I preordered the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Special Edition book more than a year ago. After many delays and delivery updates, it finally arrived recently. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Special Book This book offers a look into the creative process of George Lucas as well as interviews,…
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STAR WARS: VISIONS – Japanese anime studios about to light things up!
September 22, 2021, will be a huuuuge day. Why? That’s when nine shorts set in the Star Wars universe from seven Japanese studios dubbed “STAR WARS: VISIONS” go live on Disney+. Surprise paternity revelations but better? Star Wars, like any franchise, has story elements, happenings, and overall rules that need to be present in order…
Read MoreShore Trooper from Star Wars Rouge One
My figure collection expanded further recently when I acquired a 1/12 scale Shore Trooper model from Star Wars Rogue One. The figure was a gift from my pal Mike who is a fellow ALT on the JET program here in Shimane, Japan. I should have gotten it from my birthday in March but due to…
Read MoreStar Wars AT-M6 Plastic Model Kit – Giveaway
Do you wish you had a state of the art deterrent to protect you and yours? Have the rebels blown up another of your bases and continue to threaten your livelihood? Are you a detested warlord that need to strike fear into your opponents and subjects? Well my friends I have found the perfect armoured…
Read MoreI didn’t like Star Wars the Last Jedi
I watched Star Wars the Last Jedi on opening night here in Japan. I gave it a few days and I will watch it again after this post, but, I didn’t like the film… Incoming spoilers Snoke is dead? Rei’s parents are nobodies? What was the point of Finn and Rose’s story arc? Those are…
Read MoreRogue One: A Star Wars Story is an awesome film
I’ll admit, I wasn’t so sure about the Star Wars franchise being swallowed up by Disney. I didn’t want it watered down for profit with a new movie every year plus more books and toys. The burial of the expanded universe was in hindsight a good move and I have admittedly enjoyed a couple of…
Read MoreStar Wars First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter
Its Star Wars season boys and girls and I couldn’t resist the urge to pick up a collectible. Star Wars the Force Awakens is out now and few geeked out more than me over the First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter. This 15 part collectible set me back about us$20 and is manufactured by Revell.…
Read MorejaPODCAST β 4: Thoughts on Star Wars: The Force Awakens
If you haven’t figured it out already the topic for todays episode is….. Star Wars the Force Awakens. Unsurprisingly there will be spoilers! So if you haven’t already watched the movie please minus 5 geek points from your stats and add +10 shame Intro Things I disliked about Star Wars: The Force Awakens They played…
Read MoreStar Wars: The Force Awakens
The Force finally awakened in Jamaica on December 23rd. After dodging spoilers and the urge to attack the offices of my local movie theatre company I finally descended upon the first public showing ofΒ Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Jamaica extremely anxious and in the presence of my fellow geeks. Star Wars 40 year history…
Read MoreStar Wars: Lords of the Sith
I’ve grown into somewhat of a Darth Vader fanboy in recent years. One of the most iconic villains in entertainment history has an interesting story and the body-count to go with it. After enjoying Star Wars: Tarkin I turned my geeky eyes on any other new material in the recently “relaunched” Star Wars story-line and…
Read MoreStar Wars: Tarkin
Over the last few weeks I have been slowly devouring the pages of a Star War’s novel called Tarkin. Grand Moff Tarkin has made multiple appearances in Star Wars material from the original Trilogy to the Clone Wars and Rebels TV series. I have always took a liking to non-force users and Tarkin has now…
Read MoreDefeating the Terror From Beyond in Star Wars: The Old Republic
Over the holidays I spent a lot of time playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. I went on quit a few operations (raids) with my guild and one of my favourite being “Terror From Beyond”. I got some upgrades for my gaming rig (more on that later) and can finally record gameplay videos again although…
Read MoreMeet my Star Wars: The Old Republic characters
Star Wars: The Old Republic is an MMORPG that I have been playing on and off for a year and a half now. With the first year of college done I have been spending a lot more time in the SWTOR Galaxy plotting the demise of the Republic with my guild buddies who play primarily…
Read MoreStar Wars: The Old Republic – An Excellent MMO
The last time I blogged about Star Wars: The Old Republic it just over a month since the game launched and it was still very much into its teething stages. 11 months on, 4 major updates and 3 level 50 characters later I am still playing SWTOR although not as often as I used to…
Read MoreMay the 4th be with you – Happy Star Wars Day
Today, May 4th is Star Wars day so May the 4th be with you. Get it? “May the 4th be with you” as in “May the force be with you”? Genius isn’t it? I need not explain how huge of a franchise Star Wars is worldwide, especially in Japan. The geektastic Star Wars seeds haven’t…
Read MoreNow Playing: Star Wars: The Old Republic
My Christmas gift to myself was Star Wars: The Old Republic the new massively multiplayer online role-playing game built by Bioware but set in the well known and loved Star Wars universe. I’ve never been much of a MMORPG player but being the inquisitive gamer I am I have dabbled with a few free and…
Read MoreStar Trek Into Darkness
My annual summertime love affair with expensive action-packed blockbusters has begun. I skipped Iron Man 3 in favour of Star Trek Into Darkness as quite frankly I wasn’t a fan of the first two Iron Man movies. Star Trek on the other had runs thick in my geeky veins and last night I lost myself…
Read MoreSekiro: Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks
I love Sekiro so it is not surprising that some time ago I bought the Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks book. I own a lot of geeky books about geeky stuff from Star Wars to Sumikko Gurashi to Kanji learning materials all about poop. The Sekiro art book though might be my favourite and…
Read MoreThe Mandalorian: Razor Crest model kit
All great sci-fi franchises set in space feature memorable ships that are often adored like they are living breathing characters in the universe. The Mandalorian is an awesome series that introduced us to new characters like Din Djarin, the child AKA Grogu, and Moff Gideon. Razor Crest Remember what I said about ships being adored…
Read MoreMetroid Dread is an action-adventure masterpiece
I have been hopelessly addicted to playing Metroid Dread over the past 2 weeks and wanted to share my thoughts on this game on the Nintendo Switch by developers Mercury Steam. I am a huge fan of the Metroid series and Metroid Dread was a pleasant surprise (when it was announced) that is well worth…
Read MoreWelcome to Jamaipanese.com
Hello, I am Kirk and I started Jamaipanese.com in 2006. I visited Japan in September 2011 and I wrote a book called βThe Jamaipanese Storyβ which covers why Japan had such an effect on my young mind as well as highlights of my first trip. Fast forward a few years and I now live and work in…
Read More10 Years on YouTube
Ten years ago I uploaded my first video to YouTube. Like any YouTuber that has ever YouTubed, it is of course… an embarrassing video. In my case, its a “tour” of my room at the time, primarily featuring my anime figures. It was such a different time in my life but though embarrassed I wouldn’t…
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