Here's a list of some of the animes we've been watching. Hopefully, you've gotten into the series and can spot them as cosplay at Anime Expo next month or can see them before the convention to chat with other fans about them. Some are coming to an end fairly soon as new summer animes are just about to come out in Japan. So, maybe you can binge one or two before AX. All are available on Crunchyroll.
What's It About: A yakuza, Nitta, for no real reason encounters a young girl, Hina, trapped in a weird sort of metal egg when she just appears in his upscale apartment. After being ignored for an entire night as though she was a bad dream or Nitta seeing things, Hina eventually she gets out of her metal shell. Hina turns out to have telekinetic powers and forces Nitta to take care of her. This bizarre situation eventually grows into a father daughter relationship and becomes ever more strange as the people in Nitta and Hina's live get pulled into their weird lifestyle, but some are already weirdos from the get go.
Why We Love It: You'd think it be the telekinetic tantrums of middle school girls, but really it's the look on people's faces throughout this anime that could become instant memes or warning signs of any culture to leave, be afraid or that you suck.
Then there's the great comedic relationship of Nitta and Hina. As Hina is a lazy slob who doesn't really care or understand the basic world plays off a guardian who is a yakuza, who just wants to picks up chicks and drink, you get a lot of great moments. Moments like taking your daughter and her friend to a hostess club. They're are a mismatched pair that perfectly work as a team of total airhead and terrible Dad that entertain us for our own pleasure at their displeasure.
What's It About: Lupin is back, yet again to steal our hearts and occasionally our wallets. Known since the 70's as an anime about a master thief that goes around the world pulling off major heists, the series comes back updated for the modern times. Lupin III is the latest iteration of the series that brings back the samurai Goemon, top-shooter Jigen and the lovely Fujiko on Lupin's crew. And Inspector Zenigata is back on their tail. All new high stakes robberies are happening.
Why We Love It: In the first arc, Lupin has had to deal with the current internet age by having to save a young hacker girl while being hunted by everyone with a smart phone as a game was created by his enemies to track him anywhere in the world. The same arc featured the "dark web" trying to kill Lupin with an assassin game. It still felt like the 70's with the designs of all the bad guys gunning for Lupin being ridiculous.
It's not just one, but different directors will be tackling the series and some episodes take out of the current time frame. Two episodes so far have featured a different colored-jacket Lupin, that's how you tell which series is going on, so they were written and look like they were made back in the 70's. So far, they've been the most fun.
What's It About: It's Japan, sometime after the Russo-Japanese War, which you don't know much about, because it's not taught that much in public school here in US. It's the early 1900's and we're on an adventure to find gold with the Immortal Sugimoto, dubbed that named for not dying in some of the wars bloodiest battles. He's joined by a young Ainu girl, Asirpa with her wolf companion. Ainu are sort of like our version of Native Americans. They have to track down 24 escaped prisoners with tattoos on their backs that combine into a map that shows the hidden location of tons of gold. Some of the prisoners aren't that friendly and former soldiers and criminals have come together in the pursuit of the gold as well.
Why We Love It: It's like watching some bloody action fights mixed in with PBS episodes on cooking and history. As murderous and psychotic as some of the baddies are on the show we have internal monologues or thoughtful explanations on how to hunt different game to how the fishing industry works. The same goes for our main characters. Asirpa, the young Ainu girl will explain how to hunt and then go over the best way to cook any creature in the woods. Anyone want some squirrel brains? The anime mixes these concepts of a PBS documentary show with horrendous violence quite well, even if people keep talking about getting boners over hunting and seeing their own brother being eat by a boar. One minute Sugimoto could be praising how well a meat is cooked, the next we could see a man's face barely being still attached to his head after a bear mauls him.
What's It About: Only kids called Parasites can pilot two person mechs, called Franxx against creatures called Klaxosaurs, monsters that look like techno music loving dinosaurs. Cities are now encased in giant mobiles fortresses called Plantations. We follow a group of young pilots as the battle the Klaxosaurs. The main story is about Zero Two, a girl with pink hair and horns and Hiro's relationship in and out of the Franxx. When battling Klaxosaurs their teamwork is far better than any other Parasite team, but it seems to be costing Hiro his life and Zero Two doesn't seem to be an average girl.
