April 21, 2008
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Naruto Shippuden Kizuna trailer
TV Tokyo is streaming the trailer for the new Naruto movie based on the Shippuden series, Naruto Shippuden Kizuna. This is their second movie in the Shippuden series. The Kizuna film will focus on the teaming of Naruto and Sasuke, and airs in Japan starting August 2nd. Yes, I did say Naruto and Sasuke were […] More
in JapanGenerate your own QR code
You may have seen those pictures before while browsing Japanese sites. That image is called a QR code. It’s basically a 2D barcode. With Japan’s citizen’s being among the top tech savvy in the world, these codes provide easy access to information for many. What Japan Thinks posted an article showing just how popular these […] More
in CosplayFood Cosplay
Was just reading Peter’s latest post on the state of Akihabara, something I also wrote about a few days ago. At the bottom he used a picture of KFC and Mc Donald’s cosplay, and made me wonder if cosplaying as food is a popular trend. So I set off to Google with Piclens and found […] More
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XiaoFeng Li runs China’s Olympic torch
How cool is it for gaming that a professional gamer gets to carry the Olympic torch? It’s only fitting that the gamer is from China. No, not because China’s hosting the 2008 Olympic games, but China has the largest population of gamers in the world. Last week, World of Warcraft China hit a huge milestone […] More
in JapanThe Mecha Mobile Phone
If by chance you live in Korea, use Softbank as your carrier, or can get your hands on Korean import mobile phones you are in luck. The Toshiba 815T now has a street date of April 26th. This Transformers like Mecha phone is a real phone with a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera and QVGA screen. […] More
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2nd Dragonball movie planned
Ok, this one is definitely a rumor, and maybe a spoiler. This morning Kotaku reported that the producer of the Dragonball movie, Tim Van Rellim, has revealed that Goku will die in the next Dragonball movie adapted for Hollywood. Two things come to mind about that statement. One, we know death in the Dragonball universe […] More
Onnanoko ni Naritai: Cosplay version
Have you ever wanted to cosplay as your favorite female character only to realize youre male and don’t have a clue where to start? (Come on, there has to be a few of you out there). Well there’s now a manual just for you! Onnanoko ni Naritai! Cosplay ver (I wanna be a girl) gives […] More
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Wii-mote Head Tracking
Was just reading Dannychoo’s latest post about Apple filing a new patent for a pair of glasses with a head mounted laser. I got a bit excited because earlier in the day I was reading a cool article over at Joystiq about Johnny Lee. Who is Johnny Lee? He was a speaker at a recent […] More