Why do guys like tsundere girls? Surely going after a girl that doesn't abuse you seems a lot safer? Is there some reason why guys will go along with the verbal barrage (other than the obvious reason)? Yoshihito Naitou, ...
| Bob Muir |
Science has done it again! Invention after invention, experiment after experiment, there's always something to post about when it comes to the newest tech from Japan. Of course, a lot of it seems to cure the most worthless of...
| Marcus Speer |
We've seem to have been rolling in the Madoka news lately, because aside from being released in the US early next year, the series is now nominated for a rather big award. Every year, the Nihon Science Fiction Taisho Award&nb...
| Marcus Speer |
One of my favorite moments from this past season of Mad Men is when Don Draper and Lane Pryce embark upon a random, misguided and utterly bro-tastic night out on the town in the tense hours before the new year rolls in, bring...
| Mike LeChevallier |
Though normally thought of purely for use as artistic canvases, ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) have at times served a more informative role. The University of California San Francisco owns a collection of 400 health-themed pieces...
| Bob Muir |
Japan, always on the cutting edge of technology, has created yet another scientific innovation that's guaranteed to change the face of humanity: SPACE BEER! This new product, developed by Sapporo Breweries Limited, was brewed...
| Jon Snyder |
I've always felt a little guilty about not being able to donate blood. Due to the wealth of prescription medication constantly flowing through my veins, I'm banned from doing so. But now, I feel especially inadequate, because...
| Josh Tolentino |
While we lament the lack of manliness in Japan's squishier citizens, their cybernetic populace certainly warrants hot-blooded "f*ck yeah!"Kyoto-based Activelink has put together a badass heavy exoskeleton, inspired ...
| Josh Tolentino |
His investment portfolio, appropriately enough.Spice and Wolf is one of my new favorite shows. Despite being about medieval merchantry, it manages to convey suspense on the level of a show like Code Geass, without all that cr...
| Josh Tolentino |
Surveys like this one are part of the reason I love posting on this site. Goo, a research monitor group (and now my personal heroes) posted the results of a private online survey asking people about their favorite "secre...
| Josh Tolentino |
While Japan's aging population continues to be a major concern in the long term, the country is still home to some of the spriteliest geezers you might find.Among them, this man, aged seventy-eight, who still works as an ex...
| Josh Tolentino |
Alright, to be perfectly honest, the loli alchemist in question, Rorona of the PS3 game Atelier Rorona, looks nothing of the sort. But her 3D character model sure does, and that's enough for me.And how is this loli-yet-not-lo...
| Josh Tolentino |
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Review: Kojiki by Keith Yatsuhashi
