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  • Hugo Chavez Gets a Taiwanese Animation Sendoff

    The coverage of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death wasn’t complete until someone brought the whipping of aliens and cancer cereal to the mix. Thankfully, Next Media Animation has stepped up to the plate. Kudos.

  • Andrew Mason Does Some Massaging In This Taiwanese Animation

    If you’ve been on the Internet since yesterday afternoon, you’ve probably heard that Groupon CEO Andrew Mason has been fired. You can read his letter here. The move wasn’t much of a surprise, as many simply wondered for quite some time when it was going to happen.

    Naturally, Next Media Animation has a video of its take on how the events unfolded:

    Good thing Mason has a good sense of humor.

    See Also:

    Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Is Pissed Off About Mayo

    Groupon Kidz Club Launches With Some Questionable Characters

    Groupon’s Insane Kidz Club Is Back [Video]

  • NMA Takes On Honey Boo Boo With Cocaine And Jabba The Hutt

    Honey Boo Boo (the show) is headed to Europe, so naturally, NMA has a video about the news. If your’e a fan of the Taiwanese animation firm’s work, this is pretty much classic NMA material. They’ve turned Honey Boo Boo’s mom into Jabba the Hutt (a cat-butchering version), and Honey Boo Boo herself concocts some kind of Mt. Dew/Red Bull/Cocaine cocktail.

    So yes, typical NMA.

    More of NMA’s work here.

  • PlayStation 4 Unveiling Gets The NMA Treatment

    The unveiling of the PlayStation 4 has the gaming community divided. Some think the presentation was fantastic, and showed just enough to whet the appetites of gamers. Others felt Sony held back too much information, and relied too much on vague spoken promises. Our favorite Taiwanese animators at NMA definitely fall into the latter.

    Check out our coverage of all things PS4 here.

  • Finally, The Maker’s Mark Debacle Gets A Taiwanese Animation Video

    Next Media Animation (NMA) has put out a new video chronicling the big Maker’s Mark “dilution disaster” (which has now been resolved, as the distiller backtracked on its original plans following customer outrage).

    NMA, which has taken on the John McAfee story, Star Wars Episode VII, Steve Jobs, and recently, Beyonce’s Super Bowl have time show, tells the story as only NMA could:

  • Beyonce Gets Set On Fire In NMA’s Version Of The Super Bowl

    Next Media Animation (NMA) typically provides thoughtful analysis of major moments in popular culture, and the Super Bowl is no different. Here, the Taiwanese animation firm explores the big game, Beyonce’s half time show, and what really happened to the power.

    Here’s some more of NMA’s work.

  • The John McAfee Story Gets The NMA Treatment

    It’s hard to believe this didn’t already exist, but Next Media Animation has put out its take on the McAfee saga.

    In real life, John McAfee was returned to a detention facility in Guatemala after being rushed to the hospital due to a heart attack scare. He apparently did not suffer a heart attack, though he had blacked out. The hospital saw no reason to keep him overnight, so back to jail he went.

    For pieces of the actual story, follow our coverage here.

  • President Obama Does Gangnam Style with a T-Rex in NMA’s Election Animation

    You knew it was coming. No major world event is ever really complete without a breakdown from our favorite Taiwanese animators.

    NMA has just released their take on the 2012 Presidential Election, and it lives up to their delightfully odd standard.

    If you only watch one post-election wrap-up this morning, please let it be this one. Divorced from political bias, Next Media Animation free themselves up to present last night’s election the way it should be presented – with boxing, Nate Silver beatdowns, trapdoors, battleaxes, dinosaurs, hadoukens, and Gangnam style. Check it out below:

  • NMA Reveals The First Star Wars Episode VII Trailer

    NMA Reveals The First Star Wars Episode VII Trailer

    Disney is buying LucasFilm and is on schedule to release a new Star Wars film in 2015. The news was shocking to some, while others welcomed their new Disney overlords. It took a while for everybody to realize that it wasn’t a joke, and are now beginning to ask questions. Who is going to direct the next Star Wars film? Why did George Lucas sell LucasFilm to Disney? Can the franchise be milked more than it already is? The geniuses at NMA have the answers to all these questions and more.

