MMPR Season 1 Vol. 1 & 2 is Morphinominal!

Growing up in the 90's was certainly awesome, and perhaps the best reason for that was the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers!

Kawaii-Kon 2013 is another success!

I'm still reeling from my trip this past weekend (I miss Honolulu), but in my opinion Kawaii-Kon 2013, although not as good as last year, was still a great event to attend! The venue expanded to more rooms and events, as well as a bigger amount of special Japanese guests. All of the major events were a success, and I especially enjoyed the live performances from Eyeshine, EMKE, and Iruma Rioka w/ Nemu.

Echo Bridge Ent. Presents Godzilla VS Biollante!

For the first time on DVD, Echo Bridge Entertainment has finally provided Godzilla fans with one of the most renown movies from the Hesei era, Godzilla VS Biollante! Although fans are already familiar with the plot and monsters that starred in it, this movie was not widely distributed in USA since the early 90's through VHS. This DVD has the original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles, or set it up with English dubbing.

Charapro Great Nita Figure Deluxe Set

 
This set has got to be one of the best batches that Charapro has released because there is an abundance of accessories included. Great Nita is an alter ego that death match legend Atsushi Onita adopted as early as 1994. Of course, his gimmick was inspired by the Great Muta.

My Top 5 K-Pop Songs for Summer '12

As the summer season ends, I can't help but reflect on some great songs that brightened my Summer. Even though I worked this whole season, these songs helped me enjoy whatever free time there was left. Which is why, I'd like to share my top 5 K-Pop songs for this year's Summer season, but in no particular order. Before I begin, I want to point out that my appreciation for K-Pop only extends to how far a song makes me feel. In most cases, I enjoy anything that makes me want to dance, snap my fingers, sing along (at least the words I know), or bob my head. I support everything related to the genre and do not align myself with any fandoms to vocally or publicly express my strong dislike for any group. Please, no fan wars here. With that out the way, here's my top 5 tracks this year:

90's Nick Game Shows

Just yesterday, I was flipping through the channels, when I stumbled upon Teen Nick's "90's Are All That." For those who don't know, the "90's Are All That," is a segment for viewers, who grew up in the 90's, like me. There is a line-up of nostalgic shows that were a hit in the 90's such as "All That (original)," "Salute Your Shorts," "Kenan and Kel," and much more.

Fave Rave: Bandai HG Godzilla '74 Figure

There was a time when I loved to collect Godzilla HG (High Grade) figures distributed by Bandai. These 3 inch figures were in plastic capsules with catalog inserts and sold through toy dispensing machines. Godzilla '74 was a part of the ninth Godzilla High Grade set.

So You Think You Can Dance?: A Ranting Rave From BlueMenpachi

If you love REAL dancing and watching the growth and develpment of America's top dancers. This is the show for you...

As I sit at my kitchen table typing this post, I am also WATCHING SYTYCD!

There are so many diverse dancing styles this year my MIND = BLOWN

It's been so long since I've watched this show! The 1st and 2nd seasons, I never missed an episode. But now, they're already on season 9? HOLY SMOKES I missed a lot.

When I'm in LA, I must go to Korea Town and Little Tokyo!

Koreatown Plaza

This past Saturday, I took a 4 1/2 hour road trip to Los Angeles from Las Vegas. My group and I planned to visit two specific stores: one in Korea Town and the other in Little Tokyo before attending SM Town Live III in the Honda Center. From my past experience, I concluded that I must always visit Music Plaza and Anime Jungle whenever I'm in LA!

I need more SNSD!

SM Town Live (after the show)

May 20, 2012 was certainly great day to kick off the summer of all K-Pop fans, who attended SM Town Live World Tour III in Los Angeles. The show started a little past 7 PM and ended around 10:45 PM. On top of that MBC was also present to record and edit this concert to air in South Korea soon with Leeteuk, Taeyeon, and Tiffany as the main emcees! The bad news about all these factors tied together was there were NO CAMERAS OF ANY KIND allowed before and during the show, probably because this concert was meant to be exclusive? I'm not sure. The usher stood close to my seat so there was no way I could sneak a shot during the show, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were some photos or videos leaked online somewhere. The good news though was there were thousands of glow/light sticks (in various colors) seen amongst the crowd, including me. Bobbing your light/glow stick to music is the best part of the experience.

Toy Shack feels like a trip to a toy museum

Since I'm in Vegas, I had to pay a visit to Toy Shack located in Fremont Street Experience. You may be familiar with the owner, Johnny Jimenez, who would often appear in History Channel's Pawn Stars to appraise vintage toys being sold in the pawn shop. Unfortunately, Johnny wasn't here today, but that didn't damper my trip to his store.

Fave Rave: Great Muta Devil Deluxe Figure

For today's fave rave, I'd like to showcase something for pro-wrestling and Keiji Mutoh fans out there. This is the Great Muta Devil Deluxe Figure from CharaPro.

Fave Rave: Culture Japan Season 2 Episode 1

Hello! This is Aaron again and today I'd like to introduce another fave rave: "Culture Japan."

Our host, Danny Choo, introduces Japanese culture (especially anime) to different parts of the world through his popular blog: http://www.dannychoo.com and TV show, "Culture Japan." Danny is very popular among anime fans and he might be one of your favorite bloggers/TV hosts as well.

Fave Rave: jon3pnt0 Presents Prime Reviews

Hey guys this is Aaron introducing a new segment that I like to call, "Fave Rave." Today I want to talk about one of my fave raves on YouTube: jon3pnt0...er...I mean Optimus Primes' Prime Reviews!

My Thoughts On Robot Chicken's 100th Episode!

Congratulations to all of the contributors for the hit TV show on Adult Swim: Robot Chicken! Robot Chicken aired their 100th episode, Fight Club Paradise, this past Sunday and to give my overall opinion on this episode...I thought the show was brilliant and very entertaining! Thank you for the great sketches and overall use of figures in your scenes instead of actors/actresses.

Godzilla Stop Motion Movie

This stop motion movie features a star-studded cast of Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, Gigan, King Ghidorah, Gamera, and much more! This flick is a silent film meaning the movie has no dialogue or subtitles to read. You're treated to the video accompanied with sound effects and proper background music. Some stop motion pictures could've been cleaned up a little more, but otherwise a great film to watch. Credit goes to the Japanese film makers who created this movie. Enjoy!

Godzilla Pachinko Machine By Newgin

What?! A Godzilla pachinko game?! That's right everyone! Newgin created a pachinko game based on the popular monster Godzilla (Millenium version) along with his co-stars including Rodan (Millenium version), Anguirus (Millenium version), Gigan (Millennium version), and King Ghidorah. Okay before I get criticized for posting old news, I should point out that this game was released around late summer of 2010.

I am not sure exactly how this game interacts with the story (if there is one), but the cool feature on this game is a combination of animated and exclusive live action fight scenes for this game only. There are also spectacular light displays and all kinds of moving, shaking internal components. I didn't play a pachinko game before, so I'd love to try this one first!

The official website of this game can be found here:
http://www.newgin.co.jp/pub/machine/godzilla/index01.html

Video credit:  Uploaded video was provided by SANSHIMA

Official COBRACON 2011 promo by NGSMOOV

COBRAAAAAAA!