
Our good friends from my favorite podcast EVAR, RetroforceGO!, over at our big sister site Destructoid, just unleashed RetroforceGIVE!--- one of the most impressive charity video game auctions the internet has ever seen! RetroforceGIVE! is a charity auction made up of donations from AMAZING RETROFORCEGO!!! LISTENERS up to almost a thousand various retro video game software, gaming consoles and accessories.
RetroforceGIVE!!! isn't just some wimpy lot of games that someone found at some garage sale, they've got 5 separate amazing auctions going on right now which inlcudes: Signed copies of Alien Homind (by Dan Paladin) and Castlevania Symphony of the Night (by Koji Igarashi), 450+ collection of retro games and consoles, A mint condition copy of Shining Force 3, and many more.
All proceeds from RetroforceGive! is going towards Child's Play, which is a non-profit charity organization that helps provide children's hospitals with video games, toys and books. For such an awesome cause with AMAZING people backing it up, I urge you all to spread the word so we can gather enough support to bring joy and happiness to sick children across the country and beyond.
This past week on Japanator has just been nothing but a steady flow of AWESOME (and EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!) to satisfy any Japanophile: Claw machine WITH BOOBS!!!, Hi-tech Dog Pedometer!!!, Zombie safety for Kids!, Power Rangers are no more!!!, GREATEST OTAKU HOUSE EVARRRR!!, Watch what you spend on anime and manga, and missing Otaku girl found!!! Not so great news as well: Twilight the Anime?!!! and Dragonball Movie made money?
Specials, Features, & Reviews
Deals to write home about: Tokyopop manga for $0.99 a volume
Watching what you spend on anime and manga
Weekly Regulars
Japanator Radio 79
Releases for the week of 03/16/09
Tuesday Otaku Debate: Steven Blum vs. Johnny Yong Bosch
Fun Friday AMVs: Hit the Floor
Sugoi and Kawaii Stuff
Japanese tech for your fat-assed dog
Japan teaches its children to defend against zombie invasion
Professor Leonardo Nendoroid makes me squee with delight
Evil has won! Power Rangers to be no more?
Greatest otaku house ever!
Two new Haruhi game trailers, featuring pirate Haruhi!
ToraDora's "Pre-Parade" done in Kinetic Typography
Pervy and WTF Stuff
Missing otaku girl found, kidnapper not kicked in groin
Best way to send your letters: Boy love stamps and stationary
Twilight getting an anime? We report, you decide
School basketball coach forces students to behead pigeons
Claw machine allows you to vicariously live out your breast-grabbing fantasies
Toransu: the unofficial ToraDora eroge game
Anime and Manga News
Yet another 'Girl Who Leapt Through Time' movie on the way
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: The Final Adventure Through Time and Darkness set to debut in Japan
Yen Press puts up release dates for the next volumes of the Yotsuba&! manga
The Sky Crawlers coming to DVD and Blu-Ray at the end of May
Space Battleship Yamato creator debuts new manga on Wii
Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden is on a hiatus
Pokemon to start airing in HD
DokiDoki Books are having a raffle for purchasers
New theatrical anime of Yamato for this year
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun is getting an anime adaption
Like magical mikos? Umimonogatari trailer at Tokyo International Anime Fair
Eden of the East trailer is pretty good
Trailer for the Eureka Seven movie is now viewable
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance trailer
Yukari Ichijo's Nichiyoubi wa Issho ni manga getting a remake
Japan & Industry News
Go see some KRAZY anime and manga stuff in NYC!
Aurora Publishing to distribute Queen of Ragtonia exclusively through Borders
Dragonball: Evolution tops the charts in Asia
Tokyopop's hiring, so dust off your resume
JET Alumni Author Showcase this Sunday is sure to be a page turner
Rumiko Takahashi's newest work to launch next month
Congratulations Lucent and 4C, it's a boy!
Crunchyroll is on a roll: A summary of my inbox
Rhea Silvan to appear at Anime Central
Viz to stream Naruto Shippuden simultaneously with Japan
Gundam on Demand for your PS3
Japanator: ONE YEAR AGO!!!
Giant bronze Gundam to bring train line fame, Zaku attacks
The God of Origami does exist, bow to your sensei!
Japanator: TWO YEARS AGO!!!
Correction: No Live Action Haruhi Suzumiya (at least for now)
TOP TEN: God Len's top ten list of greatest ninja ever!