May 2008

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    Tokyopop Manga Pilots Backlash

    Tokyopop is taking some heat right now due to their new strategic effort called Manga Pilots. Tokyopop has a reputation for giving exposure to new manga artists. They created Manga Pilots to help streamline this process. According to Tokyopop, … promising manga creators are selected and hired by our editorial team to create a 24-to-36-page […] More

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    The end of Japanese schoolgirl skirts?

    Stumbled upon an interesting article while I was checking out Ningin this afternoon. nt2099 talks about how many schools in Japan are starting to offer slacks as an option for females as opposed to always wearing skirts year round. Is this the beginning of a trend away from cute Japanese schoolgirl skirts? I polled you […] More

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    Daiichi Hanyu offers Hello Kitty weddings

    Have you ever dreamed of having a Hello Kitty themed wedding from the time you were a child? Have you given up your dream of being a Hello Kitty princess for just one day? Well the people at Daiichi Hanyu do not want you to let go of your childhood. Daiichi Hanyu is a Japanese […] More

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    $175 Kobe Beef burger in NYC

    Not to be outdone by the $170 Burger King burger, an American restarant has also created a $175 dollar Japanese Kobe beef burger in New York City. The Wall Street Burger Shoppe serves the normal $4 burger, but for those days when brokers on Wall Street have done exceptionally well, they need a burger for […] More

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    Watch free anime on Youtube soon

    The Kadokawa Group is following the trail lead by Gonzo in using the huge mass appeal of streaming sites like Youtube and Crunchyroll in order to spread anime to the masses. And it couldn’t come any sooner! The Kadokawa Group owns rights to some of the most popular anime titles out right now including Lucky […] More

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    JPOP and JROCK Yaoi Fanworks

    While I’m not a big fan of Yaoi, there is a huge fanbase surrounding Yaoi manga and anime around the world. So when I come across something that I think Yaoi fans would like, I definitely try to help spread the word. JRock Yaoi is a very popular online community of Yaoi fans that publish […] More

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    Everyday Transformers

    By now you may have realized that I am a Transformers fan. What do you get when you combine a love for Transformers, stop motion animation, and everyday items you can find around the house? This. More

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    Playing catch up

    I hope everyone’s having a great Memorial Day weekend. I have had lots of fun with family and friends. I haven’t had a chance to post much over the weekend, so I’m here trying to catch up on email and posts, and a bad stomach virus… which I think was caused by a new Japanese […] More

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    Sanrio in the Virgin Islands

    On my recent trip to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, I was surprised by a sign of Japan on this small Caribbean island. Just past downtown St. Thomas, and just pass the only Hooters on the island was the base of a mountain that led into the section of the island where many of […] More

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    iPong on the iPod Touch

    What’s more fun than a game of Pong on a long, boring night? How about playing a game of pong with 3+ people on your IPod touch (Since the IPhone hasn’t been released in Japan yet. Ubiquitous Entertainment Inc has a new iPong game that lets the ball travel between different iPods via wireless. Not […] More

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    Japanese TV crew captures flying fish

    I thought this was pretty cool. A Japanese TV crew caught amazing footage of the longest recorded flight of a flying fish. It seems the fish was in flight for an astonishing 45 seconds! You may not be aware that flying fish are real. They are. Do they really fly? More like glide. However I […] More

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