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Monthly archives for January 2020

Local, Trains

Four new trains extend capacity on Canada Line

January 21, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Canada Line - Marine Drive Station

The first four of twelve new two-car trains are entering service on the Canada Line improving capacity by 15 percent on one of Metro Vancouver’s busier rapid transit lines. As part of TransLink’s Mayors’ 10-Year Transit Expansion Plan, these additional …

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Manga

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga volume 8

January 18, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga volume 8

Kawaki grows closer with Boruto and his friends, and starts training with Naruto’s son. Unbeknownst to them, members of Kara have snuck into the village with instructions to steal back Kawaki. However, they end up facing Naruto — can father …

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Gaming, Videos

Byleth from Fire Emblem revealed as latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter

January 16, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Byleth

During this morning’s Super Smash Bros. Direct video, Masahiro Sakurai revealed the level of secrecy undertaken to protect the identity of the latest fighter to join the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. Byleth, from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, is the …

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Local, News

Metro Vancouver to endure more winter weather

January 15, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer

The south coast of British Columbia has seen some wild winter weather in the last few days, and it’s not over yet. Another storm is expected to hit the region overnight bringing high winds and more snow. Environment and Climate …

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Gaming

Square Enix pushes back Final Fantasy VII Remake release to April 10, 2020

January 14, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Final Fantasy VII Remake Logo

The release date for Final Fantasy VII Remake is being pushed back to April 10th, 2020 according to an announcement from Square Enix today. A message from producer Yoshinori Kitase apologized for the change in date, explaining that the development …

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Anime

Crunchyroll shares viewer data from October-December 2019

January 14, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Crunchyroll shares viewer data from October-December 2019

Even though 2019 is now behind us, Crunchyroll has released their viewership statistics for the final three months of last year. With over 50 million subscribers (and 30 million through social media channels), Crunchyroll regularly shares data from their platform …

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Gaming

Masahiro Sakurai to present Super Smash Bros. livestream on January 16, 2020

January 14, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Masahiro Sakurai to present Super Smash Bros. livestream on January 16, 2020

On the morning of Thursday, January 16th, 2020, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai will host a livestreaming event at 6:00 am PST (9:00 am EST) in the morning to share new DLC. The video is expected to last …

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The Otaku Culture

Royce O’Neale wears Dragon Ball Z-themed sneakers in NBA game

January 10, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
Royce O’Neale wears Dragon Ball Z-themed sneakers in NBA game

Following in the footsteps of Boston Celtics’ centre Tacko Fall, Royce O’Neale of the Utah Jazz was rocking a pair of anime-themed sneakers with Dragon Ball Z‘s Goku on the court this evening. The custom orange-and-blue Nike Kobe AD sneakers …

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Gaming, Videos

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield to get downloadable content

January 10, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer

Announced during Thursday’s Pokémon Direct live-stream, the Nintendo Switch titles Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are getting additional content digitally as Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass. This is a departure from when Game Freak released additional …

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Anime, Videos

North American theatres to get My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising February 26, 2020

January 10, 2020 Frederick Linsmeyer
North American theatres to get My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising February 26, 2020

The movie My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising is coming to theatres across North America on Wednesday, February 26th, 2020. According to Funimation, the anime film based on Kohei Horikoshi’s manga will be shown in both Japanese with English subtitles and …

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