DragonBall Evolution

I felt something wrong with the movie "Dragonball Evolution" when i saw the first trailer. I told myself to watch it... after i heard more and more feedback from friends, i decide not to waste money and time to see that. For what i saw, that's 100% not DragonBall at all. The character, the world set up, the tone, the design, the fighting style etc. all are way "OFF"!! 100% around me think the same... It doesn't work for Asian audience, maybe it works for US. But after i checked the bad boxoffice, it showed that neither US audience doesn't like it... I don't undertsand why FOX set up the movie like this.

This poster is closer to my expectation on DragonBall

Fans recommended FOX people if they're still thinking about a sequel to the poor flick they released, pleass ask Funglisoft for consulting, I bet they could radically improve thier understanding of Dragonbal! Or even better: actually should outsource the production of the next DB movie to them! You see what I mean after you watched this clip featuring a fight between Gohan (Goku’s son) and the cyborg siblings:

http://teaser-trailer.com/

Ultraman Soda

DyDo Drinco Corp is marketing a traditional soda in collaboration with the popular “Ultraman” series. Ultraman themed soda just released in March in Japan which comes in two flavors and 12 different can designs, selling at 100 Yen each. It won't give you super power :P


I like the way they use the costume graphics, simple and fun! the website is pretty fun as well, check this out. Thanks Patrick share this with us.

Google Chrome Shorts

Google has just launched a YouTube page with 11 short films to promote the launch of their new web browser, Chrome. They were each created by different directors and artists. Here is my favorite one:

Google teamed with Motion Theory to craft the first video for Chrome's arrival. Directors Mark Kudsi and John Fan created a lively 2 1/2D animated spot celebrating Chrome's revolutionary features with music by Tim Meyers. A Chrome Short by Motion Theory. http://www.motiontheory.com/

The Making of PlayStation

above you see the development of PS logo, I always interest to see any "the making of" stuffs, where is the original idea and how thge final design was developed etc. Edge Magazine has an retrospective up for the PlayStation, from its early break with Nintendo to its current struggles to for market share; cool logo and controller prototypes, etc. a interesting article.
Read the full article at edge-online

Two minutes of 9 online

Two minutes exclusive clips of "9" is now available on MTV.com
Based on Shane Acker’s Academy Award-nominated short film of the same name, “9” follows nine ragdolls on a quest to save humanity in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Featuring the voice talents of Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau and Christopher Plummer, “9” hits theaters in limited release on September 9 (in other words, 9/9/09).

Tezuka Manga in iphone!

cool news!

The software distributor Yappa has announced on Monday that it is releasing an application for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch mobile devices to distribute its Weekly Tezuka Osamu Magazine. Every Tuesday, the application will update with about 100 pages from Mighty Atom (Astro Boy), Phoenix, and other titles from the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka. The application and the manga installments themselves are in Japanese, but the application is available in Apple's App Store outside Japan. The application and the weekly issues will be free for six months. A version compatible with Microsoft Windows Mobile devices is planned for the future.

The first weekly issue includes manga installments of Mighty Atom, Phoenix, Black Jack, Dororo, and Under the Air. The next issue will go online on April 21 with Princess Knight, The Crater, and Rainbow Parakeet. Despite Tezuka Productions' recent efforts to add color to its founder's manga in free digital form, Yappa's initial manga lineup is in the original black-and-white except for the "cover" pages. The online magazine is part of the ongoing 80th anniversary celebration of Tezuka's birth. Dark Horse Comics, Vertical, and Viz Media have all released Tezuka's manga in North America. IMAGI's computer-animated film adaptation of the Astro Boy manga is slated to open in North America on October 23.

Source: TezukaOsamu LiveJournal via Yappa.co.jp

Old Sketches of G1

Woww, old stuffs! this sketch I did long long time ago (2005)! I've just found it when i cleaned up the data in my computer. I was inspired by animated version of Batman at that time and tried to see how the western cartoon animated Gatchaman looked like...

Video Game Controllers Evolution

This neat illustration, we can see how the Video Game Controllers Evolution hands on. From dates back to the Tandy and Atari 2600 Video Game Console Controllers and continues through the years passing the NES, SNES, Dreamcast, Playstation and finally ends on the Wiimote.

It is amazing to see how Video Game consoles have evolved simply by the use of the controllers. What once was only a Controller with only a stick and a button has grown to the Nintendo Wiimote with a Directional Pad, 3 Buttons, 4 Options, 1 Shoulder, and is Motion Sensitive, including an additional Stick, 2 Shoulders which is also Motion Sensitive. What will be next?

source: Offworld

Robot Face Scuplture

Amazing Typewriter Robots sculptures, like it.

