

Given the ferocious antipathy we have seen directed against the Hollywood movie “adaptation” of beloved classic Dragonball, the sight of the game adaptation of the movie, “Dragonball: Evolution”, is sure to send fans in paroxysms of rage and despair.
Below we compare the two conceptions of the franchise, in 2D and 3D:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Dec 25, 2008 06:59 JST
- Tags: AV, Censorship, Copyright, Cosplay, IdolM@ster, Namco Bandai, Parody, TMA

The recently announced Idol Master cosplay parody AV “Adult Master”, produced by the infamous TMA and due for release in January, has been mysteriously cancelled without explanation.
The immediate suspicion is that Namco has exerted pressure over TMA to halt distribution of the offending title.
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A new figure in the SD (Super Deformed) Gundam series, this “SDX Knight Gundam” manages to be as cute as possible without actually being colored pink.
As a mechanical horse for the Knight Gundam would be silly, the SDX Knight comes with the ability to transform into a mecha-centaur of sorts in order to completely fulfill the medieval-theme…
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Code Geass may have ended, but the stream of merchandise yet looks set to strengthen into a torrent. The latest we see are these C.C. and Kallen dakimakura, with standard mizugi, bunny girl and shirt versions.
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The latest in the excellent Naruto based Narutimate Hero (or Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, if you prefer) series of 3D action/fighting games has been confirmed as being due for a winter release on the PS3. The game is entitled NARUTO ‐ ナルト ‐ ナルティメットストーム / Narutimate Storm.
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It was with pleasant surprise that I formed my initial, highly favourable, impressions of the Tales of the Abyss anime adaptation, and now after seeing three such episodes of superb quality, I’d like to take the opportunity to recommend the anime unreservedly.
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Moderately anticipated Xbox 360 “exclusive” SF RPG Star Ocean 4 has has some screenshots released which show off the game in some detail, though questions have been immediately asked about the wisdom of their character design and graphical style.
The style adopted seems to be a hodgepodge of Final Fantasy style CG and classical anime style visuals, and the results seem to be mixed.
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Being a huge fan of the PS2 science fantasy RPG upon which this anime is based, I was apprehensive about the Tales of the Abyss adaptation, thinking it could well suffer a mediocre remake. However, I am delighted to say the anime is already shaping up to be one of astonishing quality.
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Most would agree this lady is one of the more convincing Ivy cosplayers, if not the physical embodiment of Soul Calibur’s top heavy whip wielding dominatrix.
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Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion seems to be departing from its normal aesthetic with the addition of this Alisa Boskonovitch costume (her name is rather unfortunately rendered into Japanese with the ‘v’ becoming a ‘b’). Just who is she cosplaying?
You can see from some of the other images that Tekken 6 is shaping up to be Soul Calibur IV all over again… Expect schoolgirl costumes aplenty.
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In something of a change from the usual, though admittedly appealing, curvaceous or at times entirely flat young ladies, here we see an absolutely stunning figure/diorama, 魂コレクターズ S.I.C. HERO SAGA VOL.2 (Soul Collectors), even exhibiting creative use of illumination, to say nothing of the outstandingly lifelike probing tendrils…
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Here we uncover the secrets of lost idols, with a look at the early history of Idol Master, known in those ancient times as “Idol Game”, and discover that not only have there been some interesting changes, but also that several idols were lost along the way…
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