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Not sure how many of you read the front page, but I haven't been writing any news these days, even though I don't generally get holidays off anyway. That's because Anime Expo is happening right now in the heart of Los Angeles, and a couple of us have been sent deep inside to check shit out.

It's tiring, but we'll be reporting our coverage as a wrap-up article when the expo ends. So keep an eye out for that one, whether on our Twitter (@neoseeker), front page updates, or my blog.

Also, Activision sent another game to review, and you can guess which based on my blog title. Let's be honest, that game isn't exactly a major blockbuster hit, as far as the video game industry is concerned. So I'm probably gonna put it on the back burner until the expo stuff has passed.

I really liked the second movie though. So much robot action! Sean was super cool and found me a place online where I can re-watch all the episodes from the old cartoon! Did anyone else cry when Optimus died in the original animated movie? I did, like a little girl. Wait, I was a little girl back then.

Sephiroth's voice actor, Morikawa, told me that my Chinese name is pronounced "Unke" in Japanese. Nice to know.
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Holy Hell, I finally finished it. Big thanks to Sean for helping me proof, since I received Gabe's portion just last night. I was determined to get this thing out before Wednesday.

Okay, technically it is Wednesday, but I can still pack and get a few hours of sleep before I need to hit the train station and head down to San Diego for Comic-Con.

So anyway, for you anime-philes out there, here's our Anime Expo 2009 coverage! Okay, I know it's a bit late, but we worked really damn hard on it. Read about some panels, including Robot Chicken, the core events like AX Idol and Masquerade, and our incessant bitching over how terribly disorganized the staff was.

READ NOW: Neoseeker visits Anime Expo 2009.

Leave some feedback, if it would please you. I know it would certainly please me. And I KNOW you bastards like anime. Don't even try to hide it. I've grown out of it for the most part, but seeing an old hero like Yasuhiro Nightow in person was pretty flippin' awesome. Yeah, I've seriously been following Trigun since middle school, when I was 13 -- I can't believe it's been around that long. Got Nightow and Nishimura to sign a poster.

I also got Ishiwatari's signature on my newer Guilty Gear artbook. Pretty sweet. Mori signed it too, though he hesitated like he wasn't sure if I wanted his sig. Also got Morikawa (Sephiroth) to sign my copy Advent Children DVD. The first one, I mean... Square Enix can kiss my ass before I buy their second release.
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