Suzumiya Haruhi no Blu-ray

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Fans of the SOS brigade will finally be able to enjoy them in high-definition as Haruhi Suzumiya makes his blu-ray debut this October.

The entire 28 episode series will be packaged into an eight disc set which includes English subtitles. Extras include footage from live events, which brings the total runtime for all eight discs to be around 1080 minutes (18 hours). This will be one of the few Japanese blu-ray releases to include English subtitles. Amazon.co.jp lists the price of the entire set to be ¥29,526 (around SG$460). Pre-ordering is open to both Japanese and international users and the release date is set at 22 October 2010.
(Source: Sankaku Complex)

Thoughts: There goes my future pay-check…the only possible drawback would be the subtitles being in “Engrish” instead…

Rurouni Kenshin live-action movie rumour

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Several unnamed sources report that a live-action Rurouni Kenshin movie is “in production” with Takeru Sato (Mei-chan no Shitsuji, Kamen Rider Den-O) playing the lead role of Kenshin Himura.
(Source: Sankaku Complex)

Thoughts: Rurouni Kenshin was one of the first few animes I watched and still remains one of my favourites. If the rumour is true, its going to be pretty cool watching a live-action version of it. Great to see Takeru Sato’s career on the rise as well, with the Kenshin role coming straight after playing Koyuki in Beck.

Cosfest IX: Let’s Make Friends Day 2 Photo Op / Coverage

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While I didn’t make it for day one as I was at the Cosmo Youth Parade, I (together with my friends, Zieg and leafboi) managed to make it down to D’Marquee at Downtown East for day two of Cosfest IX.

Cosfest IX is an annual cosplay event organised by the Singapore Cosplay Club. Some of the highlights at Cosfest IX include the World Cosplay Summit (WCS) Singapore and Asia Cosplay Meet finals, the anime karaoke competition and a performance by the youth section of the Singapore Wind Symphony, Youth Winds.

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Cosmo Youth Parade 2010 Photo Op / Coverage

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A couple of friends and I went down to the Cosmo Youth Parade 2010 at *Scape to revel in the festivities and celebrate all that is youth culture.

Cosmo 2010, organised by Mascot Parade Limited, is part of the National Youth Council’s SHINE Youth Festival. The main event of Cosmo 2010 is the youth parade, which features youth dressing in various costumes and parading down the streets of Singapore. This year’s youth parade took place in downtown Singapore, from the *SCAPE McDonald’s to the front of the Mandarin Gallery.

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