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Cu-poche Madoka
She not due out until later this week but I managed to sneak into the Kotobukiya HQ with my ninja skills and nab a copy of Cupoche Madoka which can only mean one thing - pre-release preview time!Just...
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Senki Zesshou Symphogear G
Senki Zesshou Symphogear G [戦姫絶唱シンフォギアＧ] is an upcoming original anime series, and sequel to the original Senki Zesshou Symphogear. The second season will be directed by Ono Katsumi [小野勝巳] with...
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Staying Strong When Things Go Bad
Why?!“Why, why, why?!” - I’m sure many of us have asked themselves this question at some point in their life when bad things happen. Sometimes we seek an explanation as to why something bad happened -...
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Live Action Kiki's Delivery Service
The rumor turned out to be true! Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyubin)[魔女の宅急便] will be getting the live action movie treatment next Spring as announced on TV this morning in Japan and in Yahoo...
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Yui Takamura Figure
Yui Takamura [篁唯依] is one of the main characters in Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse series [マブラブ : トータル・イクリプス]. She is a First Lieutenant of the Imperial Royal Guard determined to ensure Japan's...
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Kanji Poster
Are you in need of a kanji poster to stick on the wall so that you can absorb the lingo even more? If the answer is "you bet" then you would be in luck because you can get your grubby mitts on this...
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Iron Man 3 Review
Iron Man 3 [アイアンマン3] came out in Japan yesterday and I'd thought I go and see it with a few readers at Kawazaki Lazona. Posted a note on Facebook and folks from America, Malaysia, Germany, India,...
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METI CIIC - 1st meeting summary
As announced earlier this month, The Japanese government appointed me as a member of the "Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Creative Industries Internationalization Committee"...
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A Week in Tokyo 86
The series that I abandoned for so long "A Week in Tokyo" is back >< Life is moving too fast now and unless I continue to document it then there will be big gaping gaps in it. Looking through...
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Dollpa 29
The huge doll event hosted by Volks called "Dollpa" (Also known as Dolls Party) took place in Tokyo last weekend where a load of parents got together to adopt new daughters or bring their current ones...
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Worlds Biggest Evangelion Fan
Could Tolwyn from Austria be the worlds biggest Evangelion fan? Check out Tolwyn's huuuge Eva collection posted over at Figure.fm.If you got a huge collection of something or other, post it on...
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Pacific Rim Japan
Saw the trailer for Pacific Rim when we went to see Iron Man 3 the other day and it immediately went on the "must see" list. Synopsis from the official site as follows.When legions of monstrous...
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Kiniro Mosaic
Kiniro Mosaic [きんいろモザイク] is an upcoming anime series based on the manga of the same name. The anime will be directed by Tensho [天衝] with animation production by Studio Gokumi [Studio五組] (A-Channel,...
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Dollpa 29 Part 2
Continuing on from part 1 the other day, today we take a look at the dealer tables at the doll event Dollpa that took place at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo last weekend. As usual they had just about...
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Asuka Shikinami Langley Kotobukiya
Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0 was one of your fave flicks? If so then you may be interested in this smexy figure of Asuka Shikinami Langley [式波・アスカ・ラングレー] due out in next month by Kotobukiya. Today we take...
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Culture Japan Convention
Up until now I've hosted an event called Culture Japan Night around the world where like minded comrades gather together to not only make new comrades but to also share and enjoy events that revolve...
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Roppongi Photowalk
Today we go on a photowalk around the Roppongi [六本木] area in Tokyo. Folks who have been to Roppongi will have noticed large numbers of foreigners in the area which is mainly due to the many foreign...
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Golden Week Japan
Golden Week refers to a series of public holidays on April 29 (Showa Day), May 3 (Constitution Memorial Day), May 4 (Greenery Day), and May 5 (Children's Day). Many companies close down completely to...
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Mirai Suenaga Doll
A month ago, I wrote an article on how to mass produce your own products. The post was rather popular and was picked up on many sites and social networks around the world - could have been because I...
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Mitaka
Mitaka [三鷹] - an area located in the West of Tokyo which is home to Kichijoji, the Ghibli Museum and a load of anime studios. 92% of all Japanese anime production studios are located within Tokyo and a...
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