All Releases for February 2010

The other day, I was rolling up my sleeves to start a Photoshop job, cutting out a large image so I could separate it from the background, which we find ourselves doing a lot around here. I'd gotten about five minutes into the work when suddenly the...

The tradition of retail establishments offering excellent service to customers is one of my favorite aspects of Japan, and if I were in the restaurant business I'd look to see what ideas I could import. Like the excellent custom of handing out hot to...

There are certain jobs in Japan that are naturally better filled by foreigners, such as employees in certain ethnic restaurants, the cast members at Tokyo Disneyland, or a minister who performs Western-style wedding ceremonies. Teaching English as a...

J-List sells a lot of fun Japanese snacks, from Pocky to Meltykiss to the amazing Japan Kit Kat. We also go out of our way to carry many types of traditional candy from the Showa Period, called dagashi in Japanese. These traditional Japanese sweets a...

Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourse...

Optimus Prime made of scrap metal in Taiwan! Built by a landscape gardener named Leong. More images can be found here.Via Ngee Khiong.

Here are the rough sketches for my OTACOOL 2 mascot submission. I've given her the name 'Fuu/風’ which I chose based on the kanji which means 'style' and 'fashion'. The idea was to create a character who has both a great sense of fashion (always up...

It wasn't that long from my first post, but there were several big changes. So after deciding to clean my room and what not, here is my updated room. Also me mates were posting theirs, go conformismThings are still lacking but eh... This is my first...

My haul for the month....No idea where to put these...lol..More Macross F stuff! Love this series! I really liked all the chibi keychains but my fave are the ichiban kuji towels. The half-age girl figures are pretty cute. Gotta love that nameI though...

So, I finally decided to give-in and buy my first Dollfie Dream :D. Ever since joining figure.fm and having seen all of the beautiful Dollfies on here I've always wanted one of my own. I couldn't think of a character I'd want more than C.C. since she...

Hello comrades!!! Here is my Otaku mascot girl. She still does not have a name, so I am open to any suggestions. :) When I started working on this girl, I was thinking about the time when the word "Otaku" was beginning to be first recognized and seen...

To aid the effort of increasing the number of Gundam-related posts initiated by Comrade coffeebugg, I share my unending WIPs.My BandMG Shining Gundam Notes: >>Needs custom decals to replace those nasty ass clear stickers. I put them on there so it'd...

Design for Otacool's Mascot.Name: Otako-chan Pet: Bunnie-chanI have also considered having her in cosplay as well, but maybe on later submission. I will also work on several design draft from different angle, but they won't be colored.If you wish to...

Name: 我 dannychoo.com Nickname: warem0no Age: 286 Country of residence: SINGAPORE Years of cosplay: 2 Favorite cosplay character : anything esp tattooed/pierced/almost naked Website: http://chii-bye.deviantart.com/ Brief statement: as you like it,...

Comrade Dekamastash mentioned that there was a lack of Gundam posts here so I thought I'd just chuck out a filler.Here's my recolored Master Grade GP01FB.Yeah I got sloppy with the details. I might get back to cleaning up the paint job if I don't fee...

Sara Pencil on paper; sketch finished off in Photoshop.I wanted her to have a rather cool demeanor. Some stuff are subject to change/ customization. If there is more interest, I'll get to the details, but right now, this is just a rough draft. This i...