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New Anime Coming To Neon Alley

You may have heard about  the 24 hour anime channel “Neon Alley”, now available on gaming consoles. For those who have not, it is an app that you can download for the Xbox 360 and PS3. It is available at $6.99 a month, and for a limited time they are offering a one week free trial. On Neon Alley you get to watch anime any time of the day and its is in English Dub! On the 16th of April, Viz Media announced a new set of anime to premiere on Neon Alley. The list can be found below. Which of the anime are you looking forward to or would you like to see on Neon Alley? Read the full story

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NIS America to Release Hanasaku Iroha Volume 2 This July

In the midst of Pixar and the pulling way from hand drawn animation here in the US, Anime holds a nostalgic place in my heart. Whenever a new Anime comes along with a story I’m really interested in I try to find time to watch it even with my busy schedule. Stories dealing with growing up are one of my favorites. Hanasaku Iroha~Blossoms for Tomorrow centers on a 16 year old girl, Ohana Matsumae, who works at a hot spring inn called Kissuiso.

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Doctor Who Limited Edition Gift Set Coming November

Are you a fan of Doctor Who? It’s had a major surge in popularity over the last couple of years here in the States, so it’s more and more common to find people who are becoming fans of the classic series. If you’re one of the ones who has yet to watch any of it, then you need to boot up Netflix or purchase/borrow the series, because you’re missing out! I didn’t start with the older series of Doctor Who, like some of my friends did. I started the series back in 2005 with Eccleston’s ninth Doctor, which is a great starting point for modern Doctor Who. Well, for fans like me or for newcomers, BBC Home Entertainment has some great news. Read the full story

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Toonami Announces Line-up of Awesome Anime Titles

The recent announcement of Toonami’s return had everyone on Twitter and Facebook jumping for joy. Now, it seems that the list of shows has been announced. Jason DeMarco, now VP of Marketing and Promotions for Cartoon Network, confirmed this listing via his Twitter account.

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Toonami’s Back, Bitches

Just moments ago, Adult Swim made an announcement on Twitter. “Attention Toonami Faithful: We heard you. On 05.26.12 #ToonamisBackBitches.” Now, when I glanced at Twitter and saw this news, I absolutely went crazy, as I used to watch Toonami back in its heyday. Finally, another generation of kids and fans will get the chance to watch some of the amazing shows we used to watch when we came home from school. Honestly, who wasn’t a fan of Dragon Ball Z, and the other series that made Toonami great?

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The Resurgence of the Fairy Tale

Fairy tales have been around for centuries and, for some of us, are massive parts of our childhoods. With numerous books, movies, and cartoons stocking store shelves it should be no surprise that the fairy tale is back and better than ever.

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Adrianne Palicki’s Wonder Woman is Shiny

Today the first picture of Adrianne Palicki in her Wonder Woman outfit hit the Internet courtesy of EW, and only one word comes to mind – shiny. Yes, there are two other things that are slightly distracting (let’s be honest here people…), but overall everything is really well done.

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First Look at Showtime’s The Borgias

As a person who has been following this like a hawk, I am so thrilled to finally see a proper trailer for the upcoming Showtime series, The Borgias. If you were a fan of The Tudors, the amazing show detailing the life of King Henry VIII, you will easily fall in love with this new series.

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. might become a television series!

So I was sitting here, waiting for my PSP to download a game, when I came across a most interesting piece of info.  It would seem that GSC Game World, the developers, have been creating a pilot episode for a TV show based on the in-game world of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Read the full story

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The Walking Dead Walks Itself Into Two Seasons

In a complete no brainer decision, AMC has renewed The Walking Dead for a second season.

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About Marooners’ Rock

Everyone grows up; this is how the world works. Just because we grow decrepit and old, however, does not mean we have to forsake the things that make us happy, childish though they may seem. This is the core concept of Marooners’ Rock; we geek out on the things of our past, present, and future. Society and cultural norms be damned!

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