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Open letter/Challenge to Disney Stars

I had to open it up and will be there until the challenge is met/fulfilled.
You can read it here.

Update: Selena Gomez has already reached Japan as of Feb 2011, and Miley Cyrus has already reached the Philippines as of Jul 2011. Let's keep hoping for the others.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

OOO SaGoZo combo appears!

Kamen Rider OOO Sagozo Debut!
On Kamen Rider OOO's 12th episode called, An Eel, the World, and the Gravity Combo, after OOO fights Uva, Gamel and the Butterfly Yummy, OOO was able to grab three of Gamel's Core Medals, making him lose the armor in his legs giving way on the debut of OOO's heaviest combo, the Kamen Rider OOO SaGoZo Combo!


Because of the attack, Uva lost his Kuwagata Core Medal... again. Also, according to neferir, Shu Watanabe posted on his blog that the name of OOO Sagozo Combo's theme song is "Sun Goes Up", which just like the other Combo theme songs, a pun of the name of the said Combo. This song will be a, "heavy and powerful song just like the Combo."

Credits: JEFusion

Saturday, November 27, 2010

My Thoughts on Shake It Up

Disney Channel's 3rd live action newbie for 2010, Shake It Up, is getting to be great after 3 episodes (the 4th will be this Sunday) and it's no so bad at all. Combines elements from Lizzie McGuire (everyday life situations) and Hannah Montana (fame in a specific field) with a dash of Sonny with a Chance in the in-series show section, this series is off to a great start. so what do I think of it currently?

Like I mentioned awhile ago, the Series combines elements from both Lizzie and Hannah. in fact, both the Jones and Blue siblings are somewhat patterned after their respective sibling models. Cecilia "CeCe" Jones and Flynn Jones represent Lizzie and Matt McGuire, the latter being an exact lookalike of Matt as an 8 year old. Raquel "Rocky" Blue and Ty Blue represent Miley and Jackson Stewart, the latter being not that much of a jerk like Jackson was.

Since the girls do not have a "Sidekick" on the series, CeCe somewhat feels like Lilly Truscott while Rocky is a bit more like Miranda Sanchez. for the rivals of twin sibs Gunther and Tinka, which according to the creator is based off the Evans sibs from High School Musical, are more in the frenemies type. But they sometimes, when in enemy mode, They likely remind you of both Kate and Claire (if you're on Lizzie) or Amber and Ashley (if you're on Hannah). curiously, Gunther is a male Sharpay and Tinka the female Ryan. (Gender swapped, maybe?)

For the show itself, Most of the time it feels like Lizzie McGuire when the two are in everyday normal lives, but when they're on the in-series show (which is also the title of the main show as well), it's a bit Hannah in plot, despite that they don't have a secret identity and don't act like being over-the-top in their selves. the only exception being the episode where they treat Ty and Deuce to an expensive restaurant and then... their debit cards are dead. That plot was used in Hannah twice and this is a shout out to those episodes.

Since there's no girl sidekick, Deuce represents both Gordo and Oliver, and fortunately, no parings! probably because they have to stop doing the love angle for this show to avoid a mistake from Hannah- the "got together w/o development" thing the Hannah staffers did.

episodes wise, the show is awesome that you'll enjoy this show so much. both the show-made songs and the dance moves will have you loving it as well as the plots for the day. every episode title is formatted as "(plot point) It Up."

Finally, The OP of the show, while not sang by either Bella Thorne or Zendaya, is still catchy, and is even more great if you heard the full version on Radio Disney. did we mention it's sang by Selena Gomez? this makes Shake It Up the current Disney live-action show that the OP is not sang by the main character, following the lines of Lizzie McGuire, Phil of the Future and the Suite Life duology.

All in all the show maybe young, but the series is off to a great start. in fact, due to greater reception for the show, for New Year's Eve, the show's cast host it's year ender party celebration this year.

Here's hoping Shake It Up will do even better towards a great show everyone will love. Hannah Montana, you just found your Spiritual Successor!

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Goseiger VS Shinkenger plot update

Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs Shinkenger: Epic on the Silver Screen
We finally got hold of the plot details for the Sentai VS movie Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs Shinkenger: Epic on the Silver Screen that will be shown on January 2011.

