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Pepakura Squidoo Lens

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Pepakura is really taking the 3D community by storm. There are just so many magnificent paper craft using Pepakura that I had to do a lens on it! I’ve included some interesting videos and more pictures of Pepakura paper craft there. Please visit it at http://www.squidoo.com/pepakura. For the uninformed, Pepakura Designer is a really amazing software [...]

Pepakura

Saturday, November 8, 2008

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I’ve written a post on this amazing software called Pepakura before. Basically it’s a software that allows you to print out blueprints from 3D source files. Using these blueprints you would be able to create paper models. A gentleman called Mark Stewart would like to share this video that shows what some people have been doing [...]

Piano no Mori Review

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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In the recent Animation Nation held in Singapore where Katakune won the 3rd prize for the Digicon 6 Animation Competition Singapore Division (read about it here), an animated movie from Japan was creating waves with the animation fans there. Piano no Mori was the animated feature that was showcased on the very first night of Animation [...]

China’s Animation Landscape Overview 2008

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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China’s Animation Landscape Overview 2008

I wrote this article to address what many cartoon producer friends discuss with me about China’s current animation landscape. They have been trying to penetrate this 1.3 billion population market for yonks but find difficulties. There are reasons for this, and I discuss them in this article. According to statistics collected until early 2008, China boasts [...]

Street Fighter IV Looks Set to Take the Streets

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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This is a trailer for the much anticipated Street Fighter IV video game which will be released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as well as the PC. No word yet on when the game will hit homes, but the game should be officially released in Japanese game centers sometime this summer. A fifth, and [...]

Hello Kitty for Japan’s New Ambassador of Tourism

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Hello Kitty for Japan’s New Ambassador of Tourism

Japanese international phenom “Hello Kitty” has just been revealed to be Japan’s Ambassador of Tourism in China and Hong Kong! The newscaster reporting this doesn’t seem to be very thrilled though… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ0kbLPYxr8

Pepakura Designer - Bring Your 3D Models to Life!

Friday, June 6, 2008

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Pepakura Designer - Bring Your 3D Models to Life!

Check out this interesting software called the Pepakura Designer. Basically it allows you to create paper craft models from 3D data. If you have a 3D software and you have some 3D models, Pepakura Designer can take the data from the 3D models and intelligently map it out on a paper with the vertices arranged in [...]

New Blog Design for Mediafreaks

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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A big thank you to our regular visitors for all your support and presence! We have finally got around to re-furbishing our blog interface amidst much feedback that the previous design was confusing due to the fact that we displayed all our post in the sidebars. We have decided to take that away and leave just the [...]

Disney Goes Anime

Sunday, March 30, 2008

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90 Year Old Antique Anime Films Discovered!

Friday, March 28, 2008

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Two of Japan’s oldest animation films have been discovered in an antique shop in Osaka, Japan! Pretty phenomenal find if you ask me … wonder how much they were bought for?

Giant Japanese Anime/Manga/Games Character Goods Company Born

Thursday, March 27, 2008

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There is a huge market for character branded merchandise in Japan. Below’s news release describes a very interesting collaboration, where the two companies forge a relationship to tap into each other’s strengths, market share and competencies. Below are some articles on character licensing and anime collection which have attracted extensive viewership. Character Licensing Articles http://blog.media-freaks.com/products-and-services-that-can-benefit-through-cartoon-character-licensing/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/character-licensing-for-your-product-forget-mickey-and-bob/ Anime Collection Articles http://blog.media-freaks.com/an-introduction-to-anime-collecting/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/anime-collecting-as-a-hobby-for-kids/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/anime-plush-for-kids/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/anime-collectibles-for-kids/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/profiting-from-anime-collectible-toys/ http://blog.media-freaks.com/options-for-anime-collectibles/

Japanese Animated Batman’s Video Launched Online!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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The official website of the much anticipated Batman animated movie has been launched amidst much fanfare.

Step Aside Tamagotchi, Here Comes Machicara!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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You might remember that many years ago in 1996 there was something called Tamagotchi which took the world by storm. It was the first cyber pet to be introduced to the world and came in the form of an electronic device with a simple LCD screen and a few buttons to manipulate with. The goal was [...]

Club Penguin the 2nd - The Race is On!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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Not so long ago, Disney procured Club Penguin - a virtual world for kids between 6 to 14 - for a cool $350 million and the deal also allowed the founders an opportunity to make another $350 million from now till 2009. The website was barely 2 years old when it was procured. At the time [...]

Anime Plush for Kids

Saturday, January 19, 2008

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This article discusses anime plush and how they are great gifts for kids. There are a few things to check before making your purchase however. Read on to find out what they are. The anime genre, once reserved for adults, has expanded to include kid-friendly themes. This often results in children being fans of the anime [...]