Organic Aquires Alien license - Revoltech Coming Soon

OMG, here's hoping Ripley and the rest of the Marine squad get the Revoltech treatment! Prototype shown in images.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Have a great, pleasant, and above all warm and safe holiday.

-AnimeRaro.Com Team

Black Friday Video Game Deals

Courtesy of our friends at Cheap Ass Gamer. Check out their Black Friday DVD/Blu ray Deals here: Link

Microsoft Xbox 360

* $199.99 - Arcade Holiday Bundle with 20GB HDD and Wireless Controller (Circuit City)
* $199.99 - Arcade Holiday Bundle with Rock Band 2 (game only) (Dell)
* $199.99 - Arcade Holiday Bundle with Guitar Hero 3 and Wireless Guitar (Wal-Mart)
* $299.99 - 60GB Pro Holiday Bundle with NBA 2K8 and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Best Buy)
* $299.99 - 60GB Pro Holiday Bundle with $30 Gift Card (Circuit City)
* $299.99 - 60GB Pro Holiday Bundle with 12 month XBL Gold (K-Mart)
* $299.99 - 60GB Pro Holiday Bundle with $50 rebate card (Radio Shack)
* $299.99 - 60GB Pro Holiday Bundle with $60 Gift Card (Target)
* $199.99-$399.99 - Any Holiday Bundle with included Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (GameStop)
* $199.99-$399.99 - Any Holiday Bundle with included Wireless Controller (Sears)
* $299.99-$399.99 - Pro or Elite Holiday Bundles with included Guitar Hero 2 (Game Crazy)

Sony PlayStation 3

* $399.99 - 80GB PS3 with Ratchet & Clank Future and Casino Royale (Best Buy)
* $399.99 - PS3 with NHL 2K9 and HDMI cable (Meijer)
* $399+ - Buy a PS3 and a PS3 game, get a free Blu-Ray remote and Blu-ray movie (Amazon)*Valid through 11/27 only

Nintendo Wii

* $249.99 - Wii with Game Party and Wiimote skins (Meijer)
* $425 - Wii Console with 3 Wiimotes, 3 Nunchucks, Mario Super Sluggers, and King of Clubs Mini Golf (Sam's Club)

Nintendo DS

* $136 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. (Wal-Mart)
* $139.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. (5 a.m.-11 a.m., Circuit City)
* $139.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. with 3 pack Stylus pens (5 a.m.-12 p.m., Meijer)
* $139.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age (Microcenter)
* $149.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros., includes $25 off next Nintendo purchase (K-Mart)
* $149.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. with $19.99 DS Accessory (5 a.m.-1 p.m., Toys 'R' Us)
* $149.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. (Multiple locations)
* $199.98 - Metallic Rose DS with Nintendogs, Purr Pals, and Princess Peach Game Case (Sam's Club)

Sony PlayStation Portable

* $189.99 - PSP Holiday Bundle (Thursday 6 a.m.-Midnight, Meijer)
* $199.95 - PSP-2000 with one game (Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Shaun White Snowboarding, or God of War), Surf's Up UMD, Screen Protector, Road Kit
* $199.99 - Madden Cobalt Pack with $30 Gift Card (GameStop)
* $199.99 - Any PSP with $25 off next Sony purchase (K-Mart)
* $199.99 - Ratchet & Clank PSP Bundle with $20 Target Gift Card (Target)

Sony PlayStation 2

* $129.99 - PS2 with Micro Controller (Circuit City)
* $129.99 - PS2 with $30 Gift Card and free ($19.99 or less) game (GameStop)
* $129.99 - PS2 with 6 games, 21 DVD and PS2 DVD Remote (5 a.m.-1 p.m., Toys 'R' Us)

