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July 15, 2012

San Diego Comic Con is usually the go-to place when you want to announce something relevant to your geekdom. Avatar: The Legend of Korra is no different.

The creators have confirmed that while it was originally announced that Book 1 will have only 12 episodes, and Book 2 will have 14, it appears that Nickelodeon has ordered 26 more episodes after that! Bringing the total to 52 episodes chronicling the adventures for Korra and her gang.

The Legend of Korra panel at SDCC has revealed even more tasty news for Korra fans. If you wish to remain in the dark for the goings-on for Book 2, I suggest you read no further.

The Korra gang will be traveling to the Southern Water Tribe after a 6 month time skip.
Korra uses the Avatar State for frivolous things, making Tenzin upset with her.
Large focus on the state of the Spirit World and it’s history.
Mako and Bolin go separate ways – Mako goes under Lin and becomes a cop, while Bolin remains a Fire Ferret and Pro-Bends.
Asami takes over Future Industries.
Korra’s very spiritual uncle Unarok is of the Northern Water Tribe and has twins – a boy and a girl. Their voice actors have been selected but unannounced.
Kya and Bumi, Aang and Katara’s two other children, will be appearing in Book 2.
New Outfits!

If Avatar: The Last Airbender is to be looked to for reference, however, Book 2’s premier date will still be a long ways away, as the premier date is still unknown.

Sakura Tange Panel – SMASH! 2012

Luke Halliday

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July 15, 2012

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At SMASH! Con 2012 international guest star Sakura Tange took to the stage for her celebrity panel. Sakura is a voice actress most famous for voicing the titular character in Cardcaptor Sakura, Sakura Kinomoto. Now that’s a lot of Sakura!

She opened up her panel with her adorably broken English, which caused the English speaking host to visibly swoon at her very presence. The host informed us all that he would be asking Sakura questions that had been pre-selected from a pool of fans and staff alike, instead of the usual crowd interaction in which fans can ask in person. As unfortunate as that was, they did select some excellent questions.

Sakura was asked how she originally decided to become a voice actress and she revealed that very early on in her life she had realised her voice was very unique and characteristic for certain types of roles. This led to her decision to try to become a voice actress and sure enough she landed the lead role in Cardcaptor Sakura and the rest was history.

She spoke briefly about her lengthy hiatus from voice acting, which seemed like a little bit of a touchy subject, so she did not talk too much about why she left voice acting but more so about her reasoning for returning. She decided to return to voice acting when she was approached about a role in the popular video-game series Love Plus, in which she plays a Punk Rock loving character for the player to date.

Follow the Questions and Answer portion of her panel she took to the microphone for some live dubbing of Cardcaptor Sakura. After a few mistakes with the video, she finally was able to reenact some of Cardcaptor Sakura’s greatest moments, one from episode 3 and another from episode 15.

After this she had a little bit of crowd interaction in which she acted out her role in Love Plus with a Japanese speaking member of the audience which resulted in said audience member breaking down into tears (presumably of excitement/joy). Just when it seemed like she was all done with her panel, she whispered something quickly to her translator to which he announced to the audience that Sakura wanted to do a quick Dead or Alive voice performance. She spoke a few sentences (that went untranslated) in the role of Kasumi from the Dead or Alive games to which those in the audience who understood erupted with applause and with that she left the stage and her panel was concluded.

I personally found her panel to be incredibly enjoyable, largely due to her adorable use of the English language and her sheer enthusiasm and love for her fans in attendance. It was a pleasure to attend this panel myself as a Cardcaptor Sakura fan and it was great to see the person behind the voice we have grown to know so well.

Be sure to check out the official SMASH! website and our SMASH! 2012 section here on Capsule.

WWE Superstars involved in car accident

Evan Brander-Jones

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WWE has reported that Dolph Zigglar, Zack Ryder, and Raw annoncer Justin Roberts were involved in a car accident while leaving the San Diego Comic Con Yesterday. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt. Zack Ryder did suffer a minor neck injury. Justin Roberts suffered a minor cut on his leg, while the extent of Dolph Ziggler’s injuries are not known. All 3 men declined to go the hospital, and Ryder and Roberts are now driving to Phoenix Arizona, while Ziggler took a flight out of San Diego. The Accident happened when their limo was margining onto the highway, and a car rear ended them at full speed.

It is unknown at this time if WWE will pull Ziggler out of the Money in the Bank match tomorrow due to his injuries, but as of right now Ziggler is scheduled to compete in the match. Hopefully Ziggler will be able to compete tomorrow night at the Pay Per View.

Marvel Comic Movies 2013-2014

Evan Brander-Jones

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July 15, 2012

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At the San Diego Comic Con Marvel studios has revealed the next 4 movies to come out for the next 2 years.

Iron Man 3 – May 3, 2013
Thor: The Dark World – November 8, 2013
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – April 4, 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy – August 1, 2014′

There is still no word on the second Wolverine film or the Deadpool film. The plots for the 4 marvel films is still a mystery, but it could be safe to say that Captain America 2 will feature The Winter Soldier who was the originally Bucky (Captain Americas sidekick). More detailes should be released about the films in the coming months, but which film are you most excited to see?

