Boku No Hero Academia Next-Season Trailer

I have actually been entertained by this series. pretty good!

Boruto - the Next "Naruto" Generation

One of the better ideas on how to continue a cartoon or comic book series: yes, go for the next generation.

Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido

It looks like there will be a new chapter of Rurouni Kenshin out. Named Hokkaido, it's going to be interesting how this one will fit into canon.

http://www.taghobby.com/?p=150697

Live Action: Full Metal Alchemist

This looks interesting, though people shouldn't expect a totally faithful recreation - but it comes damn close.

http://comicbook.com/2016/11/16/fullmetal-alchemist-live-action-movie-trailer-released/

Trailer: Blade of the Immortal

Blade of the Immortal is a rather bloody, but beautifully-drawn manga. I hope that the cinematography can do justice to the original artwork.

www.indiewire.com/2016/11/blade-of-the-immortal-teaser-trailer-takashi-miike-hana-sugisaki-1201746600/

Article - Heads-up for Philippine Cosplay: Updates and opinions (part 2)

The cosplay community is still very divided, with different factions with their own agendas, and even their own interpretations on what Cosplay is really about.
- Paul, veteran cosplayer
 
It seems that the cosplay community is, like any fandom community, divided into many different groups. And from without, they struggle with misconceptions. And then, there are the battles concerning aesthetics and gender-based issues.

Ron and Red, as fans, have noted those exact things, saying that “the beautiful people are pushing out the former geek kings and queens of cosplay,” and that “respect for girls is a big problem.”

Gin, herself a costumer but not a part of the cosplay community, is also concerned. On one end, she believes that if you will cosplay as a character, then you should strive on to get two things right: the best quality for your costume and props, and that you should not break character when you’re doing the rounds.

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Article - Heads-up for Philippine cosplay: Updates and opinions (part 1)

When I first came up with the idea of an article on cosplay culture in the Philippines, I had been told it would be better to do an update, given that there have been articles previously published.  To that end, I decided to contact some friends through e-mail. Among them were cosplayers, fans, retired cosplayers, people who wore costumes but who were not part of the traditional cosplay community, and, finally, people who were not fans, but didn’t hate or look down on cosplayers.

I had thought that their insights would be varied – and for some questions, they were. But they did share certain views, some of which are, truth be told, going to be controversial, no matter how it’s looked at. I’ve decided to use pseudonyms for all of them, owing to the prickly nature of some of the observations.

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