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CG doesn't look that good for me. I'm vastly lowering expectations for this especially the visuals, and I fear for the story/actual content.

LOL what kind of restaurant did they go to

19 hours ago, VF25-F said:

 

For future reference: https://gubabablog.wordpress.com/2017/01/02/master-list-of-all-translations/

On 9/27/2019 at 10:49 PM, sketchley said:

Note, it says: 受注受付終了しました。 (or: not taking orders [anymore])

You're a bit late, I gave up on acquiring that book a few days after I posted.

OK, never mind my question. It's an KEN OKUYAMA X GUNPLA 40TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT. I'm interested, but probably not getting one right away.

On 9/28/2019 at 3:10 PM, no3Ljm said:

HG 1/144 Gundam G40 (Industrial Design Ver.)
December 2019
Y3000

Looks sleek. Is this variant based on something?

Interview of Shoji Kawamori in Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/how-anime-has-and-hasnt-changed-according-to-shoji-kaw-1838478119

lol

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“One of my friends got in touch with Studio Nue, the studio that made the anime, and we got a tour.” It was during the break between the end of junior high and the start of high school.

“I was surprised to see how small and how dirty that studio was,” Kawamori said, chuckling.

I'll probably pass on this. I'd have a harder time deciding if it was in M&M colors, or anything in blue. Guess I got some extra money now

We're probably not getting a reprint of the Design Works book though. Hopefully he'll put out another book years from now that's not so hard to get as this EXPO one.

Hmm, what immediately comes to mind (after Full Metal Panic) is Knights & Magic. The anime was sourced from a light novel. However there is not an official English translation, unfortunately.

Now these don't have giant robots, but almost there:

• All You Need Is Kill / Edge of Tomorrow (this was the light novel that Tom Cruise movie was based on)
• The Stories of Ibis (interconnected stories about androids)

The 2 are Haikasoru books, I recommend that line if you're into sci-fi. There's also another LN called Heavy Object, though I am not that familiar with it. It supposedly has mecha.

And lol, in the course of my research, TIL this exists: https://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-Escalation-Confrontation/dp/1611720052/

I'm sure there's another Gundam light novel out there, but my eyes are tired now of searching. Also, there's more mecha in manga it seems, that alternative should be more satisfying.

Nice! Was it worth the price? And I mean, in terms of unpublished vs published content ratio.

If the nuBSG ending was good it would have been a perfect SF series. They better have a plan, otherwise it's just gonna be a waste of IP and resources.

(I haven't seen the original though, and have no plans to see it.)

21 hours ago, Focslain said:

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Azur Lane is like Kancolle, but lowers the moe and ups the sex appeal.

 

If I get bored enough (even with rewatches of old series) I'll check both out.

Never saw the movie but I lol'ed at evil space cloud! And it's sad that these newbie director guys fail upward, wasting tons of money and everybody else's time. At least I didn't spend anything on this, last X-Men movie I saw in theatres was Days of Future Past. I dodged major disappointment when I decided not to watch Apocalypse.

Monopoly accusations vs Disney aside, I'm really happy that the X-Men movie rights are back under Marvel. I read some X-Men (back in college), and the X-Men adaptations, while some aspects are competent (casting for instance), just doesn't excite me like the MCU does. Or maybe it's just a curse, me having read more source material from X-Men than Avengers/Thor/GOTG etc. But I'm hoping that Marvel Studios can bring us a better adaptation.

Is KanColle any good storywise? Those kinds of anime haven't really appealed to me in the past.

>> Titan still turns a modest profit on the comic because of all the corners they cut making it.

Looks like they made some profit enough to hire Brenden Fletcher to write a story (who looks more legit than the other unknown RT comic writers to me). Sadly I don't think they're gonna stop doing the comics in the foreseeable future.

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Event Horizon (3 of 4)! Robotech’s epic event approaches its climax, as classic characters clash and fall! With an extra story by Brenden Fletcher (Isola, Motorcrush) and artist Sarah Stone (Netflix’s Castlevania)!

10 hours ago, Einherjar said:

Now I definitely call BS on whatever was actually announced this year regarding licensing.  HG really has just garbage comic books for the near future.

I don't know how they keep on producing those comic books. Even comic books that seem to be popular (and I bet sell more) get cancelled all the time. How is this financially feasible for them?

The final volume of LOGH light novel will release on November 19. Frankly I've only bought the first 2 novels in print. One reason I haven't continued is I haven't finished the 2nd novel yet, and I can't find it when I want to read it! I put it somewhere not readily accessible or visible to me. So if I finally buy the rest it'll probably be as ebooks on Kindle, so I won't forget where it is and I won't also have space problems. The 2nd reason is that it isn't as exciting as watching watching the original anime. I actually am more excited for the Crest of the Stars light novels. I've seen the anime, and I've also read the online translations before. I don't know why, but it reads better and I don't seem to tire of it (except for the Abh language parts). The first 2 volumes are out, will buy the 2nd one on Kindle soon.

On 8/30/2019 at 11:09 PM, Mazinger said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_named_in_the_Panama_Papers

To date I'm not sure that anyone has gone to jail regarding the Panama Papers.

Seems like the person who has payed the most for this was one of the journalists who helped expose it and was subsequently murdered:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Caruana_Galizia

I don't think anyone has gone to jail. It's probably too hard to prove/prosecute, especially with the names involved. What do I know of the finance world anyways

21 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Another delay to the Mikimoto Art Book.... 

 

Thank you for using Amazon.co.jp. 

This is to inform you that the scheduled delivery date has been changed due to changes in the release date of the following products reserved by customers.     Mikimoto   Haruhiko " Mikimoto 
 
  Haruhiko Macross Art Book" 
Expected delivery date: 2020-02-03-2020-02-06 Mikimoto 
 

Looks like the budget I reserved for this book will be going somewhere else this year.

I am excited for Moon Knight, it's the only TPBs I've been actively collecting from Marvel. Though I do have some reservations how 'crazy' they will go.

We keep getting Transformers movies, why not Matrix 4?

Not really that excited for this, will wait for reviews before I watch. And that's if I find the time...

19 hours ago, electric indigo said:

Aquamarine releases the first of their LOGH kits, a beautiful rendition of the Brunhild.

Slightly too small for 4.800 Yen, but at least it's bigger than the GKs in that price range.

https://www.taghobby.com/archives/390117

Isn't the top a little too flat?

18 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

I'm not sure but somehow it looks like it's the same one I posted a few post ago from the main Kawamori Expo site:

https://kawamoriexpo.jp/s/ex01/page/goods?ima=4358

As per your link, it has the same title: 【受注販売】河森正治EXPO　解態新書

 

Now the question is, does this need the PO purchase code? If it does, no problem, there's a Eureka 7 artbook coming out anyway. But if it doesn't....RIP wallet? (Assuming I can go through the hoops associated with a successful purchase of this expo book...)

Guys who can read Japanese, is this another EXPO book? This seems to be a general release. Unfortunately Satelight doesn't ship to overseas locations

https://www.satelight-store.com/products/detail.php?product_id=211