DLC Discounts

* 360 Add-on: Crackdown - Getting Busy Bonus Pack (500 MS Points / $6.25)
* 360 Add-on: Forza - March Car Pack (250 MS Points / $3.12)
* 360 Add-on: GH3 Metallica "Death Magnetic" Full Album (1000 MS Points / $12.50)
* 360 Add-on: Lips - Jason Mraz' The Remedy (100 MS Points / $1.25)
* 360 Add-on: Rock Band - All That Remains Pack 1 (290 MS Points / $3.62)
* 360 Theme: Castle Crashers Premium (180 MS Points / $2.25)
* 360 Theme: Gears of War 2 Last Day (180 MS Points / $2.25)
* 360 Theme: Sonic Unleashed (180 MS Points / $2.25)
* XBLA: Arkadian Warriors (500 MS Points / $6.25)
* XBLA: Assault Heroes (250 MS Points / $3.12)
* XBLA: Boogie Bunnies (500 MS Points / $6.25)
* XBLA: Brain Challenge (500 MS Points / $6.25)
* XBLA: Catan (500 MS Points / $6.25)
* XBLA: Golf: Tee It Up! (500 MS Points / $6.25)
* XBLA: Rez HD (500 MS Points / $6.25)

Software (arranged alphabetically)

* All-Pro Football 2K8 ($9.99, 360) - Circuit City
* Assassin's Creed ($9.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
* Battlefield: Bad Company ($29.99, 360) - GameStop
* BioShock ($19.99, 360) - Circuit City
* BioShock ($19.99, 360) - GameCrazy
* Boom Blox ($20, Wii) - Target
* Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($17.99, 360/PS3) - Toys R Us
* Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($19.99, PS3) - Best Buy
* Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($19.99, 360/PS3) - Circuit City
* Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($19.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
* Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($19.99, 360) - GameStop
* Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($20, 360/PS3) - Target
* Bully ($10, PS2) - Wal-Mart
* Burnout Paradise ($20, 360/PS3) - Target
* Call of Duty 4 GOTY ($39.99, 360/PS3) - GameStop
* Call of Duty: World at War ($49.95, 360/PS3) - Amazon
* Call of Duty: World at War ($49, 360/PS3) - Target
* Civilization Revolution ($19.99, DS) - GameStop
* Civilization Revolution ($49.99, 360/PS3) - GameStop
* Cooking Mama ($9.99, DS) - Circuit City
* Cooking Mama ($15, DS) - Target
* Cooking Mama ($19.99, DS) - GameCrazy
* Cooking Mama: Cook Off ($14.99, Wii) - Toys R Us
* Cooking Mama: Cook Off ($19.99, Wii) - Circuit City
* Crysis Collector's Edition ($19.99, PC) - GameStop
* The Darkness ($4.99, 360) - GameCrazy)
* Dead Rising ($9.99, 360) - Circuit City
* Dead Space ($30, 360/PS3) - Target
* DeBlob ($39, Wii) - Target
* Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed ($14.99, Wii) - Toys R Us
* Fallout 3 ($39.95, 360/PS3) - Amazon
* Far Cry 2 ($39.99 from 7 a.m.-12 p.m., 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
* Far Cry 2 ($49.95, 360/PS3) - Amazon
* Final Fantasy XII ($9.99, PS2) - GameStop
* Ghost Recon 2 ($14.99, 360) - GameCrazy
* God of War: Chains of Olympus ($15, PSP) - Target
* Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories ($9.99, PSP) - Circuit City
* Guitar Hero 3 ($20, 360) - Target
* Guitar Hero 3 Bundle (49.99, 360/PS3/Wii) - Toys R Us
