Author: John

RIP Haruo Nakajima

Veteran Japanese actor Haruo Nakajima passed away today, August 7, 2017, at the age of 88. One of Nakajima’s earliest roles was a bit part in Akira Kurosawa’s
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Warehouse 51 Now Open

A close friend and member of my now long defunct local anime fan club, along with his business partner, have now opened their new tabletop gaming/collectable toys store
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Adam West Dies at 88

Beloved actor Adam West passed away yesterday, June 10, 2017, after battling leukemia. West is best known for starring as Batman in the 1966-1968 television series and for
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Katie Cook’s Kiki

At the Orlando Megacon convention this morning, I purchased a card-sized original illustration of Kiki from pro comic artist Katie Cook (Spider-Verse, Gotham Academy, My Little Pony). The
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The South Rises Again!

Gene was sorting old documents and found some of the Miami Guns localization materials which he subsequent gave to me today. Photocopies of the original Japanese ADR scripts:
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What Killed Ghost in the Shell

Paramount domestic distribution chief Kyle Davies has told CBS News that he believes widespread charges of whitewashing partially impacted the box office underperformance of director Rupert Sanders’ American
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