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Detective Conan stays at #1 for 4th weekend; Saint Young Men debuts at #9

Space Brothers returns to chart; live-action Aji Ichi Monme, Tsuri Baka Nisshi on top 10 charts

Lightning fast and ready to fight.

Teaser of upcoming project debuted at "Heartful Tank Carnival" last month

"Monogatari’s" vampire girl is all kinds of adorable, even tiny

• Funimation Plans Attack on Titan on Home Video in 2014
• The World God Only Knows' 3rd Series Title Is Also Goddesses Arc
• Tezuka's Crater in English Gets 280+ Pre-Orders on Kickstarter
• The Wonderful 101 Slated for Wii U in August/September
• Diamond Comics to Distribute Godzilla Merchandise
• Nintendo Claiming Ad Revenue for YouTube Game Videos

FACT: BURUNDANGA

FACT released their self-titled major label debut in Japan in 2009 -- a decade after they were formed in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture -- and quickly gained a strong national and international following. They have since become one of Japan’s biggest and most-loved rock bands of the decade. In fact, their first two albums reached the top 10 in Japan and their popularity has only grown since, their third album, In the Blink of an Eye, debuting at number 6 on the Oricon weekly chart. Burundanga is their third album and their long-awaited U.S. debut.

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Crossover film to open in theaters in Japan in December

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Generations Sandstorm looks NICE and is a substantial departure from Springer. Brian and ExVee share thoughts on Springer and Blitzwing. The guys discuss which convention should Hasbro give the most attention to... Botcon or SDCC? All that and way way more! Don't forget to circle us on Google+ to join our weekly post-show hangout!PLAYMP3iTunes

Authors: Loren Portillo, Sean Kotz Photos courtesy of Loren Portillo Ray Harryhausen, the pioneering filmmaker and special effects master of such classic films as THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, VALLEY OF GWANGI, and JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, passed away peacefully Tuesday May 7th in London England from an undisclosed illness. He was 92 years old. With Ray Harryhausen’s passing came an instantaneous ritual litany of recognizable names testifying to his influence -- Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, to name a few. But by the same token, there was practically no real discussion of why he had that impact. That’s predictable, really. For most people, this is just a news sidebar, including the legions of web-bound entertainment beat writers frantically culling fragmentary and unchecked sources to adopt a posture of authority for his impromptu obituary. Harryhausen is simply not familiar to most of the new breed of writers cluttering online news services and blogosphere. He outlived his career by 30 years, and for the bulk of the obit writers, his death detoured them from their real concerns, like whether Mylie Cyrus is hotter than Lindsey Lohan. But, the simple fact that Harryhausen’s death resides largely on entertainment pages betrays how poorly his contributions are understood. Continued...

For the next 24 hours or so Sideshow Collectibles* is offering $20 off orders of $45 or more with the coupon code: MIST13. As usual there are some restrictions (details here*), but if you’ve been wanting a new toy or two from Sideshow Collectibles then you may want to explore the site* and take advantage of the code. Coupon code... Read more →

Action figures, playsets, a catapult, and remote-controlled (kinda) horses fill this series of Planet of the Apes toy commercials that have been linked together into one six minute video. Sit back and enjoy, and then see the Mego Museum’s Planet of the Apes page for photos and info on the series. That giant Village Playset makes me sad since kids... Read more →

Boom Studios is now taking pre-orders for Robocop: Last Stand, the comic adaptation of the Frank Miller Robocop 3 screenplay that was unused. This new comic marks than change as Robocop leaves Dynamite Comics and moves to Boom, and as an adaptation of Frank Miller’s work it should work well as a completely stand-alone story. I guess we’ll find out... Read more →

I’ve said very good things about the Power Attack Batman series action figures (Amazon.com search*, at Entertainment Earth*) before, and I’ll continue to grab these as long as Mattel keeps making fantastic and fun Batman toys that are more playable than they are collectible. The line just screams fun, and everything about the series makes me happy. Great news! The... Read more →

There are several figures in NECA’s Predator series (Amazon.com search*) and this summer, at SDCC, the line expands with this exclusive Albino Predator action figure. See the details at the NECA website. Seeing this reveal makes me wonder how many people out there are collecting the entire NECA Predator series . . . Related articles Review – Battle Damaged Robocop... Read more →

Dem fanmade characters!

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Just how worthwhile are these con figures?