Were police hassling this Otaku because they thought he was a serious threat, or were they just intrigued by his cool Rei Ayanami car? Chovitz posted about how this was his second time being questioned by police in Akihabara for no appearant reason. Sure, his car does stand out, but does that make him a […] More
Otaku USA‘s website just got a dramatic makeover, and I must say it looks good. Their old layout looked like something from the early 2000’s, and was a bit disapointing due to how cool the actual magazine is. The new layout focuses on thier content, and gives you a glimpe into the current issue. I’m […] More
Seems like the rumors floating around the internet were true. Kodansha is coming to the United States to set up shop. In a move to cut costs… and the middleman, they will begin selling manga in September. The new company, Kodansha USA, will be located in New York, and will be run by Kodansha senior […] More
June was an awesome month for xorsyst.com! Thanks to all the new readers and fans! Not only did I see the best month ever in terms of traffic, but we more than doubled May’s traffic, and shattered my previous goal of 200,000 page views for June. xorsyst.com served over a quarter million page views for […] More
If you’re a fan of anime, the word Moe should not be new to you. It’s one of the most important words in Otaku culture today. Moe is used to describe anything from a really cute girl, a situation, or the feeling you get when you are watching Ink in the popular, and fittingly named, […] More
What says “I love you” more than taking your newlywed spouse into space for the I Do? First Advantage, a Japanese firm, has started to take reservations to make space weddings a reality. The soon to be newlywed couple will have to fork over 240 million yen, (2.3 million dollars), for the ceremony. After the […] More
Want a very cool tribute to Mario Bros for your desk? Think Geek has a cool growing 1up figure that’s sure to impress your co-workers. All you have to do is add soil to create the illusion of a growing 1up mushroom. It even comes inside an officially licensed by Nintendo tunnel! Check it out. More
Fujitaka, the company behind the face recognition hardware installed in over 4,000 cigarette vending machines across Japan has a new problem to tackle. Kids using magazine pictures of old people. Seems a Sankei Sports news reporter went around Osaka and Kobe using different pictures from magazines to fool the machines into selling a pack of […] More
A Kotaku reader living in Georgia spotted this at his local Sams Club. It clearly shows Metal Gear Solid in a Wii packaging with a price listed at $52.66. What’s weird is that Metal Gear Solid 4 isn’t expected to be released on the Wii system. This has to be a packaging mistake, but what […] More
Here’s a video that shows how cool the Da Vinci Surgical Robot arms really are. Surgeons use these robots to perform delicate work when inside the human body. At the end of the video, they show you just how large the crane really is. Needless to say, it’s so cool. If I ever needed surgery […] More
Since the tragic stabbings in Akihabara by Tomohiro Kato, there have been around 300 death threats that have appeared on message boards Tokyo police report. While police admit many of the postings appear to not be serious, they have arrested 20 people on charges of public nuisance, and extortion. One of the men arrested was […] More
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