Nerdcore for a Good Cause: ToonamiFaithful.com CEO Announces Benefit Album Starring Richie Branson, Mega Ran, and Others

Monday, 17th December 2012
Posted in NERDCORE
Tags: cartoon network, Hurrican Sandy, JFKratez, Mister Wilson, nerdcore absolution, toonami, Ultraklyston

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Late last week, it was announced that a compilation album was being put out in tribute to the recently-resurrected Cartoon Network anime block, courtesy of several of the most prominent nerdcore artists.

Most proceeds will go be donated to The Empire State Relief Fund, currently devoted to helping the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Continue reading “Nerdcore for a Good Cause: ToonamiFaithful.com CEO Announces Benefit Album Starring Richie Branson, Mega Ran, and Others” »

Daily Anime: Cartoon Network Tells Japan to Lighten Up — Or Else!

Friday, 5th October 2012
Posted in Blog Archive, Offbeat, Pop Culture
Tags: Asahi, cartoon network, content, family-friendly, India, K.K., safe, toonami

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Seems that those damn Japanimation companies/outlets are taking themselves far too seriously for Cartoon Network.

According to Asahi.com, the channel is telling its overseas anime distributors that it must make its content more acceptable for children across the globe, or else CN will not air its content. Does this mean we can count on increasingly lame-ass content from a former great? Continue reading “Daily Anime: Cartoon Network Tells Japan to Lighten Up — Or Else!” »

Nerdcore Helps Richie Branson Resurrect Toonami

Thursday, 17th May 2012
Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: adult, Adult Swim, cartoon network, nerdcore, Richie Branson, toonami

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It wasn’t enough that nerdcore sensation Richie Branson spearheaded an underground campaign to revive Toonami. Other fans did it their own way:  the usual posts on Adult Swim messageboards/forums; maybe tweeting with AS-oriented hashtags, endless letters of complaint…pretty much everything short of picketing with signs outside Cartoon Network Headquarters.

But by releasing several odes to various anime franchises, especially Mobile Suit Gundam, Branson’s attracted the attention of Japanimation fans worldwide. And it was his plea and tribute to the long forgotten network programming which made the topic of Toonami’s resurrection an Internet-wide sensation. Continue reading “Nerdcore Helps Richie Branson Resurrect Toonami” »

Cartoon Network and President Obama Team Up to Take on Bullying

Thursday, 15th March 2012
Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: bully, bullying, cartoon network, Obama, Stuart Snyder

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President Obama will appear in a new Cartoon Network documentary which extensively targets bullying.

Comprised of interviews from athletes, such as tennis pro Venus Williams, NBA star Chris Webber, and a bunch of NASCAR drivers (who we’ll call athletes for simplicity’s sake), the 30-minute doc will also feature some candid footage of the President himself speaking on the subject of bullying.

The President’s taken a pretty active stance against bullying during his tenure as U.S. President, especially with Continue reading “Cartoon Network and President Obama Team Up to Take on Bullying” »