In an effort that is not at all cynical or creepy, Bandai has been conducting surveys of children aged 0-12 years (yes, zero) since 1995 in an attempt to determine which media properties are mere fads and which are indomitable, evergreen shows that have transcended …Read more »
Some stories that don’t quite deserve their own post, but are kind of interesting regardless: it’s Your Japan Update for June 2013. Who says Tokyo has all the fun? This month Kitakinki Tango Railway Co. started offering special commemorative Space Battleship Yamato 2199 rail tickets. …Read more »
The nerd sector in Manhattan's Chinatown has seen better days. When the famous Chinatown Fair arcade shut down, the surrounding geek businesses began to wither. There's still a Gunpla place, and that little booth that's sold bootleg anime and bootleg anime accessories for decades now, …Read more »
Photos by Daniel Eggert "Is it love that makes my heart go BOOM BOOM BOOM?" Nope, not this time (but props if you get the reference) -- it's the "sensational kawaii," Harajuku stylings of 6%DOKIDOKI, available live in the states for a limited time only …Read more »
At Anime Expo this year, one of the surprise guests accompanying Morning Musume on their historic first trip to America was none other than Hitomi Yoshizawa, the last group leader of MM before the current one, Ai Takahashi. Yoshizawa was a member of the 4th …Read more »
I'm not sure if Yoshi's has ever had a crowd surfer before. The venue, near San Francisco's Japantown, is primarily a jazz lounge, but Sunday night it hosted the Japan Nite Special Girl Rock Explosion! + Harajuku Kawaii Experience presented by NEW PEOPLE, and all …Read more »
I had set my alarm for 8:00, but ended up waking up around 7:00, perky with J-pop glee. It was a lot like Christmas, only instead of a tree incubating brightly wrapped packages, I got a building in San Francisco's Japantown made of windows, full …Read more »
This year's New York Asian Film Festival featured quite a few special guests flown from overseas, but none seemed more omnipresent than Tokyo Gore Police director Yoshihiro Nishimura. Even in comparison to fellow goremeisters Tak Sakaguchi ( Versus , Yoroi Samurai Zombie ), Noburo Iguchi …Read more »
1999 was a special year for me. It wasn't just the end of the 90's, it was the year that I got my first taste of Japanese music that would leave me wanting more. The sample came in the form of a website reviewing the …Read more »
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