I’m Becoming an Older Geek
I’d love to know the age of the typical reader/commenter of WatchPlayRead…because I have some serious questions about the demographics of our audience. Are there pre-teens out there in the audience? Any REALLY old people reading this right now?
Arrietty – UK Trailer
I’m a bit sad that we’re going to have to wait all the way until February of 2012 to get this in the theaters here in the US, but if the trailer above is any indication of how good a movie it should be, it’ll be well worth the wait.
Viz Announces ‘Tenjo Tenge’ Manga From Artist Oh!Great
Viz just announced a new release done by none other than Oh!Great and it looks to be a doozy.
Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners Available On PSN… For Rental
Though I am usually against renting, the fact that Aniplex decided to put all 7 OVAs of Kara no Kyoukai on PSN is freaking sweet, as even the casual anime watcher should check this series out.
Bandai Drops Flurry of New Gundam Info
Because us mecha nerds can’t get enough Gundam, Bandai has thrown some new details about the newest entry in the long running franchise, titled Gundam AGE. Hit the jump to check out the new details and a video preview.
Oh Look! A Swastika Dragon…in…Space. Oh Anime.
Yeah, yeah, the swastika was around before the Nazi’s decided to make it a symbol of bad juju, but if I remember correctly it’s been around since Buddha at least.
Viz Snags Rights To Hatsune Miku, Prepare For The Vocaloid Invasion
Finally, my and Xopher’s favorite synthesized singer is legal in the good ol’ US of A.
Watch 13 Minutes of the Dr. Who Anime!
What, a Dr Who anime? CLASSIC Dr. Who? Send your thanks to Otaking.
Anime Wesley Snipes? Blade Anime Show Airs in Japan
Why a Japanese anime of Blade? Characters can’t stall a project when they go to prison for tax evasion.
Save 20% on Naruto Manga This Week
Do you have the Viz Media iOS app? Do you love ninjas? I do on both counts and will be spending the better part of this weekend reading every volume of the insanely popular manga that my bank account and wife can stand…and on the cheap!
Ruroni Kenshin OVAs To Be Released in USA Courtesy of Aniplex
Yeah that’s right you read it correctly.
MÄR Now Available on Netflix
Have you officially ran out of shows to watch on your Netflix instant queue? Are you dying for a new anime action series that doesn’t last 300+ episodes? Well then have I got the perfect show for you.
Weeaboo Wednesday – Japanese Cuisine
Being a rampant weeaboo is hard, you have to know how to open Ramune soda, you constantly long for a piece of Lotte’s BlackBlack gum, and you can never get your fill of gyoza, no matter how many they bring to you. Some of us just can’t help ourselves, we love the Japanese people so […]
Things Don’t Look Good for Akira Remake
I know that we tend to avoid that ‘hive-mind’ mentality when it comes to movies and anime here at WPR, but I’m certain that we’re in perfect harmony here in our thinking of Akira (the manga and anime) does not need to be made into a live-action movie for American release.