What if Star Wars had a 80’s-style cartoon feel? Well, this is it by Nacho Punch – the Star Wars: The Lost 1980’s Anime:
Viral Video Friday: Animated Fun
The Ultimate Voltron Hoodie
Hoodies are something I like to wear and for those of you who remember the 1980s cartoon Voltron, this is really cool Voltron hoodie.
The Art of Epic
If you not familiar with animation house Blue Sky Studios they are the team that brought you Ice Age and Rio, and this summer movie season they have teamed up with 20th Century Fox Animation for Epic. Based on William Joyce’s book “The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs”, Epic features an inspiring witty heroine in Mary Katherine and her eccentric father Professor Bomba in researching the “Leafmen” who protect the forest from the forces of evil. Mary finds herself transported into this magical world by touching glowing leaves and thus, her adventure begins.
Custom built LEGO Castle Grayskull
Wowza. This is pretty neat. From the He-Man Master of the Universe world, here’s a custom built LEGO Grayskull Castle by David Frank (AKA Fraslund).
Production I.G x Mercedes Benz x Ramen Noodles
How does Mercedes Benz launch a new car? Well, Mercedes Benz Japan teams up with famed anime house – Production I.G (Batman Gotham Knights, Halo Legends & Ghost in the Shell) for the launch of the new Mercedes Benz A-Class. This short anime film follows 3 protagonists chasing a ramen food truck in the city.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Rf5QX7bNc
Okay, I’m hungry for noodles now.
The Great Showdowns by Scott Campbell
Have you ever watch a movie and then a great scene appears on screen with an actor and thought to yourself, man that was an epic moment or just an iconic scene that will resonate in your brain forever? Well artist Scott Campbell thinks so, and his “Great Showdowns” series celebrates cool moments in films of various genres, from the classics, thrillers, romantic-comedies, action flicks and even documentaries.
The art book collects over 130 paintings of “Great Showdowns” and showcases Scott’s eclectic taste in films like The Roman Holiday, Alfred Hitchcock’s Birds and Psycho, Kickass, Black Swan, Say Anything, and others. The art style is simple and whimsical and will surely put a smile on your face.
Flashback: ThunderCats (1985)
Sooo…the 80s had some great cartoon series! Enter ThunderCats, the American/Japanese animated television series that brought a band of animated wild cats, Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro, Tygra, WilyKit and WilyKat, and Snarf.
TRON Uprising Animated Series on Disney XD
Disney XD will be releasing a new animated series this June 2012 – TRON: Uprising.



















