This past week on Japanator, we've been trying out new and awesome things. We start it up with our newest anime obssesion here on Japanator, Eden of the East, where we provided week-long related posts pertaining to one of the hottest new shows of this season. Yesterday, we celebrated GAR Friday here on Japanator, celebrating everything that is GAR.

Sorry for the short blurb on this week's recap, I'm off to Houston's annual Japanese Spring Festival which I went to last year. Enjoy this past week's amazing content!

 
Specials - GAR Friday Edition
Ready to Friday! GAR Friday Edition!
Celebrate GAR Friday with some samurai beer!
GAR Friday: The Mighty Kamina gives his life lessons
GAR Friday: The most wussy beer ever: Kirin Free
Japanator recommends: Mobile Fighter G Gundam
JapanaTen: The top ten manly anime openings

Specials - Eden of the East
Top 5 reasons you should start watching Eden of the East today
Eden of the East: Hypno-penis
Eden of the East: Top 5 interesting observations about Eden of the East so far
Oasis' song for Eden of the East to get an animation video
Eden of the East: Liveblog tonight!

Originals, Features, & Reviews
Rant: Dragon Ball Evolution for the Dragon Ball fan
Featured Fan Art: Gundam fun colors!
Finally! The winners of our 'Milky Crisis' contest!
Win a set of tickets to go see Death Note: L Change the WorLd!
Japanator review: Negima?! Neo

Weekly Regulars
Weekend Japanatainment: He just cut a bullet in half, edition!
Releases for the week of 04/20/09
Tuesday Otaku Debate: What would make a better remake? Trigun vs. Kenshin?

Sugoi Stuff
In before this giant robot spider gains sentience and kills everyone in Yokohama
Become a true K-On! fan by buying Mio's bass guitar
Japan picks for celebs they'd most like to marry (hint: they're all hot)
Juries finally returning to Japan after 66 years
The Pirates of Dotomburi strike happiness into the hearts of the Osakans! Oh no!
Recession doujinshi special - for making them, that is
Celebrate the release of Gurren Lagann: Lagann Chapter in the most delicious way possible
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl is perhaps the best, and worst trailer you will ever see
Want to look like you stuffed a cat inside your laptop? I have just the solution
How to wake up in the morning in under five minutes (sans pooping time)

Pervy and WTF
I can now understand why Japan hates Google Street View
Eat tuna while you can, because...
Lose weight with Jesus's body!
Get fit with moe!
Yaoi Press will be putting yaoi manga on the iPhone
SMAP's Tsuyoshi Kusanagi arrested for public indecency
The perfect tie for perverts
Hard Gay does horny late night TV, sponsored by love hotels
Where did all the male porn stars in Japan go?

News
Wonder Twin powers activate: Viz bringing five titles to FUNimation Channel
Crunchyroll teams up with Kadokawa to bring J-Horror to its collection
Happy Birthday Nico Nico Douga Ryuuseigun! New anniversary video!
The Anime Network drags some more titles kicking and screaming onto the Internet
More Gundam this winter with Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn!
Okuribito director dissatisfied with film's 6 billion yen performance
'Alpha, I need five teenagers with attitude to go to Anime Expo'
Those with pure hearts can watch a new Dream C Club trailer
Tell FUNimation what series they should license next
Was Evangelion Unit-05 Revoltech image leaked? (Short answer: yes)
Matsumoto's Out of the Galaxy Koshika series to get an anime
Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight and Buddha to get theatrical films
Take a video tour of Key
Endless Frontier? More like Endless Mammary Frontier
FUNimation nabs Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ for simulcast release
Liar Game confirmed for a theatrical film and a second season
Rumiko Takahashi's new project, Rin-ne, is finally live
Crunchyroll to harbor a nice boat, for free!

Music
100% Genki! brings Japanese electro to the UK in May
Yoko Kanno speaks through a chick, strapped awkwardly to cell phones