Coming up on Hulu on the 24th, TokyoPOP will be presenting America’s Greatest Otaku. This isn’t a one-time award show, but a documentary series that has the TokyoPOP team touring the country looking to see who will qualify for the grand prize. Meanwhile, beginning this presidents day weekend, Viz Media starts streaming the US premier of Neuro, Supernatural Detective. They have the first 5 episodes online to watch right now, and this is a bit of an experiment for them. They haven’t even picked up the Manga yet, but if enough people “like” the Anime (click the red heart on the streaming page), they will sign the contract and bring it to the US.
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There s a new Thor trailer, with the movie due out on May 6th.
Yep, Firefly is about to start running on TV again. This time around, it is being hosted on the Science Channel, and the physicist behind the Science of Science Fiction, Dr Michio Kaku, will be explaining the science used inside each episode. It kicks off on Sunday, March 6th, with the pilot and first episode, and continues each Sunday after that… in order and in HD! Of course we have seen these episodes before, but according to Nathan Fillion speaking with EW, he is ready to make more episodes the moment anyone makes the offer. Or if he wins the lottery and can make them himself, whichever comes first.
Science Fiction music is always fun, and one of the best sources is opening and closing theme songs of various Sci-Fi shows. Personally, I love all the soundtrack, incidental, and interstitial music as well, but most folks only remember the theme songs, so that is the primary target to go for on any given show. One of the groups that perform such themes to the point they are recognized internationally is AKB48, or The Akihabara 48. Last month NHKWorld Premium played a documentary, called the AKB 48 Documentary (what a surprise, huh?) all about them and their music on Sunday the 9th, and it was quite tasty. Even if you don’t speak the language you will enjoy the music, I promise.
Running a Windows 7 OS and looking for some Anime themes? They have a few good free ones over at VikiTech, like this Full Metal Alchemist theme. Just as in earlier windows versions, a theme is more than a wallpaper instance for your desktop. Each of these themes include a number of switchable wallpapers, custom icons, and sounds from the show. They also made the Anime Angels theme, and others for Naruto Shippuden, Nartuo, Bleach, and a number of others. In their Theme Gallery they ave other categories as well, including Games, Movies, and Space. Not all of them are for straight download; some of them you can only access if you either subscribe to their newsletter or friend them on Facebook.
Coming out this March 18th in the US (February 18th in the UK), Paul is the story of two British comic book fans who visit Area 51 and run into Paul, the alien who wrote the X-Files. This one looks like good, silly fun.
I Am Number Four hasn’t gotten as much ahead of time promotion as most Michal Bey movies, but watching the trailer was all I needed to know I will be in my seat for this film come Friday. There are 9 aliens who have escaped and are hiding across the Earth, and are being killed in numeric sequence. Three are already dead, and the forth is fighting for his life to protect himself and the rest.