7th Station ~TV, movies, games~

[Moh]

Kanda Sayaka passed away on Saturday. She was 35.

https://japantoday.com/category/enterta ... hotel-room

SAPPORO — Singer-actress Sayaka Kanda has died after falling out of a hotel window in Sapporo on Saturday.

Kanda, 35, who was the only child of actor Masaki Kanda and pop singer Seiko Matsuda, was found on the balcony outside a 14th-floor room at around 1 p.m., Fuji TV reported. Police said it appeared she had fallen or jumped out of the window of her room on the top floor of the 22-floor hotel in Chuo Ward.

Kanda was rushed to hospital where she died at around 9:40 p.m.

Kanda made her debut as a singer in 2001. In 2014, she also provided the voice for the character Anna in the Japanese dubbed version of the hit animated film “Frozen.”

Kanda married actor Mitsu Murata in 2017 but they divorced in 2019.

She was in Sapporo, appearing as Eliza Doolittle in the stage musical “My Fair Lady." She attended the rehearsal on Friday but didn't show up for the noon performance on Saturday.

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[Celedam]

Well, the [Critical Role] animated series is coming soon to Amazon Prime Video. You can just wait for that, if you want. Production was slowed for a while by the lockdowns, but the current buzz is that the first season might drop by the end of this year.

It's getting close. It's knocking on the door…

It's jiggling the door knob…

It's… oh, see for yourself.



Aww, my metaphor.

Anyhow, please note…

Spoiler: show

…this clip is almost certainly from the first two episodes, which will be a light-hearted introduction to the characters and setting. It is not representative of the entire series. Think Invincible, if you have watched that.

[JonCC]

3 new Gundam projects announced for 2022.
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island Movie (Yes, the Doan from that episode.)

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[Celedam]

Question for the panel: is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe a Christmas story or an Easter story?

[Zunu]

I'd say the original C.S. Lewis book is a pretty explicit Passion allegory -- the pivotal moment isn't the birth of Aslan but his resurrection.
The 2005 movie wasn't as overtly religious in tone, started out at least very wintry, and it was released during the Xmas season.
So maybe there's a case for both but if pinned down I'd say Easter for sure.

[Celedam]

The rumor (prophecy) that Aslan is coming drives the first half of the story, and then his arrival is a metaphorical birth.

(does that mean Mr. Beaver is the angel?)

[Zunu]

I'm still in the Easter camp, but you do have a good point about the first have being kind of a nativity advent (Kurumin as Mrs. Beaver??)

And Mr. Beaver as the angel doesn't sound so crazy compared with some of the other theories out there. (Mr. Beaver as Canada???)

EDIT: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8TF9EhK/

[Moh]

Betty White passed away. (No, it's definitely not a hoax this time.)

[Nayoko-Kihara]

The final Golden Girl. Those ladies mean(t) a lot to me.

[Celedam]

From last September, in another thread…

If Takeuchi and Kaga had a model building corner of their own, on Hello! Project Station or OMAKE Channel or whatever, I would watch the hell out of it.

Until then, I suppose I must settle for gravure/cosplay model Umi Shinonome…



Her workstation is legit and she knows what she's doing, even if her finishing touches are a little rough. (Weathering is difficult even for master builders.)

Her videos are partially subtitled, so make sure you have CC turned on.