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As a writer for CollectionDX, I recently attended the Anime Central Convention at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare.  I, along with other members of the press, got a chance to sit down with Shinichi Watanabe(better known as Nabeshin) and pry deep( past his massive afro) into the mind of the director that gave us such crazy, over-the-top Anime as Excel Saga and Puni Puni Poemi. His wacky answers to our (sometimes) hard-hitting questions had the whole room laughing.

Oftentimes, the internet makes it hurt in the childhood. Today, however, a lot of anime fans across the US got a little piece of that golden childhood awesome back - Toonami returns. 

It's time for a little game called "Spot the Kotobukiya bishojo figures in the background of "Big Bang Theory's" season finale!"

It's that time: press for Free Comic Book Day has begun! While the event, over the last few years, turned into one giant print ad, it's still ridiculously exciting. Not surprisingly there will be some "Avengers" action - the day after the movie premieres - and a little "Buffy" to whet your Joss Whedon-loving appetite (hey! Didn't he direct "The Avengers?" I see a pattern here...)

Anyway, here's the press release!

Good Smile Company, via Mikatan‘s blog, posted some crazy cool fan pictures of their Nendoroids in one of the most iconic Japanese spring landmarks: cherry blossoms. 

Check out some of the photographs:

I love that everyone is going nuts modding their favorite character with Yune’s body. Her outfit works perfectly with spring. 

Remember how, during the “Cabin in the Woods” panel at SxSW, Joss Whedon said that “The Avengers” wouldn’t feature the Kree or Skrulls? Remember how he explained that with a cast as extensive as the one he had, there would be no time for such a full and complex story as the Kree and the Skrulls? Well, the toys landed, and they are chock full of information.

Who are those guys? They couldn't possibly be Skrulls. Joss Whedon said-

Originally published in Lollipop magazine issue 52.

I thought I’d heard contemporary music from every country worth hearing contemporary music from... But to my amazement, I was very wrong. Early one Saturday morning a few months ago, I turned on the International Channel and found myself watching a music video by a pretty Asian woman. The show was Music Video Heaven and the song was Korean, Music Video Heaven being a Korean music video show. Lucky for me, the show’s host spoke English and the credits superimposed on the screen were also in English.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Live in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex? All-Con is happening in Addison, and while it isn’t one of Dallas’s biggest cons, it is one of the best. The cosplay is hard core, the people are easy going, and last year we had not one but TWO Tardises (Tardii?). 

by Michael McCarthy

Originally Published in May 2002

ShowaPop! Episode 3 Convert your Computer to type Japanese Here! Part1

A simple entry level lesson on how to convert your computer to type in Japanese,

Lesson 1 will focus on how to convert your computer to type Japanese with an emphasis Hiragana and Katakana.

Mac and PC friendly!

The most badass "Tiger & Bunny" cosplay I've seen thus far:

From http://fandom.memebase.com/

ShowaPop! Episode 2: Talking Japanese Snacks with Jamie (aka Lady Capo-Sugar Shoppe Host-Luxuriamusic.com)!

Food Items discussed on this podcast!! (Listen to find out all of our ratings!!) mmmm

1. Botan Rice Candy- 5 out of 5
2. Fukiya Brand-Milky Cookies"nama choco in miruki cookie"(sugar cookies, come in a red box) 5 out of 5
3. Kasugai-Peach Gummy Candy 2 out of 5.. (buy hi chew!!)
4. Shirakiku-Monaka with mochi-2.5 (good filling.. rice cookie part just okay.)
5. Glico- strawberry "baked wheat cracker" (mini biscuit cookies with strawberry filling) good

An introduction Podcast by Leonardo Flores aka Modcineaste. Talking of Model Kits, Japanese Group Sounds GS Records and the Battle of Iwo Jima!

This week, I'm going to let the pictures do the talking. Comiket brings out some of the best stuff, and between the announcements, sneak peeks and wild doujinshi, there's cosplay that will make your jaw drop open. All of these pictures come from the very NSFW http://www.sankakucomplex.com/, though the pics themselves are just fine. 

It’s a new year; to celebrate we cast a look back at 2011. While not the best year ever (anybody else?), it did give geekdom everywhere some mighty fine presents. Here it is, the top 10 geeky things of 2011. 

So it seems that ever since Josh started his contest on the CollectionDX show to win an S.H. Figuarts Cure Marine, a lot of people seem to have been coming down on this figure as another girly figure and have been asking why they would bother giving this away, and why they would want to win something like that. Well I’m here to tell you exactly why you would want to win that Cure Marine.

Hey you ronery boys and girls out there! Did you know Memebase has a dating site? True story. Take a look at some of the eligible bachelors and bachelorettes out there:

“Mawaru Penguindrum” is entering it’s last few episodes, and for the faithful, the wait until the end is a nail-biting, crazy-making, awesome experience. The show is good, and yet one that a lot of people have yet to get behind. In honor of summer’s best (yeah, I said it) show, here are ten reasons to watch “Mawaru Penguindrum.”

It was a thrashing of a weekend for me, so a little late and heavy on pics, here is the Week In Geek: Cosplay Edition.

I don't know about you guys, but I love cosplay done right.