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Mario replaces the Japanese National Anthem?! ZARD is the new Tupac?! Doc Brown and the DeLorean ride again?!  Yu-Gi-Oh! has a new set of wheels?! Mario decked out in BAPE?!

All this and how getting cocky with a camera can cost you your entertainment career on this week's Friday ACE!

http://justiceace.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/friday-ace-salute-the-plumber-edition-week-of-21708/

CUZ THIS IS THRILLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~!

Trekbabble pwnage?!  Scientology rickrolled?! An m-flo single in every sense of the word?! Rei and Asuka: Maids for Hire?!

All this and Gundam At 30 in this week's Friday ACE!
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IT'S A TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTAL ECLIPSE!

Chaiyo no more!? Kumi Koda screwing herself in a very bad way?! A Fast Food Idol?! The Aquabats RV up for grabs?! Sonny Chiba in a real-life Street Fight?! A Sexier version of Risk?!

All this and Tommy Lee Jones in a maid cafe in this week's Friday ACE!
http://justiceace.wordpress.com

Play the following video as you read this news bit

Final Ruling in "Ultraman Case"
Published in Bangkok's The Nation on February 6th, 2008:

The Supreme Court yesterday ruled in favour of Tsuburaya Productions of Japan by finding Sompote Saengduenchai was not a co-inventor of Ultraman as he had claimed in a legal battle that started in 1997, said a lawyer for the Japanese firm.

Manu Rakwattanakul, a Baker and McKenzie Thailand partner representing Tsuburaya Productions, said the Central Intellectual Property Court yesterday read a Supreme Court ruling that said there was no circumstantial evidence to support claims that Sompote Saengduenchai co-invented the popular television superhero.

The ruling means Sompote and his company, Tsuburaya Chaiyo, must stop profiteering from Ultraman. Sompote had for many years earned significant revenue from producing Ultraman television shows, colouring books and T-shirts, as well as other merchandise using the character. However, the Supreme Court told Sompote to end such activities within 30 days from the date of ruling.

The case started in 1997, when Tsuburaya Productions filed a lawsuit against Sompote. He had earlier said that as co-inventor, he was entitled to sell Ultraman products. The court also ruled the transfer of Ultraman rights to Sompote was invalid, and the decision ends Sompote's bid to continue his enterprise. Tsuburaya Production lost its case earlier in the First Instance Court but made an appeal and finally won in yesterday's ruling.

Manu said, "It was a long case, involving many documents and witnesses." He said the decision meant Tsuburaya Productions was the sole copyright owner. Sompote was ordered to pay 10.7 million Baht ($343,984 U.S. dollars) plus interest at the rate of 7.5 % a year starting from December 16, 1997, when the original lawsuit was filed.

......Now, to rock out to We Will Rock You with a Beta Capsule.

Sonny Chiba feeling up comic duo Downtown?! A Metal Gear Solid drinking game at long last?! A DBZ Fan Film that DOESN'T suck?! All this and more whiny Transformer fans in this week's Friday ACE!

http://justiceace.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/friday-ace-bootleg-haruhi-edition-week-of-12708/

As of this Sunday, I will be 22 years old. 22 years of walking this troubled planet and it's convention wastelands and making it back in one piece to blow out the candles on the cake.

To celebrate the occasion, here's a short but sweet installment of Friday ACE:
http://justiceace.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/friday-ace-the-twenty-second-edition-week-of-12008/

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!

Hot Samurai Girls slaying zombies and office geeks?! The Head of Buddha riding out The Sinking of Japan? The return of Cobra coming in twos?! GGG crossed with Gundam Wing?! Subtitled Chocolate?! Logophobia?!

All this and the most dramatic pachinko commercial you will ever see on this week's Friday ACE!

http://justiceace.wordpress.com

So this past weekend, the plan was thus: Get my lines done for the productions I'm involved in, Power Edit the rest of episode 49, Get episode 49 online by Sunday. Then just sit back, relax, watch some Den-O and go to bed.

This would have actually gone along smoothly...if not for the fact that my house was broken into on Friday. With me in it.

Two guys who were hungry for our Christmas stash after seeing a Wii box in the trash which was still there due to the fscking Garbage Crew taking their Goddamned fscking time collecting the mess (I partially blame them for the whole thing by the way....) kicked through the backdoor and made it inside, completely trashing the doorjam and nearly destroying the door.

They could have ransacked us. All sorts of hot items were in sight. My new Wii, the golden Legend of Zelda DS, the brand new DVD player. They could have taken all of it and trashed the living room. Instead, they just nabbed my Mom's laptop out of fear as they caught the phone ringing and it being picked up by yours truly who, at that very instant, had sealed myself in my room, putting all of my body weight against the door while clutching onto the doorknob and my phone with my Dad frantically trying to call the police.

(And while we're on the subject of that, anybody out there who says that you would have done this or that instead of what I did: You don't know sh*t.

....Trust me though, if I had known they weren't packing, I would have tried something. I've got numerous blunt objects in the room to use but I digress)

Thankfully, my Dad's second phone call scared them off and they ran out, only taking my Mom's laptop and nothing else. The police came shortly afterwards, my Dad running in two seconds after that and clinging onto me as if I had just been snatched out of the hands of death, Mom finishing off the ensemble with tears running down her cheeks and doing the same.

I don't know if the bastards ever got caught but I'm a firm believer of What Goes Around Comes Around. They're bound to slip up but I'm not going to worry about holding a grudge. The back door can be repaired and all of my mom's photos and stuff from her laptop were backed up days in advance so there was no major loss. Aside from my nerves and me being in shock for a good two-three hours that is.

So throw in a bit of stress and temperature drop-induced flu into the mix and yeah, I don't think I'll be mixing/doing lines for a few days. Don't worry, I'll try to get 49 out regardless. 50 will be the pain though >_>

That pretty much sums up everything. Keep listening and thanks for all the support to those that have sent me cheer up messages.

Take care
-Mike