Norton Fighter – Japanese Superhero Fights Viruses, Wears Yellow Spandex

The character ‘Norton Fighter‘, is the face of Symantec‘s Japanese ad campaign for its Norton 360 program suite.

The creators of Norton Fighter have obviously modeled the character on famous Tokusatsu characters like Kamen Rider and Ultraman. This superhero  fights viruses and creepy bots, rescues cute maids in distress, and generally saves the day. Somehow, the Japanese always seem to make stuff more cooler than they really are.

Watch Norton Fighter take on the evil Botlas in this two part video.


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The Machine Girl Movie Trailer – Mindless Violence at its Best

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This is so bad, that it’s good. I almost thought that this was a spoof of Tarentino‘s Grindhouse and Kill Bill movies, but it’s actually the official trailer for ‘The Machine Girl (Kataude Mashin Gâru),  a Japanese exploitation flick.

The movie is about the quest of Ami, a teenage Japanese girl out to avenge her brother’s death at the hands of a crime family. Without giving anything away, the movie trailer has enough Ninjas, Yakuzas, chainsaws and gallons of fake blood to whet the appetites of even the most exacting devotees of the exploitation genre.

The trailer is absolutely not suitable for kids and people with weak stomachs.

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FALTIMA 010 – LP Ripper Can Record To CD

Faltima 010 - LP Player and RecorderThe FALTIMA 010 allows you to "rip" your fragile LPs and save them on a CD, USB memory stick or an SD card. This device can also play your standard audio CDs, plus receive FM and AM radio broadcasts.

The recording is done on the fly with minimal user intervention. All you have to do is to press ‘play’ and then select the recording format. The makers also helpfully mention that these recordings will be DRM free.

Hilarious Google translated snip from the site:

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AstroBoy Movie Poster

The upcoming AstroBoy movie is based on the hugely popular AstroBoy (Tetsuwan Atomu) anime series. The series was reportedly the first ever anime broadcast on Japanese television.

Astroboy made his first appearance in a manga series in 1951. AstroBoy was brought to life by the acclaimed manga artist Osamu Tezuka. A black and white anime TV series followed in 1963, and instantly became one of the most watched programs on Japanese television. The series was remade in color in 1982, and soon, AstroBoy became a pop icon in the west. AstroBoy has been described as "a robot with a soul," and that may explain some of his popularity.

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