Add another link to the illustrious, endless chain of Evangelion-themed merchandise, folks. Cosmetics brand Creer Beaute has shacked up with the brand that spawned a million torso-plugsuit water bottles to produce an appropri...
| Josh Tolentino |
Say what you will about Accel World, but one of the cooler things about it was its kickass vision of a future that's fully integrated with augmented reality (AR) tech. Imagine a world where Google Glasses fully took over, an...
| Josh Tolentino |
With the new, Evangelion 3.0 movie still burning in everyone's memory, the tidal wave of Neon Genesis Evangelion merchandise is not slowing down anytime soon. This time the target is young girls. When watching Evas ...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Look, miss, I understand the motivation here. Cosplay's cool, and as a hopeless nerd I applaud the apparent decision to make it part of the prestigious Victoria's Secret fashion show this year. Alongside Justin Bieber, a...
| Josh Tolentino |
If there is one series that I am a huge fan of but haven't seen nor read as much I would like, it's One Piece. As of right now I have only seen 150+ episodes (just 400 more to go) and have just started picking up and reading ...
| Josh Totman |
I was really excited to catch this whole phenomena known as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu this entire trip. Finally when the night came, I approached the whole concert cautiously. The girl has become a bit of an icon and a bra...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
While at Japan Expo, we came across a small booth with all sorts of strange Gundam items: shirts, glasses, sneakers, and more. The line, Strict-G, interprets the Gundam universe into fashion, making it possible for fans to sh...
| Brad Rice |
Sanrio is back with another zany collaboration! This one is definitely interesting to readers as they have teamed up with some of our favorites. First up is a really adorable Hello Kitty/ Vocaloid venture, including all your ...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Alright Miku fans, pack it in, Vocaloid is over. Hot Topic has started selling various Hatsune Miku-branded merchandise at its oh-so-counterculture mall stores. You can buy shirts for girls and guys adorned with the blue...
| Bob Muir |
A lot of merchandise for geeks isn't well designed. Oftentimes all you need to do to make an item sell is slap a logo and some stock character art on a t-shirt or box, and boom, fans will eat it up. Items with a bit of though...
| Bob Muir |
I have a confession, dear readers: I'm not really into Japanese music. I don't have anything against it, but compared to the way I dove head-first into Jpop and anime theme songs in high school, I can't really call myself a f...
| Bob Muir |