Curtain call

Today’s update is a double whammy, but both parts focus on the same topic; interacting with your fellow otaku and Toonami Faithful. First, let’s talk about conventions.  Anime conventions and the like are ground zero for all fans of Japanese entertainment and pop culture. Conventions also showcase many talented and creative individuals of the anime [...]

Someone out there is still watching…

With Toonami having now been off the air for nearly a year, the only anime shows on CN during reasonable time slots are Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Bakugan. Anime on [Adult Swim] is stuck working the weekend grave yard shift. I really hate to rag the network that I practically worshiped as a child. But the [...]

And now for something completely different.

Here’s a little something that oughta tickle your funny bone. From geekpadshow.com, it’s the 20 Most Bizarre Pikachu Crossover Pictures! While NeoToonami remains faithful as the Internet’s premier underground Toonami renewal effort, that doesn’t mean that we can’t have ourselves a little fun, right? -omni

Free Stream Alert: Eureka Seven

Like Eureka Seven? If so, then today is your lucky day! Courtesy of the Anime News Network, the English-dubbed series is now available in its entirety, on-demand! Yeah, the trade-off is that you’ll have to watch an ad or two, however they are for the most part about things going on in the anime communinty, [...]

CN strikes a deal with Youtube

“Aug 23, 2009 – Time Warner has reportedly reached an agreement which expands on an existing relationshion between the broadcasting giants – Time Warner & YouTube! YouTube will now air clips from Cartoon Network, CNN and TNT movie coverage. It’s also been reported that daytime talk shows like the famous Ellen DeGeneres will be available [...]

This One’s For The Gamers

Hey faithful, it’s been a little while so I figured I needed to contribute something worthwhile or risk people thinking that I’m out of the picture. Now it’s no secret that Toonami had a place in its heart for awesome video games and we here at Neo intend to preserve and expand upon that “tradition”. [...]

We’ve got fan art?!!

Somebody’s got their own agenda for TOM 5, and I’ve gotta say, I like what I see. Would the creator of this awesome piece please speak up? Whoever you are, you ought to be pleased to hear that your design resonates so well with us that it’s even affected our fine-tuning of TOM 5. Good [...]

CN misses hole 18, but makes the grave

From ToonZone.net: An article in Bloomberg News takes note of a new cross-marketing initiative between Time Warner Inc. and the PGA of America to promote golf to youths, possibly to develop golf-themed cartoon characters, shows, and licensed products. According to the article, Cartoon Network “will also produce licensed, co-branded apparel targeted at kids and create [...]

A challenger appears

4Kids rumored to be 4sale… but who’s buying?

Rumor has it that 4Kids is on the auction block. In his article, Jeff Harris of the X Bridge ponders, “who wants (gets?) 4Kids?” 4Kids Entertainment has often been a love-hate relationship with many of the readers of the site, let alone the “anime community” in general. According to some sources, 4Kids is up for [...]