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04.04.2010 · Blog

The reach of moe is long...

OK, so anime of late tends to put in cute girls to attract viewers and sell merchandise. Some people criticize and dismiss it for this...

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22.03.2010 · Blog

Nippombashi Street Festa 2010

I shot over to Osaka for the Nippombashi Street Festa 2010. It was the sixth annual event, and by all accounts was a little more organized...

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14.10.2009 · Features

Kaiyodo Figure Museum

A scenic destination for otaku

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28.09.2009 · Blog

Nippombashi pictures

Just some pics of the guys from Macross World and local Japanese otaku that showed me around Nippombashi last week. Thanks again Howard,...

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23.09.2009 · Features

Tezuka Osamu Memorial Museum

A must for fans, a maybe for all others

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11.09.2009 · Features

Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum

This location is truly far out!

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09.07.2009 · Blog

CafeDoll Tokyo becomes Doll Tokyo AV Actress Cafe

The maid cafe was replaced by something akin to a hostess bar. Sexy chicks who appear in Japanese porn are available for chat and drinks....

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26.04.2009 · Blog

Lupin makes a stop in Tokyo!

The Lupin Station, 10 minutes from Suidobashi Station on the Sobu Line, opened for business yesterday. There are some really great...

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10.03.2009 · Blog

Hatsune Miku Town!?

I was passing through a dirty little patch north of Yokohama when I happened to see this sign: Hatsune-cho. Perhaps this be the mythical...

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04.07.2008 · Reviews

Bubblegum Crisis Moto Slave + Priss

Yamato's 1/15 scale Bubblegum Crisis set reviewed

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19.09.2010 Tezuka Osamu goes moe

Akihabara pays tribute to the 'God of Manga'
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Otaku2 Interview: Edmund W. Hoff09.09.2010 Otaku2 Interview: Edmund W. Hoff
The cosplay researcher takes us to school


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Introducing three talented creators

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28.07.2010 'Arrietty' is classic Ghibli

Strong showing by director Yonebayashi Hiromasa
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Sci-fi survival drama develops in lurches


'Trigun: Badlands Rumble' is just like old times05.05.2010 'Trigun: Badlands Rumble' is just like old times
The wild west sci-fi thriller doesn't disappoint

The Akihabara audio tour is now available for download!
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06.02 23:45 Ok just to get this straight, the rebuild of evangelion series is not trash. As i hope we all know,... view...


06.02 18:54 You people obviously know nothing about the Macross Franchise if your saying it has TO MUCH MUSIC... view...


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