Why We Love It: This is the anime where the controls for a mech come off your partner's ass, like your driving them. It's such a ridiculous concept that does get played around with sexual and pervy undertones...or maybe overtones, it's really quite funny to see for the first time.
There's a number of mysteries and intrigue coming up throughout the series that have drawn us in. As per usual, why are kids/teenagers the only ones that can operate these bizarre anime girl looking mechs? "What's wrong? Something's way wrong.," is something we might utter to ourselves as we learn more and more about this world. And what starts out as a show about young kids piloting pervert mechs to save their home, grows darker after every victory. Even with a classic beach episode you get in comedy anime you just feel a subconscious sort of dread. And you just want to know what's gonna happen next.
Walk like an Egyptian, right down to two exhibits about the ancient culture that built the pyramids and wrapped people in linen.
You can head over to the Science Center for
King Tut: Treasure of the Golden Pharaoh
Summer hours have been extended
Saturdays through Wednesdays. First admission 9AM, last admission
7:30PM. Best times to visit are afternoons and early evenings. Morning
time slots are likely to sell out.
California Science Center 700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037 $29.50 for an adult $17.95 for a child *They have a new IMAX experience, Mysteries of Egypt that you can also get.
$ parking
"To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of King Tut’s
tomb, the California Science Center proudly presents the world premiere
of KING TUT: TREASURES OF THE GOLDEN PHARAOH–the
largest King Tut exhibition ever toured! Discover over 150 authentic
artifacts from King Tut’s celebrated tomb–60 of which have never
traveled outside of Egypt, until now"
"Egypt, the most ancient of the Mediterranean civilizations, held a great
fascination for the Greeks and Romans. This major international loan
exhibition explores the artistic interplay between these cultures from
the Bronze Age to Roman times. The installation includes royal Egyptian
stone vessels sent to Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece, Archaic Greek
pottery and sculpture inspired by Egyptian models, portraits in Egyptian
and Greek style created during Greek rule in Egypt, and religious
images and luxury goods made for Roman patrons in Italy."
☆ Watch the U.S. premiere of JOJO's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind exclusively at the Anime Expo JOJO's Bizarre Adventure Panel. July 6th, 3PM PT in the Main Events Hall. ☆ pic.twitter.com/txMDPYVgnP
Get deals on all the games you've been waiting for with the Steam Summer Sale June 21-July 5. It's already seems like Steam is slow from all the users getting the games they've been waiting for.
And for some sick fun. You can also see how much you've spent on Steam games with an new feature just released.Go into the menu system starting with Steam: Help > Steam Support > My Account >
Data Related to Your Steam Account > External Funds Used. via Desructoid
-There's some rainbow glitter pizza you can get here in LA and you don't even have to go to the 626 Night Market. Nerdist (now with less association to Chris Hardwick) points us to DagWoods in Santa Monica, a pizza place that has the MagicalAF Pizza. It looks like it should only be served at little girl birthdays and will probably be stolen by Chuck E. Cheese at some point. For now you can get the sparkly pie only at DagWoods. It"ll cost you $27.56 for a large, that does include sales tax.
- The Jurassic Park Ride is going extinct or at least I've been told to tell you via pr. Really, it's gonna shut down in September and re-open later updated to be connected with the new movies and we don't mean Jurassic Park 3, not directed by Steven Spielberg. AV Club found a link to a story about how the ride was created, cost a huge amount of money and why it has a raft in it when that never happened in the movies.
