According to Topless Robot, the new Transformers cartoon to come out later this summer does not appear to tie in with the G1 series majority of Transformers hope for. There’s an image of Bumblebee who looks very much his counterpart in the live-action Transformers movie.
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ORANGE RANGE vocalist HIROKI (26) has been married since last month, it was learned on Saturday. The band announced the news on their official website.
HIROKI registered his marriage in February. His wife is not in show business, and he chose not to reveal any personal details such as her age or the length of their relationship.
Of the band’s five current members, HIROKI is the third one to reveal that he is married. Bassist YOH (26) tied the knot in 2007, and vocalist RYO (24) got married in 2008.
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For the first time in her acting career Aya Ueto will be playing as a detective in Absolute Zero Point ~ Unsolved Cases Special Investigation. The new drama will begin airing in Japan Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. starting April 13.
Ueto said, “I hope I can show a totally new face to everyone.”
I’m sure Ueto fans will agree with me that it’s great enough to see her on a weekly basis. Well, if you live in Japan. Probably better to see her in person more often. Better than nothing.
Source: Japan Today
The best combination in Japanese female R&B is back for the first time in seven years, with singers AI, 28, and Namie Amuro, 32, set to release their single “FAKE feat. Namie Amuro.”
The sexy pair performed together as part of SUITE CHIC in 2003 and ZEEBRA in 2006, but this is the first time for a song to be released under AI’ s name. 2010 also marks AI’s 10th anniversary on the music scene, and word is that she sounded Amuro out for her participation both publicly and privately.
“FAKE” is about a girl who has just been dumped by her man, and her talking about it with one of her girl friends. AI said: “This kind of thing would never happen to a girl like Namie, right? For that reason I thought it’d be interesting to have her on it.”
Amuro flashed a wry smile and said “I got more nervous than during my own recordings.”
“FAKE feat. Namie Amuro” goes on sale March 31.
Source: Japan Today
If you’re looking for a new manga to read, you might want to give Dorohedoro a try. VIZ releases Dorohedoro for manga fans and will be in bookstores at $12.99 per volume. Keep in mind that the manga carries an “M” rating, meaning there is content intended for mature audience.
In a city so dismal it’s known only as “the Hole,” an underground group of Sorcerers have been abducting people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious “experiments” in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a mutant man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, Nikaido and Caiman hunt and kill the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they’ll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of “cleaners” into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds.
“DOROHEDORO blends bloody mutant action with the classic horror elements—zombies, demons, and ghosts—and an intricate postapocalyptic urban setting,” says Leyla Aker, Editorial Manager, VIZ Media. “At the same time, the characters are likable, the dialogue’s funny, and I think readers will be surprised by its charm.”
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Yes, that’s Ayaka Hirahara in a wedding dress. And yes, Hirahara is only modeling the dress at a bridal fashion show. Yumi Katsura is the designer and Hirahara was nice enough to model three designs as she performed three songs.
“This is the first time I’ve sung wearing a wedding dress and wedding kimono,” the songstress said, smiling, “and the tightness of the corset actually improves my posture and makes it easier to sing.”
Kawaii.
Source: Japan Today