Monday, December 03, 2007

How much is TOO much?


...and this is just a sampling of my collection. Scary.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

You are now entering the Uncanny Valley...

...from the WRONG DIRECTION.

Seriously, I don't know what makes this guy (I'm pretty sure it's a guy) put on a full-body stocking, a (woman's) anime costume, and a mask, but more power to him.

It's the mask that's the creepy part, though. Here's an example:



It's not as apparent in a still picture, but imagine hanging around with this person, face to face with an immobile mask for a face, making the head look just a little too large for the body...

Apparently this is a semi-widespread offshoot of anime cosplay. Still creeps me out, though.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

ROBOTECH may be headed for Hollywood


Oh dear god no. ROBOTECH may become a Hollywood movie. With Tobey Maguire, of all people, as Hikaru Rick.

This assumes, of course, that they'll be doing the "Macross Saga" part of ROBOTECH. I can't see how they'd mash the entire series into one movie. Heck, it's difficult imagining them making all of Macross into one movie!

Robotech played fast and loose with the original story of Super Dimension Fortress Macross; it's frightening to contemplate how a Hollywood version will mangle it even more. On the bright side, maybe they'll pick an English-speaking actress who can actually SING for Lynn Minmei this time. (Mari Iijima, the Japanese Voice Actress, is too old to reprise the role.)

The article mentions that the fate of the world is in the hands of two young pilots. I wonder which two they're referring to? (Rick, Roy, Max, Ben, Miriya...)

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