Downtown Culver City’s “Third Wednesday Spiked Lemonade Tasting Wednesday, June 20 from 5 p.m.–9 p.m. Downtown
Culver City is located just south of the 10 Freeway and east of the
405, between the intersection of Culver and Washington Blvds and
Duquesne Ave. Free Look for the balloons between 5 p.m.
and 9 p.m. in Culver City’s downtown area to find participating
businesses. Check in at any one to pick up your “Third Wednesday
Passport” to one of summer’s hottest annual events — then get it stamped
each time you cool off with a sample of ‘spiked’ lemonade (virgin
options for all ages). Make your way over to the Kirk Douglas Theatre,
enjoying live music in the streets along the way. There, you can turn in
your passport to be entered in a raffle to win summertime prizes (no
purchase necessary).
319 S Arroyo Pkwy, Ste 4, Pasadena, California 91105
Free
Writer & Executive Producer of shows like Arrow and Legends Of Tomorrow, Marc Guggenheim and Collector's Paradise - Pasadena cordially invite you to a Marvel-ous Wedding Event.
Jurassic World Opening @ CityWalk Screenings begin on June 21 at 7 PM. A special double feature of
Jurassic World begins at 3 PM, preceding early 6 PM screenings of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. T-Rex Lasts through June 24 AMC @ CityWalk $Free to see the dinosaur, the double feature $35
Advance Screenings of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom on 7
Universal Cinema Theatres, a colossal 3-Ton Tyrannosaurus rex Towering 13’ Tall
and 36’ Wide, a Life-Sized Gyrosphere Original Movie Prop, as Well as Original
Costume Displays. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom takes a bite out of Voodoo
Doughnut with an all-new Raptor claw-inspired doughnut, available through July
7.
"June 21 is the first day of summer - the longest day of the year
– so Takis® is cranking up the intensity to make your day EVEN LONGER
with exclusive ride time AFTER the park closes, plus an in-park dance
celebration with Live DJ, giveaways and more at participating Six Flags
theme parks!"
The Bloc
750 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Confirmed series event dates:
Thursday, July 12th, 2018 at 6:30pm
Thursday, July 26th, 2018 at 6:00pm
Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 6:00pm
"Join us for Skyline Sound + Cinema located in the heart of
downtown Los Angeles for a special rooftop performance by
singer-songwriter Cary Brothers and an interactive sing-along screening
of the smash musical THE GREATEST SHOWMAN."
6520 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90028
$20 adv.
$15 for Fringe participants.
"Detective John LaGrasse is searching for a murderer. Francine
Thurston’s uncle vanished without a trace. The only clue to both
mysteries is a bizarre statue worshipped by a nightmarish cult. And it’s
leading both of them out to sea, and towards insanity. But you know,
with singing puppets."
A visual journey celebrating Japanese cuisine and Satoyama—a uniquely
Japanese brand of environmentalism. The exhibition is comprised of
photographs, objects, writings and video that offer a glimpse into the
culinary creations of renowned Japanese chef Yoshihiro Narisawa and his
passion for “bringing nature to the plate.”
BLOOM
June 22, 23 & 24
Griffith Park
5202 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, 90027
$27
An interactive, pop-up art show with nearly a dozen large-scale
installation art pieces, spread out over 100,000 square feet of lush
grass in Griffith Park.
Cocktails + Change: Help Protect Immigrant Families
Fri, June 22, 2018
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The Standard, Hollywood - Cactus Lounge
8300 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
$10 pre-sale | $12 at the door
The time is now to stand up and take action to help protect migrant families at our border.
Join SameSide, The Standard, Hollywood and Courage Campaign
to raise money and your voice for those seeking refuge in our country
and protect the ideals that America has always stood for.
"Ready for a spooky night out? The Broad Stage transforms into two
different haunted houses in a double bill of operas by Gordon Getty.
Writer Edgar Allan Poe takes the stage himself as the main character of Usher House,
an unsettling chiller that has all the classic elements of Gothic
horror: a high-strung recluse, a beautiful madwoman and a sinister
doctor, all hidden away in a crumbling manor house full of secrets. The Canterville Ghost
puts a deft comic spin on Oscar Wilde's witty tale, in which the
300-year-old ghost of an English nobleman fails to impress his newest
audience, a family of Americans who simply refuse to be frightened. "
New England Nightmares Triple Feature
FROM BEYOND / IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS / THE MIST
Fri, Jun 22, 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
$15
Discussion following FROM BEYOND with producer Brian Yuzna. Introduction
to IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS by producer Sandy King Carpenter and actress
Julie Carmen.
