Yay, another feature they’ll cut for the international release!

You can be a filmmaker without being a critic, and you can be a critic without being a filmmaker.

I need to pick the game back up, I haven’t even gotten a Skell yet. I’m just annoyed at how much there is to think about in this game, it’s overwhelming compared to the previous Xenoblade. Mining, crafting, upgrading, affinity... the Wii game was taking up more than enough of my brain space with everything it was…

Fat, disgusting, but not dead. I think not dead is a good thing.

I still listen to Ape Escape 3's Seaside Resort song every once in awhile just as a general pick-me-up. Man, I wish I still had all these games.

I only know him as happy-go-lucky Kamen Rider Fourze. It’ll be weird to see him act as a dour teenager and occasional tsukkomi.

I really should get back into reading just for Murakami. Hard Boiled was great, and so was Kafka on the Shore. Norwegian Wood’s been sitting on my shelf for ages, untouched.

So many Zubats...

Huh. Should’ve figured that the EU covered it. Though now that the EU is no longer “canon” to the movies, they could just do whatever they want with it.

Whoops.

Will we finally find out what the heck a Bothan is?

I watch these videos so much I’m starting to mimic Chris’s voice when I do public speaking.

Pokemon GO was quietly officially released in Hong Kong.

You’d be surprised how adults with plenty of money will pirate just because it’s “the cheaper option” in places where pirated goods can still be bought from stores.

You’re welcome and I’m sorry.

They’re pretty popular in the rest of Asia too, actually. There’s even bootleg “compatible” tracks and trains.

I live in a place where Toys R’ Us has whole sections dedicated to Tomica sets. Believe me, the temptation is there.

Does everyone in Japan have Tomica train sets?

The question is, will the experience be what we were promised 20 years ago?

It takes a certain kind of director to be able to make epics, and Anno is definitely one of them. He has classic film sensibilities based on his shot composition and style.