* Guitar Hero 3 Bundle (54.99, 360/PS3/Wii) - K-Mart
* Guitar Hero 3 Bundle (54.99, 360/PS3/Wii) - Sears
* Guitar Hero 3 with Guitar Hero 1, 2, and 80s ($50, PS2) - Wal-Mart
* Guitar Hero 3 Guitar Bundle with Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Bundle ($129.99 from 7 a.m.-11 a.m., Wii) - GameStop
* Guitar Hero Aerosmith ($19.99, Wii/PS2) - GameStop
* Guitar Hero Aerosmith ($29.99, 360/PS3) - GameStop
* Guitar Hero Aerosmith with Guitar Hero 2 ($50, 360) - Wal-Mart
* Guitar Hero Aerosmith with Guitar Hero 3 ($50, Wii) - Wal-Mart
* Guitar Hero On Tour with Guitar Grip ($29.99, DS) - Circuit City
* Guitar Hero On Tour ($29.99, DS) - GameStop
* Guitar Hero World Tour ($49, 360/PS3) - Target
* Halo 3 ($30, 360) - Target
* Haze ($14.99, PS3) - GameCrazy
* Left 4 Dead ($49.99, 360) - GameStop
* Lego Batman ($20, DS/PSP) - Target
* Lego Indiana Jones ($34.99, 360/PS3/Wii) - GameCrazy
* Lord of the Rings Online ($29.99, PC) - GameStop
* Madden NFL 09 ($30, 360/PS3) - Wal-Mart
* Mario Kart Wii/Wheel with $10 gift card ($49.99, Wii) - Microcenter
* Mercenaries 2 ($39, 360/PS3) - Target
* Metal Gear Solid 4 with Bluetooth Headset ($89.99, PS3) - GameStop
* Midnight Club 3 ($9.99, PSP) - Circuit City
* Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition ($10, PS2) - Wal-Mart
* Midnight Club Los Angeles ($49, 360/PS3) - Target
* MLB 2K8 ($19.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
* NASCAR 09 ($30, 360/PS3) - Wal-Mart
* NBA 2K9 (39, 360/PS3) - Target
* NBA Live 09 ($30, 360/PS3) - Wal-Mart
* NBA 2K9 ($49.99, 360) - GameStop
* NCAA Football 09 ($30, 360/PS3) - Wal-Mart
* NCAA Football 09 ($39, 360/PS3) - Target
* NFL Head Coach 09 ($10, 360/PS3) - Wal-Mart
* NFL Tour ($9.99, 360) - Circuit City
* Okami ($19.99, Wii) - Circuit City
* Orange Box ($19.99, 360) - Circuit City
* Pure ($39.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
* Rainbow Six Vegas 2 ($9.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
* Resident Evil 4 ($9.99, PS2) - GameStop
* Rock Band game or bundle with Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 2 for $.99 (7 a.m.-11 a.m.) - GameStop
* Samba de Amigo ($19.99, Wii) - GameStop
* The Sims 2 Deluxe ($4.99, PC) - Circuit City
* Spider-Man: Web of Shadows ($29.99, PS2/PSP) - GameCrazy
* Spider-Man: Web of Shadows ($39.99, 360) - GameStop
* Spider-Man: Web of Shadows ($49.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed ($19.99, DS) - Circuit City
* Soul Calibur 4 ($39.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
* Soul Calibur 4 ($49, 360/PS3) - Target
* Soul Calibur 4 ($49.99, 360) - GameStop
* Tom Clancy's EndWar ($37.99, 360) - Best Buy
* Turok ($14.99, 360) - Best Buy
* World of Warcraft ($9.99, PC) - Circuit City
* World of Warcraft ($9.99, PC) - GameStop
* World of Warcraft ($9.99, PC) - Meijer
* World of Warcraft ($9.99, PC) - Toys R Us
* World of Warcraft Battlechest ($14.99, PC) - Circuit City
* World of Warcraft Battlechest ($19.99, PC) - GameStop
* World of Warcraft Battlechest ($19.99, PC) - Meijer
* World of Warcraft Battlechest ($19.99, PC) - Toys R Us

