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In a post apocalyptic wasteland a city rests in shambles. After the death of the sun and several destructive wars, the city is now a cold and desolate place with only a metal dome protecting its remaining survivors. But typical of most sci-fi stories, one young man decides to step up and fight the dictatorship. Welcome to Wokubo, a new sci-fi series I stumbled across, um, today. This awesome intro teaser sets up the story and ends with a satisfying cliffhanger to grab your attention. Created by filmmaker Jorge Jaramillo, there are currently 24 episodes planned for the series. Looks promising.
| Recommended by Tiffany White | Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 | No Comments » |
Meet Yatarou, a boring ordinary Japanese high school student. His childhood friends Hinata and Honoka couldn’t be more different, but they share one thing in common: their love for Yatarou. But when the three of them are reunited after years apart, will the love triangle tear these three friends apart?
Short answer? Yes. Yes it will. Just look at the game title. If you’ve been around the anime fandom for any length of time, you’re probably aware of the tsundere trope. Well, meet the yandere, her psychotically and violently obsessive cousin.
| Recommended by Melody Lee | Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 | No Comments » |
Martina Topley-Bird is probably best known for her frequent collaborations (and baby-making) with trip-hop producer Tricky, but back in 2003 she released an amazing solo album, Quixotic, that went largely unnoticed outside the U.K. This sleeky track appears toward the end of the album and it’s one of my favorite songs by her. Nerds might also remember this track being featured during a pivotal scene in the video game Indigo Prophecy.
In the song, Martina sings with her trademark sleepy drawl about a deceptive relationship that predictably ends bleak. Although Martina hasn’t released an album since 2010′s Some Place Simple, in 2013 she collaborated with Mark Lanegan and hipster jammers Warpaint to record a cover of The XX’s “Crystalised.”
| Recommended by Tiffany White | Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 | 1 Comment » |
While some people may enjoy the CW’s hit television show Arrow for being an interesting adaption of DC’s famous comic book character Green Arrow, there’s another reason why plenty of fans, myself included, love the television show: they have a lot of women who can kick some major butt.
(Editor’s Note: Thar be spoilers ahead)
| Recommended by Amanda Ferris | Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 | No Comments » |
Who knew back in the ’90s when GIFs were aesthetically on the same level as MIDI music that a decade later they would become a bona fide art form? DarkAngelØne might not consider himself an artist, but he’s another name to add to the ever-expanding list of people manipulating art with GIFs. His work is a combination of what happens when Internet and post-modernism combine. His pieces are essentially remixes of other people’s art with added animations, but the artistic liberty he takes shows what happens when art intermingles with “share-friendly” web culture. “It is my opinion that art is meant to be shared and enjoyed,” he says. “It doesn’t belong to me, it belongs to anyone it calls to.” Don’t forget to also check out his Youtube that features music video versions of his animation work.
| Recommended by The Absolute Staff | Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 | No Comments » |
Thanks to Andrew Lloyd Weber, most people hear the words The Phantom of the Opera and instantly think of an actor wearing a white half-mask and belting out “Music of the Night” on Broadway. However, Gaston Leroux’s original novel was not necessarily the sappy love story that Broadway fans squeal about. While the basic premise is the same as Weber’s musical adaption, Leroux’s book was more akin to Sherlock Holmes than anything else.
Leroux’s Erik (the Phantom’s real name) was not the tragic Broadway hottie who paraded around on stage, he was a 50-something year old man who wore a full face mask because he had no nose and literally looked like a walking, talking skeleton. The novel also had more of a “murder mystery” air and was much kinder to Raoul de Chagny, who was determined to figure out why his crush Christine Daee disappeared and was suddenly avoiding him.
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Acclaimed Japanese illustrator and character designer Yoshitaka Amano is known among die-hard Final Fantasy fans for being the lead artistic voice in some of the games, but he is probably not as famous in other circles. It’s a shame though, since this artist’s illustrations are sublimely beautiful. They capture the essence of what a fantasy RPG should be while also having a keen sense of aesthetic. As the perfect example, let’s look at Final Fantasy VI, the best game in the series, and it’s art.
| Recommended by Stefano Llinas | Monday, January 26th, 2015 | No Comments » |
