Wrap has reported that The Karate Kid remake director, Harald Zwart, is to direct the Anime series and video game, Bakugan. Zwart’s Karate Kid had a budget of only 40 million and made nearly 400 million in the box office. So, Zwart is a hot commodity in Hollywood right now. But, can he pull Bakugan off where fellow director M. Night has failed with Avatar: The Last Airbender?

If you’re not familiar with Bakugan, see the show’s intro below:…

NERDSociety recently interviewed Linda Le, aka Vampy, she’s an avid gamer, a passionate cosplayer, and a full-fledged NERD. If you want to get to know her, read on!!!

NS (NERDSociety): Hey Linda! Nice costumes, do you make it yourself?

Linda: Hi there! I hand-make the majority of my costumes myself. Sometimes, I pick and choose some pre-made parts ^__^  But, all my wigs are cut and styled by my lonesome self ^.^

NS: Are you a nerd? If not, this interview is over! 🙂

Linda: Well, if that means that I spend grotesque amounts of time alone …

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Nerdsociety was lucky enough to get an exclusive interview with the super-hot pro-wrestler Jennifer Blake.  Not only does she kick ass, but she likes anime, too!

How did you first get into professional wrestling?

I always liked it as a kid and started off as a ring announcer it was only a matter of time before I got into the ring where the action happens.

Tell me about your character/ tag team

I’m the leader of women in Konann’s Foreign Legion. I will tag with anyone who wants to bring pain and suffering to the Apaches and Morenos in AAA.

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Here’s what they have so far about the event.  It starts on Friday January 7th and ends Sunday January 9th, 2011.  It’s being held at the LAX (that’s Los Angeles Airport) Marriot, located at 5855 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045.  The hotel phone # is (800) 228 – 9290.  You can pre-register here  with a credit or debit card for $45. for the whole weekend ($40. for students/military). If you are 14 or younger you can bring an adult with you for free.  And by “students” they don’t just mean people under 18 still in school.  They mean anyone …

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A couple of days ago, a game developer called Imageepoch announced that they will be developing the Black Rock Shooter game for PSP, set for a summer 2011 release. It’s said to be a combination RPG and third person shooter type deal. There will also be a limited edition set to be released in Japan which will include original artwork, a Black Rock Shooter figma and a limited edition soundtrack. The working title is Black Rock Shooter: The Game (B2G).

Here is the synopsis according to Moetron:

“The game is set in 2051; where 19 years ago Seven

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Starting on December 10, the AMC Covina in Southern California will begin a 7 day run of Madhouse’s Summer Wars, a highly rated anime which was first released in Japan in August of last year. Just recently, the Academy changed their rules on Oscar submissions. A foreign film released in another country starting in 2009 may be eligible for nomination if the film runs in a Los Angeles theater for one week. So starting December 10th, lucky Southern Californians will get the chance to see this film on the big screen. The English-dub version of the anime will premier in New …

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In another case of “why’d it take so long to do that,” the Dutch company who owns the “Miffy” rights has won a copyright infringement lawsuit against Sanrio for a bunny character that looks a little too much like theirs.  Dick Bruna, the guy who created Miffy like 45 years ago, has openly accused Hello Kitty of copying his style for, well, probably since Hello Kitty came out in 1974.  Bruna’s Miffy hasn’t always looked like this, however; he changed her design to the current one in the 60’s.

So okay, that’s 10 years ahead of Hello Kitty. One can only …

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Entertainment Earth is having a buy 1 get 1 half off statue deal so I checked out what goodies they had.  I found this Catwoman statue from the Japanese company, Kotobukiya.  Not only is it sexy, but checkout the base,  it’s Batman being stomped on. That’s pretty weird and cool at the same time.

The online store also has this Batgirl on sale, so you can get both for less than $100.  Totally good deal for 2 unique statues.  Make sure to get your order fast!  Some statues have already sold out.

If you don’t like one of them, you …

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Check out this limited edition figure of Voltron from Toynami.  It measures 27 inches.  Yeah that’s 2 feet and a quarter.  This isn’t some puny 12″ figure that I had when I was a kid.  It’s limited to 500 pieces.  But best of all you can play with this since it’s made of plastic, this isn’t a statue, it’s an action figure!  It sells for $250 and for that price it comes in an old school box!  I’d buy it but then I’ll want other big ass figures like Power Rangers.

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You might already be familiar with the Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight series currently showing in the US.  Kamen Rider V3 was a live-action, superhero TV show that first came out in the early 70’s, around the same time as Kikaider. (See my Kikaida article for more info).  A guy named Toru Hirayama got together with Ishinomoto, the creator of Kikaider, and put together a TV show based on a guy who wore a mask and costume that somewhat resembled a grasshopper. It was called Kamen Rider (which means “masked rider”). 

The two shows follow a similar formula:  a cyborg …

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