Blog Profile / Japanator
| URL : | http://www.japanator.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Local Interest / Japan | |
| Posts on Regator: | 4865 | |
| Posts / Week: | 42.5 | |
| Archived Since: | April 8, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
It's time for some awesome Japanese commercials!
Talking dinosaurs selling cola? The ladies of Perfume hocking candy? Velvety smooth ice cream? I hope you packed your insulin, as JPCMHD's commercial round is full of delicious sweetness.
There's a new version of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's GU commercial, and GReeeeN selling some Calpis. Show More Summary
Contest: My Neighborhood Totoro & Howl's Moving Castle
That's right, now's your chance to win two amazing Hayao Miyazaki classics! Walt Disney Home Entertainment has just released a couple of my favorite Studio Ghibli films, My Neighborhood Totoro, and Howl's Moving Castle separately, as Blu-Ray and DVD combo packs. Show More Summary
Exstetra RPG announced for the Vita and 3DS
A leak from this week's Famitsu reveals a new Vita/3DS RPG called Exstetra, developed by Furyu, the folks that brought you Unchained Blades.
Like Unchained Blades, Exstetra features a host of well known people contributing to the game's art and music. Show More Summary
Digivolution: Digimon is coming to NickToons next Monday
It's been a while since I've gotten the chance to watch the original Digimon series, and it looks like NickToons is giving me an offer that I cannot refuse. Actually, this next piece of news will benefit everyone who enjoyed Digimon,...Show More Summary
Learn more about Shinsuke Sato's appearance at JFFSF
Most of you are already aware of Shinsuke Sato's (GANTZ, GANTZ II, Princess Blade) role as the Guest of Honor for the Japan Film Festival of San Francisco, but his main purpose at the event hasn't been fully specified yet. Other than...Show More Summary
Attack on Titan's cast attempts to sing Guren no Yumiya
After enjoying the many great parody's of Attack on Titan's opening, I feel that I have committed a huge crime as an anime fan, since I haven't gotten around to watching the series yet. Before you decide on my punishment, the anime and...Show More Summary
Casio G-Shock watches are tough cookies
Back in college I used to always sport Casio G-Shock watches. Tons of variety, tough as nails, and stylish for their time. Well, their looks haven't updated much and my love affair with brand fell off a bit. When I do see them on people's...Show More Summary
Bandai's going to sell you another Macross plamo
The goodies celebrating the 30th anniversary of Super Dimension Fortress Macross have't stopped yet, and there's a hot new commercial to sell you the business. Sure, there's a gazillion model kits based on the infamous VF1-S, but they've all incorporated pretty old school plamo technology. Show More Summary
A Daily Dose of Final Blows: Shin Mazinger Shogeki! Z-Hen
It looks like our favorite final blows were rudely cut off by some unexpected, and treacherous enemy... my vacation! Well, I'm all tanned up and ready to go, and it looks like Sal loaded your brains up with some fantastic tunes over the past week. Show More Summary
Review: Saya no Uta
It's not unusual for us to review visual novels, regardless of whether they are family friendly titles like Cherry Tree High School Club, adult-rated stories like Conquering the Queen, or those that remind you that you aren't a heartless human being, like Katawa Shoujo. Show More Summary
NA Sword Art Online BD/DVD preorders open up
It's no secret that I didn't quite enjoy Sword Art Online. I know quite a few of you did however, so here I am with some good news.
Preorders have officially opened for Aniplex's release of Sword Art Online on BD/DVD. You can preorder the first volume, Aincrad Part 1, here and here. Show More Summary
Releases of the Week: BTOOOM! is back
Looking for some fun and excitement in your reading life? Well, there's a bevy of manga titles available for you to buy this week. Some of the highlights include BTOOOM!, Dance in the Vampire Bund, and Thermae Romae. On the anime side,...Show More Summary
Shonen Showdown 5-28-2013
Welcome to Shonen Showdown, the giant-sized weekly battling recap that is unamused by your shenanigans, tom-fooling, and assorted japery!
Actually, we're kidding, it's terribly amused by it, but is also a big fat tsundere, and can'tShow More Summary
First trailer for Final Fantasy Tactics S
It's been about a month since Square Enix announced they were bringing a brand new game in the Tactics series to the Mobage platform, and it wouldn't be far from the truth to say that I'd been quietly holding my breath for some gameplay footage. Show More Summary
Super Heroine Chronicle possibly headed to the PS3/Vita
Bandai Namco is going in hard on cross platform games these days. It seems to me like every new game they announce is releasing on both the PS3 and the Vita. I suppose after their success here in Japan with One Piece Pirate WarriorsShow More Summary
A Daily Dose of Music: Anna Tsuchiya
I might be wrong on this assumption, but there's a chance that Hiroko has returned from Puerto Rico. However, a relaxing trip can result in coming home tired, so I have decided to watch over Daily Dose until she's ready for action once...Show More Summary
New sidequest discovered in Final Fantasy 9
The ninth instalment of the Final Fantasy series is held in high regard by a lot of people, which only makes it all the more shocking that a previously undiscovered sidequest has been found a good thirteen years after the game released. Show More Summary
Celebrate Anime Sols's success by filling out a survey
Anime Sols has been up for almost two weeks, and they have successfully raked in over $10,000.00 in pledges -- congratulations, guys! Speaking of success, Anime Sols is having a survey where people can give their thoughts on their experience with the Website so far. Show More Summary
Dragon's Crown trailer brings the cherubs
This new trailer for Dragon's Crown says a lot about the game's skill system, its four-player co-op, and your ability to collect scads of saucy artwork in-game, but my real takeaway is the scene showing a skeleton surrounded by four flying cherubs. Show More Summary
Time of Eve Kickstarter is skyrocketing to success
The folks behind the web OVA Time of Eve launched a Kickstarter to test the waters for an English-language release of the Time of Eve film. The OVA originally streamed on Yahoo! Japan in 2008, followed by Crunchyroll, and a few years later heard some demand for a disc-based release outside of Japan. Show More Summary