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Japanese Book Stores
The book store Japan Center in Piccadilly London was my gateway to Japan 20 years ago. With no Internets at the time, Japanese book shops like the Japan Center were our only portal to Japan for...
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Pixiv x Mirai Suenaga
Am delighted to announce that Pixiv and I got together to bring you one of their illustration contests! For those who are not beknowist, Pixiv is the largest community for artists in Japan and by...
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Nakano Broadway in the Summer
Its technically Autumn but still feels like Summer! For the last instalment of the "Japan Summer" series for this year, we take a look at Nakano Broadway in Tokyo. Nakano Broadway is an indoor shopping...
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Linkin Park Nendoroid
Other than anime and game characters, Good Smile Company have been making quite a few figure renditions of humans (gasp). The next product is Linkin Park who get their very own Nendoroids! This set of...
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Streets of Tokyo 2
Started this series a year ago and only managed to do the 2nd installment today >< Today we continue to take a look at the streets of Tokyo - some of these taken on trips outside of the...
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Tokyo Toy Store
For about 2 years, the flagship store for Kiddy Land in Harajuku moved to a temporary location while the original store was completely rebuilt. The old store didn't meet current earthquake resistance...
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Miku Concert
For the past week or so, the sea resort Hakkeijima had become a mini Hatsune Miku Theme park - the main attraction was the live concert which I managed to catch on the last day - t'was awesome!The name...
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Hong Kong BJD
Met up with readers in Hong Kong a while ago where we went to take photos of our lovely dollies! These photos were actually taken in March 2011 when I was attending Hong Kong C3. Didn't manage to go...
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Tokyo Cityscape
Photos taken of Tokyo's cityscape while out n about. There is something nice about looking out at Tokyo's cityscape. During my times at Amazon, I would often spend my breaks looking out the windows of...
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Anime Expo Fashion Show
Apart from the mini fashion show that was broadcast live on KTLA TV, I also helped out with the first ever fashion show at Anime Expo which featured the works of Dolldelight, Galaxxxy and Kapibara San...
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Busou Shinki Anime
Busou Shinki [武装神姫] is a mecha musume series based on Konami’s Busou Shinki figure line. Directed by Kikuchi Yasuhito [菊地康仁] (Macross Frontier, Infinite Stratos) and produced by 8-Bit (Aquarion Evol,...
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Akihabara Shops
Going to try to bring you Akihabara more often through photos so that you can see the current trends in the current otakusphere - whats hot, whats on sale and what new shops there are. If you visit...
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Robotics Notes Anime
Robotics;Notes [ロボティクス・ノーツ] is an upcoming science fiction anime adapted from 5pb and Nitroplus's [ニトロプラス] visual novel Robotics;Notes. The anime will be directed by Nomura Kazuya [野村和也] (Sengoku...
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Oniichan Dakedo
Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo Ne [お兄ちゃんだけど愛さえあれば関係ないよねっ] (You're My Brother, But That Doesn't Matter as Long as we Have Love!), also known as "Oniai" [おにあい] is a light novel adaptation...
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K Anime
K is an original animation project created by the GoRA, 7 masked authors, who have carefully drawn up a story that includes the unique writing ability of each of the 7 members. The animation is done by...
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Desk Diary 2012/10
Busy as usual ^^; Been working on the launch of MiraiClock3 for the android (and iOS version update), filming and production of Japan Mode (broadcast date delayed), a new line of Mirai merchandise and...
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Psycho Pass
Psycho-Pass [サイコパス] is an original sci-fi thriller being produced by Production I.G [プロダクションIG] (Ghost in the Shell, Eden of the East). It is being directed by Shiotani Naoyoshi [塩谷直義] (Blood-C: The...
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Tokyo Shotengai
Shotengai [商店街[しょうてんがい]] - a street which has a concentration of shops and restaurants which is usually located near a train station. A shotengai typically includes:- supermarkets and grocery shops...
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Girls und Panzer
Girls und Panzer [ガールズ&パンツァー] is an anime set in a world where Sensha-do (戦車道), the way of tanks, is a traditional martial art practiced by women of all ages. The anime is directed by Mizushima...
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Cannes Lions
Every time I sort through photos for a post, I always come across this set which I've been meaning to upload for ages! Had the honor of being the speaker for Asia's biggest advertising agency Dentsu at...
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