Gordon Hirabayashi, Japanese-American Hero, Dies at 93

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 into law which allowed local military commanders to set up areas called “exclusion zones.”  Approximately 110,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese were sent to these “War Relocation Camps” from the West Coast and other areas of the country (though all of the West Coast were relocated).  This internment lasted [...]

Bandai Entertainment to Cease North American Distribution

Bandai Entertainment will no longer produce and distribute new titles beginning in February 2012.  Instead, they will be focusing on licensing their titles with other companies especially for broadcasting and digital distribution.  All is not lost as they will continue to distribute their current catalog lineup. Some of the forthcoming titles have been canceled.  They are as follows: [...]