I remember sitting in front of the TV when I was 7 years old in 1985 and watching what was probably one of the first Anime’s I’ve ever seen.

Tranzor Z (Mazinger Z) was one of the original giant robot Anime’s. It featured Kouji Kabuto–Tommy Davis in the US as the pilot of the Pileder (Pilder) a hovercraft vehicle that went into the head of the giant Tranzor Z robot. From this hovercraft he would control the awesome robot and use its trademark attack which was a double rocket punch to defeat the enemy.
Fighting along side of Tommy in his …

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Our favorite photographer, Ejen Chuang  was at Anime Expo today to get his badge and set up his table for his book, Cosplay In America.  He’ll be located at #A29 in AA for the 4 day convention, so make sure to pay him a visit.  Below is his adventure as he gets his badge and encounters an enthusiastic crowd:

Don’t forget that we’ve also teamed up with Ejen and giving a free copy of Cosplay In America.  So make sure to enter the contest!

See you guys at AX 🙂…

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Pop Surrealism Princess Camilla d’Errico will be making her Anime Expo LA debut this year at the Los Angeles Convention Center, July 1-4^th, and bringing brand new limited editions toys, accessories and clothing for fans, followers and new friends.

“We’re bringing some of the limited edition, 4” Tony Tony Lollipop vinyl art toys, designed by Camilla on Disney’s Stitch platform. They’re already sold out on our online store but we’ve saved a few for Anime Expo LA”, contributes Nancy Marshall, the “Merchandise Maven” responsible for conventions and d’Errico’s online store. “We’ve also got brand new …

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The Anime Eureka SeVen has had mixed reviews in the past, some people say it’s too long at 50 episodes and others love it. I’d say that I’m in the middle and find it great on a lot of levels such as the story in itself and negative by how annoying the main characters get on their slow road to finding themselves.

The DVD’s took about 2 years to collect. Having to wait every other month for the next disk to come out was like waiting for paint to dry. Most of the disks came out in a special edition which …

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Everyone probably knows by now that I’m not the biggest fan of computer animation. I prefer anime myself. I also like the old-fashioned hand-drawn animation. I have no time for the Shrek series as I could barely sit through the first one, but Toy Story is something different. The Toy Story series taps into our love of toys and judging from the emotional responses to the final scenes of Toy Story 3, Pixar has another winner on its hands. Toy Story 3 may be light in plot (it’s basically The Great Escape with toys) but the final scenes contain an emotional …

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To celebrate the release of Ejen Chuang’s Cosplay In America, we are giving away 1 copy signed by the photographer himself.  The book contains portraits of cos players in various Anime events such as AX, Anime Fest and A-Kon.  The book has sold out at conventions so this is the perfect time to get a copy for FREE!

To learn more about the book, check out our interview with Ejen.  Here’s a video of Ejen at Fanime:

One (1) winner will receive:

One (1) Cosplay In America Book signed by photographer Ejen Chuang valued at $40.

Entering the contest …

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I first met Ejen Chuang at Anime Expo ’08.  He had his own photo booth by the entrance of the convention center.  I was amazed that with all the professional photography equipments he had, he was doing everything by himself, no assistants at all.  That meant that when he had to take a restroom break, he asked one of the attendees to watch his stuff. Talk about trusting a stranger!  Chuang is a Texas native and learned his photography skills by working with seasoned photographers.

It has almost been two years since I met Chuang and he still sets up booths …

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Recently Anime Expo announced to their many loyal attendees that they will be charging extra for the previously free shuttle pass. Luckily for us, everyone decided to leave the AX Block Hotels and move to closer, and overall, cheaper hotels. With the crazy amount of backlash from the AX Community, Anime Expo decided to one-up their own last years policy by providing free shuttle passes to all 4 day attendees. Complimentary. At no extra cost. I guess the AX Community can say they won the battle but not the war.

For more information, shuttle routes, and complete pricing for the …

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EA and FUNimation Entertainment, the leading distributor of anime in North America, have announced that BioWare’s Dragon Age (think Mass Effect meets Lord of the Rings) will be coming to home video release in 2011. Production will start in May 2010. The anime movie will have executive producers from both BioWare and FUNimation.

“Anime is a great medium for us to continue the robust Dragon Age story,” said Mark Darrah, Executive Producer for the Dragon Age franchise. “Partnering with FUNimation ensures that we are delivering the exceptional quality and entertainment value that our Dragon Age fans expect.”

“We are thrilled to …

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This weekend, NERDsociety.com will be attending the Wizard World: Philly, pop culture convention at the Philadelphia Convention center.

Some of the special guests are Patrick Stewart–no description needed. However, I will mention that between Star Trek, X-Men, the Anime Steamboy and countless performances on stage and screen, he is the highlight of this convention.

Also appearing is Bruce Campbell of Evil Dead fame, he has also been on many fantasy TV shows from the Hercules and Xena days where he played the character Autolycus. He also starred in Jack of All Trades and Brisco County Jr.

A comical actor whose voice …

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