Otaku Girl
Otaku girl Frances has taken some new photos of her room which has a few new additions including a lovely Dollfie Yoko. Frances has been a figure collector for many moons and has been doing her bit to...
View Article3D Printer
figma Mirai Suenaga comes with a laptop which I've been told is a Windows machine with 64GB worth of memory. Folks who want to run OSX on it need to use an emulator. Was speaking to the 3D Engineer at...
View ArticleDesk Diary 2010/12/29
The Desk Diary was another series that I was supposed to write regularly which covers the changing work environment together with any other bits and bobs that are going on in life. The last one I wrote...
View ArticleSaber wants you to look at something
Saber wants you to look at something. Well shes pointing to her mobile so I guess it means that shes fond of the prezzie that she received from Gina when she visited Anime Expo this year. Mmmmmm. Nice...
View ArticleWorldwide Rooms - Kraster from Denmark
A load of room photos from around the world has been submitted over at Figure.fm for the 300 USD Giveaway which has already ended. What I would like to do is feature some of the rooms before announcing...
View ArticleJapanese New Year
This was posted this time last year but its got a load of traditional Japanese customs that I don't cover in today's post - also got photos of the shrine by day which looks completely different which...
View ArticleNew Year's Day in Japan
Happy new year folks! How has your 2011 been so far? Its been an incredible 2010 but I'll go on to speak more in the 2010 summary which I should have up sometime next week.Photos in this post taken...
View ArticleCulture Japan Season 1 Final
Culture Japan started off as an idea in the back of my mind while watching TV precisely this time last year on Jan 2nd 2010. The vision was to create a TV show which would focus on Japanese culture...
View ArticleWorlds Most Stylish Otaku Room?
You may remember an otaku by the name of Melonpan from Switzerland - these photos may ring a few bells. While he stopped blogging a while ago, Melonpan is still alive and healthy and most importantly -...
View ArticleWorldwide Rooms - Wolf from USA
Next up its time to take a look at the room belonging to Wolfheinrich from the US. Wolf actively participates online at figure.fm and other social networks. He shares his discoveries at his burogu and...
View ArticleJapan Lucky Bag
At the beginning of the year all over Japan, one can see a load of paper bags lines up in front of retail shops. All the bags are sealed so that you cant see whats inside. The bags are called...
View ArticleJapan Air Base
When one goes to visit a Japanese air base such as Iruma Air Base, one can see a variety of Striker Units being tested by young girls.More Photoshop magic again by Tamaki and you can see more from this...
View ArticleKorea Figure Store
What do figure shops look like in Korea? Member Toel-uru posts some photos over at Figure.fm of a figure shop in Seoul. Looks like they got a wide selection - especially Nendoroids and Figma's. I've...
View ArticleWorldwide Anime Events
January is planning time for the rest of the year where I set the wheels in motion for some of the things that I want to accomplish within the next 12 months. Currently trying to put together a list of...
View ArticleOkinawa Photo
Many moons ago, the islands at the end of the Southern tip of Japan known as the RyuKyu Kindgom were not part of Japan. In 1609 the Japanese Satsuma clan invaded the islands presumably because they...
View ArticleEro Toilet Paper
Do you find your daily dump boring and a waste of time? Do you always think to yourself that your toilet time could be more productive and maybe fun? Well it looks like Toranoana has something for you...
View ArticleMeiji Jingu
"Hatsumoude" [初詣] is where folks flock to a shrine to wish for good luck and a prosperous new year. Famous shrines like Meiji Jingu in Harajuku are jam packed full of folks to make that wish and enjoy...
View ArticleSingapore CGM Night
On November 15th 2010, I held Singapore CGM Night at the Lau Pa Sat food court which was attended by many comrades from around the region to network with each other and share their passion for Japanese...
View ArticleWhy do you attend anime events?
Thanks to everybody who contributed to creating a list of worldwide Anime/Japan events which can be seen here - needs some cleaning up which I will do later. Would like to get your feedback as to why...
View ArticleJapan Coming of Age Day
The Coming of Age Day is known as Seijin no Hi [成人の日] and is a day where folks who have turned 20 can celebrate being finally called "Shin Seijin" [新成人] or "New Adults." Folks who have turned 20 can...
View Article