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Animated ACTION!: June 2013
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A collection of tales from one fan's journey through a world of kick-ass cartoons. Saturday, June 15, 2013. The Oriental Cartoon Show: Transformers Prime. The Oriental Cartoon Show. A podcast about cartoons and comics of all kinds, has just launched, and I'm one of this episode's guest stars. Listen as we talk Transformers Prime for almost two straight hours. Click here for a wreckin' good time! Sunday, June 2, 2013. I am the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds. I am flesh and machine. If you aren't ...
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Animated ACTION!: July 2013
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A collection of tales from one fan's journey through a world of kick-ass cartoons. Friday, July 26, 2013. BraveStarr: The Movie (1988). From destruction came creation: A new power. a new hope. a new hero. BraveStarr! When I first saw the above poster and read a brief plot synopsis, I went in to BraveStarr. Concerning the animation, if you've ever watched an episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The characters are all completely two-dimensional in personality, and it's easy to predict what wi...
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Animated ACTION!: CLIP SHOW: "Star Fleet" by Brian May + Friends
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A collection of tales from one fan's journey through a world of kick-ass cartoons. Thursday, December 5, 2013. CLIP SHOW: "Star Fleet" by Brian May Friends. By the early '80s, Japanese comic book legend Go Nagai had become a household name. He had written many famous comic stories across virtually every genre, including horror ( Devilman. Superhero ( Cutie Honey. And erotic comedy ( Shameless School. S run on Japanese TV, it was imported to the U.K. as Star Fleet. Was originally not intended to be releas...
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Animated ACTION!: November 2013
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A collection of tales from one fan's journey through a world of kick-ass cartoons. Tuesday, November 12, 2013. The Karate Bugmen: Mystery Bugmen Theatre - Azteckaiser, ep. 1. In this episode of The Karate Bugmen. S "Mystery Bugmen Theatre" segment, I join the main crew and a couple of the guys from The Oriental Cartoon Show. In live-riffing the first episode of the underrated Japanese action show, Pro-Wrestling Star Azteckaiser. And Ken Ishikawa ( Getter Robo. Click here to step into the ring! 5 things t...
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Animated ACTION!: May 2013
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A collection of tales from one fan's journey through a world of kick-ass cartoons. Sunday, May 12, 2013. I'm an Amazon. We're prepared from birth to give our lives in battle.". First off, I can't praise the casting choices enough. Keri Russell ( Felicity. And Nathan Fillion ( Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. Add a surprising layer of emotional depth to Diana/Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor, respectively. The biggest surprise, though, was seeing in the credits that Alfred Molina ( Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Animated ACTION!: Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness (1974)
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A collection of tales from one fan's journey through a world of kick-ass cartoons. Thursday, September 26, 2013. Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness (1974). Deep beneath the earth, seven robots lay dormant: a human, a mammal, a bird, a fish, an insect, a reptile, a ghost. and the Great General of Darkness.". After having watched Pacific Rim. Although Great General of Darkness. Was the titular robot's second theatrical feature (the first being Mazinger Z vs. Devilman. One day, Koji discovers a se...
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Animated ACTION!: April 2013
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A collection of tales from one fan's journey through a world of kick-ass cartoons. Sunday, April 28, 2013. CLIP SHOW: Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. During the late 80s/early 90s, it was almost impossible to think of an R-rated action movie that wasn't adapted into a children's cartoon. During an era that spawned such shows as Rambo: The Force of Freedom. Highlander: The Animated Series. And Conan the Adventurer. A short pilot was made for a kids' cartoon based on Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. Saturday, April 20, 2013.
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Animated ACTION!: February 2013
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A collection of tales from one fan's journey through a world of kick-ass cartoons. Wednesday, February 27, 2013. THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, pt. 2 (2013). Tonight, I am going to maintain order in Gotham City. You are going to help me.". If you haven't read my review of The Dark Knight Returns, pt. 1. You can find it here. As the Joker, and Mark Valley ( ER. This is a very well-done, though flawed conclusion to what started as a nearly perfect adaptation of one of the most important comic book stories ever p...
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Animated ACTION!: October 2012
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A collection of tales from one fan's journey through a world of kick-ass cartoons. Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Me and the Devilman Blues: A Personal Retrospective, pt. 2. After reading that, it didn't take me long to realize the visual similarities between the feral-looking demon on the cover and the original image of Devilman that I remembered from when I was little. At that point, there was no way I could resist buying it. I watched all twenty-six episodes of The Devil Lady. If you haven't yet read this...
