July 2008

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    The Tokyo Rick Roll

    The Japan / Otaku blog scene now has a new way to prank our friends online! Heavyweights in the English Japan-focused blog scene Danny, Hector, and James have teamed up to create a Rick Roll video appropriately known as the Tokyo Stormtrooper RickRoll’d video! Every April 1st (April fools day), it has becoming an internet […] More

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    Win a trip to Japan

    Who wouldn’t want to win to win a trip to Japan? No, I can’t afford to send you there myself, but Shonen Jump is holding a contest for their 40th anniversary to send one lucky winner! Who’s Shonen Jump? If you know Naruto, Dragon Ball, Bleach, Slam Dunk, Rurouni Kenshin, and One Piece, you should […] More

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    GTA Chinatown Wars [E3]

    Nintendo revealed some awesome news for the Nintendo DS fans. Coming this winter, we shall see Grand Theft Auto on the Nintendo DS in the form of Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars. Not only is this the first Grand Theft Auto game set on the Nintendo DS, but it’s also the first GTA game to […] More

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    Robotic crab acts like crab

    Bandai Japan has created this tiny robot that actually has characteristics of a real crab. It belongs to the Hex Bug line of Bandai, a line of toys that behave like the real life creature. When you turn on the crab robot, it will run sideways just like a real crab. If you make a […] More

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    New Rock Band 2 Songs [E3]

    Just announced at E3 are the full tracklisting for the new Rock Band 2 game scheduled hit shelves in September. With almost 100 new songs, Rock Band 2 is going to be an amazing release. I can’t wait! The full song list for Rock Band 2 is after the jump. If you want the mp3’s, […] More

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    Nintendo Wii Motion Plus [E3]

    Nintendo just released their new Wii-mote addition called the Wii MotionPlus. While the Wii’s controller is able to track movement well, this little piece of hardware will boost the remote’s game tracking control to better represent the movement in 3D space. What does this mean for games? In the small press release, Nintendo doesn’t say […] More

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    Real life Solid Snake

    When a Metal Gear Solid 4 fanboy attended a ordinary wedding in Australia, he had no idea that he would be in the presence of a gaming icon. And no, this isn’t a Pixeloo photoshop. Seems he saw an uncle that he hadn’t seen in many years. Upon seeing him again, it was like deja […] More

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    Anime Hug Pillows

    Have you ever wanted to lay next to your favorite anime character as you drift off to bed? Well this photo was taken on the street. The person who owns these pillow covers has a pretty good collection started. Seems anime hug pillows are actually a fairly popular, though pricey, product that you can now […] More

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    New site for Japan Bloggers

    If you’re a fan of xorsyst.com, I can guarantee you’re a fan of Japan. I love everything about Japan except the cost of actually visiting Japan. However, I admit I can be really selective about what I post here on xorsyst.com. I post things that I myself find interesting and I hope you find things […] More

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    HDR Photography of Japan

    The picture above may look as if it’s computer generated and fake, however that is a real photo of Akihabara. Using HDR Photography, HDR Japan has captured a unique look of Akihabara that cannot be seen naturally by the human eye. HDR Japan is based out of Okinawa Japan, but feature HDR images from all […] More

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    3D Super Mario Brothers

    What do you get when you spend 8 months working on a full 3D modeling of a scene from Super Mario Brothers? NES–Still-The-Best created this awesome piece of 3D art from taking 3D cubes inside Bryce 5, and painstakingly stacking them one by one just as the original Super Mario Brothers is graphically constructed. That’s […] More

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    Hello Kitty against Japanese tradition?

    Seems Hello Kitty is finally growing up. No longer is she the stylish kitty stuck in Sanrio Town (is Sanrio Town rural Japan?) In her new Nintendo DS Game, Hello Kitty along with her friends My Melody, Keroppi, and Badtz Maru are moving to the Big City. The game starts out where Hello Kitty is […] More

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