The Ninja Legion

Otakon 2011 has come and gone in its usual three day stampede through Baltimore, MD. A great time was had by all and some were mentally scarred by the weekend (Ninja Legion style!). Two of us, Heimdall and myself, had the opportunity to attend the Sunrise and Bandai After Dark panels. Since we were a couple of Gundam fanatics we... Read More »

There have always been several things about Baltimore’s Otakon that have made this convention, above all other cons, my favorite: 1)      It was my very first con and, much like your first love, its difficult to find fault with its overly romanticized image. 2)      The culture at Otakon is one of the best. When we nerds... Read More »

At a glance, The One Ups are like any other Nintendo era tribute band; an average looking collection of sincere nerds keeping true the source material that they grew up with an love. But take another look. Take a good hard look. Take a moment and actually listen as your favorite 8-Bit masterpieces get a little…funky. Yes, you heard... Read More »

One thing everyone knows about me is that I worship the ground Nobuo Uematsu walks on. He’s an inspiration to all and has changed my love of music every since I was a small child. So when I got the chance to cover the Q&A, I leapt at it like a cheetah tackling a gazelle. But before the man of the hour relieved his smiling... Read More »

On Friday evening, Spider and I were able to go to the Funimation Panel. We were drawn to it, along with a quarter of the convention attendees. First off, the one presenting our panel was our favorite Funi-Staffer, Adam. He also had a new Funi-Staffer with him. Unfortunately his name escapes me, and I did not make a note of it.... Read More »