Starship Fandoprise

Hello there! I'm stararnold, and welcome to Starship Fandoprise! This WORLD features a mix of features/news posts based on multiple topics regarding anything of pop culture (incl. animation/cartoons/anime, comics/manga, music, books, video games, live-action TV/Film, etc.), as well as webpolls/websurveys and brief posts about what goes on in my fanboy life. Hope you enjoy your visit!

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About the WORLD's Host

Other WORLDS runned by the host (check 'em out for more content by this guy)
Leijiverse 999, DC and Marvel Assemble, Star Trek Nation

Known at DeviantART as
beavers2010

Birthday
04/10/1986

Gender
Male

Where I live
LaSalle (Montreal), Quebec, Canada

Anime Fan Since
Early 1990s when I started watching The Transformers (1984), though that was before I learned that not all cartoons are American (However, while the classic Speed Racer series was the second anime I got into, you may consider this what made me the anime fan I'm today if you don't consider the original Trasnformers to be anime)

Member of theOtaku.com since
05/30/2005

Achievements
Medal for Meals-on-wheel's service, Medal for conflict manager team, Mabel Award at High School Graduation, Honouroll at college, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing concentration) in University

Favorite Music Genres
Rap, Rock 'N Roll, Disco

Created By stararnold

KanColle is getting a Region 1 DVD Release

Some otaku in North America have waited to hear if Fleet Girls Collection: KanColle Animation Sequence will get distributed on DVD and Blu-Ray in North America, and according yesterday's announcement from Funimation Entertainment, it's finally happening, although the first season of the animated series itself won't get the English dub/English sub DVD release in North America until 6/27/2017 (and Funimation will use a different title under which to distribute the KanColle anime series in both English dub and Englsh sub formats, which is "KanColle - Kantai Collection").

Now we wait for news on when season 2 premiers and when the series' film spinoff (Fleet Girls Collection: KanColle Movie Sequence) will be licensed for commercial distribution in North America as well.

5:25 Pm Canada ET

News: Evangelion 2.22

For all you Otaku in North America out there, here's a reminder that if you missed your chances to catch any of the public theatre screenings "Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance" during this month, never fear as U.S.-based Anime distributor FUNimation Entertainment will brining the film itself on Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray on March 29, 2011. Note that it will be the "Evangelion 2.22" version that's getting the North American DVD release.

Also, make sure to pick up the April 2011 issue of the U.S. magazine series "Otaku USA" to check out its feature post on the film.

3:00 PM Canada EST

News: Funimation Licenses Evangelion 2.0

At last, Funimation has finally licensed "Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance", the 2nd installment of the film series "Rebuild of Evangelion" for DVD/Blu-ray distribution in North America. Furthermore, it is revealed that although no release da...

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News: Dragon Ball Kai About To Have A North American Release

While visiting ANN today, I found out that U.S. studio Funimation Entertainment (who holds North American rights to the "Dragon Ball" Anime) is planning to do a DVD release of "Dragon Ball Kai" (2009), which I didn't really expect to happen (altho...

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