Attack Number One!!! Real Live Action!!!

Of course somebody had to get it on the (You)Tube.



But if anybody can point me to a website where I can buy this series, I'll owe him for ever. Seriously. This was one of my favourite sport series...

Remember your youth

listen to L'isola del tesoro, interpreted by Lino Toffolo.

Italian theme song of the japanese animated series "The Treasure Island" - L'Isola del Tesoro.

Calda e' / fredda e' / differenza c'e'.

Remember Ranma 1/2? During my university year it was one of my favorite comic books. here's the italian version of the anime opening theme.



So, why is this post tagged as science? Well, cause I was listening to Nature Podcast from 07/06/07 and heard that some scientist elucidated the reason why menthol tastes 'cold'. Long story short, it (presumably binds and) activates a Na/Ca ion channel, present in our tongue but also in other sensory terminations (see menthol shower-gels), which is normally active only at temperatures below 28 degrees. Hence, the 'cold' sensation. Cool, ain't it?

Why Ranma as title holder? well, cause for this character those termination were pretty important, since a bucket of cold water would transform him into a her (just like the song says). Now imagine if he had known this. May be now we would be able to cure his/her curse?

PS: the title says: Is it warm? Is it cold? It makes a difference! (from the italian theme song)

PPS: Incidentally, I've also worked on ion channels, during my previous year (expressed in the heart, though, not in the tongue) and will present my in silico models at Lille, France, this first week of july. See you there may be ;-)

Space Carrier Blue Noah Vs Space Battleship Yamato

One of the step stones of my childhood.

I just happened to listen to its theme song on my shiny new MP3 Player - courtesy of the company, for winning the internal safety contest - in fact I did not deserve it, since during the drill I did ignore the fire alarm thinking that it was just a test of bells and whistles...

Well never mind.

Anyway, I did like this series, although I felt as if it was a rip off of Space Battleship Yamato, certainly more iconic - Matsumoto's style is unmissable.

Evangelion!!! Live Action!!!

The greatest of Gainax successes becomes a live action movie.

I just hope they get the chance to properly do the effects, as the one shown in this trailer do suck a little.

update: new trailer: it sucks even more. they didn't even get the taglines right. "A boy has to decideD" "The destiny of THE Humanity", oh yeah, that would be Humankind... never mind - have a look yourself.



And what's with the freaking american accent of Kusanagi? I hate Americans for being so self-centric (not that japs aren't when they set all the ultimate fortresses of humanity in their own little island (less than 1% of Erath surface, yet statistically unlucky to incredible levels.

AND - apparently is an easter egg. or fan art. in the case, they did a decent job.

Wings of Honneamise

First movie of Gainax. A very realistic telling of a space program in an alternative reality.

Slow, yet one of my favourite anime

Explosions

Some of the best explosion scenes froma collection of anime - I recognise most of the m - how geek am I?