Yesterday was the release of Kidrobot’s Street Fighter Series 2 vinyl figures and our Ramen team was at the Release Party to cover the event. We had a blast trading, buying, playing Street Fighter and just having fun talking about geeky toys in general.
Kidrobot x Street Fighter Series 2 Release
K-Picks: Tonight by SPICA
Toy Boarders Snow Series 1
Kidrobot x Street Fighter Series 2
Connect Design Multi-Purpose Bag-in-Bag
Devil May Cry: The Chronicles of Vergil
The Capcom horror-gothic hack & slash video game “Devil May Cry” first appeared on the PlayStation 2 and has now spawned many video game sequels and other multimedia tie-ins. This collected hardbound comic-book from Titan Comics – DmC: The Chronicles of Vergil is a prequel story of events leading up to the first Devil May Cry video game.
Lenore: Purple Nurples
Kensington Contour Overnight Backpack
Giant Gundams drop by Hong Kong’s Times Square
This past summer 2013 Bandai H.K. and Times Square presented Gundam Docks at Hong Kong Exhibition. This is one of biggest Gundam showcases outside of Japan. The Gundam Exhibtion runs through September 1st, 2013. So, if you’re on the Hong Kong island side, stop by Times Square to see the large diorama. Take the MTR and stop at Causeway Bay station!
JanSport Backpacks
Go “Back to School” with JanSport backpacks. I had various classic JanSport backpacks during my school days holding my lunch, notepads, pencils and books. Here’s a list of cool packs to rock.
Swiss Gear Backpacks
One thing that annoys me, is backpacks that don’t last a week, they start tearing and showing wear. I like my backpacks durable, heavy-duty for everyday use and can hold stuff! And the guys over at Wenger that make the poplular Swiss knifes make some good backpacks.
MSRP: $39.99USD
Interview with Animal Man and Red Hood artist Timothy Green
DC Nation Shorts
Pitch Perfect Special Edition DVD @ Target
If you haven’t seen Pitch Perfect then you must see it! It’s outrageous fun and it’ll keep you singing. This Limited-Edition Target Exclusive is too awesome for any Pitch Perfect and Anna Kendrick fans! The Aca-Awesome Pitch Perfect package comes along with the DVD, The “Cup” from the famous scene, two markers, 1 pencil and the Bellas’ sunglasses.
Elysium: The Art of the Film
I had the pleasure of watching Elysium on the big IMAX screen this past weekend and it was a blast to watch. Director-writer Neill Blomkamp created his first intellectual sci-fi hit with District 9 on the cheap and now with a Hollywood budget, he’s able to create visual science-fiction tour de force.
“The idea of Elysium was born out of growing up in a country where wealth discrepancy is a huge issue,” says Blomkamp – Elysium: The Art of the Film.
The year is 2159 and the Earth is overpopulated with scarce resources, rampant crime and poverty. The wealthy class escaped to space and built a heavenly space colony called Elysium. Our anti-hero Max played by Matt Damon clinging to life takes on mission to not only save himself but for the people of Earth. But before I get to the down and gritty of this art book I had some minor complaints: 1) Is it just me or Jodie Foster accent really annoying? 2) When the rebel ships try to land into Elysium, bad guy Kruger uses a shoulder-mounted missile launcher with missiles that are able to go all the way up to space and knock-down the rebel ships? 3) And this leads to my next rant, if this space colony has magic healing machines that can cure cancer and is a technical marvel, Elysium doesn’t have self-defensive weapons like in Star Trek’s Deep Space Nine or Babylon 5 – what is up with that? 4) My last rant – I wished we could see more of the people living in the futuristic space colony. But other than that, it was a wonderful summer movie.
Limited Edition – Hurley x MADSTEEZ
Herschel Supply Co x New Balance
Stussy x Yo! MTV Raps
Future Flicks: Man from Reno
ANIME EXPO 2013 : Simul TV – The Next Generation of the Social Television Experience is Here!
I’ve sat in front of the television with my laptop and literally chatted via skpe, twitter, and even shot a facebook comment while watching a FIFA world cup soccer game. In some cases I made a long distant call to rub a score into my best friend’s face! Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an available platform with the game on screen with updated twitter & facebook comments, and Skyping with friends or family joining in on the game to have the ultimate social game experience! Well look no further – Steven Turner has developed the platfom and it’s called Simul TV. “The Eddie” gets the scoop!
This segment opens up with the Ramen crew’s “The Eddie” finally getting Alodia Gosiengfiao to give our Ramen and a Half show a shout out.
Frankie’s Garage: JDM All Day and Everyday!
Anybody can put a wing, aero-kit and turbos, but it’s also about passion and the love of just driving the car as a every day driver. Import Meet Street Car Competition (IMSCC) has put out some cool profiles of JDM builders and their cars for 2013. The IMSCC contest will take place in Seattle, WA running August 9-11, 2013.
Viral Video Friday: A Jazzy Music Journey through Japan
It’s Friday and I want to go somewhere! Musician David Hansoo Lee (LEEHAHN) was inspired by his two-week Japan trip, that he made a music track and video montage about his journey.