Mortal Kombat Legacy season 2 coming soon

Evan Brander-Jones

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July 15, 2012

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At the San Diego Comic Con Mortal Kombat Legacy director Kevin Tancharoen released a video announcing what we can expect in the second season of Mortal Kombat Legacy. The story will now take us to the Mortal Kombat Tournament, and will see many of the characters from last season reappear – as well as some new faces.

For those of you who have yet to see Mortal Kombat Legacy you can check out the first season here. There is no word yet on when season 2 will start, but you can expect some epic fights.

Deadpool the game coming 2013

Evan Brander-Jones

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July 15, 2012

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Today at San Diego Comic Con, Activision has announced that High Moon Studios the people who brought us Transformers War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybetron are hard at work on there next title starring everybody’s favorite Merc with the mouth Wade Wilson aka Deadpool.

Deadpool’s first video game appearance was in X-men Legends 2, and most recently in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3; where he was played by Nolan North. It would appear that North will be reprising the role for the Deadpool game. Deadpool the game is scheduled for release in 2013, but no platforms have been announced at this point. Enjoy the trailer, and tell us what you think about the Deadpool game?

SMASH! 2012 Cosplay Competition Photos

Claire Phillips

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July 15, 2012

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Were you at SMASH! 2012? Chances are a big part of your day was the Cosplay Competition, which took over the main hall for a good chunk of the afternoon. Following on from the charity auction, the place was packed out for arguably the biggest draw of the entire convention.

Clocking in at over two hours long, the event had dozens of cosplayers showing off a huge range of costumes, with some even performing musical numbers or skits to wow the three judges. From Black Butler to the Avengers, Inuyasha to Ponyo, there were dozens of beautiful, highly detailed costumes on display.

Some were first time cosplayers, making their debut on the SMASH! stage, others had been together as groups for years, so there was a great mixture of experience on display. A remote control shark balloon named Bruce almost stole the latter half of the show after making off into the crowd as part of a rib tickling Fujimoto (Ponyo)skit, which went on to win the award for best skit at the end of the night.

Several groups put on excellent performances, with choreographed battle sequences and dance numbers alike. The detail put into some of these costumes was incredible, with many participants revealing lengthy construction times that no doubt reflect the dedication needed to get some of these beautiful costumes up to standard. One Black Butler cosplayer even had some Earl Grey tea to hand, apparently having been told that Lipton just wasn’t quite right.

If you’ve never attended one of these events before then the above gives you a great idea of the work that goes into some of these costumes. The rules state that to be eligible to win any prizes participants must have made their own costume, so take a look at some of the photos below and imagine constructing some of the more intricate pieces.

PHOTOS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE HERE

If you were up there on stage or know someone who was, make sure and head over to our Facebook page where you can get tagging on those photos.

Congratulations to each and every participant, who made the competition a highlight of SMASH! 2012. See you next year!

Be sure to check out the official SMASH! website and our SMASH! 2012 section here on Capsule.

SMASH! 2012 Maid Cafe Impressions

Benjamin Webb

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July 15, 2012

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It was an amazing day at SMASH! this weekend. There was a large variety of events to participate and interact with, as well as some amazing panels. One of the highlights of the convention though, was the popular Maid Cafe. This was so popular that you had to actually book a session to even get into the cafe. The bookings were for a High Tea session that involved cakes, tea and interaction with the maids at the event.

Fortunately, as media, we were able to take a quick look at the cafe and get some photos with the staff. From what we could tell, the Maid Cafe was a raging success and that it was set-up quite well. The staff handling the cafe were very friendly and I’m sure that those who were able to book a seat had a delightful time.

Be sure to check out the official SMASH! website and our SMASH! 2012 section here on Capsule.

Hanabee Interview At SMASH! 2012 With Eric Cherry

Benjamin Webb

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July 15, 2012

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Hanabee Interview At SMASH! 2012 With Eric Cherry

This weekend at the SMASH! convention us here at Capsule Computers were given the opportunity to have an interview with the CEO and Founder of Hanabee – Eric Cherry. Hanabee is a new startup company over here in Australia that is aiming to bring over new Anime licenses.

During the interview, we discuss a wide variety of topics that are both interesting and informative. In the interview, we find out what Hanabee is, what they aim to accomplish and about some of their upcoming releases. We also have some fairly decent banter and have built an amazing rapport with Eric.

Hanabee is looking like a promising startup and we can’t wait to see where they go. You can check out there Facebook and Twitter here and here, respectively.

Be sure to check out the video embedded below for the full interview. Be sure to check out the official SMASH! website and our SMASH! 2012 section here on Capsule.

Fanmade Legend of Zelda anime in the works

Evan Brander-Jones

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July 15, 2012

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Fanmade Legend of Zelda anime in the works

Zelda Motion have started work on a web based Anime based on The Legend of Zelda Link to the Past manga by Akira Himekawa. The anime features the voice talents of Vic Mignogna (Full Metal Achemist, Dragonball Z), Kira Buckland (Castle Crashers), Todd Haberkorn (D-Grayman), and Kent Williams Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood).

Thus far, all of this voice work has already been recorded and is now being synchronized with the animation. The Legend of Zelda Link to the Past anime is also being distributed by Aeipathy Industries. Nintendo is not involved with the project in any form or fashion, but it’s nice to see a fanmade project come to life. A trailer is set to be released in the coming weeks, so stay tuned, as a sneak peak of this anime is on the way.

source:: comicbookmovie