Day: June 23, 2016

Crunchyroll’s Anime Expo 2016 Panels & Premiers list

Christopher Torres

Today, Crunchyroll has announced the panels they will be holding at Anime Expo 2016, as well as their series that will be receiving exclusive premiers of at the event. Bellow is a list with the days, and all their corresponding events.   Friday, July 1st: A Deeply Biased History of American Manga Publishing Time: 2:15PM – 3:15PM Room: LP3/LACC 408AB Crunchyroll Industry Panel Time: 5:15PM – 6:15PM Room: LP1/Petree Hall Crunchyroll Ace Attorney Screening Event Time: 7:00PM – 8:15 Room: Video 2/JW Marriott Platinum Ballroom Saturday, July 2nd: Crunchyroll Shorts Marathon…

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Marvel NOW Divided Teaser Black Panther & The Prowler

Ben Odinson

Today, Marvel released a new Divided Teaser for Marvel NOW which is coming out this fall. This teaser has Black Panther and The Prowler. Many are saying these teasers are supposed to highlight the divide between superheroes. I am guessing the ramifications of Civil War Two will once again put heroes on unlikely terms with one another. Anyways, I am interested in The Prowler given that he is been a great supporting character in the Amazing Spider-Man series that is currently out. I wonder if this is supposed to highlight him…

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Premium Bandai to Release DX Gan Gun Catcher

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Kamen Rider Necrom is set to have a new weapon similar to Kamen Rider Specter’s Gan Gun Hand, called the Gan Gun Catcher which is able to use Eyecons. Now, a recent magazine scan has appeared revealing Premium Bandai will release the DX Toy version of the weapon. The Eyecon Loader DX Gan Gun Catcher is scheduled for an October release, being sold at the price of 5508 yen, and will also include two DX Eyecons: the Columbus Ghost Eyecon & the Nightingale Ghost Eyecon. Orders for the item will…

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Marvel NOW Divided Teaser Ms Marvel & Riri Williams

Ben Odinson

Coming at you with some Marvel News. Yesterday, Marvel released another Divided teaser for Marvel NOW which is expected to come out this fall. These teaser images usually pair two characters together. One of them being a top-tier character while the second being minor or in some cases new character. This time around we have Ms.Marvel aka Kamala Khan and Riri Williams.   For those not reading Invincible Iron Man, Riri Williams is a MIT student who managed to piece together her own Iron Man-esque armor out of parts and…

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Transformers: Combiner Wars Machinama Series First Look Revealed

Pak Hanu

Entertainment Weekly has recently shown the first look for the upcoming Transformers: Combiner Wars series by Machinama. The series will stream exclusively on Machinama’s network, go90, on August 2, however a prelude series will premiere on Youtube, Facebook, and also on go90. The four part preview series will show viewers the first look at the current state of Cybertron in the Transformers: Combiner Wars series universe. Entertainment Weekly also posted a statement by Hasbro’s Chief Content Officer, Steven Davis. “Machinima is known as a leader of the digital content space and has tremendous creative talent within their network. We are excited to…

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Star Wars: Rogue One – Darth Vader Returns!

Pak Hanu

Entertainment Weekly has recently continued with their Rogue One: A Star Wars Story segment with the announcement that Darth Vader will be appearing in Star Wars: Rogue One. What is also exciting about this reveal is that James Earl Jones will be reprising his role for the menacing Sith Lord. Entertainment Weekly also revealed some background information about Vader’s role in the film. The main antagonist of the story is Ben Mendelsohn’s Director Orson Krennic, an ambitious Imperial officer with Machiavellian tendencies who is eager to secure a place at the Emperor’s side. “There is a lot of palace intrigue going…

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