An Ayakashi named Madakodama makes an appearance in the city and starts attacking, until Arata comes in and fights him as GoseiRed. However, his Tensou-jutsu had no effects on the said Ayakashi. That's when ShinkenRed appeared. In order to cut open the Sanzu no Kawa, Madakodama retreated. How did the Gedoushu got revived?

Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs Shinkenger: Epic on the Silver ScreenSo, Takeru gave an order to Jii to call back all the other Shinkengers. Arata, as a Goseiger, wants to co-operate with the Shinkengers. Jii thinks that Doukoku has something to do with Gedoushu's return. The other four Shinkengers reappear one by one, but it wasn't the time for a celebration. Madakodama once again starts attacking and 2 Super Sentai teams teamed up to fight him. But it was such a difficult fight for them, that Takeru was captured. this made an uproar to occur between the 2 teams, although Arata refuse to give up. Something awful is happening to Takeru's body. What is his fate?

Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs Shinkenger: Epic on the Silver Screen will be shown in Japanese theaters on January 22, 2011.

Source: TOEI, translated by Jacky392000, Credits to JEFusion.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Ultimate Sentai Mech combinations

Here's a summary of the ultimate combinations or "Ultrazords" in Super Sentai. They are:

The first one was in Turboranger, where the Super Turbo Robot would dock into the Turbo Builder Robot Mode. It fired the Super Turbo Builder Beam. It was first used against Ragorn in episode 39 and second, in the final episode to destroy the Bouma Palace.

We had the Max Magma from Fiveman. Unlike the Turbo Builder, this was able to move around. It was first used in Fiveman episode 29 where they fought against the combined monster Crab-Ant Man when the Super Five Robo failed. In the final episode, it wasn't able to stand against Vulgyre resulting to Magmabase' destruction.

The Kyokyoku Daizyujin was the ultimate shell of the dinosaur god. It was first used to counter Lokar/Dai Satan in episode 31. It was used more than once in the series. It finally destroyed Dai Satan in the final battle, in contrast to MMPR season one where Lokar wasn't destroyed.

Unlike the other ultimate combinations, it didn't feature a fancy blast attack. Instead, this one had the weirdest finisher of all time. The Ryuseioh would use its propeller to fly the whole combination upward at high speed then it would stop, crushing the opponent. I wonder why the cannons were never used?!

The King Pyramider Battle formation. Ohranger Robo/Ohblocker Robo would dock into the back part, the Red Puncher goes at the back and forms the two additional cannons. It had two formations- carrier and battle mode. Carrier was used only once. In the non-canon Ohranger vs. Kakuranger, it failed to destroy the Purse Monster. In the finale, it was used to destroy both the enlarged Buldont and Maruchiwa.

I would put Ultimate Daibouken into the picture. However it was shorter than the rest in here. It moved fast and fired a blazing attack.

The G-12 in Go-onger is the first ultimate combination that didn't use a carrier vehicle. It was the combination of all 12 vehicles.

The Shinken-oh was the combination of every mecha except Daigoyou (I view him as an extra hero and not mecha) and Kyoryu Origami. In the final battle against Akumaro, Kyoryu Origami was added into the combination for once. In the finale, it wasn't able to stand against Doukoku.

Thanks to Sean Akizuki's Sentai Blog for the commentary.

JONAS L.A. won't get a 3rd season

Sad news for all u Jonas L.A fans. Jonas L.A.'s director tweeted this past weekend that the show has been cancelled! After some speculation last month that the series wouldn't return for a third season, it seems that Disney officially decided to pull the plug. Though the tweet has since been taken down, fans are taking the message as confirmation the boys definitely won't be back.

Credits to HM Disney Stars for the confirmation.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Final Villains that destroy mechs before their defeat

Here are some villains that managed to destroy mecha before their deaths. They are:

Emperor Vulgyre- In the finale, not even the Max Magma was a match for him. He was however defeated by the Super Five Robo when he was weakened by the Sidon flowers.

Radiguet- He acquired the ultimate monster form by merging with the beast Raguem. He was practically ultra sturdy except for the wound on his back. He destroyed Tetraboy with much ease. After the Jetmen defeated him, their mecha may be beyond repair.

Emperor Exhaus- It was pretty cool to see him destroy all the mecha of the Carrangers before he was defeated. That makes him more bad-ass than Ragorn.

