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Kaiyodo Office Tour
One of my agenda items during my visit to Kansai this week was to meetup with Shuichi Miyawaki [宮脇修一] - the boss of Kaiyodo which is one of the longest standing hobby makers in Japan who produce the...
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Attack on Titan
Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) [進撃の巨人] - one of the most awesome anime series I've seen so far that I simply must babble about!Its a story about man eating giants who have been kept separate from...
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Dark Magician Girl
You is being familiar with Yu-Gi-Oh! If so then you will probably be familair with this little lady - Dark Magician Girl which has been given the Cu-Poche treatment by Kotobukiya. I managed to nab one...
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La Cittadella Kawasaki
La Cittadella [ラ チッタデッラ] - a slice of Italy in the heart of Kawasaki. Stylised to look like a small town in Italy, La Cittadella contains a cinema complex, concert hall, shops and a load of restaurants...
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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...
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Akihabara Shops 6
Fate Zero goodies.The main street that runs through Akihabara - Chuo-Dori.I think its that time of the month again where we visit the holy land - Akihabara! Filled with figures, doujinshi, anime,...
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Tokyo Trains 24 Hours
The following train related photos all taken from posts in the Japan category on this site.As reported by Nikkei News and Livedoor News, as part of the new governments initiative to make Japan "the...
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Iron Man Nendoroid
The real identity of Iron Man is revealed as being Mirai Suenaga Nendoroid ^^; If you are a Nendoroid owner then Iron Man Mark 7 Nendoroid is *the* Nendoroid to own! Not only can you swap heads but...
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Choujigen Game Neptune Anime
Choujigen Game Neptune [超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ] (Hyperdimension Neptunia) is an upcoming anime series based on the popular game series of the same name. The anime will be directed by Mukai Masahiro [向井正浩] with...
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Fantasista Doll
The following magazine scans are from minitokyo.net where you can find much higher resolution versions.More anime news and event photos listed up below.Attack on TitanAmairo ClockKiniro MosaicWorlds...
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Japan Gaming Life
Its been nearly a year and a half since the PS Vita (review here) hit the streets but the games are still few and far between. As you can see from this screen most of the games I play on my Vita are...
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Cu-poche Madoka
Just like Cu-poche Haruka, while Madoka is a chibi figure, her body is well articulated meaning that you can give her a wide variety of poses. The magnets in her feet mean that you can get even more...
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Senki Zesshou Symphogear G
Senki Zesshou Symphogear G [戦姫絶唱シンフォギアＧ] is an upcoming original anime series, and sequel to the original Senki Zesshou Symphogear. The second season will be directed by Ono Katsumi [小野勝巳] with...
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Staying Strong When Things Go Bad
I have a very strong belief that things that go bad actually help you become stronger to prepare you for more of the same (or worse) as you continue your journey through life. Life is like being the...
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Live Action Kiki's Delivery Service
The rumor turned out to be true! Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyubin)[魔女の宅急便] will be getting the live action movie treatment next Spring as announced on TV this morning in Japan and in Yahoo...
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Yui Takamura Figure
If you're not familiar with Yui then check her out in action in the video below. If the video has been eaten then check out this search query on YouTube. This post contains a video, click here to...
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Kanji Poster
A closer look at the material. This is the list of kanji which covers the first grade - learn from the cards and then from the scroll too. You can do what I did when I was learning Japanese - I had one...
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Iron Man 3 Review
Iron Man 3 [アイアンマン3] came out in Japan yesterday and I'd thought I go and see it with a few readers at Kawazaki Lazona. Posted a note on Facebook and folks from America, Malaysia, Germany, India,...
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METI CIIC - 1st meeting summary
A summary of the previous meeting is posted by the government a few weeks later on the METI website. Below is a translation of the summary.The preconception that foreigners will only buy bootlegs and...
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A Week in Tokyo 86
In March I was appointed by the Japanese government as a member of the METI Creative Industries Internationalization Committee. This is my gear ready to give my talk.Out n about in lovely Ginza - I...
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