18.01.2010 · Blog
In pursuit of Cowboy Bebop, or drunken rambling
I have done many a strange thing in my day, but as far as dining goes I think last night surely ranks up there. I was watching "Cowboy...
22.12.2009 · Blog
Pikachu girl
Just saw this over at Temple University Japan, where I sometimes do guest lectures. Maybe I might join the Manga Club, too! Any thoughts on...
01.12.2009 · Blog
Girly Gundam
Terrifying. Absolutely no excuse for this. I mean, mecha meets moe, I can see that in mecha shojo. But this? It's pink. Just wait - Macross...
03.11.2009 · Blog
Know Akiba, get chicks
Newsflash from "R-25," a free information magazine in Tokyo: "If you understand Akiba, then you might be popular overseas?"...
25.09.2009 · Blog
Moe graffiti
I was in Nippombashi, Osaka, in the care of some really great guys, Howard and Rob from Macross World, and Takumi and Shacho, standard...
21.08.2009 · Blog
Moe Hello Kitty!
I often joke with friends that moe will conquer the world. They laugh, and I present an official Sanrio souvenir Akihabara towel with Hello...
10.08.2009 · Blog
Ultra Cider!
I went camping in rural Kanagawa Prefecture this past weekend, and all I have to show for it are bug bites and a sunburn. But I did happen...
22.06.2009 · Blog
Maid Detective... Japanese TV at its best
Saw this passing through Shibuya. Maid Deka will clean up the dirty streets!l Seriously, who the the hell watches this? It starts June 26,...
21.06.2009 · Blog
Eva 3D shirt
Just in time for the new Eva movie, what was sold to me as a "3D shirt" and is surely the most obnoxious thing I have ever seen. Unit 01 is...
16.05.2009 · Blog
Passive-aggressive finger to the law!
My opinions on the police presence in Akihabara are well known, as is my insistence on wearing a costume and walking the streets when I...
08.05.2009 · Blog
Maid cafe 'Akiba' in Hiroshima!?
We all know that maid cafes, or what passes for them, can be a little shady outside of Akihabara. At last count, their were 217 maid...
29.04.2009 · Blog
Jedi bar
A bar named Jedi. Awesome. After investigation, it had nothing to do with "Star Wars," sadly, but check out The Cantina in Ebisu for a fix....
22.04.2009 · Blog
Kikkoman shrine!?
I know people in Japan love their soy sauce, but this is a bit much. I went to a shrine in Yokohama, supposedly one in a set of the most...
31.03.2009 · Blog
Shojo save the world
Walking through a slum north of Yokohama - very near to Hatsune-cho - I happened upon a huge photographic image of school girls posted to a...
