Monster Hunter Tri – First Impressions

For the last two weeks or so I have been playing Monster Hunter Tri. I had not touched the Nintendo Wii in my living room for

Ichi-Bam Dancers from Japan on Dancin’ Dynamites

Talent shows are all the rage now from singing to dancing to drumming. North American shows like American Idol and Dancing wit

Manga Farming anyone?

There is a new way to recycle and reuse old manga books in Japan – use them for farming! o_O. Tokyo-based artist Koshi K

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn – Book Review

Let me start off by saying The Ghost on the Tokaido Inn is an awesome book. The experience reading it is everything and more t

I gOtZ it – Monster Hunter Tri

My weekend has been filled with English Premiere League Football, fixing my ever dying home PC (more on that later), photograp

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Day of the Unicorn

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is originally a light novel that is in it’s final chapters before being wrapped up, but for m

The Invention of Dr. Nakamats Trailer

Dr. Nakamats is a famous Japanese inventor. I have heard about him before but since viewing the trailer for an upcoming movie

Interesting Spring 2010 Anime

I am still getting through Durarara! and Seikon no Qwaser from my interesting Winter 2010 anime list but took the time to look

Giant Gundam Returning with Beam Saber

Remember that Giant Gundam that was displayed last year in Shiokaze Park in Odaiba Tokyo? You know, that 1/1 scale , 18 metre,

Tokyo International Anime Fair 2010

The Tokyo International Anime Fair 2010 will be taking place from Thursday March 25 to Sunday March 28, 2009 at the Tokyo Big

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

I have been mostly staying true to my promise of trying to rekindle my long extinguished book worm fire by reading before I fa

Monster Hunter Tri Will be HUGE

The Monster Hunter franchise started on the Playstation 2 and can be described as an action role playing game where the player

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Anime

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is an anime that made my interesting Summer 2009 anime list. With an interesting plot synopsis it easily b

Seikon no Qwaser – First Impressions

Seikon no Qwaser is the first anime off my interesting Winter 2010 list. It first caught my eye because of the poster but real

Can’t Wait to Play Final Fantasy XIII

I’ve been a longtime Final Fantasy fan playing all of the games from one through to nine but apparently I am one of the

Anime Figure Collection a Year Later

My anime figure collection might not be the most extensive but that doesn’t make me less proud of it. After wanting to f

Study Japanese Popular Culture in College

Temple University in Japan is the largest and oldest international University in Japan. They recently anounced a new summer pr

Selective Gaming and Photography Level-up

It’s funny how life changes but often you end up right back where you started. The circle has always been a favourite sh

Metroid Other M Japan Website

Long before all my various flings and marriages to anime girls like Teresa, Yoko and Balsa there was only one virtual girl in

Peach Boy Momotaro

A couple years ago while attending Japanese classes I received a gift from my Japanese teacher. The gift was a book called Pea

Nagi Nendoroid Figure

After dipping into the nenodoroid bucket last year and coming up with Death Note’s L I decided to try and cut through th

Which Video Games are you Playing?

It’s been a couple weeks now since my dead PC has been revived. The customization process continues and I still haven

Space Battleship Yamato Movie

Space Battleship Yamato known to many as Star Blazers or Space Cruiser Yamato is a popular anime the was born in Japan in the

Interesting Winter 2010 Anime

It’s the start of a new year with the opportunity for new beginnings, lots of resolutions and new anime! Two of the four