| 7:04pm | Gundam RX-78-2 [Ver.G30th] | | | | Japanese Fans celebrated the 30th anniversary of Gundam by visiting the Life-size Gundam RX-78 located at Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park. Folks who did not managed to visit Japan can now have a chance to purchase the 1/60 Gundam RX-78-2 [Ver. G.30th], which is a replica of the Gundam statue. This Gundam... |
| 1:51pm | Mister Donut X Kewpie Doll | | | | Here’s a really cute promotional video for Mister Donut Japan, where customers would have a chance to win some really kawaii Kewpie dolls. I just love the animation of how the Kewpie Doll is putting on the outfit. Promote This Article Related PostsAnime Project To Promote Toyama PrefectureNozomi... |
| 7:31am | Tony Taka Illustration Exhibition | | | | Folks living in Japan are so lucky because they get to see this lovely illustration exhibition featuring Tony Taka’s work at Toranoana’s Akihabara Shop A. The exhibition is being held from 20 Nov 2009 till 29 Nov 2009. AkibaBlog took some shots of the folks who are browing the works inside... |
| 1:05am | Rina Koike 小池 里奈 | | | | Fans of Kamen Rider Kiva would be familiar with Rina Koike who played Shizuka in the show. While I’m busying attending another day of AFA09, I thought it would be good to keep you folks occupied with some gravure photos of Rina Koike. I particularly love this photo below because it somehow gives... |
| 7:15pm | Man Randomly Slashes 2 Women on Street | | | | Here’s a news story about another random slashing incident in Japan where two women sustained minor injuries after a man slashed them with a kitchen knife in Sapporo’s Atsubetsu Ward on Friday evening. According to police, 30-year-old Atsushi Nishino attacked two women at random on the street,... |
| 3:50pm | Tokyo Figure Show X Tokyo Trooper | | | | Had a great day on the first day of Anime Festival Asia 2009, and I totally exhausted from standing for almost the entire day. Since I wouldn’t be processing any photos tonight, I though I tease you folks with this lovely shot of Dannychoo trying to take a shot of his figma Mirai before the crowd... |
| 11:55am | Evangelion Calendar | | | | Its almost the end of the year, its time to get a new anime calendar to display for next year. If you are living in Japan, then you might want to check out Lotteria fast-food restaurant because they are selling a lovely set of Evangelion 2.0 calendar. Gigazine has taken a shot of every single page... |
| 7:28am | 1/8 Alfin PVC [Umbrio Ver.] | | | | Kotobukiya has announced preorder for this gorgeous figure of Alfin [アルフィン] from the Nintendo DS game Shining Force Feather which is the latest installment in the Shining Force franchise. She is scheduled for release in March 2010 and will be retailing for around 8,190 yen. Interested folks... |
| 1:44am | Man Marries Virtual Game Character | | | | What would you do if your best friend informs he was going to get married to a virtual game character? Well one man identiefd only as SAL9000 brought his DS along with a copy of Love Plus to Guam, and held a church wedding with Nene Angegasaki [ケ崎寧々], a character from dating sim Love Plus.... |
| 7:07pm | Shokotan Enjoys Her First Meal in Singapore | | | | Shokotan was absent from this afternoon AFA09 Media Preview because she was still on her way to Singapore. Shokotan has updated her blog that she has landed in Singapore and her first meal is a plate of yummy chicken rice (it looked like the food court in Marina Square). Promote This Article Related... |
| 3:11pm | AAC: Animation Asia Conference 2009 | | | | I had the awesome opportunity to attend the inagural Animation Asia Conference 2009 which was held today at the Suntec City theatre, and got the opportunity to hear what some of the most prolific personalities from the animation and related media have to say on the topic of “Globalization of Asia’s... |
| 2:44pm | Sengoku Warlords Bento Boxes | | | | Sengoku BASARA was such a popular franchise that gotten Japanese folks all crazy about the Sengoku period and the warlords in that era. Now Bandai is jumping onto that craze and releasing special Sengoku Warlords Bento Boxes. The three warlords featured are Date Masamune [伊達政宗], Sanada Yukimura... |
| 2:04pm | AFA09 Media Preview | | | | This afternoon, the organisers of Anime Festival Asia 2009 had a short media preview during the lunch break inbetween Animation Asia Conference 2009. The 5 guest invited onto the stage were Kaname (renowned cosplayer), May’N (Singer), Ichiro Mizuki (Singer), Mamoru Hosoda (director of Summer Wars)... |
| 11:18am | Sengoku Meido Café & Bar Hold Bakumatsu Event | | | | Do you still remember the Sengoku Meido Cafe and Bar that opened in Akihabara back in July? Tthe Sengoku Maid Café and Bar Mononopu, will hold its Bakumatsu Event starting November 23. (Bakumatsu 幕末 refers to the close of the Edo period, when the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate came to an end).... |
| 6:01am | Women Who Expose 40% of Themselves Most Attractive | | | | According to an observational study conducted by the The University of Leeds: Women who revealed around 40 per cent of their skin are the most attractive in a nightclub. Here’s a snippet of the news report on Telegraph: The findings were based on work by four female researchers, who discreetly... |
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