Giant Beetle Robot

This giant beetle robot named "Kabutom MX-03" was designed and built by a Japanese engineer, Takahashi in Ibaraki. He has taken his robotics hobby to the extreme and created a giant beetle mech that can be seen in the video above. This is no small project; with the final mech measuring 11 meters in length and weighing 15 tons. It has taken engineer Takahashi-san 11 years to complete as he started building it in 1998.

The actual design is based on a rhinoceros beetle and is remote controlled meaning Takahashi-san could recreate one of the many “giant creature attacks city” type films if he so wished. From watching the video though, the slow, limited movement of the machine would make it easy to overpower. It does have a large interior space though, making it viable as a transportation device; albeit for a very slow journey.

This is amazing, isn't it? You should have a great passion and a lot of enthusiasm to continue. I admire him!

Read more at CrunchGear and AltJapan, more pictures are also available at the Japanese Home Design Weblog

KIKADER

Speed paint, do it for fun during holiday...
see my other Kikaider painting

T4 Concept Art

Kinopoisk has posted a few Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) artist Christian Alzmann’s concept art images from the new McG “Terminator Salvation” (Terminator 4) movie, which is set for release on May 21, 2009.


see more concept art here
Those are beautiful pieces, however i am not that impressed, maybe all the design and direction is pretty expected...

Simpsons Stamp

USBS launched Simpsons stamps with 20-stamp booklets featuring Homer, Bart, Marge and Lisa; four covers are available as well as giclee prints and post cards.

Fun Tee Concepts by Glennz Tees

Some fun concepts for Glennz Tees, I picked some related to the movie characters....

FAB Mr President


Robocop's new Battle


Spun Dry


Plastic Surgery
see more here

Papershapers Show

Check this one out if your in the LA area! Papershapers, curated by Giant Robot opens on April 11 at Scion’s 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery in Culver City. Papershapers is a group show featuring ten artists who work with paper-not "on paper." The exhibition will feature works that are cut, torn, folded, and sewn into unique creations. Shin Tanaka will be making a rare U.S. appearance at the opening and will be on hand to show original pieces and fold paper with attendees! The opening reception takes place April 11, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. and will run through May 2 at the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, Calif. 90232.



see more fun paper art here

Alex Ross's Gatchaman Illustration

Alex Ross is a very famous at the comic industry, he is s an American comic book painter, illustrator and plotter, acclaimed for the photorealism of his work. wiki
there are two works i love the most:
1. Kingdom Comes
2. Paintings for Gatchaman DVD
Alex Ross's Gatchaman illustration played a very improtant role to re-introduce Gatchaman to US, his traditional watercolor style perfectly match the retro feeling of Gatchaman. I try to put them together to share with you as below:











The above Gatchaman painting for the first Collectors Box was produced by Alex Ross (Kingdom Come, Marvels) , and Ross's artwork adorns each of the 18 individual DVD releases in 2005
“I'm really glad to be part of this project,” said Alex Ross, who may well be America's #1 Gatchaman fan. “Battle of the Planets was a strong influence on my career. The great character designs, the epic scope of the storylines, the team concept – it's all there. But the original Gatchaman has so much more to it that got cut out of the American broadcast version. There's the violence, of course, which was toned down a lot. But also the characters were richer, and the way they interacted with each other wasn't so black and white. I think fans seeing Gatchaman for the first time may be surprised just how over the top it is!”


◎ more images at Alex Ross Official Website
◎ Alex Ross talks about Gatchaman/Battle of Planets
◎ Alex Ross at wikipedia

AstroBoy Japan Official Website Launched

The Japanese distributor Kadokawa Entertainment of ASTRO BOY (ATOM) launched the official movie website on April 07 which is birthday of Astro.

Catalogue Tree

Joris Maltha and Daniel Gross are a duo of designers that make up Catalogtree, a company which likes to highlight information about life that would probably otherwise go unseen. Through their designs they visually represent odd facts like the largest urban areas by population or the top 1000 frequently occurring American surnames split in the six most common population groups.

Last year they did the two visualizations above for SEED Magazine, featuring the amount of parking tickets incurred by foreign diplomats and an idea for a genetic profile card using chromosomal positions. Really neat stuff, be sure to click here for more info.

Yhee!! Shocker

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How to Train Your Dragon

Animatoons has posted this first promo image for DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon, opening in conventional and IMAX theaters on March 26, 2010. Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, the animated film features the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrara, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Wiig and T.J. Miller. Here's how the studio describes the film:


"How to Train Your Dragon" is an adventure comedy set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, based on the book by Cressida Cowell. The story centers around a scrawny teenager, who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. Initiation is coming, and this is his one chance to prove his worthiness to his tribe and father. But when he encounters, and ultimately befriends, an injured dragon, his world is turned upside down.

Prefect Transform Getter Robo Renewal Version

Amazing, these can really transform!! These are the repainted version. You can check the metallic version here.






Studio HAIF EYE
EX Gohkin GetterRobo