Final Highness Senki- He managed to destroy the Gaorangers' mecha before he was finally destroyed. He was destroyed by the release of other Gao Animals and the resurrected Gaoranger mecha though. Ironic isn't it?

Emperor Doukoku- He managed to destroy the Shinkengers' mecha before his demise.

Miley doing "Nothing Crazy" on her 18th birthday



Miley Cyrus’ 18th birthday is only a few weeks away, so hows she planning to spend it?

With her broken down family, she hopes!

While walking the red carpet at the European Music Awards in Spain this past weekend, Miley told reporters she’s hoping to get her family to a vacation to celebrate her big birthday, and she thinks they need it.

She also promises nothing crazy.

“I’m not going to go crazy – [just] have a fun party and then maybe take a vacation with my family,” the pop star, whose birthday is Nov. 23, told MTV Sunday before the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid. “That would be really cool. I think we need time to all be together.”

Miley’s parents announced a divorce last week after seventeen years of marriage.

Credits to All your Disney Channel Needs for the news.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

The fight that sent Demi to rehab?!

For days, we've been curious to know what exactly happened that madeDemi Lovato snap before she was urged to go to rehab. According to People magazine, it all started when the singer had a night off from her tour with the Jonas Brothers. The next day, Demi got into some trouble after tour managers and her stepfatherEddie De La Garza found out that she and a group of others may have been partying too hard.

"When tour management found out about this, they talked to the people involved, including Demi," the source said. "Demi reacted badly and perceived that someone on tour had told on her."

The Camp Rock 2 star thought one of the dancers on tour was the tattletale, and got in this person's face on the airplane that day. The source noted that there was a "short, physical altercation," but that it was "one-sided."

The report also emphasized that — despite rumors to the contrary — Joe Jonas and his girlfriend Ashley Greene were definitely NOT involved in any incident with Demi whatsoever.

Credits to HM Disney Stars for the 2nd story update.

What really happened to Demi that weekend, Demi's biological dad speaks out

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As you know, the blogs are buzzing about Demi Lovato and what led to her checking into a treatment facility to deal with "emotional and physical issues" over the weekend. According to sources close to Demi, an altercation happened at the Peru airport where Demi got in a fight with a female backup dancer. Reports also say that Demi made verbal threats to Ashley Greene (Joe Jonas's new GF) who was also there, in front of the entire tour group. Mr. Jonas stepped in and said "That's it, you're going home" to Demi and sources say the situation made Demi realize that she needed to get help.
Also, Demi's biological dad, Patrick Lovato has spoken out about the situation saying that the pressures of Hollywood got to her and he was worried about life in the spotlight. "Yes, there are a lot of pressures," he said. "That is one of the things I worried about when she signed with Disney. It's just going to happen." Dem's parents are divorced and her dad has cancer, and he explained that he hadn't seen Demi since 2008. "It's been a couple of months. I've had cancer, I've been in the hospital for two months and I just got out. She hasn't visited, she's been too busy, she's been way too busy," he said. He added that he was surprised about her checking into a treatment center, but that, "She'll be fine, she's strong alright."

Credits to HM Disney Stars for the update.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

More Goukaiger info

-The Gokaiger's transformation item is apparently, the mini figures in conjuction with their belts. 5 CM sized, SD Red Ranger figures from past sentai are used to transform into those past rangers. The SD figs are kept in a basket on the belt, and then inserted into the belt to transform. Like W Gaia Memories, it seems the sounds are contained within the figures themselves.

-When inserting a past red figure the call sounds, "Change (Sentai Team Name)". For example, a Akaranger figure would sound the call, "Change Goranger!"

-Gokaiger colors are Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink. Yellow's actor is a woman, but she will have the power to assume male yellow rangers. (A little nod to Power Rangers perhaps?)

Credits to Toku Insider

Demi Lovato goes under treatment emotionally and physically

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Prayers for Demi Lovato.

The 18-year-old singer has quit the South American leg of the Camp Rock 2 tour to enter treatment for “emotional and physical issues” according to TMZ.

A spokesperson for Demi shared with JJJ: “Demi Lovato left her tour early this weekend in order to seek medical treatment for emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time. Demi has decided to take personal responsibility for her actions and seek help. She is doing just that. Demi and her family ask that the media please respect their privacy during this difficult time. She regrets not being able to finish her tour, but is looking forward to getting back to work in the near future.”

Credits to Disney Teen Central and the original source.