    Our favorite Taiwanese news parody group has what they say is the first official Star Wars Episode VII trailer. I would pay good money to see this vision of Star Wars brought to the big screen.

    I think we can all agree that a fight to the death between Darth Vader and Iron Man should be the focus of Episode VII. Vader may be dead, but Lucas and company has already ignored enough Star Wars continuity that it wouldn’t matter. Hell, just throw the entire Marvel universe into the Star Wars universe and have Joss Whedon direct. It will bring in a few billion dollars at the box office in the opening weekend.

    In all reality, we still don’t know anything. George Lucas has only said that Disney will help expand Star Wars to an even larger audience through the company’s global reach. As for the next film’s director, various ideas have been tossed around including Robert Zemeckis, Gore Vebenski, Tim Burton and M. Night Shyamalan. The latter would be especially hilarious just to see the reaction from Star Wars fans.

  • Foreign Policy Debate Gets the NMA Treatment

    You can always count on the folks over at Next Media Animation to put a unique spin on current events. This month, they’ve been animating the Presidential debates – much to our delight. Last week’s town hall debate animation featured calculator violence, a literal interpretation of Candy Crowley, and an appearance from angel-Steve Jobs.

    This time around, we see Bob Schieffer on a walker, the Wheel of Foreign Policy, a friendly game of Battleship, and Jewish Street Fighter. NMA seems to give the debate to Obama, handily.

    Check it out below. If you missed last night’s debate, you should probably not rely solely on NMA for your recap. To be a truly informed voter, we suggest that you watch the non-animated version if you get the time.

  • Town Hall Debate Gets the Taiwanese Animation It Deserves

    Did you miss last night’s town hall Presidential debate? Not to worry, our favorite wacky animators over at Next Media Animation have you covered.

    NMA scored the debate for Obama, although he appears battered and bruised by the end of it.

    “The president also described Romney’s plan to cut taxes as “sketchy.” He said the math didn’t add up. But Romney hit back, noting national debt was $16 trillion, up from $10 billion when Obama took office,” they note.

    We’re sure you’re already tired of all the back and forth on who really won the debate. It’s nice to see the candidates simply slugging each other, even if it’s just their animated forms.

    Check out the video below for some Rocky-style training from Obama, a candy-eating Candy Crowley, and a surprise appearance from angel-Steve Jobs. Yes, Romney’s binders full of women make an appearance as well.

  • Justin Bieber Throws Up, Taiwanese Animation Style

    Everyone’s favorite news reimaginers Next Media Animation have a history of taking everyday events in the tech, pop culture, and world news arenas and turning them on their heads. If you’ve ever seen Steve Jobs kill RIM in a drive-by shooting, The Dark Knight S&M, or sex robots at Burger King, you know what I’m talking about.

    But this – this my friends, may be their finest work yet.

    As you may have heard, teen pop idol Justin Bieber ralphed all over the stage during a concert in Arizona on Sunday. It happened during his first song, and the singer quickly rushed off stage – only to have the backing track continue while he was gone. He later came back out, and then left again. He later tweeted that “milk was a bad choice.”

    Anyway, NMA decided to tackled the incident, and it’s pretty amazing. Check it out below:

  • Apparently, Steve Jobs Killed RIM with an Apple Crack Pipe and a Drive-By

    Confirming widespread expectations of a bleak earnings report, BlackBerry makers Research in Motion released their Q1 financials last Thursday. The really bad news came mainly in two announcements. Financially, RIM reported a net GAAP loss of $518 on $2.8 billion in revenues. RIM also announced that the launch of BlackBerry 10 is being pushed to 2013.

    In short, it was just a terrible report from RIM. Couple these new setbacks with the fact that they also reported down in Q4 2011, and just made some substantial job cuts, and you see why it’s do or die time for the company.

