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A Week in Tokyo 86
The series that I abandoned for so long "A Week in Tokyo" is back >< Life is moving too fast now and un...
Iron Man Nendoroid
The real identity of Iron Man is revealed as being Mirai Suenaga Nendoroid ^^; If you are a Nendoroid o...
Big breasts or skinny legs, burps or farts?
Two questions, both silly, today. First up are 10,263 teenage girls from an SNS-like site Candy, asked if they’d rather have bigger boobs or skinnier legs; 86.8% went for legs, just 13.2% for breasts. The photo below is from a shrine dedicated to breasts, apparently… Next was Research Panel’s Day Research, asking 36,625 people on [...]
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
An old Tokyo bar and its septuagenarian owner
Tokyo regenerates at a frightening pace, and yet in older — or more neglected — parts of the city, it can often feel like time has stood still. Something that’s definitely the case with this little bar and eatery. Run by its 78-year-old owner, the furnishings clearly haven’t changed all that much in the decades [...]
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
Freedom Wars might be the PS Vita's next killer app
I can't believe I let this thing slip under my radar last week, but now that I've seen it, I am pumped. It's called Freedom Wars, and it looks like it'll be trying for the position of lead substitute for Monster Hunter on the PS Vita.
That...Show More Summary
Shocker: Xbox One will be region-locked
If it can be said that last week's Xbox One reveal didn't exactly meet many gaming enthusiasts' expectations, it seems that recent news has taken the opposite tack, in that our newly lowered - and in some cases negative - expectations...Show More Summary
Most Japanese hate the Rainy Season
Do House – slogan: Human Networking Industry – recently released a report on the fifth of Japan’s Four Seasons, the Rainy Season, and found, not suprisingly, that it does not have many fans. Demographics Over the 22nd and 23rd of April 2013 1,199 members of the Moratame.net&erg; aged between 25 and 69 completed a private [...]
4 player One Piece game announced for the 3DS
Bandai Namco has announced One Piece: Unlimited World Red for the Nintendo 3DS. Developer Ganbarion will be taking the reigns on this project, and they look to be changing the formula significantly. If that studio name seems familiar,...Show More Summary
Huzzah! Nisekoi to get a TV anime adaptation
A recent leak has revealed that Naoshi Komi's romcom manga, Nisekoi, will be getting a TV anime adaptation.
Huzzah!
Truth be told, I've never actually read Nisekoi. I was however extremely fond of one of his earlier works, Double Arts. Show More Summary
Go West! Week Forty-Eight: A Tale of Angels and Demons
Welcome to Go West!, the weekly column about Japanese video games, cute 2D boys, and trying to overcome Idea Factory Stockholm syndrome.
It's time to party!
Why the jovial atmosphere you ask? The answer is rather simple, my dear Watson(s). Show More Summary
Review: Persona 4 Official Design Works
The Shin Megami Tensei games are known for their engaging stories, deep gameplay, complex demon fusing/summoning systems, etc. You know that when you play any of these games that you'll get a polished, solid experience. However, one aspect that I love about these games is the music and art, especially with the Persona offshoots. Show More Summary
The Cosplay of Animazement 2013: Part 2
Selected from choice cosplays on Saturday at Animazement, Japanator brings you more pictures of cosplay. The Stig approves.
Saturday brings out the crowd! If you plan to cosplay and hit a summer con this year, take a look at the first...Show More Summary
What women declare about themselves that turn men right off
goo Ranking had a pair of surveys looking at what declarations by men about themselves make women lose all romantic interest in them, and vice-versa. Demographics Over the 4th and 5th of April 2013 1,101 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.6% of the sample were male, 23.3% [...]
Lamp Miku
Over at the Alphamax offices again the other day to take photos of this most cutesome puchi style figure of Hatsune Miku. The non-scale figure is called "Lamp Miku feat Nekozakana" and is due out later this year in October. Retail price...Show More Summary
