Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Power Rangers 20th Anniversary!


It's almost been 20 years since the Power Rangers franchise began which is very hard to believe!

I know, I know, the official anniversary isn't until August 28th of 2013 but still. Now, for those of you who may or may not know, I've had this idea brewing in my head to have a special edition of the Nerd Fortress podcast celebrating the 20th anniversary of the franchise here in America.

And this is also going to be a good way to try and come back to the world of podcasting I feel!

Granted, I'm going to need to find a way to learn some audio stuff between now and August 28th, but this has been something that I've had planned ever since the original inception of the podcast. (No pun or relation to the movie intended)

I might get some other people to join in for this as well so it won't be just myself and my new co-host Devin which I feel would definitely work out a lot better. I'll try and talk to some people and see what happens but I'm not promising anything. But I'd really like to get some other people for this very momentous occasion. If I don't get anybody else on board, at least I can say that I tried!

Nothing is really set in stone as of yet so this gives me plenty of time to brainstorm and what not! And if anything does end up happening, I want it to be a surprise to everybody. That means I'm not going to be letting any type of information out into the open at all whatsoever, so you will have to wait and find out!

But for now I'll leave you with this, the 2nd intro for season 1 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers that was used from the finale of the "Green With Evil" mini-series up until the start of season 2! "May the power protect you!"

Sunday, August 5, 2012

A little bit of an update on stuff....No good news

Hello everyone, it's been quite a while since I updated this blog!

I wish that I had some good news to give you, but I don't unfortunately. The podcast isn't moving anywhere and nobody's shown any interest in wanting to participate so I've been thinking about putting it on an indefinite hiatus instead of cancelling it outright! I hope that all of the listeners out there can understand.

If nothing changes by October, then I'm just going to delete the main page of the blog and leave the episode download page for anyone that would want to download the only 4 episodes of the podcast that were recorded!

I do have another blog that you can follow if you want to! http://otakunerd1983.blogspot.com/

Also, please be aware that I won't be uploading anything new in the terms of audio stuff on here at this blog. Anyways, I've got some ideas about just going solo and doing my own thing to help improve my podcasting craft if it were because I'm still brand new with this. I'll let you guys know if anything happens on my other blog, if anything!

That's the thing about life, it's always full of surprises and you never know where it will lead you! And speaking of which, if you ever feel like you have had enough and want to give up as well as take the easy way out, then watch this motivational speech from the host of Toonami here in America, T.O.M. voiced by Steve Blum and listen to his words of wisdom.





Thanks for listening to The Nerd Fortress podcast, it really does mean a lot and I greatly appreciate each and everyone of you who stuck with us through this unexpectedly short journey, especially to the international listeners as well that aren't from America and haven't been here before! Thanks again!

Friday, May 25, 2012

The long awaited and triumphant return of Toonami!

Since there's unfortunately some people out there on the internet who don't have a good understanding of what's going on behind the scenes or weren't paying attention, I decided to make this video which will hopefully make things more clear for everyone! Lets help out everybody at Adult Swim by watching the new Toonami so they can get the funding for more new anime like the Funimation dub of One Piece. Lets make it happen Toonami faithful!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

My thoughts on the premiere of "AKB0048"


I just recently got finished watching the debut of the anime based on the very popular J-Pop idol group AKB48 called "AKB0048"! And to be quite honest, it is very different from your usual anime that you find watching nowadays. Like I said on the last episode of The Nerd Fortress Podcast before the hiatus, I have no idea what is is about stories with a post apocalyptic future with an oppressive government that feels like that they have to have control of everything or vice versa, but it just absolutely fascinates me!

AKB0048 tells the story of 4 teens who decide to audition to become members of the fictional group AKB0048 that are the successors to the real life popular Japanese Pop idol group AKB48  in a dystopian future where music is deemed illegal after an interplanetary war broke out where the Earth's ecosystem was damaged, and humanity was forced to flee the planet.

Not only does AKB0048 perform free concerts, they also take up arms to defend not only their careers, but their fans as well from the illegal ban on art and entertainment which also labels the idols as terrorists! And did I forget to mention that there are giant mechas in this anime also? 

Unfortunately, the only way for you to experience the anime for yourself is to download the first episode at http://evetaku.com/blog/2012/04/akb0048-episode-01-released/ since the Youtube video I previously had posted has been taken down because of a copyright claim!

Also, some of the members of AKB48 like Sumire Sato, Mayu Watanabe, and Amina Sato voice the 77th generation trainees of AKB0048 while popular voice actresses such as Mamiko Noto known for her work on the Japanese versions of Gunslinger Girl, Hell GirlWitchblade, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, and many others voicing the real life AKB48 member Haruna Kojima, Yukari Tamura, known for her works on the Japanese versions of games like Soul Calibur II, III, and IV, NIGHTS: Journey into Dreams, and Star Ocean: First Departure, as well as animes like Ouran High School Host Club, Fullmetal Panic!: The Second Raid, and S-CRY-ed, as well as the voice of Navi on the 35th anniversary season of Toei's Super Sentai Series, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger as real life AKB48 member Mayu Watanabe among others!

If your a fan of AKB48 or are a fan of action and sci-fi anime like the Gundam series, then this anime is definitely worth checking out! Sadly, I don't think this anime will be dubbed into English and given a North American release since AKB48 is mostly considered either underground or unknown in the American music market that is vastly different to the Japanese music market in Japan!

So don't feel bad about downloading fan-subs of this American AKB48 fans!