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Go West! Week Forty-Six: El Psy Congroo
Greetings, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to a new edition of Go West!, your [almost] weekly column about the latest Japan-only games!
After nearly a month of light releases, we're finally back to normality this week with a whopping ten new games. Huzzah!
Without further adieu, let's get this show on the road, shall we?
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A Daily Dose of Music: CANTOY
How about some raw sounding rock & roll to slide into your lovely Tuesday? Today we have the newest effort from Japanese metal act, CANTOY. The band recently had a quick tour of the US, and they came back with a nice souvenir, a newShow More Summary
Evangelion 3.0 made a whole lot of money in theaters
Say what you will about Evangelion 3.0 (I personally dug it), it sure as hell made a lot of money in theaters.
With the DVD/BD now available in stores, theater showings have officially ceased, leaving the total box office gross at 5,260,000,000 yen. Show More Summary
At last?! The Evangelion manga ends in two chapters
After 18 long years, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's Neon Genesis Evangelion manga will finally be reaching its conclusion. Some of you may not realize this, but Sadamoto's manga treatment of the hit series actually started its run before the anime...Show More Summary
Review: Happy Family Plan
Every day, I have counted down the hours until I get the chance to officially review a live-action movie or series for Japanator. All of the sudden, that day has come, and it appears in a form that I did not expect. Using an actual game...Show More Summary
Worlds Biggest Evangelion Fan
Could Tolwyn from Austria be the worlds biggest Evangelion fan? Check out Tolwyn's huuuge Eva collection posted over at Figure.fm. If you got a huge collection of something or other, post it on figure.fm and I'll pick it up and introduce it to the folks around the world ^o^
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Shonen Showdown 4-30-2013
It's time for another week of Shonen Showdown, the weekly battle anime and manga recap that's swirling out of control and into another dimension! Before we make our fateful ahem "DT", we leave you with our weekly legacy: top-notch recaps of the latest in Naruto, Bleach, and Hunter x Hunter!
But don't worry, we will return from this dimensional exile. Show More Summary
Dollpa 29
The huge doll event hosted by Volks called "Dollpa" (Also known as Dolls Party) took place in Tokyo last weekend where a load of parents got together to adopt new daughters or bring their current ones to gather with other parents. Dollpa also have a load of dealer booths selling clothing and accessories for the little ones too. Show More Summary
Japanese remedies for fish bones stuck in throat and hiccups
Two recent-ish Research Panel Day Researches looked at curing a couple of food-related ailments, a fish bone in the throat and a dose of hiccups. On the 18th and 19th of March 2012 197,678 members of their monitor panel were asked how they most often got a fish bone unstuck from their throats. The most [...]
In the name of the Moon! New Sailor Moon anime delayed
Uh-oh, sad news for Mooninites of the "Sailor" variety! It looks like the long, long awaited next Sailor Moon anime (either a reboot or continuation, I can't remember which), has been given a (potentially) Jupiter-sized delay.
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Buying drugs on the internet
japan.internet.com recently reported on a survey conducted by Dentsu Innovation Institute into selling over-the-counter medicines on the internet. The full report is available as a PDF here. Demographics During March 2013 2,000 people were chosen by unspecified means to answer a PC internet-based questionnaire. The sample was 50:50 male and female, and each age band [...]
This McDonald's news video is better than Ran Ran Ruuu!
We've followed the weirdness over at McDonald's Japan for years now here at Japanator, so you all should be used to the strange stuff that we tag Ran Ran Ruuu here. But today we have news coverage of McDonald's that's even stranger.
If...Show More Summary
Genuine Japanese smiles
Free they may well be, not to mention beneficial, but in Tokyo at least, smiles are very much a novelty rather than the norm. Of course in bars it’s a different story as there is booze involved, but day to day life is sadly really rather bereft of them. Now why this should be I [...]
Guys, at a minimum check these aspects of personal grooming!
goo Ranking reported on a survey into what women think men should check at a minimum regarding their personal grooming. Demographics Over the 6th and 7th of March 2013 1,083 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 56.7% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, 15.0% in [...]
Panzer vor! Girls und Panzer gets a movie
YES!
One of the best shows of 2012 (and 2013, since we're technically allowed to count the belated final two episodes) is getting more. While I'd frankly have been content to see Girls und Panzer laid to rest in its near-perfection as-is,...Show More Summary
What Japanese wish Japanese overseas shouldn’t do
goo Ranking published a survey on what behaviour by Japanese people abroad that they have seen and thought “I really shouldn’t do that sort of thing myself…”. Demographics Over the 6th and 7th of March 2013 1,083 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 56.7% of the sample were [...]
A Week in Tokyo 86
The series that I abandoned for so long "A Week in Tokyo" is back > I tried to keep you updated regularly through my Instagram but I'm really not too happy with the square photos. Even if I dont add any filters, the Instagram app compresses photos taken on the mobile and makes them look pretty crap. Show More Summary
METI CIIC - 1st meeting summary
As announced earlier this month, The Japanese government appointed me as a member of the "Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Creative Industries Internationalization Committee" [?????????????????????] - its a mouth full in Japanese...Show More Summary
First Impressions: Valvrave the Liberator
I sure am glad I was prudent (read: lazy) enough to give Valvrave the Liberator another episode before writing about it. And it's luck as well for Sunrise, as had I been a properly diligent and punctual writer-bee I'd have been much less kind to their spring baby. Show More Summary
Contest: Win a pack of Moekanji Cards from Danny Choo!
At the end of May, the cuteness in the form of Moekanji will be available for people to purchase. Thanks to Danny Choo, we will be giving away four Moekanji packs. Instead of having one way for you guys to win these lovely adorable cards,...Show More Summary
