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    Tomohiro Kato kills 7 in Akihabara

    Tomohiro Kato (above) Today marks a sad day in Akihabara. A man with a survival knife stabbed and killed 7 people while leaving 10 people injured. Reports say he drove a truck into a crowd, got out, and proceeded to stab anyone withing distance. Police was able to apprehend Tomohiro Kato, the 25 year old […] More

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    Haruhi Dance Game Details!

    New details and new screens have emerged for the new Haruhi Wii dance game. Like everyone may have figured, you will hold the Wii-mote corresponding to the icons given to you on screen. It’s a standard based timing game like Guitar Hero, or Dance Dance Revolution. The red bar gives you an idea on when […] More

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    Mario spotted in Mexico

    Seems Mario has been spotted moonlighting for Mexican restaurants. In Acapulco, the restaurant Pancho Bigotes, has hired Mario to pose for their sign. Mario is holding a cup a beer while sporting a very Pancho Villa type mustache. Nintendo is not impressed. Via Gamespark More

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    Ikkitousen – Great Guardians on PSP

    Lovers of fanservice rejoice! Ikkitousen is getting a new game for the PSP. This entry into the Ikkitousen franchise is based on the upcoming third season called Ikkitousen – Great Guardians. The PSP Game will feature lots of fighting, and lots of the other stuff Ikkitousen is known for… mainly panstu. There will be costume […] More

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    Street Fighter 4 Moves List

    I have faith that the new Street Fighter 4 is going to get people back into arcades, as that game started the love of arcades for many. If you want to get a head start in learning some of the new Street Fighter 4 moves, Hobby Media was able to sneak these pictures off of […] More

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    2008 needles for Beijing Olympics

    Not quite Japan, but a sea apart. Meet Dr. Sheng. You may think Dr. Sheng is just doing this as a publicity stunt for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. You would be right. However, this is not the first time Dr. Sheng has stuck needles in his head for a publicity stunt. In 2004, he […] More

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    $6,100 watermelons in Japan

    Would you pay $6,100 dollars for a 17 pound Densuke watermelon, one of only 65 from the first harvest? Neither would I. However one man happily dropped that much money to be among the first to taste the sweet watermelon. Above average temperatures in April and May help boost the sugar content of melons this […] More

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    Funimation Virtual Anime Festival

    Just got this email from Funimation. Apparently Funimation has teamed up with Vside to host a virtual anime festival. Showing at this festival will be xxxHolic and School Rumble. I really enjoyed xxxHolic, so if you havn’t seen the series, getting your spot in this festival will be worth it. The first 75 who register […] More

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    Yusuke Kamiji: World Record Blogger

    Don’t know who Yusuke Kamiji is? Don’t worry, if you live here in America, there’s no reason you would know him. However Guinness has just recognized him as the World’s most famous blogger. The criteria used for giving him that title was his blog has the most unique visitors in one day. How many unique […] More

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    FOX to remake Japanese Human Tetris

    Not to be outdone by ABC’s I Survived a Japanese Game Show, FOX has announced that they too will be airing a Japanese game show very soon. The difference is that FOX has decided to not create an original game show, but to take the the epitome of what America thinks of Japanese game shows, […] More

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    I survived a Japanese Game Show

    Well, it is official now. Japanese game shows have invaded the United States. On Tuesday, June 24th 9 pm – 10 pm EST on ABC, you will see a new game show that ABC hopes to be a hit. The show is called I Survived A Japanese Game Show. How appropriate. ABC writes, This unscripted […] More

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