Today is the last day we're going to be publishing this week, as we're going to take the remainder of the week off to celebrate the holidays, but we left you with some good reviews and news, and of course we'll be back to business as usual come Monday, December 28th.

I'd like to thank all of those people who continue to read the site every day and like what they see. We work hard to bring you reviews and news article we think you'd like to see. We hope you continue reading the site and we hope to bring you even more good stuff and new projects in the New Year.

If you want to give us a gift this holiday season, simply continue reading the site, linking to us when applicable, and telling your friends about us. The Hachiko was a site I started for the fans, by the fans, and it's through the fans the site will continue to grow.

Thanks again for reading, we'll be back Monday, and I hope you all have a happy holiday!

Sincerely,
Jason

You can follow our updates on Twitter, but now you can join us on Facebook too. We're taking over the world! Mwahahaha! In order to celebrate the launch of our new Facebook page where you can talk and interact with us and post things, we've got one free copy of Torchlight for the PC to giveaway to one lucky winner.

We're going to have a Torchlight review today to tell you just why you should be wanting a free copy of this game.

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Akatsuki Rising is the latest installment in the Naruto videogame franchise, which attempts to be an RPG, hack-and-slasher, fighter, and action adventure game all rolled up into one. The problem with the game is that it tries to be so many things that it ultimately fails at succeeding to be good at any one thing. It's not a dreadful game, but you're going to have a hard time appreciating much about it if you're not already a fan of the franchise.

The popular anime movie Akira was set to become a live-action movie, but it was just a week or so ago that it was revealed that development of the movie had stopped and it was all but dead. As it turns out that wasn't so much the case really, as the movie has been given new life today. Collider had the following to say about the matter:

"According to my source, screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, guys whose work I like, are about to turn in their version of an “Akira” movie and the reason why the project has been so quiet is they’ve been hard at work trying to get the script right."

The duo is credited with such work as Children of Men and Iron Man.

The major attraction for many people coming to FanExpo is the guests. A convention like this offers fans the chance to get up close with their favorite celebs from their favorite shows. The guests will (usually for a fee) pose for photos and sign autographs, which thrills most convention goers. Running through the list of guests at FanExpo 2009 would be a bit tiresome and also it's a matter of public record that can be seen at the event's site. However, of those guests, there were a few who stood out more than others.

If there's one constant in the world of geeky conventions, it's that there will invariably be girls dressed in the gold Princess Leia bikini. And likewise, they invariably can't pull it off.

Welcome to the world of conventions!

They say that FanExpo in Toronto is the third biggest event of its kind. I can only assume that San Diego and New York's Comic-Cons are larger. In any case, the first thing that hits you as you cross the threshold onto the convention floor is the size of the place. I've been to E3, back in its huge days, and obviously that's much bigger. But for a nerd convention, you'd think you died and went to Sto-vo-kor. As you walk into the hall, you're presented with noise and colors on a grand scale. Seemingly endless aisles upon aisles of comic and toy shops are hawking their wares. You want Amazing Spider-Man #2? Somebody's got it. In fact, I saw a guy examining a copy, deciding whether he should plunk down the small fortune for it. You want Marvel Bishojo statues? Somebody's selling them. You want hard to find Mighty Muggs? They're there. Want a $425 Jabba the Hutt? You're in luck!

FanExpo in Toronto is one of the biggest conventions of its kind in the world. This year more than 59,000 people came to celebrate their love of science fiction, comics, anime, horror and even videogames. People in attendance dress up as their favorite fictional characters, stalk the actors who have portrayed said fictional characters, and shell out their hard earned money to get their autographs. There are even giant screens setup by our favorite videogame companies so we can stare in rapt wonder at games like God of War III. Retailers sell everything from comic books to videogames and action figures (many of these very obscure). Essentially, FanExpo is where geeks spend the rest of eternity after they die. Even if you’re not a fan of any of the genres represented, I don’t think it would be possible not to be awed by the spectacle of the event. In many cases the costumes are out of this world, quite literally, and in my opinion would have been worth the price of admission alone to see. But no FanExpo would be complete without a chance to interact with the celebrities who bring our favorite works to the page or to the screen.

Other than Wolverine having the longest flowing mullet I've ever seen, the following trailers for the Wolverine and Iron Man anime films (I guess they're films) are very stylish and look excellent. Here they both are for your viewing pleasure:

A new project was just announced called Halo Legends, which acts much like The Animatrix and Batman: Gotham Knight DVDS (one property approached in several ways by various master of anime). Master Chief looks a bit too Gundam like in one part, but otherwise it looks good. Definite buy. Here's the trailer: