Entries from February 2008

Wonder Festival 2008!

Date February 25, 2008

It was as awesome as ever! Figurines, rare items, animes, mangas, cosplay, famous celebrities.. oh the excitement never cease to amaze visitors years after years! It was another success for Wonder Festival 2008 (Winter Wonfes), which was held yesterday (24th February 2008) at the Tokyo Big Sight, Odaiba Island! Even though it opens from 10am [...]

Akira: Duology Movies Starting in 2009!

Date February 22, 2008

Yeah yeah, who can forget Kaneda’s slick looking red bike! Warner Bros and Appian Way (Leonardo DiCaprio production company) had recently re-acquired the rights to produce a live-action movie of Katsuhiro Otomo’s greatest masterpiece, Akira. The movie will be a duology (produce into 2 movies) based on all the volumes of the manga, and directed [...]

Maid Cafe Hits Malaysia!

Date February 11, 2008

Yes my fellow otakus, you heard it right; a local maid cafe! And its in Penang (wished it was in KL though)
It is called as the kissA Koyotei cafe, and it had just been opened recently in Georgetown, Penang. Several bloggers had a chance to visit it of what can only be found [...]

Return of Death Note in One-Shot!

Date February 4, 2008

Rejoice to all Death Note fans (and all Kira fans)! Shuiesha’s Weekly Shonen JUMP has a surprise for everyone on their 11th’s issue where they will publish a one-shot story of Tsugumi Ooba and Takeshi Obata’s DEATH NOTE! It’s a 44-page story, complete in colors, specifically on the event after the end of the original [...]

Local Anime Conventions All Around Feb-March 2008!

Date February 3, 2008

Heads up boys and girls; prepare yourself for a whole lotta fun and excitement this February and March 2008 with 2 of the biggest local anime events held around! First up is the Anime & Comic Fair 2008, which will be held at the Berjaya Time Square Shopping Complex on the 23rd and 24th February [...]