| 1:01pm | figma Rider | | | | MaxFactory has started taking preroder for the coolsome figure of Rider from the Fate/Stay Night franchise. What unique about this figma is that Rider’s long hair is made using both soft and hard plastics, allowing you to pose her hair to your liking. She is scheduled for release in May 2010,... |
| 11:20am | Tensou Sentai Goseiger Henshin! | | | | The first episode of Tensou Sentai Goseiger [天装戦隊ゴセイジャ ] was aired last weekend and if you have not decided whether you want to catch the series, maybe you want to check out their first henshin sequence and battle. I thought their weapons were not as impressive as those of the... |
| 8:14am | 1/8 Sanya V. Litvyak PVC | | | | Alter has started taking preroder for the this cool-looking figure of Sanya V. Litvyak (サーニャ・V・リトヴ ク) from the anime series Strike Wtiches. She is scheduled for release in Jun 2010, and will be retailing for around 8,190 yen. Interested folks can place your preorders with Hobby... |
| 4:55am | 1/8 Senhime PVC | | | | Alter has started taking preroder for the lovely Senhime [千姫], the third figure from the Hyakka-Ryoran series. She is scheduled for release in Jun 2010, and will be retailing for around 8,190 yen. Interested folks can place your preorders with Hobby Search, Hobby Link Japan or Otacute. Been anticipating... |
| 1:09am | Today’s Japan Photo: Yoyogi Gymnasium 国立代々木競技場 | | | | For Today’s Japan Photo, we shall visit Yoyogi Gymnasium [国立代々木競技場], which is located in Shibuya’s Yoyogi Park. This lovely photo was taken by Tokyoluv, whom I’ve been following for quite some time. Tokyoluv is a great photographer and his photos of Tokyo landmarks... |
| 7:21pm | Man Burns Down Noisy Neighbour’s Apartment | | | | What would you do if you have a noisy neighbour (e.g. one that enjoys blasting loud music in the middle of the night)? This 36-year-old man was arrested for arson on Sunday after allegedly setting fire to the Toyota City apartment he used to live in before he was evicted last month. Tetsuya Yamamoto... |
| 2:49pm | Love Plus Accompanies Lonely Otaku On Valentine’s Day | | | | Yesterday was St Valentine’s Day and it seems like this year otakus are no longer lonely because of their virtual girlfriend on Love Plus. Here’s a funny TV special on the Nintendo DS game, and they gotten artiste Yuji Miyake to test out the game as well. Its so funny to see his reaction... |
| 11:40am | Pantsu Thieft Caught On Tape Stealing From Laundromat | | | | While the rest of the policemen around deal with drug gang and kidnappers, Japanese police are kept busy catching pantsu thieves. This pantsu thief was caught on the security camera stealing someone’s pantsu from the local laundromat and when police raided his house, they found more than 450 women’s... |
| 6:33am | JAL Unveils Doraemon Jet | | | | Last month, I shared with you folks that JAL will be having an interesting Doraemon marketing campaign whereby a Boeing 777-300 will be decorated with large colorful images of Doraemon characters. Now the plane is finally unveiled. Here’s a news report of the unveiling ceremony: Actually I doubt... |
| 1:16am | Today’s Japan Photo: Kabukicho 歌舞伎町 | | | | For Today’s Japan Photo, we shall visit Kabukicho [歌舞伎町], the entertainment and red-light district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. This lovely photo was taken by flickr user cocoip. Cocoip really did a good job capturing all the different colors of the neon lights on this rainy night using... |
| 9:01pm | Aya Ueto Named Apple Queen | | | | The lovely actress Aya Ueto [上戸 彩] has been named Apple Queen at Aomori Ringo Festa 2010 at Tokyo Dome City on Saturday. She is known for her love for apples and eats 2 to 3 apples a day, and her favorite is Fuji Apples. The sponsor Aomori Ringo also presented her with a voucher for 365 apples... |
| 7:42pm | 7 Minutes Preview of Gundam Unicorn | | | | While all of us are eagerly awaiting for Gundam Unicorn to be released on Blu-Ray/DVD, here’s a 7 minute preview of the anime series that is being shown on Bandai Channel. Too bad we don’t get to see the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam in action yet. Source: Ngee Khiong |
| 2:30pm | Sping 2010 Anime Lineup | | | | Here’s the lineup of anime series for Spring 2010 thanks to the compilation efforts of Denizen. Personally, I think the Spring season has quite a good mix of anime from different genre. Of course the anime that I’m most looking forward to would be K-On! Season 2!!! ^^ |
| 12:12pm | YAMATO EXPO’10 – Valentine Special Event | | | | This awesome 1/3 scale replica of the bow of Space Battleship Yamato [宇宙戦艦ヤマト] is on display at the YAMATO EXPO’10 – Valentine Special Event held at Bellesalle Akihabara [ベルサール秋葉原]. The exhibition is held on two days 13 Feb till 14 Feb 2010, and losta related... |
| 8:59am | Steamy Peek At Gantz Live-Action Movie | | | | Just last weekend, I shared with you folks some of the Gantz Live-Action Movie Magazine Scans, and I mentioned that the movie will have the infamous materialization scene of Kei Kishimoto (played by Watanabe Natsuna). Well here’s a tabloid scan featuring that particular scene: Image Source: Kawaii... |
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