    Although the biggest cause of RIM’s steep decline can be argued, the fact remains that they have fallen. Big time. And according to NMA, it’s basically Steve Jobs’ fault.

    You remember NMA, right? The Taiwanese company that’s been animating the world’s biggest news stories for a couple of years? Next Media Animation is no stranger to giving their oftentimes hallucinatory take on tech news – and they happen to love involving Steve Jobs in their animations, whenever relevant.

    Well, today they tackle the RIM collapse, and according to them it’s Apple’s cofounder that takes most of the blame. Just how does Steve Jobs kill BlackBerry? In the same way the any gangster roots out a competing interest – hook their customers on your product and then gank their ass in a drive-by.

    Check out gangster Steve Jobs below:

  • Next Media Animation Tackles iPhone 5 Rumors

    Next Media Animation Tackles iPhone 5 Rumors

    In this latest video from the Taiwan animation news organization NMA, The ghost of Steve Jobs comes back to congratulate Darth Vader Tim Cook for stabbing a hippie in the back for literally sitting on the domain name iPhone5.com. Then, after seeing the size of Androids “phone” in the bathroom, Darth Tim Cook uses a penis pump to increase the size of the iPhone for the next release. Yep, That’s what happens.

    They touch on the fact that Apple has won injunctions to block HTC shipments to the U.S. And even cover the latest news that Siri prefers the Nokia Lumia when asked which smartphone is best. Darth Vader Tim Cook wastes no time in “silencing” the digital help AI.

    They also manage to touch on Disney’s rocky road in the eighties. I love a good opportunity to bash Disney, but I don’t get this one. Disney rebounded in the late eighties, and Apple is far from going out of business since Steve Jobs death. Although, you could make the case that this is the last thing that Steve Jobs had a hand in designing, so maybe Apple just comes out with crap from now on. I kind of doubt it, though. Apple is a lot more than just Steve Jobs at this point.

    It is true that Steve Jobs is rumored to have major input in the next design, which is to be larger and may have a metal rear panel similar to the iPad. Although I doubt a penis-pump had anything to do with the redesign. As far as a statement about Tim Cook’s masculinity and whether or not Apple is involved in a pissing contest with Google, I’ll leave that up to you.

    This is not the first time we have seen Darth Vader represent Apple. Steve Jobs killed Billed Gates and donned the helmet in the last NMA video. That is, before he took a bunch of LSD and literally gave birth to a Macintosh.

    Nor it is the first time we have seen NMA tackle Apple rumors. This parody video highlights the ridiculous fervor people put into Apple rumors, and some of the outrageous claims they come up with.

    One thing is for sure: We are going to continue to watch NMA’s zaniness, as they cover everything from the Facebook IPO to Sex Robots.

  • Next Media Animation Takes On Facebook IPO

    Next Media Animation Takes On Facebook IPO

    Come for a childlike Mark Zuckerberg riding a bull down Wall Street and stay Goldman Sachs shaking people down–literally–for whatever’s in their pocket. Then there’s this pertinent question: “if Facebook is worth owning, then why did company insiders dump $9.2 billion in shares?”

    Of course, the answer to that can be found within the question itself–“Just got paid. It’s Friday night…” Take a look around, especially if you’re in NYC and you might see the newest members of the billionaire club rolling around Wall Street in hoodies, playing on their iPhones. However, NMA goes a little deeper, suggesting Facebook is not a viable business. To illustrate their point, NMA points out that GM cancelled their multi-million dollar advertising campaign that was supposed to rollout on the Facebook platform.

    Unfortunately, they are overlooking the one thing Facebook can sell. In other words, the product that turns the social media platform into a viable business: its members. That has always been Facebook’s selling point. The platform itself is not being sold. Instead, the people that inhabit Facebook’s world are. Case in point, if Facebook had 900,000 members instead of 900 million, would their IPO been anywhere near as successful?