Hauser & Wirth will present its Portable Art Project in
Los Angeles with an exhibition of wearable objects commissioned from a range of
artists – works that exist somewhere between sculpture and bodily adornment.
Organized by Celia Forner, who collaborated closely with the artists, the
Portable Art Project includes unique pieces as well as editioned series,
crafted from an array of materials ranging from traditional gold and silver
with precious and semi-precious gems, to enamel, aluminum, bronze, and iron.
Long Beach Annual Japanese Festival arrives at the Japanese Cultural
Center. Two days of food, games, music, and Japanese cultural activities
and bon odori dancing. This will be a smaller and more intimate
festival.
Event is FREE to the public. Parking is $15 in the State Beach parking lot.
"Grab your corgi and get on your surfboard... Corgi Beach Day is
Saturday June 23rd, 2018 at a BRAND NEW LOCATION....Huntington State
Beach! Just down the way from the usual spot at HB Dog Beach, you are
going to LOVE our summertime location."
Peaking Lights is electronic dance music duo Aaron Coyes and Indra
Dunis, whose five albums and many recordings combine elements of dub,
reggae, Krautrock, disco, and psychedelic pop. For Off the 405
they are appearing as the expanded Peaking Lights Family Band with a
group of 15 musicians and dancers based in Los Angeles, including
drummer Onochie Chukwurah of Fela Kuti's original band. A celebration of
diverse of rhythms and sounds, their music is a combination of
electronic and African rhythms and psychedelics, dubbed out through
Peaking Lights' "echodelic" filter.
A celebration and exploration of LACMA’s permanent collection of Korean
art, one of the largest collections of Korean works in the United
States. Bring your friends for an evening of gallery viewing,
discussions, art making, Korean tea tastings, and a mini-fashion show.
Discover the exquisite beauty of Korean ceramics, the spirituality of
Korean Buddhist art, and the first solo show of a Korean American artist
at LACMA, Unexpected Light: Works by Young-Il Ahn.
LA TACO & BEER FESTIVAL
June 23-24
Raleigh Studios Hollywood
5300 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Expect a full day of celebration starting with a Parade on the World
Famous Hollywood Blvd and entertainment in our Carnival Cultural
Village. Parade with people from the Movie and Entertainment industry on
the World Famous Hollywood Blvd and be entertained in the village to
the music, shows and dance to celebrity artists performing.
As night falls on
Hogsmeade village, “The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle” shines
brightly with an awe-inspiring spectacle that showcases the four houses
of Hogwarts: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin,
and culminates with awesome beams of lights that fan into the night
sky. The colorful state-of-the-art light display and special effects
projection is accompanied by a special musical arrangement created by
Academy® award-winning composer John Williams based
on his original scores composed for the film series. The musical
arrangement that emanates in a surround sound environment was conducted
by prolific arranger William Ross and recorded by the London Symphony
Orchestra in London.
CicLAvia is returning to the Valley on Sunday, June 24th!
Panorama City, Arleta and Pacoima will host the country's largest open
streets event. Streets will be closed to cars and open for cyclists,
pedestrians, runners and skaters to use as a recreational space!
"This evening will include a screening of the film Here to Be Heard: The
Story of the Slits, a Q&A with the director and Allison Wolfe
(Bratmobile, Ex Stains) and a live performance by Ex Stains and Allison
Wolfe and Rock n Roll Camp for Girls!"
Hinamatsuri
Then there's the great comedic relationship of Nitta and Hina. As Hina is a lazy slob who doesn't really care or understand the basic world plays off a guardian who is a yakuza, who just wants to picks up chicks and drink, you get a lot of great moments. Moments like taking your daughter and her friend to a hostess club. They're are a mismatched pair that perfectly work as a team of total airhead and terrible Dad that entertain us for our own pleasure at their displeasure.
Lupin III PART5
Darling in the Franxx