Slurpees and Video Games? Why not.

Here's an interesting one; the 7-11 convenience store chain is planning on adding video games to their inventory as well as other budget entertainment. Not just DVDs but DVD players and the such.

Dattebayo Says No Naruto Next Year

The very well known fan/sub group Dattebayo (where 99% of you get your new Naruto episodes) has announced that beggining January 15th of 2009 they will stop subtitling and distributing Naruto: Shippuuden.

The chosen date leads us into the reasons for the group's decisions. 1.15.09 is when Naruto.Com,Hulu, Joost, and Crunchyroll will officially and in conjunction with Viz Media (North American Naruto License holder) will stream Naruto episodes just 1 week after their Japanese premiere.

Dattebayo has said they will move on to other projects and it is really great to see big American anime companies like Viz try something well... new to them.

Astro Boy Teaser Trailer

Check out the teaser for the new CG Film of Astro Boy.

Robotech Movie Update

The long awaited project being prduced by Tobey Maguire, Akiva Goldsman and Charles Roven now has two new writers, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Both have Smallville (Superman TV Show), Shanghai Noon, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor to their credits.

Street Fighter IV Release Date.... Released.

Are you a fan of video games in the fighters genre? If so then you'll be happy to know that Street Fighter 4 has been officially dated via Capcom representative Chris Kramer's blog. The game will arrive on the Playstation 3 and XBox 360 on February 17th.

More Manga to Anime to Film Projects

More Manga to Anime to Film Projects

As we said it before, for the last few years we’ve seen a landslide of Comic to Film projects come before us, with no end in sight, but no complaints here, we love Comic Book Movies. We are just NOW in the beginning of a tidal wave of Manga/Anime to big budget Film projects. Quick Summary.

*Live action Dragon Ball film has wrapped principal Photography, due out April 09'.

*Neon Genesis Evangelion is still rumored, Robert Zemeckis (Roger Rabit, Back to the Future) was initially attached.

*Voltron, yup also in the backburner somewhere.

*Spielberg has secured rights to produce a live action Ghost in the Shell.

*Tobey Migure to star and produce live action Robotech/Macross.

*Leonardo DiCaprio to produce live action adaptation of Akira.

*Appian Way, DiCarpio’s production company, along with Warner Bros. are set to co-produce a Live Action version of Ninja Scroll

What do you guys think? Do you know of any other similar projects? Something we missed? Please feel free to comment. Drop us a line at info@animeraro.com

New Rhodey for Iron Man

So most fans of the Iron Man movie already know that Terrance Howard who originally played Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes in the first film has been replaced by Don Chaedle. But until now no one really had any idea why.

According to EW it’s actually a string of reasons. Howard was apparently the first actor to sign on to the film and ended up getting paid more than even the starring role of Downy Jr. Howard was also allegedly “difficult” on the set. This leading to issues with his scenes having to be reedited or re-shot and just taking too much time. Director Favreau and Producers were said to have been displeased with Howard’s overall performance.

Because of all the aforementioned as Iron Man makers began planning the sequel they had decided to minimize Howard’s involvement and consequently his characters storyline. As Marvel Entertainment caught wind of this they decided to renegotiate Howard’s #’s ($$$) and talks needless to say fell apart.

We at animeraro.com thought Terrence Howard did a fine job on the film so it’s hard to believe what is being said but that’s Hollywood for you. As always please feel free to leave a comment or drop us a line @ info@animeraro.com

Frank and Son Collectible Show

One of the coolest places in the world, it’s like mini nerd & geek central (we mean that in the nicest of ways) every Wednesday and Saturday. Check out their site at http://www.fs-collectibles.com/

If you’re in the Southern California area then take the opportunity to visit the Frank and Son Collectibles Show. Every Wednesday from 3pm to 9pm and every Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Here you will find everything from Comics, Toys, to Sports Memorabilia. Are you looking for a Kobe autographed whatever (Jersey, Basketball, etc..) you will find it here. An unending list of rare and unique items; all kinds of comics, new and old, Toys, imports & domestic, Neca, McFarlane, Marvel Legends, Simpsons, Wrestling, anything and everything Star Wars, Kubriks, Disney, Hot Wheels including Treasure Hunts, Beanies, Sports Cards, Yu Gi Oh, Pokemon, Magic, millions of pins, T-Shirts, Hats, Movie Posters and much much more (a lot more, too much to list).

There are also lots of special events including Card Tournaments and special guests. Guest of the past include Ernie Hudson of Ghostbusters fame, David Faustino from Married with Children, wrestler RVD, Gary Coleman, and even the living legend STAN LEE. Coming up wrestling greats Mick Foley, Kevin Nash, and early next year TNA knockout Christy Hemme.

I was walking around checking out the other booths when who happens to pass by me Seth Green (Robot Chicken, Austin Powers). He’s a well known Star Wars Collector. This is the place to find what you are looking for without having to wait for the once a year conventions.

It's been around for years, even before animeraro.com existed and we are very happy to have our very own booth there, visit us in isle #700 @ Booth #716.

Long Time No Update

For those who've shopped our website and checked out our blog I have to apologize for not updating with new articles. We are minimally staffed and simply neglected the blog so that we could focus better on our new products and a new venture that we'll tell you about after this post. Once again we at animeraro apologize but promise you that, from this point on, our blog will be filled with a flurry of manga/anime, video game, and movie related news tidbits. As well as behind the scenes, funny customer stories and the whatnot.

-Korben
www.animeraro.com