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Bye World…Hello Facebook!
I am doing a TEMPORARY Shutdown of Cartoon Leap main site pretty soon, probably before this month (January 2012) ends. I want a new hosting company, fresh layout, reboot, whatever!
Meanwhile, I will be updating and posting news on Facebook. Feel free...
DE-Evolution of Sharing Anime and other stuff!
Back to my old days, when internet was just surfacing and I was interested about getting anime “online”, I remember the time when people bought several VHS tapes from fansubbers in the U.S.A. Titles such as Rayearth, Card Captor Sakura, and many more...
What do you wish your girlfriend / boyfriend would quit doing? Japan answers tha...
If you have a girlfriend / boyfriend, maybe you might want to take notes. This survey was conducted in Japan and asked the simple question. It has been a long time since I posted a survey, but this was a funny one and I did not want to pass this chan...
Figma BRS Pose of the day, take 01!
Figma pose of the day. I will pose from time to time a different pose, just for the fun of it or just because I don´t have anything interesting to say…
Location: My office! Background: My PC!
I will stretch this figure and make her suffer, posing...
MEGAUPLOAD BUSTED!
Megaupload users received a bad news today…Megaupload was shutdown by the FBI. A coworker and friend sent me this news today and I was shocked!
The site’s founders have been charged with violating piracy laws.
Federal prosecutors have accused it o...
Site Shutdown: Sayonara CARTOONLEAP!
Dear readers and visitors:
This is an special post. I am writing this to inform that CARTOONLEAP is going to shutdown its current anime blog. It has been a wonderful pleasure to write about anything Japan for you.
Some of the reasons why I am doing t...
Robo-G spotted!
Japan Today posted an interesting picture of a robot that appears in the movie Robo-G.
A robot that appears in the movie “ROBO-G” is paraded outside the Shinjuku Piccadilly theater in Tokyo. The Japanese film stars Mickey Curtis as an old codger gra...
Gundam Hand!
Gundam franchise loves to exhibit HUGE things for their products. The latest thing is this huge 1/1 scale HAND. The hand is huge and was used to promote the Gundam War Card game Series. The event was held in Akihabara. Check it out
You can chec...
Taste the Berserk Burger!
Berserk fans can now taste what their heroes eat…Hamburgers! Well, thats the theory behind the new campaign from Lotteria fast food chain in Japan.
Comic Natalie reports that a collaboration campaign of Berserk Ougon Jidaihen I: Haou no Tamago with...
WRS vs BRS: A Black Rock Shooter FIGMA review!
Finally, I received my Black Rock Shooter 2035 figma figure and it is awesome.
It is not a perfect figure and has its flaws like her WRS counterpart. I am just going to mention the good, bad and ugly facts of this BRS 2035 figure.
The good:
Her det...
Japanese Hangovers!
Japanese shares with us some hilarious things after They get drunk. Such fails deserves to be shared and can help you plan things before you get drunk.
Demographics
Over the 25th and 26th of November 2011 1,074 members of the goo Research online mon...
Live action “Akira” production stops…again!
It seems the live action version of Akira was paused by Warner Bros. We heard interesting news about the casting and suddenly, We read that the project stops due to some “budgetary” and “casting” issues. That´s according to the Hollywood Reporter and...
Evangelion 3.0: You can (not) redo and Evangelion 4.0: Final websites launched!
Evangelion fans! You can check out the new layout for the last two movies of Evangelion. Nothing much to say besides that Evangelion 3.0 is called You can (not) redo.
and what about Evangelion 4? Well, you will have to wait until…
…to find out!
Funn...
High School uniforms are favorites among cosplayers for 2011!
One of those curious rankings for 2011 are COSPA´s sales. Cosplayers bought many different costumes and here is the ranking for last year. Curiously, almost all costumes are high school related.
According to Mainichi, cosplay clothing maker COSPA has...
Japan: Happy New Year 2012!!
This is the first post of this blog for 2012. Happy New Year. A little bit late considering that at this hour, it is January 2nd in Japan and most countries at the other side of the world.
Here are some videos compiled in Youtube that shows the cel...
Japan´s Wi-Fi Vending Machine!
Vending Machines are everywhere in Japan…Turning those into Wi-Fi spots…
It’s no secret that Japan is the country of vending machines (they even have models like this one now), but this is new: Tokyo-based beverage company Asahi Soft Drinks took the...
Wendy´s Japan is back!
This is something odd. Two years ago, I posted a news about Wendy´s closing their doors for good in Japan. It seems it was not a permanent measure after all. The girl with the red hair is back…
TOKYO (AFP) – United States (US) fast-food chain Wendy’...
Megami Magazine #141 and Nyantype #27 Previews!
Happy New Year!!! That´s our best wishes. What 2012 will bring? Well, here is a glypmse from Megami magazine and Nyantype. They present us nice images, as usual…
Nyantype #27
Megami Magazine #141
I think Nyantype did a good job bringing us a nice “...
