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Narutaki’s picks:

• LEGO Tachikoma
  It moves pretty well, too. And it comes with a part list in case you want to make your own!
• 7-Eleven, Soccer, and Detective Conan
  As far as I know this is the first appearance of Conan in the Nendoroid line of figures, something I have been hoping for! Two different uniforms to kick off the release of the 16th Detective Conan movie in theaters featuring a soccer story. Each comes bundled with manga as well and the Big Osaka version is exclusive to 7-Elevens in Japan.
  
• Nerd-tastic Logo Redesigns
  I love stuff like this! They are most Star Wars related with a sprinkling of other series. My favorite is the Empire/Adidas mash-up.
• Centaur Manga Covers [1] [2] [3] [4]
  Yeah, in case you missed it on Twitter, centaur manga is a budding genre in Japan at the moment! Really.

Hisui’s picks:

• The Dream of a GOOD Episode 1
  A great video that sums up they ways the basic story of Star Wars Episode 1 could have been fixed to turn it into the Star Ware prequel we wanted. 
• Circles, Collisions, and Sexual Harassment
  An amusing chiptune version of the opening to Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne. While the song itself is very amusing the accompanying animation is equally charming if firmly tongue-in-cheek
• The Dynasty of Gold Roger
  Looks like we will be seeing One Piece: Pirate Warriors (aka Dynasty Warriors: One Piece) in November.
• Rumic Cool World
  Some of Rumiko Takahashi’s short stories are being turned into live action specials. Rumic Theater is often some of her best work and most of the stories would effortlessly work as live action. Curious to see how this turns out.
  
• Type Moon News Roundup
  • Even more news from Sakura-Con: Ann has an exclusive interview with Gen Urobuchi, Atsuhiro Iwakami and Katsushi Ota, Iwakami on top of the public Q&A.
  • The Blue Gunner on TV: The Mahou Tsukai no Yoru TV commercial.
  • I Would Not Buy This: But it is fun to look at.
  • Tiny False Tranquility:  I was unaware they could make Bazett figures.
  • Saber is Clearly Taking Lessons From Arcueid

I can’t wait for the next movie!

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Hisui’s picks:

• I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
  If you thought Madoka was terrifying before this than you have not seen anything yet.
• Sex, Drugs, and Investigative Reporting
  Chaos Theater looks at Transmetropolitan. It is a mix of cyberpunk and Gonzo journalism all in comic form.
• A Pledge Drive at its Finest. Maybe.
  R5Central is trying to get some money via Indiegogo to restart the podcast. Throw some money their way if you have the chance.
• JUST in Case you Did Not Hate Humanity Enough
  I cannot image taking that sort of constant abuse in a hobby you love. Especially for the simple “crime” of being a woman.
• It’s New Math
  A brilliantly sarcastic look at the numbers used when talking about piracy.
• Type-Moon News Roundup
  • The Fate/Zero anime also did something for April 1st: If you are curious about the whole story.
  • You Have Questions. Sakura-Con has Answers: Gen Urobuchi, Katsushi Ota and Atsuhiro Iwakami did a Q&A at Sakura-Con. Fate/Zero comes up.

Narutaki’s picks:

• Mind the Gap
  A preview of the upcoming mystery/supernatural comic has me plenty on board for its May debut. 
  
• Who Needs Cable? The Birth of Online Animation Channels
  New distribution formats are popping up and the animation industry isn’t going to be left behind. With the appeal of Adult Swim and Comedy Central-like programing blocks, smaller animation groups are looking to make their money away from big networks.
• Kaneda Rides Again . . . For Charity
  So once you build a totally badass replica of Kaneda’s bike from Akira, what do you do with it? Ride it everywhere of course! But if the prospect of your life being just a little bit cooler from seeing this bike zoom down the street wasn’t enough, the journey is raising awareness and funds for autism.
  

You should smile now that Fate/Zero is back:

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Narutaki’s picks:

• Letters From the New York Otaku
  Dave Cabrera of ANN’s Astro Toy among other things has started a new column on a Japanese site animeanime.jp writing from the perspective of an American fan. The articles are aimed at Japanese fans curious about the English-speaking community so it is familiar territory for most of us. But that also makes reading it a little surreal.
  
• A Vampire Even I Could Love?
  The trailer for Dark Shadows is out and I must admit I like what I see. But then this is one of my favorite combos, Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, so I’m predetermined to give it a fair shot.
• Animation Trailer Madness
  
  • Longway North is less a trailer and more a proposal from the director of Secret of Kells. This is already beautiful and engaging as is!
  • Rise of the Guardians now has real animation to see. I’m enjoying the concept more thanks to this, but a lot of us are asking “where is Jack Frost?” who has been front  and center in promotional material but does not appear even for a moment in the trailer.
  • Hotel Transylvania, which has been a troubled production to say the least, is finally finishing up. And might it be another chance for me to enjoy supernatural creatures like vampires!? What is the world coming to.
  • Dinotasia is a compilation movie which had segments that aired on Discovery Channel will be out later this year in the U.S.. It is about dinos so of course it’s cool, but wow this trailer is intense and violent!
  • ParaNorman which indicates to me a sudden influx of morbid comedy? Not that I mind!
  • My Family and the Wolf looks really fun and slightly chilling at the end. It has a great setup that made me curious to know where the story would go. This is a European production so it is 50/50 on whether it will get a wide U.S. release or not.
• The Happiest Place on Earth
  This lovely promotional video for Tokyo Disneyland has me wishing I could go! At least wishing it more than I already do all the time.
• TRAINS!
  • Rocket Punch!
  • Earth’s Mightiest Heroes!

Hisui’s picks:

• Princes of the Universe
  Andrew and Oli look at the Highlander franchise although they mostly focus on the first movie. (Because there should only have been one!) But the franchise reboot suggestion they have at the end would clearly be an exception to this rule.
• Inspector Detector Gadget
  Not the first character I expected to get an anime remake in a figure but an interesting one.
• More 8-bit Art
  This time it is movie posters done with an 8-bit art style.
• There are No Sacred Cows
  A very sarcastic animated comic summary of Persona 4. Great if you played the game or watched the TV series.  It might even help you forget that the true ending of the anime is only available on the DVDs.
• Type Moon News Roundup
  • Fate/Zero Season 2 is streaming
  • And there is a preview of season 2 as well
  • More Fate/Zero specials at the Ufotable cafe
  • Also the traditional April 1st tomfoolery on the Type Moon site
  • I am not sure how I feel about this Fate/Extra Caster doll

I can’t resist a Disney image after talking about Disneyland.