    [H/t to GeekOSystem]

  • Sharon Simmons Gets Next Media Animation Treatment

    If you haven’t heard of Sharon Simmons, you might want to dust your Google skills off. She’s the 55 year old grandmother who tried out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Apparently, it’s always been a dream of Simmons’, one that apparently got sidetracked when she gave birth to her daughter.

    Simmons also says she lacked the ability and the courage all those years ago.

    Now, apparently, is her time to shine, or at least hold on to her fleeting youth as strongly as she can. I’m not trying to be flippant here, but after seeing her images after a quick Google Images search, I’m convinced this is the kind of woman who would willingly shop at Forever 21, not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s also pretty clear she should give at least some partial credit to Photoshop’s filters for her smoothed out appearance.

    For instance, compare the following photos (here and here) and if I’m wrong about the filter use, I’ll certainly apologize.

    Digression aside, you can’t knock someone for pursuing their dreams, no matter how much it screams “pay attention to me!!!!” Another service that didn’t miss out on Simmons’ cheerleader audition is the group at Next Media Animation, the animated satirical look at the news from our friends in Taiwan. Their take is pretty funny, and it feels like there’s a hint of accuracy in it, especially when Simmons gives birth:


    Facetiousness aside, more power to Simmons for pursuing her dream, and if she makes the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, she’ll be the oldest to do so by almost 13 years. The Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader squad includes Laura Vikmanis, who holds the record for being the oldest cheerleader in the NFL. Does Vikmanis view Simmons as a challenge or is there room for more grandmothers in the world of cheerleading?

    [Via With Leather]

  • Sex Robots Get The NMA Treatment

    Last week was all about sex robots. Ok, maybe not all about sex robots, but the concept definitely grabbed the our attention after two Victoria University researchers published a paper detailing a possible future world where prostitution was largely the job of pleasurebots.

    They imagined Amsterdam in the year 2050, where the “sex tourism” industry no longer used real humans, but instead lifelike android sexbots. The paper proposed that such an “innovation” would help cut down on the exploitation of the human trafficking that is rampant in many parts of the globe. Not only that, but these sex robots would be manufactured with bacteria-resistant fiber, which would in theory reduce the instances of STDs.

    Since sex robots had their moment in the news cycle, it was only a matter of time until our favorite animators tackled the issue. Next Media Animation’s take on sex robots somehow involves the Burger King, a future president Malia Obama, and R2D2. Just like most of their videos, this adds a much-needed WTF element to the issue.

    Check it out below (maybe NSFW due to animated sex toy chucking):

    Of course, this isn’t the first time that NMA has put their spin on an emerging technology story. They’ve animated things like Google’s Motorola acquisition, new iPad rumors, and Facebook’s f8 conference.

    As far as the whole sex robots thing goes, do you think that it’s a realistic vision of the future? Could pleasure-seekers ever really be satisfied by a machine, no matter how human it may appear? Let us know what you think in the comments.

  • “Bounty Gate” Gets The Taiwanese Animation Treatment

    The folks over at NMA are at it again, this time with their own take on the New Orleans Saints “Bounty Gate” fiasco. The animation looks at the situation from a slightly skewed angle, but somehow still brings up some valid points concerning the hypocrisy of the NFL. It’s not all business though, as in true NMA fashion there are several moments of hilarity, as the video features:

    • Brett Favre being torn in half, only to be put back together
    • Roger Goodell in full CSI mode examining the crime scene with a comical large Q-tip
    • Chicago Bears players injecting one another with a excessively large syringe
    • Jay Cutler transforming into a bull and plowing through various New York Giants players
    • Sean payton and Gregg Williams being executed via firing squad
    • Roger Goodell going all Joaquin Phoenix and giving thumbs down to dueling gladiators

    Check out the full animation or yourself below:

  • iPad HD Rumors Get The NMA Treatment

    Later today, Apple is set to unveil their newest tablet to the public at a special media event in San Francisco. Whether it’s called the iPad 3 or the iPad HD, it’s probably going to be the topic of conversation for quite some time. Many will applaud its new features, while others are sure to lament what Apple left out.

