Sweeney Todd is a fictional villain/antihero. A barber and an early example of a fictional serial killer, the character appears in various English language works starting in the early-20th century. His weapon of choice is a straight razor, with which he cuts his victim's throats; in some versions of the story Mrs. Lovett, who is variously his lover, friend, and/or accomplice, and who is variously Marjorie, Sarah, Nellie, Shirley or Claudette, bakes the corpses of his victims into fruit filled pies. He is also assisted by an unwitting servant lad named Tobias Ragg, who later aids in unmasking his crimes. In most versions of the story, Sweeney either helps or hinders (sometimes both) the love affair of a young woman, Johanna and a sailor named Mark Ingesterie or, later, Anthony Hope.
In two books, the horror and crime story writer Peter Haining argues that Sweeney Todd was a historical figure who committed his crimes around 1800. However, other researchers who have tried to verify his citations find nothing in these sources to back Haining's claims.
"Welcome to Pia Carrot" is a Japanese dating sim series by Cocktail Soft. The games are all set around restaurants in the fictional "Pia Carrot" chain, and most of the female characters are waitresses at these restaurants. The individual restaurants in the chain are called "1st", "2nd", etc. The series is an eroge and anime have been based off it.
What is Gashapon?
Gashapon or gachapon, also referred to as "capsule toy", is a Japanese onomatopoeia, made up of two sounds: "gacha" for the turning of a crank on a toy vending machine, and "pon" for the sound of the toy capsule dropping into the receptacle. It is used to describe both the machines themselves, and any toy obtained from them.
Crayon Physics is a freeware puzzle game designed by Petri Purho and released on June 1, 2007. Its object is to guide a ball to a goal point marked by a star or, in the final level, multiple stars. The player does not have direct control over the ball, but can interact with it by drawing shapes with the mouse (e.g., ramps to allow the ball to roll from one platform to another). In this way it is both reminiscent of puzzle games like Marble Madness and Super Monkey Ball and adventure games such as Okami and Magic Pengel.
Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow Statue
Art of Shunya Yamashita Shoko-San Statue
Gundam Models, or Gunpla, refers to plastic and non-plastic model kits depicting the mecha, vehicles and characters of the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam universe. These kits have become popular among anime fans and model-lovers, especially in Japan and in other nearby Asian countries since 1980s. The popularity of Gundam models increased in 1990s with North America and Europe being exposed to Gundam through television, video and manga.
Sega has announced the new Bleach title, Bleach The 3rd Phantom.
Will be a 2D sprite-based Strategy RPG modeled after the hit anime Bleach. Sega promises an immersive and unique experience for both those familiar with the series and newcomers alike. This game has been slated to be released on the DS in Japan during the first Quarter of 2008.
Spore is a multiplatform god game under development by Maxis and designed by Will Wright that allows a player to control the evolution of a species from its existence as a multicellular organism to a spacefaring sapient creature. The game has drawn wide attention for its massive scope, and its promise to simulate this development of a species through open-ended gameplay using procedural generation.
Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a theme park ride, a series of films and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications. As of August 2006, Pirates of the Caribbean attractions can be found at four Disney theme parks and their related films have grossed more than US$2.7 billion.
Trauma Center: New Blood is the third game of the Trauma Center surgery simulation video game series, currently in development for the Wii. Contrary to Trauma Center: Second Opinion, which is an expanded Wii port of the original Nintendo DS game, New Blood is an all new installment, with an entirely new plot, along other features not seen in the previous title, including CPR, a cooperative mode, online leaderboards, full voice-over dialogue and a 16:9 widescreen mode.
Air Gear is a shōnen manga and anime by the mangaka Oh! great.
Who is Kotona Elegance?
A charming and optimistic mercenary who travels with a white bird (of unknown spieces) named Kurruku. Kotona's real name has yet to be revealed, she's only using an alias. Although preferring to use her beauty and diplomatic nature to avoid conflict. She joins Ruuji in his quest for a generator mechanic as a way to repay him for his help in defeating a group of Zoid thieves. Later on, Ruuji would ask her to aid him in a campaign against Digald.
It is revealed that her hometown, Iron Rock, contains a facility that can create the silver armor which Digald uses and that a secret guild kills outsiders who discover its secret. Kotona left because she was to be the next leader, but to do so, her twin sister would have been killed. When she left, her sister took her position and had to kill her. Kotona suffered a wound, but her body was rescued by RainbowJerk and since lead a freelance life. Even though free of Iron Rock's will, she still kept her identity and past a secret.
She was brought up to be a skilled assassin and has many weapons hidden on her body. It was later revealed that her people are actually part of a surviving group that avoided the "The God's Fury" event and rebuilt their society at Iron Rock. Throughout the years her people began to forget their origins, but a small group of them has kept the secret for generations as custodians to the city and to their sleeping Gil Dragon. She knows various ancient phrases passed down by her mother and that her real name is actually the Gil Dragon's activation codes. No one can know her true name unless it's her husband.
Ruuji had to try to ask her real name anyway for the sake of obtaining Gil Dragon. Kotona revealed her secret without Ruuji marrying her, but still joked about seriously getting married. She found it ironic that her early painful memories would pay off in aiding the war. Kotona and Souta would eventually help pilot Gil Dragon to fly to Sora Sky City to recover the Leeo ammunition to contribute winning the war against Jiin.
She pilots the Zoid Rainbow Peak. Her Japanese VA is Shizuka Itoh. Her English VA is Julie Ann Taylor.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music video game and the third full installment in the Guitar Hero series (the fourth title overall).
The game is published by Activision and RedOctane, with Neversoft as the developer for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii consoles, and Aspyr Media as the developer for the PC and Macintosh computers. Due to the acquisition of RedOctane by Activision, Harmonix Music Systems is no longer involved in developing titles in the Guitar Hero series (instead, the company is currently developing the competing game Rock Band).
As with the previous Guitar Hero games, the player uses a guitar-shaped controller to simulate the playing of rock music by playing notes as they scroll in-time with the music.
Guitar Hero III is available both individually and in bundles packaged with wireless controllers. Previous Guitar Hero controllers are compatible with this title. Guitar Hero III is the first game in the series to feature online play, in addition to existing game modes.
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, known in Japan as Biohazard: Umbrella Chronicles, is an upcoming shooter game and the 7th installment in Capcom's Resident Evil series. The game is currently slated to be released on November 13, 2007 in North America, November 15, 2007 in Japan, and November 30, 2007 in Europe, except in Germany, where the game will not be available due to the lack of a USK rating.
The game follows the story behind the downfall of the Umbrella Corporation by revisiting scenarios from Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. It will conclude with an assault upon an Umbrella stronghold. Known playable characters include Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Rebecca Chambers, Billy Coen, Carlos Oliveira, Richard Aiken, and Albert Wesker.
On October 31, 2007 it was revealed that Rebecca Chambers and Richard Aiken would have their own playable scenario in the Spencer Mansion.
Four chapters have been confirmed.
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