Here's some sweet news for fans of a diverse range of things. Fans of Harry Potter, fans of Japanese gangsters, fans of books, and fans of movies can now rejoice together, as Jake Adelstein's book Tokyo Vice is getting a...
| Josh Tolentino |
Are you a budding artist looking to break into the industry? Your breakout moment might just have arrived. Pixiv, the Japanese analogue to DeviantArt, is running a character design contest for Gargantia on the Verdurous Plane...
| Josh Tolentino |
I know it sounds like a tourist faux pas, but I love eating hamburgers in Japan. I just discovered why I like them so much! I feel a it silly for not knowing this before today, but I guess most Japanese burgers actually use b...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
It's official. The live action version of the Eiko Kadono novel series, Kiki's Delivery Service has been green-lit, with the main actor and director being announced. The young lady taking on the legendary role of th...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Well, I never thought that I would live to see the day that we get a Cumbia song about Dragon Ball Z. Jumping into the Fusion Dance, two Mexican music groups known as Cañada de la Cumbia and Los Weyes Que To...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
On April 24th, in Japan, Evangelion 3.33: You can (not) redo will be released on DVD and Blu-ray. To celebrate the upcoming release, Lotteria will be making a special burger to commemorate this joyous event. It's a play on th...
| Josh Totman |
Japanese snacks are great. And it looks like even the Japanese know that, too. Or at least, just under a thousand of them do. According to a poll of 906 people, Glorious Nippon prizes five snacks above all others. Because all it takes to count the millions that live there is 906 people, right? Check out the five Japanese snacks to rule them all below. Will Pocky be among them?!
| Josh Totman |
It's not secret that I'm in love with Attack on Titan's opening theme, Guren no Yumiya (Linked Horizon). After discovering group leader Revo through Bravely Default's amazing soundtrack, I've been devouring anything the man ...
| Elliot Gay |
Yup, that's some bathing capybaras. Don't you feel happier?
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Call me old fashioned, but I come the school of thought where a carefully poured beer doesn't have much of a head on it. In fact, when you have a huge head on a beer, it can often mean it's low quality, or been poured by a t...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
When Japan sets out to perfect something, they seem to go a bit overboard at times. This is evident by just looking at some of these rooms that you can rent in love hotels in Japan. Love hotels are primarily frowned...
| Josh Totman |
A couple years back, a friend of mine talked about how he wanted to have One Piece's Gear Third Luffy tattooed on his back. While he never had the chance to do it, we all thought that it was a dumb idea, since Gear Third Luff...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |