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Fan-Made Anime-Inspired Doctor Who Project

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Published on: July 27, 2010

I’ve been a fan of Dr. Who for quite a number of years. I’ve watched episodes from the original Doctor (William Hartnell) up

Doctor Who Diamond Logo

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through the current incarnation. Tom Baker was probably one of my favorites, though I have not seen enough of the more recent shows to decide about the recent actors. I was presently surprised when I came across this article on ANN. A fan of Dr. Who has created his own version of the show of how he feels an animated version should be done.

“32-year-old Paul “OtaKing” Johnson, a professional translator in Sheffield, England (who bears no relation to Toshio Okada, the “OtaKing” who co-founded Gainax), released a video on YouTube in February 2009 called “Making a proper Doctor Who  .” The 4-minute video depicts a fight scene evolving from rough drawings into a fully detailed, inked, colored, and dubbed animation, created entirely by Johnson himself.”

Here are some of the You Tube videos for your enjoyment. I like how the voice of the Japanese voice actress comes across. Don’t think I’d want to make her mad.

What do you think? I’m not a fan of the animation style but I do like what I am seeing.

Source: ANN

Who needs American Idol when there is You Tube?

by loneotaku
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Published on: June 12, 2010

At least that is probably what some people might think. A 22-year-old South Korean girl, Kim Yeo-hee, landed a record deal recently by posting a home made video of her singing a Lady GaGa song. What makes it even more unique is that she accompanies her singing with 4 iPhones running music apps. More details can be seen here on the Akihabara News site. For now, here are a couple of videos showcasing her talent.

While watching, I also came across this teaser video of her work after being signed… WOW, sounds great!

Source: Akihabara News, Wall Street Journal

Applegirl on Twitter: @0applegirl0
Music production company: Dreamhigh Entertainment
Singles samples: Soribada site
Korean Tweeters Page
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Alter Prototype Version of Azusa Spotted?

by loneotaku
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Published on: February 2, 2010

So while I, like thousands of others of others were desperately try to snag the ultimate in cute Nendoroid Nakano Azusa, I stumbled on this bit on the Neko Magic blog. It appears Alter has turned their eye to Azusa and plans to relsease a version of poison just in time to kill my wallet. This is an automatic must have.

K-On Azusa Prototype Scale

K-On Azusa Prototype Scale

Use your iPhone as a Remote Control

by loneotaku
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Published on: January 27, 2010

Flipping through the Internet this evening I came across this cool application / hardware add-on for iTouch / . You can now use it as a Universal Remote control. The folks at Think Flood have come up with this cool product they have named Red Eye. Being somewhat of a gadget nut I love the idea. If you have one already, I’d love to hear your opinions of it.

Robotic Coolness

by loneotaku
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Published on: January 4, 2010

Don’t ask me how I stumbled on this one but this is cool. The old adage about “if you have to ask then you probably can’t afford it” mind… Robotics have always fascinated me. Aibo, Asimo, QRIO etc. What do you think of NAO? I wouldn’t mind being a beta tester for NAO. Looks fun!

Source: Aldabaran Robotics

Fumiko’s Confession – An independent production anime

by loneotaku
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Published on: November 12, 2009

Its been a while since I’ve seen a cute short like this. Enjoy!

A rough translation, she asks the boy to go out with her… his response is “Sorry, but I want to focus on baseball.” After falling seemingly forever, she literally runs into him again.  She asks for him to marry her, but again he responds with “Sorry! I really just want to focus on baseball.”

Link to creators site: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Tete/

The site has a number of stills as well as concept art used in creating the short. What did you think? Do you have a favorite?

Kawaii Yamato Transport CM

by loneotaku
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Published on: October 26, 2009

You have to love foreign commercials. This commercial for Yamato Transport is great for a chuckle and a smile. It gets the point across well so a translation is not really needed.

Yamato Transport is one of the largest door-to-door delivery companies in .

Alice in Wonderland – The Official Website

by loneotaku
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Published on: August 11, 2009

I like cruising the Internet on occasion to see what I can find… Disney has long been know for its animations and they do have some great book adaptations as well. This looks as though it will be pretty good. Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter… Appropriate

Alice in Wonderland – The Official Website

4°C’s First Squad Wins Award at Moscow Int’l Fim Fest – Anime News Network

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Published on: August 11, 2009

4°C’s First Squad Wins Award at Moscow Int’l Fim Fest – Anime News Network

Days like today when I have time off, I like to cruise the net and see what I can find… Following a chain of links I finally landed on Watashi to Tokyo’s blog with a couple of video clips. This is Russian animation called “First Squad” From the looks of it, I’d say it must be pretty good. I’ve embedded the YouTube videos for your viewing pleasure.

Trailer:

Official Site: First Squad

Source Links:
ANN: Animation News Network
Watashi to Tokyo
4C – First Squad

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