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Generally, when commercials involve sumo wrestlers, they're going to be good. Starting February 7th, the Fox hit Glee is going to start airing on Japanese television, and to promote it, they've recruited former sumo grand champ Akebono Taro to sing and "dance" for the ads. With Japan's fascination not only with American music but Americans performing it (hence the success of This Is It), I would expect Glee to be an instant success amongst the island nation. As it is, it's been a big hit here -- even I've come out of my otaku shell to watch many an episode of Glee. Check out the two ads down after the jump, where you'll be singing "Don't Stop Believing" for the rest of the day. This is going to be torturous for me.
Good day, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the 47th edition of Go West!, your [not-so-weekly] column about Japanese import games and Idea Factory.
With the Golden Week rush having come and gone, Japan has once again set... Oreimo season 2's web radio show, hosted by Kana Hanazawa and Ayana Taketatsu, is soliciting oversea fans to write to them. One of the corners on the radio program showcases foreign fan letters, and they're asking for mo...
It's starting to feel like I write way too much Compile Heart news. Nobody tell Idea Factory; they might get jealous.
Upcoming Vita idol simulation game, God Dimension Idol Neptunia PP, has a new trailer. Behold Neptune, as ... Despite all the hype about bringing Earthbound Papas and Yoshitaka Amano on board, Compile Hearts' next PS3 RPG, Fairy Fencer F, looks exactly like all of their other games.
I can't say I'm all that surprised, though I am a l...
The Japanese release of Shin Megami Tensei IV looms just over the horizon. For you folks out west, the game is scheduled to release on July 16.
The western hype machine has started rolling, and Atlus is pumping out English t... Yes, friends, you read that headline correctly. Sixty million Yen. As of this writing, that's a shade under $586,000. What a way to celebrate Saint Seiya, right?
In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of Saint Seiya's Sain...
Lots of Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies news going around today, not that I'm complaining.
Information from the latest issue of Famitsu has finally come in, revealing that two major Ace Attorney characters will be making a come... This just in folks, a playable demo for Capcom's Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies (3DS) is now available to try for free. The catch? It's Japanese only, and playable within your browser.
I've already given it a try, and I can con... After reading a recent article about getting free refills of curry sauce, I had my doubts. I completely trusted in the news, do not get me wrong, but it seemed too good to be true. There had to be some catch. I mean, seriously, we are talking about getting free curry sauce here. Join me as head into my local Coco Ichibanya in rural Japan and try to ask for a second helping of their fine sauce. The sixth mainline game in Falcom's Kiseki series (Trails in the Sky) has finally received a Japanese release date.
Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki will hit the PS3 and Vita on September 26 of this year.
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