    But if my iPad HD doesn’t shoot fire, I’m going to be pissed.

    Everyone’s favorite animators of the news are back with their tribute to all the iPad rumors floating about. Taiwan-based NMA thinks that the current crop of spec rumors – the retina display, 4G LTE, and improved camera – are child’s play:

    The cryptic invitation intensified an already fevered rumor mill that has been churning out predictions about what new features the third-generation iPad will boast. There is talk of a Retina display, 4G network capability, an improved camera and the integration of Siri, arguably the hottest feature present in the iPhone 4S.

    However, we at NMA have it on good authority that the features of the iPad 3 will not be anything like these … they will be even better.

    Check out their vision of the new device below:

    So, when Tim Cook takes the stage today, what do you expect? Flame-throwing capabilities? Angry Birds for fetuses functionality? I’m sure most of us can get behind that iPad Tab idea.

    All will be revealed soon enough. Hopefully it will be all rainbows, unicorns, and flying elephants. Check out our iPad event coverage here.

  • Facebook Changes, Mark Zuckerberg Get A Post-f8 Ribbing

    Yesterday, at Facebook’s f8 developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced some huge changes to the social network we all know and love (sometimes). Among those changes is the upcoming Timeline feature that will virtually replace the Facebook profile and looks to become the “story of your life.” Zuck also talked about the Open Graph, which will allow users to interacts with apps in a wider variety of ways.

    Just a few days before f8, the Facebook News Feed got a facelift. A new feed launched, merging top stories with recent stories – and a ticker was added to the UI that shows all the activity going on in your Facebook realm at any given moment. These changes have been met with a little bit of resistance.

    As we’ve come to expect around here at WebProNews, Next Media Animations has just come out with one of their animations that gives their take on Facebook’s big week. In NMA style, the end provides an awesome surprise involving a Matrix reference and what can only be described at a Google+ death pit. Enjoy –

    Check out our recent interview with NMA’s Emily Wu.

    This video from Funny or Die takes on the recent Facebook changes in a little more NSFW format. The premise: Facebook’s terms and conditions allows Mark Zuckerberg to do anything he wants now. If this sounds a little bit like a recent South Park episode involving the iTunes terms and conditions, that’s because it’s mighty similar. But it’s still pretty funny –

    And if you missed it, here’s SNL’s Andy Samberg at yesterday’s f8 conference doing his best Zuckerberg –

  • Steve Jobs’ Career: The Law of Gravity, LSD and Lightsabers

    Steve Jobs’ Career: The Law of Gravity, LSD and Lightsabers

    First of all, you probably haven’t seen a retrospective of Steve Jobs’ career quite like this.

    Taiwanese animation company Next Media Animation is internet-renowned for putting their enjoyably strange spin on current events. Here at WebProNews, we are very big fans of NMA’s efforts.

    Steve Jobs’ resignation as CEO of Apple has drawn speculation as to the company’s future with new CEO Tim Cook, as well as the declining health of Jobs himself. Many have taken the resignation as an opportunity to look back on his incredible career – and many video retrospectives have emerged.

    But this animation boils it all down to a two-minute clip that hits all the big moments: the (literal) birth of Apple, Jobs’ involvement with Pixar, the battle against Bill Gates and Microsoft and the eventual iOS / Android wars. Sure, it is also sprinkled with some flourishes like drug induced brainstorming and Star Wars references – but it wouldn’t be an NMA video without the oddities.

    Check it out –

    The Steve Jobs / Star Wars connection is nothing new – remember Steve Jobs in carbonite?

    As I mentioned earlier, this isn’t the first time we have brought you a video from the fine folks at NMA. Some of out favorite include LulzSec Hacking For Lulz, Antonin Scalia and kids with guns, Batman S&M, and of course, Zuckerberg explodes Winklevii canoe with canon fire.