Naruto: Road to Ninja is the 9th feature movie in the Naruto Franchise. It’s also the first film with the story created by the original series creator, Musashi Kishimoto. In this film we finally get to see some background material on the emotional past of Naruto and his family – which for me was a […]
Month: November 2015
Posable dolls and models for artists
Drawing dynamic poses and unique angles is always daunting, specially with no reference materials it can be difficult for those of us with little experience in those fields. There are plenty of art books discussing the methods for drawing perspective with buildings and anatomy, and don’t get me wrong these are a must read for beginners […]
One Piece Gets Foxy In December!
The official website of the One Piece franchise announced that One Piece will get a TV special on December 19th. It will be titled ‘Adventure of Nevlandia’, which will be the anime’s first Winter special. The special will be an original story and will take place on ‘Devil Fruit Blocking’ Fog Island in the new […]
Review: Blast of Tempest Complete Collection (DVD)
It’s hard to write about Blast of Tempest without being too spoilery because the first episode starts off by throwing the viewer in the deep end, not really having any idea what’s going on. Everything’s very dramatic and mysterious (approaching melodrama) but it’s worth sticking with, as each episode fills you in bit by bit […]
New Gantz Manga Announced & Full 3DCG Anime Film in 2016
The December cover of Miracle Jump magazine has revealed that Hiroya Oku’s Gantz manga is inspiring a full 3DCG project in 2016. In last issue they stated that Oku and Keita Iizuka (Blue Gralia) will launch a new Gantz:G manga in the December issue. The first chapter will include an awesome colour intro. They have […]
Review: My Hero Academia Manga Vol 1
My Hero Academia is one of the next great shounen battle manga, and it has everything that could take it right to the top. Evolving the superhero theme into a society where it has become the norm, children are scouted and trained in mastering their unique talents in order to grow into the heroes they all dream […]
Kappa WeGo from Sentinel – The Best Toy You Didn’t Know You Need!
The minuscule 1/35 scale Mechatro WeGo toys from Sentinel may seem like they’re too expensive for their 7.5cm height at around 3500yen give or take, but they really are some of the most fun toys going around right now! Now these stupidly fun little buggers are available for order now in a Kappa variant. The […]
Kingdom Hearts 2 Riku from Play Arts Kai
In addition to the Halloween Town Sora, KH2’s Riku is also on the way from Play Arts Kai. Accessories include a Keyblade and some extra hands. It’s a pretty spot-on sculpt, and they’ve managed to keep these nice and clean instead of the weird glossy stone-faces a lot of PAK figures have. Another one for the […]
Review: Last Exile – Fam, the Silver Wing Series Collection
The original series aired in 2003 and takes place on Prester (the Hourglass), where two lands Anatoray and Disith are at war, and both are being over ruled and regulated by The Guild, who posess superior technology. People fled Earth after a cataclysmic event that rendered it uninhabitable approx 600 years ago, and eventually colonized Prester to start […]
Megahouse announces Dragon Ball Gals – Bulma Bunny Girl Ver.
She’s been there since the very beginning of Dragon Ball, so this new statue of the #1 Pichi Pichi Gal in the Dragon Ball universe is pretty tempting! Drawing inspiration from the very first series, in her bunny girl outfit and not leaving a whole lot to the imagination, Megahouse’s Bulma stands 19cm tall and is […]