Episode 6: Alchemic Academy

Opening Theme: Face Down by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus from the album Don't You Fake It

Intermission Theme: Enterlude by The Killer from the Album Sam's Town

Show Notes:

The Aqua Teen Hunger Force scare that happened on January 31st 2007 in Boston caused head of Cartoon Network, Jim Samples to resign. He took responsibility for the stunt and left his position after 13 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_Mooninite_Scare

The one hour pilot of Mr. and Mrs. Smith will premiere on September 1st 2007 on ABC. The show takes place 6 months after the movie.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ied0764c52ea0c6b7a87d851318fcd2cc

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? runs on Fox at 9 p.m. The game show that shows how smart (or not), the average American is.
http://www.fox.com/areyousmarter/

On the Lot premieres on May 16th 2007 on Fox. This reality T.V. show gives potential filmmakers a chance at the big screen.
http://www.thelot.com/

The O.C. ended it's four year run on Fox on Febuary 27th 2007.
http://www.fox.com/oc/

So You Think You Can Dance? will return for it's 3rd season on May 24th 2007 on Fox.
http://www.fox.com/dance/

The Bourne Ultimatum will premiere on August 3rd 2007. Not known if this will be the last movie in the series, but it is the last book in the Bourne series.
http://www.cinemaclock.com/aw/crva.aw/p.clock/r.ont/m.Toronto/j.e/i.10656/f.The_Bourne_Ultimatum__2007_.html

Indiana Jones 4 will premiere on May 22 2008. Harrison Ford is casted for the role of Indiana Jones after last playing that role 20 years ago.
http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/F/Ford_Harrison/2007/02/08/3559363-ca.html

Gundam Seed Destiny will makes it's North American premiere on YTV on March 9th 2007. It is not known if other networks will pick it up.
http://www.ytv.com/programming/shows/gundamSeedDestiny/

Naruto Shippuuden aired on Febuary 15th 2007 marking the end of fillers and the 2 1/2 year timeskip.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7293

2 metre tall EVA Unit 01's are on sale in Akihabara, Japan. The giant model figures from Evangelion go for 1 million yen.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-21/2-meter-tall-eva-unit-01-figure-for-sale

Funimation holds a strong grip on the anime industry for the 6th straight year. They currently hold 23.2% of the market.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-21/funimation-controls-us-anime-market-for-6th-straight-year

Adult Swim has launched it's new online video player with Trinity Blood as their first project. Please note that this player is only regionally accessible (in the United States).
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-23/adult-swim-launches-interactive-video-plyer

Viz announced new manga licenses at the New York Comic Con. Titles include Strawberry 100%, Gintama, and GYO.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-23/viz-announces-new-manga-licenses-at-nycc

The American Anime Awards took place on Febuary 24th 2007 at the New York Comic Con. Live streaming of the show was available and the full award ceremony is now available online.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-27/american-anime-awards

A review of Buso Renkin was given by Sven. Final Rating: Watch it no matter what.

"The story begins when high school student Kazuki Muto (武藤カズキ, Mutō Kazuki?) is killed one night saving a mysterious girl from a monster, only to wake up and find it was only a dream. However, he soon finds out how real that dream was when a giant serpentine monster attacks him and his sister. Tokiko Tsumura (津村斗貴子, Tsumura Tokiko?), the girl from his dream, explains that the monster is a homunculus. Kazuki had been attacked and killed by it when rescuing Tokiko, however the girl revived him by placing a kakugane medal in his chest.

The kakugane, Tokiko explains, is an alchemical device that when activated can give him the power to fight the homunculus monster. Using this, Kazuki creates his own buso renkin, an alchemical weapon in the form of a huge lance. Along with Tokiko and her own buso renkin, Kazuki joins the fight against the homunculus and their master."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buso_Renkin

A review of Psychic Academy was given by Daisuke. Final Rating: Watch it only if you get paid (I didn't get paid :@).

"Ai Shiomi is a boy with something he doesn't really want: psychic power, also known as Aura Power. "Aura power" allows certain elements such as fire, water, light and earth to be used by those with aura power and which they can use depends on their aura and what they are taught.

The "Psychic Academy", the school Ai agrees to attend after being pressured by his parents, is the elite school students go to learn how to use their elemental aura power. Ai also knows that somewhere within the "Psychic Academy" is his childhood friend Orina (Sarha to those that go there, since that is her aura code name). On his way to his first day at the Psychic Academy, Ai encounters a Myu (Mew) who is another student at the Academy and a very quiet, seemingly moody girl. He also learns that his older brother Zero, a legend amongst those with Aura Powers, will be one of his teachers.

As Ai struggles with his new school, a life he is not sure he wants, a crazy rabbit that takes him as his student, his feelings for Orina and Myuu and the discovery that he has the rare "light aura", and a group of researches try to artificially awaken the dormant Aura genes within all humans (heedless of the danger), Ai's life continues to become complicated with each day in this new world that like it or not he will gradually come to realize he is a part of due to his abilities and power."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic_Academy

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