Anime
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EPISODE REVIEW: YURIKUMA ARASHI EPISODES 1-3 YurikumaArashi, the latest series from Revolutionary Girl Utena and Mawaru Penguindrum director Kunihiko Ikuhara, is a bit jarring to get into, throwing you headfirst into a storm of trippy visuals and mild sexual content. However, the show is well-served by the classic “three-episode rule”, and certainly hooked me once…
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OST OF THE WEEK: “Time to Say Goodbye” BY JEFF WILLIAMS From the show: RWBY In memoriam of Monty Oum, we’ve brought back the opening from the second season of RWBY to be our weekly OST for a second time. We miss you, Monty. Jeff Williams on Amazon Music Purchase RWBY Season 2 on Amazon
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NEWS: MONTY OUM, CREATOR OF RWBY, PASSES AWAY AT AGE 33 Production studio Rooster Teeth announced this morning that renowned animator, Monty Oum, has passed away at age 33. According to the announcement posted by RT’s Matt Hullum on the company’s website, about ten days ago Monty had suffered from a highly allergic reaction during…
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NEWS: NEW UPDATE FOR SUPER SMASH BROS. Wii U ENABLES 15 STAGES FOR 8-PLAYER MODE Nintendo has released a new update for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, which allows for 15 more stages from the current roster to be accessed in 8-Player Smash. The update is part of version 1.0.2, which is available NOW…
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ALEX’S MUSIC PICK: “Get Krazy” BY VONIKK Midweek music, anyone? –Miembro del A7 Download “Get Krazy” by Vonikk for free here.
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NEWS: DESTINY DEV TALKS FUTURE DLC, PROMISES TO “NOT REPEAT MISTAKES” A game designer from Bungie has attempted to put out a raging fire in the hearts and minds of Destiny’s most passionate players. Luke Smith, the designer in question, briefly commented via NeoGAF on the efforts Bungie are going through in order to not…
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NEWS: TOONAMI SCHEDULE OFFICIALLY GETS SHORTENED TO OVER 3 HOURS Even more somber news for all you Toonami Faithful out there, as Adult Swim’s Toonami announced on their site earlier today that the block’s schedule would officially get cut down to 3.5 hours. Cause for the decrease in broadcast time has been listed as a…
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NEWS: AOL PREPARES TO SHUT DOWN JOYSTIQ WITHIN COMING WEEKS Reports are coming in all across the internet that indicate long-running video game journalism site Joystiq will soon be shutting down after over 10 years of activity. The shut down is a result of AOL’s company wide restructuring, caused by some overall fiscal losses within…
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NEWS: FANTASTIC FOUR TEASER TRAILER REVEALED The summer movie lineup just got 4 times more awesome. From 20th Century Fox comes The Fantastic Four, and I know what some of you are thinking, but as far as reboots go this one might have some real potential. The trailer begins with a voice-over discussing a topic…
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OST OF THE WEEK: “7-seven-” BY FLOW x GRANRODEO From the anime: Seven Deadly Sins FLOW on Amazon Music
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NEWS: TOONAMI LOSES ONE HOUR OF PROGRAMMING Sad news, Toonami Faithful. Starting effective tonight, Adult Swim’s Toonami block will be getting its overall timeslot shortened due to a low in ratings. For tonight only, Toonami’s schedule will run from 11:30pm to 5:30am ET, and there will be no Attack on Titan episode aired. Instead, Dragonball…
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ALEX’S MUSIC PICK: “Guide (ft. Alexis Anelli)” BY COLE SIPE Anyone up for some chill-out music time? –Miembro del A7 Support Cole Sipe on Amazon
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NEWS: MARVEL UNIVERSE WILL END LATER THIS YEAR In May 2015, the Secret Wars will begin, causing the mainstream Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe to smash together. According to a statement by Marvel’s Senior Vice President of Publishing and Executive Editor, Tom Brevoort, “Once we hit Secret Wars #1, there is no Marvel Universe,…
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NEWS: NINTENDO IS CLOSING CLUB NINTENDO, PLANNING FOR NEW REWARDS PROGRAM Nintendo announced today that the company’s rewards program, Club Nintendo, would be shutting down after six years of service and will be replaced by a new loyalty program later this year. The announcement is being made via official notices on each of Nintendo’s regional…
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NEWS: KILL la KILL IS COMING TO TOONAMI Don’t lose your way, Toonami Faithful! Kill la Kill is finally coming to Adult Swim’s Saturday action block on February 7th!! That’s right, just three weeks from now. The critically acclaimed anime is scheduled to premiere next month, and will be starting off the block at the 11:30/10:30pm timeslot!…