Takeshi Shudo

On 28th October 2010, Pokémon writer Takeshi Shudo was rushed to the hospital after suffering a hemorrhage and collapsing at Nara Station. He has since passed away. Shudo was 61 years-old.

The anime and gaming communities are mourning the loss of the creator of the original Pokemon anime series. Takeshi Shudo is also credited as the sole writer for the first three Pokemon movies, as well as many novels based on the series.


His name may not be instantly recognisable, but his work has most definitely tapped into our lives at an early stage during our childhood. Takeshi Shudo was the creator of Pokemon, one of my beloved cartoons.

SNSD - Hoot

The girl's from Korea's history making SNSD are back with their new song 'Hoot'. Up till now the band hasn't really jumped away from the super tune which is Gee. But it seems they have all changed their image, with new hairstyles, more make-up and overall cuter the girls are certainly irresistible. 

The song seems like its based on some 007 theme, because the MV certainly shows evidence of that. But overall the song is catchy once you get into it, but has it beat 'Gee' in terms of popularity? No would be the answer.