Monday, June 23, 2008

Shonen JUMP Shop New Location!

I figured of going to the JUMP Shop today at Suidobashi (around Tokyo Dome area) since it has been a while since I went there. Waddaya know, it changed to a new location!

Not that far though, it just went to the opposite side of its original location :D

More School Discipline Actions Because of Death Note!

The terror never stops even after the movie ended a long time ago! I guess there are more Kira supporters than L after all :D The Kopachuck Middle School in Gig Harbor, Washington expelled one student and disciplined three others on May 14 for writing 50 names in their own “Death Note” book. In the Death Note suspense manga, live-action films, and anime, a teenager, Yagami Light, finds a notebook with which he can put people to death by writing their names and the proscribed manners of death. Authorities said that the students’ book included names of fellow students, a teacher, President George W. Bush, Paris Hilton, and other celebrities. Makes me wonder if the Death Note really do exist and fell to the wrong hands… all of us will be kinda screwed, aren’t we? :P

Source: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/370781.html

Animax: Project ‘LaMB’

Youth cable channel Animax today announces the launch of a groundbreaking new project titled LaMB, an entertainment showcase that is spread across three screens – TV, online and mobile. LaMB is Animax’s first original production in High Definition, and promises to revolutionize the entire entertainment experience via how content is delivered and marketed to consumers.

Encompassing a series of multi-platform, multi-disciplinary, and multi-media activities that revolves around the launch of an animation movie on Animax, LaMB aims to redefine the entire entertainment experience for consumers from pre-premiere to post-premiere of the show. The extensiveness of the LaMB campaign was in fact inspired by a 50-page script written by amateur writer Carmelo S. J. Juinio from the Philippines. From a mere text-heavy script to a comprehensive three-screen campaign that is expected to last for at least six months – such is the power of user-generated content.

What is LaMB?
LaMB is the brainchild of amateur writer Filipino Carmelo S. J. Juinio, who submitted his 50-page entry for a regional script-writing competition organized by Animax last year, called Animax Awards. Although he lost out to eventual winner Hayato Takamaga from Japan, Carmelo’s script impressed and captivated Japanese industry experts with its dark beauty and soulful depth, and was accorded a Special Award recognition for his amazing talent. Handpicked from over 3,000 entries across Asia, Carmelo’s LaMB has a storyline that is not only innovative and intriguing, but extremely thought-provoking as well, as it touches on all aspects of concern to today’s young adults – environment, politics, technology and of course, romance.

The story of LaMB centres around the life of a protagonist who can barely speak nor make her own decisions – she being one of the many felons sealed in a ‘laminated’ suit, known as LaMBs for short. The virtual slavery that is Lamination ensures that those convicted of serious crimes remain productive, if not free, members of society, making both jails and the death penalty unnecessary in a world where human ingenuity, creativity and labour continue to be precious commodities that cannot be replaced by robots or any form of “artificial” intelligence.