Kokul’s World

Recently Viz Media, a North American anime and manga distributor announced that the popular Naruto Shippuuden series will be subbed and streamed for free (ad-supported of course) from their website. While this is big news in itself that Viz is embracing the internet as a new distribution means, the more interesting quirk is the fact [...] Read more »

Yes this is old news, but BONES has finally announced a remake of the Full Metal Alchemist series. It will be another 52 episode run, however the quirk this time is that they will stick faithfully with the manga rather than diverging halfway through.
As a fan, I am sort of dismayed since this creates a [...] Read more »

For many anime fans out there, you’ll know what steampunk is. In fact, it isn’t only restricted to anime, the setting is also used in video games such as Final Fantasy and even some Hollywood movies. For others who don’t know what steampunk is, it basically is a world where technology from the Industrial Revolution [...] Read more »

To all you Canadians out there, you understand my pain, right? Cheering for our athletes just to see them fall short of a medal and even be eliminated in the first or second round of their sport. It is something I’ve seen time and time again.
After watching them lose several times to other countries like [...] Read more »

That’s right all you Black Lagoon fans (myself included). I just got word today from Anime News Network that Black Lagoon has been green-lit for a third season. That means more gun fights, blood, swearing and over-the-top action sequences, stories and crime bosses for just about everything!
However there haven’t been any details about when it [...] Read more »

Well the new Guitar Hero: On Tour game for DS is now available. It is the latest installment in the popular Guitar Hero franchise that brings the fun of the game to a mobile platform allowing you to jam with friends wherever you are.While it seems a bit lame, I’ve tried it and it is [...] Read more »

I haven’t gotten quite a category for this, but I might make this into a small series of my own if I have the time.  Basically, I will discuss funny headlines that I have come across from time to time. As the first of this series, you get two funny headlines in one.
The first headline [...] Read more »

I was recently browsing through the Kubuntu 8.04 beta release notes, and I came across Wubi.
So what is Wubi?
It’s basically an unofficial installer that allows you to install Linux on a Windows computer like how you install an application on Windows. Of course means all you guys out there who want to try Linux, but [...] Read more »