Lucky fans and tourists who missed the 1/1 scale commemorative Gundam statue that was taken down from Odaiba earlier in August 2009 will get a second chance. The statue will be re-erected in Shizuoka City from July 2010 to May 2011 before being moved again. We have included a few photos and a video from our earlier visit this year of the Gundam.
With the holiday season in full swing, why not change that drabby desktop wallpaper with something more festive? We've collected a few more recent wallpapers that we would like to share with you around the internet that you might enjoy. We'll update occasionally when we find more until the holidays are over.
Update 1: Added 2 Railgun wallpapers, 1 Saki wallpaper, and 1 K-On! wallpaper.
Shonen Jump's Bakuman has been announced that it will be receiving an anime adaptation for Fall 2010. Bakuman is written by Tsugumi Ohoba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, both who created the popular supernatural mystery thriller, Death Note. Bakuman is a light comedy, following the story of two students' journey into creating their own manga.
We're all quite aware that apart from the economic downturn in the United States, anime has been steadily declining for quite some time. Instead of discussing the causes or laying blame on any one party as countless other individuals, companies, and media outlets have done, we have compiled an ongoing timeline of the decline on anime in the United States.
Otaku scholar, Patrick Galbraith will be be holding a conference at Ottawa University on Friday January 8, 2009 1PM to 5:30PM. The lecture will be a discussion on the otaku movement and will be titled "Onnichan, what does moe mean?" Galbraith will also be presenting the potential, and limits of moe and a little about his book, The Otaku Enclopedia. If you will be in the area, might want to check it out. Flying image included inside.
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