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So I will use the time to catch up on my TV series' (no spoilers please)

One movie I'm really excited to see is Imagi's "Astro Boy." I really love Astro Boy and used to watch the cartoons as a kid. Now as a man-child I am reading the Mangas and playing the Nintendo Gameboy Advance game - I think the trailers look great, and although the imdb rating is pretty low, it doesn't bother me one bit, because I really like the TMNT from Imagi and I think this one will be equally good. They've also got a couple big name actors doing the voices like Bill Nighy, Samuel L. Jackson, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland and Nicolas Cage. Also, just as a side note for you anime otaku's: Imagi studios is also bringing out Gatchaman! Check their webpage for more info!

Check out the trailer! (don't know when it will be released in Germany *weep*)


Astro Boy was created by Osamu Tezuka (who is often referred to as the "Godfather of Anime") and aired as the first anime cartoon on Japanese television in 1963! And it had already been a manga since 1952! Maybe "Grandfather of Anime" would be a better title - it was remade the 80s (thats the one most of us know...) So give this one a little respect and check it out if its playing near you (I promise it will be better than "2012."

Henry Hatsworth (Nintendo DS)

I just started playing this game and I'm loving it. It's a great mix between puzzler and jump-and-run. It's the kind of quirky mix that I expect from a Japanese software house but I was surprised to see the EA logo pop-up at the beginning. (It's especially "japanese" went he transforms into his knight suit) It's got good humour too: the hero is a monoclue wearing, bowler dotting, tea drinking stuffy old british gentleman. And despite its colourful and very "kiddy" looking cover, this is one tough game!


Astro Boy - Omega Factor (Nintendo Gameboy Advance)

A really cool action game, its Astro boy! I'm finding it really tough so far (a bit too unforgiving!) but the levels are as different and strange as the enemy robots from the manga - And hey its Astro boy, so its just so rad. You meet new characters to upgrade your "soul" (different attack meters, and your life meter) - so there's a slight difference to most side scrolling jump-and-run/action games and, although Im not that far, I think its not completely linear; I met one character the first time, and then because I died and went back, I took a different way, and it seems I'll never meet that other character actually: Awesome (thats something Id really like to see from the NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII.


Puzzle Quest (Xbox 360)

A wicked game. I don't know why I didnt check it out sooner. It was on sale for 50% off on Xbox Live, so that comes out to about 5€ (400microsoftpoints). It's really not that much at all. The game is wild. It's bejeweled meets classic RPG. Instead of fighting monsters with swords, you fight through the bejeweled game - gaining mana by connecting at least 3 jewels of the same colour, gaining XP by connecting 3 or more XP-stars, and you damage your opponent by connecting a minimum of 3 skulls (although i think they look more like the heads of the aliens from DISTRICT 9....) Along the way, (and this is the wild part) you get spells that allow different moves and skills during the bejeweled-style battle. Plus you can get items that make you stronger, you level-up and actually become stronger and you can even build your own castle (with dungeons and towers and stables) that will allow you to capture your enemies and learn their spells, train a mount, forge new items and further customizing your character...oh me oh my...