Best of the Network this week

My dream of the world turning more and more into that of Ghost in the Shell’s is slowly becoming a reality. Mr. Lougei here made an actual working tachikoma from the Ghost in the Shell anime for the Design Festa held in Japan a couple of weeks back. So awesome!

On Destructoid, Podtoid had its 100 episode. On Japanator, everyone is going crazy over Swine Flu. And on Tomopop, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures were the best toys ever made. 

DESTRUCTOID

• Lose your voice before E3 at Destructoid’s party, June 1st!
• Why Pikmin is the greatest videogame series ever
• Podtoid 100: Podtoid 100
• Sexy Time! Fear Effect 2
• Contests: Win some Valkyria Chronicles figurines and art book + Prove nothing is sacred and win an Xbox 360 with Sacred 2 + Throw a Bale temper tantrum to win Terminator and Xbox 360 + Hammer Time! Ready to win Red Faction: Guerrilla swag? + Show us your love of Steampunk and win this custom PC

JAPANATOR

• Japanator’s Guide for the penny-pinching otaku
• Swine Flu closes over 4,400 schools in Japan, students go to karaoke anyway
• Japan inches closer to Ghost in the Shell reality with pilotable tachikoma
• The death of print: Shoujo Beat no longer accepting subscriptions
• Japanator contest: Create a maid cosplay for Nia Teppelin

TOMOPOP

• Duke Togo is Ready To Post a Hit: Preorders Up For Golgo 13 Figma
• Toys of Yesterday: Playmates’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures
• Cospa’s Silver Core Drill Appeals to Gurren Lagann Fans, Also Enthusiasts of Shiny Things
• The adorable Dynasty Warriors chibis are back with another set
• Go For Broke: Batman