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10/28/07

Categories: Anime, Video Games, Magazines/Books, Fanboy Fetish, Transmissions From the Void

+ I picked up Ace Combat 6 shortly after it's release Wednesday, although I passed on the flight stick as the general opinion seems to be that it's overpriced rubbish. The game is extremely gorgeous with nearly photo-realistic graphics, but filled with tiresome, tedious missions and ultimately just isn't that much fun.

+ The latest issue of Otaku USA is out. More of the same quality as the first two issues, this issue features the first of a two-part interview with Shinji Aramaki, a guy who's name is synonymous with the transforming motorcycle mecha, having been involved with titles like Genesis Climber MOSPEADA, MegaZone 23 and Bubblegum Crisis. The rest of the issue is more of the usual; features on some new anime titles, balanced out with Godzilla, vinyl toys and Akihabara idols.

+ This month's Wired features a cover story about manga, specifically the doujinshi scene and how the tolerance towards copyrights in that area could be applied to other (non-manga) fields. There's also a 12-page illustrated overview on the history of manga and it's impact in the U.S.

+ For your travel to the off-world colonies, you can travel in Gundam style with Zaku II themed luggage. These sweet "cargo bags" will set you back 25,800yen, but the Char Custom version is guaranteed to get you through security check points 3x faster.

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