"
University Games has new toys including some based on the PBS kids' series "Super Why!" an ABC reading skills board game coming out in 2009. Other toys releases from University Games include Splatter Mat, an activity mat that changes color with heat; glow-in-the-dark planet stick-on's, Coloring Roll: Under the Sea, a 10-foot long piece of paper with printed images to color and Fancy Nancy Tea Party game with Hungary Catepillar Colorforms. via: University Games
Upcoming Nickelodeon movie Hotel for Dogs January 2009 Happy Meal Toys
Paramount and DreamWorks Pictures along with Nickelodeon news upcoming live-action movie set for theater release January 9th 2009. Hotel for Dogs is a adaption of the novel by: Lois Duncan. The film follows two orphan kids that secretly take in nine stray dogs at a vacant house. New Hotel For Dogs toys will be coming to McDonalds Happy meals Friday January 9th. This set includes the following 8 toys: 1)Shep 2)Friday 3)Lenny 4)Juliet 5)Henry 6)Romeo 7)Cooper 8)Georgia. Each toy also has a code on tag for you to adopt your very own virtual pup. via: Mcdonalds Happy Meal Toys
Fox teams up with SSD to make live-action TV series "City Hunter" created by: Tsukasa Hojo
Fox has signed an agreement with Korean production company SSD to produce and distribute a live-action TV series Created by Tsukasa Hojo. “City Hunter” manga originally appeared in “Shonen Jump". Fox TV Studios and SSD will joint-produce 13 episodes to be distributed worldwide. Korean actor Chung Woo-sung will star in the series (marking the first Asian actor to headline a U.S. TV drama)and other Hollywood stars will also be joining the filming that will take place in Tokyo and Seoul starting next year. via: ICV2.com
Elmo Loves You dvd for pre-order perfect gift for Valentines day
Muppet Centrals: Elmo, Rosita and Grover take time to learn about love, emotions and friendship in a heart felt fairy tail "Elmo Loves You". The DVD also features a new song called "Elmo Loves You" with a special video teaching children to sign language "I love you". "Elmo Loves You" is available for pre-order now for 12.99 via: Amazon and is set for release January 6, 2009.
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