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Monthly archives for January 2012

Anime

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos DVD

January 29, 2012 Frederick Linsmeyer
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos DVD

After all the film festivals, premieres and screenings in North America and around the world, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos is finally coming to DVD and Blu-ray. Edward and Alphonse Elric return for another journey into a squalid settlement …

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Conventions

Fan Expo Vancouver comes to town

January 28, 2012 Frederick Linsmeyer
Fan Expo Vancouver comes to town

There’s a new convention in town. Fan Expo Vancouver is bringing the best of likes of Toronto’s Fan Expo Canada to the West Coast for the first time with big names, games, comics, anime and manga. Fan Expo Vancouver isn’t just …

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Local

Construction ready to start on the Evergreen Line

January 25, 2012 Frederick Linsmeyer
Construction ready to start on the Evergreen Line

Following numerous setbacks, funding issues and debates on where rapid transit should be expanded in Metro Vancouver, the Evergreen Line is finally rolling forward. Through years of determining how to fund the $1.4 billion line and finally settling on a …

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Manga

Blue Exorcist volume 6

January 21, 2012 Frederick Linsmeyer
Blue Exorcist volume 6

Following the theft of the Left Eye of the Impure King, the Right Eye of the Impure King is stolen as well. As the priests from the Myodha temples convene on how to handle the loss of the relics, deception …

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Featured

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses schedule

January 15, 2012 Frederick Linsmeyer
Zelda Symphony at the Orpheum

Journey back to the land of Hyrule and experience its creation with the magical The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. Touring through North America as part of the Legend of Zelda’s 25th anniversary, the The Legend of Zelda: Symphony …

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Gaming

The Legend of Zelda concert schedule

January 12, 2012 Frederick Linsmeyer
The Legend of Zelda concert schedule

At long last, the music from the Sacred Realm of Hyrule has escaped and will be travelling through North America. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda video game series, Nintendo has arranged for an orchestral concert aptly …

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Anime

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos showings in Canada

January 11, 2012 Frederick Linsmeyer
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos showings in Canada

Over the last few months, there have been limited screenings of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos across Canada; only at a handful of film festivals. However, Cineplex Entertainment will be holding additional screenings at its theatres across Canada for …

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Local

9 O’Clock Gun

January 10, 2012 Frederick Linsmeyer
9 O’Clock Gun

Every evening, the 9 O’Clock Gun belts out a thunderous boom across Coal Harbour and through Downtown Vancouver, an act from which its name is derived. The barrel of the 9 O’Clock Gun was cast in Woolwich, England in 1816 …

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Anime

Bandai to stop releasing new DVD, Blu-ray and manga

January 3, 2012 Frederick Linsmeyer
Bandai to stop releasing new DVD, Blu-ray and manga

In a serious blow to the anime community, Bandai Entertainment announced they will no longer be releasing any new DVD, Blu-ray or manga series in North America. Bandai Entertainment will stick to its current release schedule, but as of February …

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