10k free air tickets to Japan…VANISHED!
Some months ago, Japan´s Tourism Agency offered the chance to travel Japan for free…10K free air tickets. It was a dream come true for many…but as good dreams comes, it goes away once We wake up. It happened…
The project titled Fly to Japan! (to off...
Amagami SS Plus PV!
Amagami SS+ will begin on January 5, 2012!
While you wait, check out the new trailer.
It is going to be a long wait…well, in fact two weeks, but still…a long wait!
Fate / Zero: Saber´s Motored Cuirassier is OUT OF GAS!
Fate / Zero series will feature Saber riding an awesome bike, the Cuirassier. Good Smile Company created an AWESOME 1/1 scale version of this bike and also a 1/8 version for people who can´t buy or build the real thing.
Well, Akibahobby bring us so...
Toradora OVA released!
Just time for Christmas, Toradora OVA was released. After a long wait and even when the series ended a little bit longer ago, this episode brought some funny moments and Taiga and the gang returns just for the fans.
It is only 26 minutes but at leas...
Japan´s 20 facts that can disillusion men after chasing a girl!
Imagine you are chasing the girl of your dreams and suddenly you discover something that can get you disillusioned. What it can be? Well, Japan gives you 20 facts and some of them are hilarious.
Demographics
Between the 18th and 20th of October 2011...
Laputa, Castle in the Sky fans sets a new Twitter record!
Anime fans has set up a new Twitter record, thanks to an old Studio Ghibli movie…Just remember this word…”Balse”.
Last weekend, a Japanese television broadcast of classic Studio Ghibli anime Castle in the Sky prompted more than 11,349 tweets per sec...
And the MOST popular 2011 Karaoke Anime Song in Japan is…
Japan loves Karaoke…and actually, there is a ranking for songs performed by Karaoke fans. The ranking was based on how many times the songs were played on the popular JOYSOUND x UGA karaoke systems. The list consists on 30 titles and some of the spot...
Japan´s 30 moments of exhaustion!
There are moments when you know you are exhausted. Japan has their moments and God, most of them are really hilarious. Japan answers this question and some answers are just too fun to read. I can´t tell if They are really joking or what.
Demographic...
Figma Black Rock Shooter 2035 is on its way: New Images!
Hobby Search sent me a notice that my preorder for Figma´s Black Rock Shooter is ready for shipment. I paid and now She is ready to fly. BRS2035 is out of stock by the way…Now, that was fast! Here are some new images from Hobby Search and Figma Blog....
…and the Kanji of the year 2011 is…
2011 has been marked as a year full of disaster in Japan…There are a lot of words that reflects the bad moment of that time, but this word, Kanji of the year 2011, has a better and positive meaning…
In a disaster-ridden year that brought a nation cl...
Dragon Ball Kai Stamps!
Every year, the JP Post Office release stamps with Anime motives. For January 23, 2012, They will release Goku and the gang.
The stamps will feature the Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Trunks and Piccolo characters. Japan Post is planning to release 1.5 millio...
Megami Magazine #140 and Nyantype #26 Previews!
There is nothing interesting this month regarding Megami Magazine and Nyantype. Am I getting too old for this? I think I need a vacation.
Nyantype Magazine 26
Megami Magazine 140
Enjoy!
Odd pic of the day: It looks like a SUSHI roll but it is NOT!
It might look like a sushi roll but it is not. CNN reports that China opened a theme park devoted to nothing but chocolate!
The awe-inspiring chocolate exhibits drew inspiration from various cultures around the globe.
Signature pieces include Bumbleb...
RAH Black Rock Shooter new images!
Hobby Search and Amiami have RAH Black Rock Shooter in stock and They posted new images. She looks great in my humble opinion!…The price is not THAT great…In fact She is so freaking expensive. Last time, this figure was around 204.00 in other stores....
How do you feel about live action adaptations of anime and manga? Most feel unpl...
Live adaptations of anime and manga are pretty bad in most cases and I can bet for sure many will answer negatively to this question…How do you feel about live action adaptations of anime and manga?
According to a poll conducted by Oricon, 65% of pe...
Lisa promoting Fate / Zero´s Oath Sign!
Fate /Zero Oath Sign soundtrack was released a couple of days ago and Lisa, the singer took the chance to promote this nice soundtrack. She stopped at some places like Akihabara and Shinjuku and She even signed some POP material for the different sto...
What’s So Special About K-ON?
Many people might think that K-ON is just for fans who loves MOE but it seems there is a survey that proves something more. A lot of women love it too! Here is an interesting study about K-ON and other series as well.
Look, THEY LIKE US!!!
According...
A personal appeal from Azu-nyan…and Wikipedia!
This is a personal appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. They need your help and donation so They can keep Wikipedia running. If you think Jimmy Wales cant convince you enough, how about Azu-nyan from K-ON? Nokkii created an script to replace J...




