1. 14:36 22nd Mar 2010

    OOC3d.15 Oh Jesus, not anime again /////////////////////////////////////////////////// I have tried to bring up anime and Manga news before on the podcast and was shut down faster than a comparable metaphor. Epileptic Peat has a personal vendetta against anything drawn or animated in Japan. Years of playing exhausting anime conventions have left a rotting, indescribable taste in his mouth. Anytime anime is brought up in conversation, Pete’s eyes go blank and his head lolls back like a comatose patient. What follows is a series of incessant whines which trump anything interesting I have to say.  I on the other hand, enjoy the medium and keep my ear to the railroad tacks for any upcoming projects. I imagine this incredibly boring and painful for anyone not interested in anime. It is almost like being stuck inside a room with an anime fan. Despite being socially awkward he has an incredible gift for not shutting up about things you have no interest in. You can try to elude me but I will still show up behind you continuing my list of top ten Mechs of all time.  It finally looks like the rumors are true when it comes to the Bleach movie. This week it was announced that VIZ media and Warner Brothers will adapt the popular, never-ending, Manga into a movie.  Peter Segal, will direct the film adding to his list of middle road family comedies. Segal’s body of work includes The Nutty Professor 2, The Longest Yard, Anger Management and the reboot of Get Smart. Expect gold from this project. I have never been a fan of Bleach, so the inevitable desecration of the story will hardly be noticed. I expect this new adaptation to be on the same quality level as the live action Deathnote and Dragonball which was almost like punching yourself repeatedly in the face. The live action adaptation of the cyberpunk classic Akira has been in progress since the mid 90’s. Various directors and producers have been attached to this for years. The project has been in the lower stages of development hell along with Jurassic Park 4 and Vin Diesel’s Hannibal biopic. Last month, the Hughes Brothers revealed (hinted) they will be directing a two part movie set to be released in 2011 and 2012. The Hughes Brothers have been responsible for excellent movies such Menace II Society as well as baffling mediocre movies including From Hell and the Book OF Eli. It is not that I do not trust the Hughes Brothers - it is just my hope they realize how important Akira is to a lot of people, including myself. Finally to wrap up this post; April is the month the Naoki Urasawa’s  Pluto series ends in trade paperback. The series rearranges Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy into an existential crime noir set decades into the future.  This series, in my opinion, is one of the best stories to come out in the last few years and I am deeply saddened it is closing the curtain. Urasawa is also the creator of the equally popular 20th Century boys which has been already made into a high budget Japanese movie. Goodluck to anyone trying to find copies.  Well that is going to do it for today. I want to thank Pete for not finishing this post and stay tuned here and over at Warpath for more movie madness. -Mr. Falcon

    OOC3d.15

    Oh Jesus, not anime again

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    I have tried to bring up anime and Manga news before on the podcast and was shut down faster than a comparable metaphor. Epileptic Peat has a personal vendetta against anything drawn or animated in Japan. Years of playing exhausting anime conventions have left a rotting, indescribable taste in his mouth. Anytime anime is brought up in conversation, Pete’s eyes go blank and his head lolls back like a comatose patient. What follows is a series of incessant whines which trump anything interesting I have to say.  I on the other hand, enjoy the medium and keep my ear to the railroad tacks for any upcoming projects. I imagine this incredibly boring and painful for anyone not interested in anime. It is almost like being stuck inside a room with an anime fan. Despite being socially awkward he has an incredible gift for not shutting up about things you have no interest in. You can try to elude me but I will still show up behind you continuing my list of top ten Mechs of all time.

     It finally looks like the rumors are true when it comes to the Bleach movie. This week it was announced that VIZ media and Warner Brothers will adapt the popular, never-ending, Manga into a movie.  Peter Segal, will direct the film adding to his list of middle road family comedies. Segal’s body of work includes The Nutty Professor 2, The Longest Yard, Anger Management and the reboot of Get Smart. Expect gold from this project. I have never been a fan of Bleach, so the inevitable desecration of the story will hardly be noticed. I expect this new adaptation to be on the same quality level as the live action Deathnote and Dragonball which was almost like punching yourself repeatedly in the face.

    The live action adaptation of the cyberpunk classic Akira has been in progress since the mid 90’s. Various directors and producers have been attached to this for years. The project has been in the lower stages of development hell along with Jurassic Park 4 and Vin Diesel’s Hannibal biopic. Last month, the Hughes Brothers revealed (hinted) they will be directing a two part movie set to be released in 2011 and 2012. The Hughes Brothers have been responsible for excellent movies such Menace II Society as well as baffling mediocre movies including From Hell and the Book OF Eli. It is not that I do not trust the Hughes Brothers - it is just my hope they realize how important Akira is to a lot of people, including myself.

    Finally to wrap up this post; April is the month the Naoki Urasawa’s  Pluto series ends in trade paperback. The series rearranges Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy into an existential crime noir set decades into the future.  This series, in my opinion, is one of the best stories to come out in the last few years and I am deeply saddened it is closing the curtain. Urasawa is also the creator of the equally popular 20th Century boys which has been already made into a high budget Japanese movie. Goodluck to anyone trying to find copies.  Well that is going to do it for today. I want to thank Pete for not finishing this post and stay tuned here and over at Warpath for more movie madness.

    -Mr. Falcon